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LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND IN GREATER BOSTON

OCTOBER 16 — OCTOBER 18, 2026

221 concerts at 49 venues this week · Full stats →
THIS WEEK (221) THIS WEEKEND (111) NEXT 4 WEEKS (545) COMING SOON (238)

This week: No Event Tonight-Check Our Calendar For Upcoming Events at Lizard Lounge, Tripwire, Open Letter, Putnam Junior, My November , I Shot an Angel at Middle East Upstairs, and Elan Mehler Trio at The Lilypad. 221 shows across 49 venues.

FRIDAY - 10/16

Berklee Performance Center, Boston — Margo Cilker and Lilly Hiatt at 7:00pm rock out
Big Night Live, Boston — DJ Habibeats ( 18+ ) at 9:00pm tix
Bill's Bar, Boston — Weekend DJs & Live Music at 9:00pm dance time
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Here’s John Bishop at 8:00pm details
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Here’s John Bishop at 8:00pm details
Club Passim, Cambridge — Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble at 8:00pm party time
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Wickies get loud
Deep Cuts, Medford — The Tubs w/ Mopar Stars at 7:00 pm tix
House of Blues Boston, Boston — Ryan Beatty - Arms Over Armor North American Tour '26 at 7:00pm tix
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Suitcase Junket “To Go On” Release w/Julia Read at 8:00pm details
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Los Parceritos USA Tour join the fun
Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge — Chanpan- autogratis North American Tour at 8:00pm tix
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Daikaiju & Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion at 7:00pm get wild
Paradise Rock Club, Boston — Bertha: Grateful Drag (18+) at 7:00pm tix
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — The Handymen at 10:00pm jazz vibes
Regattabar, Cambridge — Listen To This: Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis at 7:30pm tix
Roadrunner, Boston — JPEGMAFIA with with redveil & matt proxy at 7:00pm tix
Royale Boston, Boston — Walker & Royce at 10:00pm tix
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Sarah Mendelsohn Band at 7:30pm rock out
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 5:30pm — Familiar Strangers sing along
  • 8:00pm — Heart Attack Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack - Boston's Tribute to Billy Joel rock out
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston — GENGIS DON at All Ages details
Sonia, Cambridge — DICE, Fai Laci at 7:30pm tix
Symphony Hall (Boston), Boston — Boston Symphony Orchestra at 1:30pm tix
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00pm — Deleny Pickering details
  • 6:30pm — Jeff Galindo Trio -Early Jazz Set details
The Burren, Somerville
The Grand (Boston), Boston — AR/CO at 10:00pm tix
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Night Shift at 10:00pm get loud
The Jungle, Somerville — A Pleasure to Have in Class // Big Limo // Lonely Leesa // Mel G Lederman at 8:00pm tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 6:30pm — Third Fridays are DEAD (Hippie hour!) details
  • 9:30pm — Felicity's Hubris w/ The Humans Being details
The Rockwell, Somerville — Foamflower EP Release Show at 7:00pm details

SATURDAY - 10/17

Big Night Live, Boston — Slapshot at 12:00pm tix
Bill's Bar, Boston — Weekend DJs & Live Music at 9:00pm dance time
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston — Sin Bandera: Escenas US Tour at 8:00pm details
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston — Sin Bandera: Escenas US Tour at 8:00pm details
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — TCAN Annual Benefit 2026 with guest artist Josh Ritter let's support
Club Passim, Cambridge — Lindsay Foote at 8:00pm sing along
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — A Little Bit Shaggy rock out
Deep Cuts, Medford — Hallelujah The Hills / Patrick Stickles at 7:00 pm tix
House of Blues Boston, Boston — Sylvan Esso at 7:00pm tix
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Kimaya Diggs “Green” Album Release w/ Miranda Rae & Grace Givertz at 8:00pm details
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — CoComelon Live! family time
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR at 7:30pm tix
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge — Sidewalk Driver, Louder Joy, Lipsmear, Blindspot at 7:00pm tix
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Cameron Keiber / Black Helicopter / Obliterati / Tony Skalicky at 2:00pm let's jam
Paradise Rock Club, Boston — Club 90s Presents MJ Night (18+) at 9:00pm tix
Plough & Stars, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — KaBeatles get loud
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm — Mean Black Spider details
Regattabar, Cambridge — The Pierre Hurel Trio at 7:00pm tix
Roadrunner, Boston — SUGAR with J. Robbins at 7:00pm tix
Royale Boston, Boston — Restricted at 10:00pm tix
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston — ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY - HERE'S TO LIFE at All Ages details
Six String Grill & Stage, Foxboro — The Far at 9:00pm tix
Sonia, Cambridge — Elysium at 9:00pm tix
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00am — BRUNCH & JAM details
  • 10:00pm — The A-Beez....Funk details
  • 6:30pm — Kayla Erhardt- Early Solo Spotlite details
The Bull Run Restaurant, Shirley — Bywater Call at 8:00pm tickets
The Burren, Somerville — Porch Party Mamas with Liz Cook at 7:00pm folk vibes
The Grand (Boston), Boston — Parmida Keshani at 10:00pm tix
The Jungle, Somerville — The Cherry Fog/Heather Smith/Shred Meyer/Glove Box at 8:00pm tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 3:30pm — Pablo Ablanedo Octet(o) swing it
  • 7:30pm — The Talking Hearts Album Release Show! let's party
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 3:00pm — Louder Than Milk | Everfiner | Slow Boat Home | Pashi details
  • 8:00pm — Saint Christopher | The Ruckus | Spare Parts | Great Wide Open details
The Rockwell, Somerville — Sex Mex at 7:00pm details

SUNDAY - 10/18

51 Walden, Concord — Concord Orchestra at 14:30 orchestra vibes
Big Night Live, Boston — Jamal's Dreams Presents: Battle of the Sexes DJ Battle ( 21+ ) at 10:00pm tix
Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston
  • 7:00pm — Discovering King Tut's Tomb details
  • 7:00pm — for KING + COUNTRY details
Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston
  • 7:00pm — Discovering King Tut's Tomb details
  • 7:00pm — for KING + COUNTRY details
Boston Harbor Distillery, Boston — The Delanie Pickering Show at 5:00pm blues vibes
Club Passim, Cambridge — Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl at 7:00pm folk night
Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville — Howley at 7:30pm tix
House of Blues Boston, Boston — Sienna Spiro: My House Tour at 7:00pm tix
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Mr. Orange Live at 7:00pm details
Lynn Auditorium, Lynn — Marlon Wayans have a blast
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge — Screeching Weasel, The Queers at 7:00pm tix
O'Brien's Pub, Boston
  • 2:00pm — Circuit Jumper / BUND / Mostly Bones / KNMR & WST jazz vibes
  • 7:00pm — Fielded / LAVAGXRL / Rochelle Blue dance away
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Adam Sherman at 4:00pm - 6:00pm jazz vibes
Roadrunner, Boston — Brand New at 7:00pm tix
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Squeaky Feet at 8:00pm get loud
Sonia, Cambridge — Yaktak at 7:00pm tix
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00am — Live @ Brunch: Blake Newman details
  • 7:30pm — Sunday Blues with Bruce Bears & Friends details
The Jungle, Somerville — FREAKSHOW: a trans-punk halloween showcase" at 9:00pm tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:30pm — Elanor Moss mellow tunes
  • 6:00pm — Charlie Kohlhase's (Expanded) Explorers Club Plays The Music Of John Tchicai explore sounds
  • 8:00pm — Joe Hunt Group let's jazz
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 3:00pm — Graveyard of the Atlantic | The Instamatics | Field Day | The Zip-Ups details
  • 8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
The Rockwell, Somerville — Laura Cortese at 7:00pm details
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Carly Pearce w/ Belle Frantz at 8:00pm tix
Warehouse XI, Somerville — The Delanie Pickering Show at 5:00pm, 7:00pm blues vibes

GREATER BOSTON VENUES

The Lilypad (14) The Beehive (13) Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center (11) Berklee Performance Center (10) The Midway Cafe (10) O'Brien's Pub (8) The Rockwell (8) The Burren (8) The Mad Monkfish (8) Club Passim (7) Sally O'Brien's (7) Lizard Lounge (6) Deep Cuts (6) Plough & Stars (6) Lynn Auditorium (6) Boch Center Shubert Theatre (6) Boch Center Wang Theatre (6) Middle East Upstairs (5) Sonia (5) The Jungle (5) The Sinclair (4) Paradise Rock Club (4) Bill's Bar (4) Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre (4) Big Night Live (4) Middle East Downstairs (3) MGM Music Hall at Fenway (3) The Norwood Theatre (3) Symphony Hall (Boston) (3) Regattabar (3) House of Blues Boston (3) Roadrunner (3) Arts at the Armory (2) TD Garden (2) Brighton Music Hall (2) Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) (2) The Grand (Boston) (2) Royale Boston (2) Scullers Jazz Club (2) Daddy's Beach Club (2) City Winery Boston (1) Arrow Street Arts (1) Cary Memorial Hall (1) The Great American Beer Hall (1) Six String Grill & Stage (1) The Bull Run Restaurant (1) Warehouse XI (1) Boston Harbor Distillery (1) 51 Walden (1)

221 shows at 49 total venues this week

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