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GREATER BOSTON

WEEK OF MAY 18, 2026

147 concerts at 33 venues this week · Full stats →
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This week: Blind Adam and the Federal League / Resurrectionists / Indoor Friends / Bad Idea USA at O'Brien's Pub, Chase Behar at The Lilypad, and Passim Monday Discovery Series at Club Passim. 147 shows across 33 venues.

MONDAY - 5/18

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — West Coast Swing Training at 7:00pm swing dance
Club Passim, Cambridge — Passim Monday Discovery Series at 8:00pm discover tunes
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Chris Ballerini Duo at 6:00pm rock out
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Queensryche metal vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Blind Adam and the Federal League / Resurrectionists / Indoor Friends / Bad Idea USA at 7:00pm let's rock
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — The White Owls at 7:30pm no cover
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Open Mic Night: Hosted by Jacqueline Burns at 6:30 PM get loud
The Burren, Somerville — Irish Session at 8:30pm join in
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Sip n Script at 6:30pm, 8:00pm sip and create
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Bee Gees Gold get loud

TUESDAY - 5/19

City Winery Boston, Boston — Darren Fleet at 7:30pm check it out
Club Passim, Cambridge — Cat Clyde at 8:00pm get cozy
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Valerie Barretto at 6:00pm chill vibes
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — TOAST - The Ultimate Bread Experience let's jam
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Brown Horse / Mary Elizabeth Remington / Stone Strangers at 7:00pm alt vibes
Orpheum Theatre, Boston — Belle & Sebastian: Tigermilk + Classic Songs at 8:00pm rock out
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Johnny Trama and The B3 Kings at 10:00pm let's go
Royale Boston, Boston — Thornhill at 7:00pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Tuesday's Dead w/ Dead Ahead at 8:00 PM rock out
The Burren, Somerville
  • 7:00pm — The Django Cadre get jazzy
  • 8:00pm — Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out stand up
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Paint Nite (Sip + Paint) at 7:00pm, 9:00pm paint night
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Mutual Beef Farewell Show sing along
  • 7:00pm — Thanya Iyer + Dot Dev let's go
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Changes in Latitudes tropicana vibes
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Chapterhouse at 7:00 PM get loud

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Songwriters in the Round at 7:00pm music night
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — The Garcia Project at 7:30pm rock out
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Nick Casey at 6:00pm good tunes
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Rich Hinman, Kevin Barry, Zacharian Hickman and John Sands at 8:00pm jazz vibes
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Madre Mia feel the music
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Zero Survive / Gestation / Aftermath / Moisturizer / Morgued at 7:00pm metal night
Orpheum Theatre, Boston — Belle & Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister + Classic Songs at 8:00pm let's go
Royale Boston, Boston — Terror at 6:30pm let's go
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Fandango at 7:30pm free show
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
The Burren, Somerville
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Line Dancing at 7:30pm, 10:30pm line dance
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge — Chris Lee's Odds And Ends at 7:00pm let's go
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Jake Hoot let's go
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Grace Ives at 7:00 PM let's go

THURSDAY - 5/21

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Ágora Cultural Architects Presents Roy Brown & Zoraida Santiago | BoriCorridor Tour 2026 at 6:30pm cultural vibes
Berklee Performance Center, Boston
  • 6:00pm — Kanun and Cello Duo Concert and Pre-Show Masterclass join in
  • 7:00pm — Zain Zohaib: Qawwali Night feel the magic
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Express Yourself Presents Bloom get loud
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Express Yourself Presents Bloom get involved
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — Marina Satti: Pop Tour at 7:00pm let's go
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — The Garcia Project at 7:30pm rock out
Club Passim, Cambridge — Elizabeth & The Catapult at 8:00pm new vibes
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Hyperfix at 6:00pm let's go
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Bruce Springsteen Pre Party w/Nic Panken at 8:00pm let's go
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Grupo Barak - Iglesias Tour gospel vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Sunbather Die / Spanghew / Devine Angel Awakening / Boarzoy at 7:00pm heavy tunes
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Fat n’ Gristle Blues Band at 10:00pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 5:30 PM — Andrea Gillis: Barside sing along
  • 7:30 PM — LIVE BAND KARAOKE with Disco Lemonade let's go
The Black Box, Franklin — Rising Stars Pop/Rock Cabaret pop rock vibes
The Burren, Somerville
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Nondualism Trio rock out
  • 7:00pm — SiMoN (from Japan) & Jesse Gallagher let's go
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge — Harvey Diamond Trio at 7:00pm tix
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Rumours ATL rock on
The Rockwell, Somerville — Rigometrics – Rigossance Tour at 7:00pm get excited
The Wilbur, Boston — Billy Eichner: Billy on Billy, an Audio Memoir let's go

FRIDAY - 5/22

Arts at the Armory, Somerville
  • 7:00pm — Orkest at the ROOTED Armory Cafe live music
  • 7:00pm — Vortex Ecstatic Dance - WILD BLOOM dance wild
Big Night Live, Boston — Ding Dong get loud
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Zakir Khan tix
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Zakir Khan find out more
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — The Sheila Divine w/ Bird Language & Louder Joy at 7:00pm get loud
Chevalier Theatre, Medford — An Evening with Lucinda Williams and Her Band at 8:00pm rock out
Club Passim, Cambridge
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Ladies and Tangents at 7:30pm let's groove
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — The Pitfalls get loud
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Badfish – Night 1 at 8:00pm tix
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Ward Hayden Birthday Bash w/ Brady Dallas Jones at 8:00pm cheer him on
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Elmo's Got The Moves family fun
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Charlie Puth: Whatever's Clever! World Tour at 7:30pm get loud
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Memorials at 7:00pm psychedelic fun
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Scott Damgaard at 10:00pm rock out
Royale Boston, Boston
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Delanie Pickering at 7:30pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at 8:00 PM get tix
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Leslie Odom, Jr. at 7:30pm let's go
The Burren, Somerville
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — DJ Bryce Worthy at 9:00pm, 11:59pm get groovy
The Lilypad, Cambridge — Live at the Druid presents John Paul Wick & Ted Davis at 7:30pm jazz vibes
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • Rebecca Cline Trio jazz vibes
  • After Hours with Andy Voelker Trio Jam Session sing along
  • 12:00am — Midnight at the Mad Monkfish w/Mikayla Shirley get loud
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — The Beautiful Losers get loud
The Sinclair, Cambridge — The Glitter Boys at 9:30 PM rock out
The Wilbur, Boston — Colin Quinn at 7:30pm tix

SATURDAY - 5/23

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — SNATS Boston & BHCC Music Club Songs From Home at 7:00pm home tunes
Big Night Live, Boston — Ding Dong get loud
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Roberto Carlos sing along
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Roberto Carlos sing along
Club Passim, Cambridge — Campfire Festival - Saturday Pass at 2:00pm campfire fun
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Small Mart at 11:00am come chill
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — GetAway Band rock out
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Badfish – Night 2 at 8:00pm sold out
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Raymond y Miguel - Los Lideres Del Humor latin night
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Epicenter / The Outlourdes / Ingrate / Vooshvazool at 7:00pm metal mayhem
Plough & Stars, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Clay Pigeons get loud
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Tom Hagerty Band rock out
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Sado-Domestics, Sarah Levecque Band at 7:30pm rock out
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Simply Sinatra at 7:00 PM swing it
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Pink Martini at 7:30pm get loud
The Burren, Somerville
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Keir Burns and the Kettleburners at 9:00pm, 11:59pm country night
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • April Hall Quintet rock out
  • Maxim Lubarsky Late Night Jam Session jam on
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Best of the Eagles fly away

SUNDAY - 5/24

Big Night Live, Boston — Ding Dong get loud
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Level 6 let's go
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Gracie Grace + All The Good Boys at 6:00pm fun vibes
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — CLDA Presents - Perseverance live it up
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Ari Lennox - The Vacancy Tour at 8:00pm soul vibes
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Sisters / Beinn / Dwelley at 7:00pm rock on
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Frank Drake at 4:00pm - 6:00pm let's go
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Dub Apocalypse at 9:30pm dub night
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Fia: Barside at 5:00 PM feel good
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston
  • 2:00pm — Berkshire Choral International: Celebrating African-American Composers sing along
  • 3:00pm — Symphony Hall Presents: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial with Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane jazz vibes
TD Garden, Boston — Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at 7:30pm get loud
The Burren, Somerville
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 3:00pm — Out to Lunch Presents: An Afternoon of Experimental Music get experimental
  • 8:00pm — Persistent Fools rock out
The Norwood Theatre, Norwood — Floydian Trip feel the vibe

GREATER BOSTON VENUES

The Lilypad (16) The Burren (14) Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center (9) O'Brien's Pub (7) Levitate Backyard (7) Lynn Auditorium (7) The Norwood Theatre (7) The Mad Monkfish (7) Club Passim (6) Arts at the Armory (6) Plough & Stars (6) The Great American Beer Hall (5) Sally O'Brien's (5) Royale Boston (4) Symphony Hall (Boston) (4) The Sinclair (3) Lizard Lounge (3) Boch Center Shubert Theatre (3) Boch Center Wang Theatre (3) Big Night Live (3) Daddy's Beach Club (3) Orpheum Theatre (2) Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) (2) Berklee Performance Center (2) Brighton Music Hall (2) The Wilbur (2) MGM Music Hall at Fenway (2) Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre (2) City Winery Boston (1) The Rockwell (1) The Black Box (1) Chevalier Theatre (1) TD Garden (1)

147 shows at 33 total venues this week

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