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STATS — MASSACHUSETTS

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10,222

shows listed

146

active venues

62

cities

34

weeks running

SHOWS FOUND PER WEEK

SHOWS BY DAY OF WEEK

Sat

21% (74)

Fri

19% (68)

Thu

15% (51)

Sun

13% (45)

Wed

12% (42)

Tue

11% (39)

Mon

9% (31)

SHOWS BY CITY

Boston

27% (93)

Cambridge

17% (58)

Somerville

11% (40)

Easthampton

5% (16)

Worcester

5% (16)

Maynard

4% (15)

Northampton

3% (10)

North Truro

3% (9)

Springfield

2% (8)

Holyoke

2% (7)

New Bedford

2% (6)

Medford

1% (5)

Norwood

1% (5)

Amherst

1% (5)

Florence

1% (5)

Lynn

1% (4)

West Springfield

1% (4)

Lowell

1% (4)

Plymouth

1% (4)

Southwick

1% (3)

TOP VENUES

# Venue City Shows

1 Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center Maynard 15

2 The Lilypad Cambridge 14

3 Wally's Cafe Jazz Club Boston 14

4 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge 11

5 The Beehive Boston 11

6 The Burren Somerville 10

7 The Rockwell Somerville 9

8 The Midway Cafe Boston 9

9 Payomet Performing Arts Center North Truro 9

10 Theodore's Springfield 8

11 Luthier's Co-op Easthampton 8

12 Lizard Lounge Cambridge 7

13 Arts at the Armory Somerville 7

14 Berklee Performance Center Boston 7

15 The Wilbur Boston 7

16 O'Brien's Pub Boston 7

17 The Mad Monkfish Cambridge 7

18 Club Passim Cambridge 6

19 Sally O'Brien's Somerville 6

20 The Jungle Somerville 6

ALL-TIME RUNNING TOTALS

Since Feb 9, 2026 (34 weeks)

Total shows listed

10,222

Venues in catalog

244

146 active A+B

Best week

416 shows

Worst week

200 shows