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STATS — MASSACHUSETTS

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2,529

shows listed

244

venues

cities

weeks running

SHOWS FOUND PER WEEK

SHOWS BY DAY OF WEEK

Sat

23% (53)

Fri

20% (46)

Wed

14% (32)

Thu

13% (31)

Sun

13% (30)

Tue

10% (23)

Mon

8% (19)

SHOWS BY CITY

Boston

20% (46)

Cambridge

17% (39)

Somerville

16% (37)

Northampton

6% (15)

Maynard

6% (13)

Worcester

5% (12)

Norwood

3% (7)

Springfield

3% (7)

Beverly

3% (6)

Natick

3% (6)

Plymouth

2% (5)

Medford

2% (4)

Florence

2% (4)

New Bedford

2% (4)

Amherst

1% (3)

Southwick

1% (3)

Westfield

1% (3)

Lowell

1% (3)

Lynn

1% (2)

Hyannis

1% (2)

TOP VENUES

# Venue City Shows

1 The Burren Somerville 15

2 Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center Maynard 13

3 The Lilypad Cambridge 12

4 Berklee Performance Center Boston 8

5 The Sinclair Cambridge 8

6 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton 8

7 The Mad Monkfish Cambridge 8

8 O'Brien's Pub Boston 7

9 Club Passim Cambridge 7

10 Sally O'Brien's Somerville 7

11 The Norwood Theatre Norwood 7

12 Symphony Hall (Boston) Boston 6

13 Arts at the Armory Somerville 6

14 The Parlor Room Northampton 6

15 Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) Natick 6

16 The Rockwell Somerville 5

17 The Spire Center for Performing Arts Plymouth 5

18 Electric Haze Worcester 4

19 Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre Somerville 4

20 Lizard Lounge Cambridge 4

ALL-TIME RUNNING TOTALS

Since Feb 9, 2026 (9 weeks)

Total shows listed

2,529

Total venues visited

244

Best week

349 shows

Worst week

231 shows