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LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND IN GREATER BOSTON

MAY 29 — MAY 31, 2026

121 concerts at 33 venues this week · Full stats →
THIS WEEK (121) THIS WEEKEND (69) NEXT 4 WEEKS (271) COMING SOON (76)

This week: O'Brien's Memorial Day BBQ at O'Brien's Pub, Blood Tithe / Torn Open / Love Letters / Dead In My Eyes / Lunchbox Bandit at O'Brien's Pub, and Music America at Boch Center Shubert Theatre. 121 shows across 33 venues.

FRIDAY - 5/29

Agganis Arena, Boston — Joe w/ 112, Ginuwine & Case at 8:00pm get loud
Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Windcatcher Production Presents: Sina Bathaie at 7:30pm - 11:00pm rock out
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — Suzy Bogguss at 8:00pm rock out
City Winery Boston, Boston — Marc E. Bassy at 7:30PM get loud
Club Passim, Cambridge — Adam Sherman with Peter Hoffman & Emily Jones opens at 8:00pm singer-songwriter
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Summer Kick Off Party with Hill House The Band at 8:00pm get loud
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — A Little Bit Shaggy get groovy
Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston — An Evening with Darren Criss get loud
Huntington Theatre, Boston
  • City Cinderella: A Bridgerton Ball join the ball
  • 7:00pm — Codman Academy Spring Showcase get loud
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston — Smerz at 8:00pm let's jam
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — MT Jones at 6:00pm, 9:00pm get loud
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Troy Mercy, Album Release Day & Mike Welch, Solo In Rare Form! at 8:00pm album release
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Khalid: It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour at 7:00pm get loud
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — The Upsides W/ The Shirts and Shoes at 7:00pm rock on
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — The Attractors at 10pm rock out
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — The Club Specials at 730pm rock out
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Kenny Selcer and Steve Gilligan at 5:30 PM jam out
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Resident Fellow Chamber Music Recital at 3:00pm chamber tunes
The 4th Wall at Capitol Theatre, Arlington — The Unlikely Candidates at 8:00pm rock out
The Burren, Somerville
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
The Rockwell, Somerville — Q-Sketch at 7:00pm let's go
The Sinclair, Cambridge
  • 7:30pm — Scotia Rose rock out
  • 9:30pm — The Glitter Boys tix
The Wilbur, Boston — Naomi Watanabe - FROM TOKYO at 7:30pm jazz vibes

SATURDAY - 5/30

Agganis Arena, Boston — Method Man & Redman at 8:00pm rock out
Arts at the Armory, Somerville — The Spring Hill Quartet at 3:00pm - 4:30pm jazz vibes
Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington — Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae at 8:00pm celebrate now
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone at 4:00pm, 8:00pm nostalgia trip
Club Passim, Cambridge — Liz Bills Album Release with Space Cowboy Newt opens at 8:00pm let's celebrate
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Niki Luparelli presents Strip Zeppelin at 8:00pm rock out
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Crash N Burn rock out
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Autumn Drive at 6:00pm, 9:00pm rock out
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Kami Lyle & Friends feat Joey Spampinato/Melvern Taylor & His Fab Meltones at 8:00pm music night
O'Brien's Pub, Boston
  • 2:00pm — New Music Matinee new tunes
  • 7:00pm — Homemade Speed / Yankee Bastard / Wanted / Zipper punk it up
Plough & Stars, Cambridge
  • 10pm — Bad Art Ensemble let's go
  • 4-6pm — Josh Lederman and the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars get loud
Royale Boston, Boston
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Stop Calling Me Frank, Orbiter, Pluto's Return at 730pm get loud
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Family Music Series ft. Vanessa Trien at 10:30 AM family fun
TD Garden, Boston — Don Toliver at 7:30 PM let's go
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Disco Night at 9:00pm, 11:59pm dance it out
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • Jerry Bergonzi Quartet tix
  • Adam Janjigian Late Night Jam Session let's jam
  • 12:00am — Midnight at the Mad Monkfish w/Anouk Chemla night owls
The Rockwell, Somerville

SUNDAY - 5/31

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Expedition Five : A Barbershop A Cappella Space Opera at 1:30pm - 4:00pm a capella fun
Chevalier Theatre, Medford — The Beach Boys at 7:30pm surf's up
Hatch Shell, Boston — Community Day and Groundbeat Concert Series: ZUMIX at 4:00pm-7:00pm join the fun
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Lainey Dionne at 6:00pm, 9:00pm sing along
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Poetry Jam with Mike Savadian at 7:00pm poetry night
O'Brien's Pub, Boston
  • 2:00pm — Cold Expectations / Dave Herlihy / Ghosts and Shadows / Garret Vandermolen weekend chill
  • 7:00pm — Major Stars / Rose Thomas Bannister / Debby Shwartz starstruck
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Dub Apocalypse at 4-6pm let's go
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville
  • 500pm — Cambridge/Somerville All-Stars jazz vibes
  • 930pm — Dub Apocalypse let's go
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 4:00 PM — Dennis Brennan Trio ft. Jim Haggerty & Kevin Barry chill vibes
  • 7:00 PM — STORY SONGS OF THE 70s throwback tunes
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • The Mad Monkfish Jazz Orchestra led by Pete Kenagy big band
  • 4:00pm — The Theodore Goldberg Quartet sunday jazz
The Rockwell, Somerville — Tiger Queen at 7:00pm get loud
The Wilbur, Boston — Trailer Trash Tammy: The Loose Lips Tour at 7:00pm get loud

GREATER BOSTON VENUES

Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center (10) O'Brien's Pub (9) Levitate Backyard (8) The Burren (8) The Mad Monkfish (8) Plough & Stars (7) The Rockwell (7) Club Passim (6) Arts at the Armory (6) Sally O'Brien's (6) Lizard Lounge (5) The Sinclair (4) Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) (4) Royale Boston (3) Symphony Hall (Boston) (3) Lynn Auditorium (2) MGM Music Hall at Fenway (2) The 4th Wall at Capitol Theatre (2) The Great American Beer Hall (2) The Wilbur (2) Huntington Theatre (2) Agganis Arena (2) Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre (2) Daddy's Beach Club (2) Boch Center Shubert Theatre (1) The Norwood Theatre (1) City Winery Boston (1) Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) (1) Emerson Colonial Theatre (1) TD Garden (1) Cary Memorial Hall (1) Hatch Shell (1) Chevalier Theatre (1)

121 shows at 33 total venues this week

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