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Live Music This Weekend in Massachusetts

AUGUST 28 — AUGUST 30, 2026

258 events at 73 venues across 9 hubs this week · Full stats →

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This week in Massachusetts: O.A.R. Three Decades Tour at Leader Bank Pavilion, Mat Kearney: Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Tour at Chevalier Theatre, and Iron Maiden at TD Garden. 268 shows across 73 venues.

FRIDAY - 8/28

Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis — Summer Jazz at Devil's Purse: The Art Ensemble of Cape Cod at 5:00pm - 7:00pm enjoy jazz
Berklee Performance Center, Boston — Diego Herrera at 6:00pm, 8:00pm get loud
Big Night Live, Boston — Afrojack let's go
Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield — Thankful Soul Revival at 7:00pm, 10:00pm get loud
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — Com Truise at 8:00pm let's go
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis — An Evening with Let's Sing Taylor at 8:00pm sing along
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN), Natick — Ty Burkhardt at 8:00pm get loud
Club Passim, Cambridge — The Ego and the Oracle at 7:00pm rock out
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield
  • 7:00pm — Lovesong get loud
  • 8:00pm — Idina Menzel Berkshire Benefit Concert let's go
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Crash N Burn get loud
Deep Cuts, Medford — Chainlacing / Intercourse / Sea / Misuser at 7:00 pm tix
Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston — Little Shop of Horrors get loud
Guthrie Center, Great Barrington
  • 12:00am — Closed To Visitors Until 6pm In Preparation for An Evening With Tom Rush tix
  • 7:00pm — Tom Rush - Night One tix
House of Blues Boston, Boston — Rio Da Yung OG - The World is M.I.N.E. Tour at 8:00pm tix
Indian Ranch, Webster
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — Shinyribs w/ Scott Strickland at 8:00pm tix
Jean McDonough Arts Center, Worcester — Patty Larkin at 7:30pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Miss Julia Violet at 6:30pm, 9:30pm après vibes
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Muddy Ruckus/Le Prestige at 8:00pm tix
Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell — One Night of Queen at 8:00pm get loud
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
  • 4:00pm — BackStage Bar Open 4pm-Midnight tix
  • 7:00pm — Steven Bilodeau, 7-8pm tix
  • 8:00pm — Onatah Love, 8-9:30pm tix
MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston — Brad Paisley Live at 7:30pm get loud
Marigold Theater, Easthampton — Muse Pirates let's go
MassMutual Center, Springfield — Downtown Springfield Farmers' Market at 11:00am tix
Mechanics Hall, Worcester — A Spectacular Night of Blues featuring Hometown Blues Queen Joanna Connor plus special performance by Blues Legend JC Smith joined by Worcester’s own The Metrons at 8:00pm tix
Nantucket Dreamland, Nantucket — Corky Laing (of Mountain) & Friends at 7:00pm get loud
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Caring Less / Good June / Cape Crush / Why Try? at 7:00pm get loud
Off The Rails, Worcester — Monkey Wrench at 7:00pm rock out
Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro
  • 10:00am — Fun Fridays: The Instant Circus tix
  • 7:00pm — The Meditations tix
Pic's Pub & Pizzeria, Holyoke — Freddie at 8:00pm get loud
Pines Theater at Look Park, Florence — Indigo Girls at 7:00pm tix
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — The Attractors at 10:00pm let's go
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 5:30pm — The Bored of Health get loud
  • 8:00pm — Roomful of Blues rock out
South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset — Jake Owen with special guest Anna Vaus at 8:00pm get loud
TD Garden, Boston — Kacey Musgraves at 7:30pm tix
Taffeta, Lowell — The Well & Moon Destroys at 7:30pm get wild
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00pm — Aaron Bellamy Band..Funk tix
  • 6:30pm — Cheryl Arena -Blues Early Set tix
The Burren, Somerville
The Cabot, Beverly — Justin Hayward at 8:00pm come listen
The Drake, Amherst — Cloud Nothings - w/ Knifeplay at 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM get loud
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — DJ Lee Mastermind at 6:00pm, 9:00pm get loud
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
  • 7:00pm — The Sixties Show tix
  • 7:30pm — Patty Larkin tix
The Jungle, Somerville — Girly and The Pops/State Parque/Interzone/Cut the Kids in Half at 8:00pm tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Benedict Koh x Caleb Schmale x Charlie Watson x Noah Mark / durianhead get loud
  • 5:00pm — Hooley Hour jazz vibes
  • 7:30pm — Luke Borchelt rock out
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • Yoko Miwa Trio jazz vibes
  • After-Hours w/Andy Voelker (Jam) let's go
  • 12:00am — The Midnight Hour w/Mikayla Shirley sing along
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 6:30pm — Hippie Hour / The Reckoning Crew tix
  • 9:30pm — Emo Night w/ Smile Lines (emo & pop punk covers) tix
The Palladium, Worcester — Anthony Green - This Tour Won't Save You at 7:30pm get loud
The Rockwell, Somerville — Fortuna 500 at 7:00pm tix
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Taz at 7:00pm get loud
The Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth — Time in a Bottle: Songs of the ’70s with Swearingen & Kelli at 8:00pm get nostalgic
The Vault Music Hall, New Bedford — Exit Fame at 8:00pm get loud
The Wilbur, Boston — Crashing Out Live at 7:30pm rock out
Theodore's, Springfield — The Blues Express at 9:00pm tix
Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet — Morrissey Blvd. catch the show
Xfinity Center, Mansfield
  • 6 PM — Blues Traveler/Gin Blossoms with Spin Doctors rock out
  • 6 PM — Brittany Ann Tranbaugh & Olivia Ellen Lloyd let's go
  • 6:30 PM — Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm - 20th Anniversary Tour presented by WJRR rock out
  • 7 PM — CHIODOS: IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME TOUR get loud
  • 7 PM — Ordinary Boys: Tribute to The Smiths & Morrissey w/ New Dawn Fades let's go
  • 7 PM — The Band Memo get loud
  • 7 PM — The Warped Band - The Official Tribute to Warped Tour rock out
  • 7:30 PM — Cooper Alan country vibes
  • 7:30 PM — Gregory Alan Isakov folk vibes
  • 8 PM — Brett Young country vibes

SATURDAY - 8/29

Arts at the Armory, Somerville
  • 12:00pm — Cosmodio Instruments and Stompbox Sonic Present: SBS XVII get loud
  • 6:30pm — Open Mic Night with Boston Summer Opera & Little Songbook Opera sing along
Berklee Performance Center, Boston — Sylviä at 5:00pm rock out
Big Night Live, Boston — Bingo Loco get crazy
Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield — 21 Song Writers Western New England at 5:00pm, 8:00pm sing along
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — Pi'erre Bourne at 8:00pm get loud
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis — Jake Owen with special guest Anna Vaus at 8:00pm get loud
Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington — Justin Hayward – The Story In Your Eyes Tour at 8:00pm get loud
Club Passim, Cambridge — Dinty Child - Sing Along with Dint at 7:00pm get loud
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — Lovesong at 2:00pm, 7:00pm rock out
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Undercover rock out
Deep Cuts, Medford — Martha's Vineyard Ferries w/ Minibeast at 7:00 pm tix
Electric Haze, Worcester — Rhythm Incorporated get ready
Fieldcrest Brewing Company, Wilbraham — Apple picking season at Fern Valley Farms at 12:00pm, 7:00pm drink up
Guthrie Center, Great Barrington — Tom Rush - Night Two at 7:00pm tix
House of Blues Boston, Boston — Kaï at 7:30pm tix
Indian Ranch, Webster
  • 5:00pm — Indian Princess Lake Tour get on board
  • 7:30pm — Melissa Etheridge: RISE let's go
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — Tuba Skinny at 7:00pm tix
Leader Bank Pavilion, Boston — BOYS LIKE GIRLS Presents - THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR SUMMER FESTIVAL at 6:00pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — 10Ft. Ganja Plant at 7:00pm, 10:00pm get ganja
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — The Blue Ribbons/PlusOrMinus at 8:00pm tix
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
  • 4:00pm — BackStage Bar Open 4pm-Midnight tix
  • 7:00pm — Keely Wilson, 7-8pm tix
  • 8:00pm — Dave Chandler and Kate Miller, 8-9:30pm tix
Marigold Theater, Easthampton — Koan with Trio Fontana rock out
Mass MoCA, North Adams — Jay Jurden at 8:00pm tix
O'Brien's Pub, Boston
  • 2:00pm — O’Brien's New Music Matinee let's go
  • 7:00pm — Regal Seagull / Time Eater / George Groth + Moose Machine / The Collect Pond rock out
Off The Rails, Worcester — Matt Swanton Band at 8:00pm tix
Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro
  • 4:00pm — Juggle Jams in Eastham tix
  • 7:00pm — Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute tix
  • 7:00pm — Back in the Saddle – Burlesque! tix
Plough & Stars, Cambridge
  • 10:00pm — Bad Art Ensemble get loud
  • 4:00pm — Josh Lederman and the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars rock out
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville — Adam Sherman Band at 7:30pm rock out
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard — Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac at 8:00pm tix
South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset — An Evening with Get The Led Out at 8:00pm rock out
Student Prince Cafe & Tap Room, Springfield — Sommerfest on Fort Street! Jay Bernard at 6:00PM, 9:00PM get loud
Taffeta, Lowell — Mad Caddies at 7:30pm let's groove
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00am — Pop to the Chemist-Brunch Music tix
  • 10:00pm — Naya Jazz Cartel-Jamaican Fusion tix
  • 6:30pm — Rebecca Cline - Early Set tix
The Blue Room at City Space, Easthampton — Secret Planet Live Presents: Chicha Libre at 7:00pm tix
The Burren, Somerville
The Drake, Amherst — Big Yellow Taxi / Thrasher Wheat at 8:00 PM, 11:00 PM sing along
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester — Killers of Kill Tony at 7:00pm tix
The Jungle, Somerville
  • 5:00pm — Kenne Highland's Air Force / The Stigmatics / Hambone Skinny tix
  • 9:00pm — Soloonar // Truckers Atlas // Lupine tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge — Hatha Yoga w/ Live Music at 12:00pm relax time
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge
  • April Hall Quintet get loud
  • Andre Sudol Late Night Jam Session jam session
  • 12:00am — The Midnight Hour w/Camila Quintero late night
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 3:00pm — Stur | O'Laochra (NY) | Newcastle Anchorman tix
  • 8:00pm — Crabneck | Acid Rat | Camp Creep | Minuswave tix
The Rockwell, Somerville — EVERFINER Shimmer Funk Cosmic Gala at 7:00pm tix
The Sinclair, Cambridge — Eihwar at 7:00pm let's go
The Stationery Factory, Dalton — The Tommy Filiault Band at 8:00 PM rock out
The Vault Music Hall, New Bedford — Mötley Kïlls at 8:00pm rock out
The Wilbur, Boston — Jimmy Cash at 7:00pm get loud
Theodore's, Springfield — Darrell Nulisch at 9:00pm tix
Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet — DJ Ty Dye party time

SUNDAY - 8/30

Arts at the Armory, Somerville — Therapy Gecko Live at 6:00pm let's go
Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis
  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm — Gypsy Sol Sessions: Lily Mae Harrington live pop
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Cape Symphony Presents: Pokey LaFarge get ready
Berklee Performance Center, Boston
Big Night Live, Boston — Citizen rock out
Brighton Music Hall, Boston — Mustard Service at 7:00pm rock out
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis — An Evening with Get The Led Out at 8:00pm rock out
Club Passim, Cambridge
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield), Pittsfield — Back To The Garden 1969 at 2:00pm sing along
Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit — Let's Dance -- The Ultimate 80's Tribute get groovy
Daddy's Beach Club, Hull — Bad Actors let's go
Fieldcrest Brewing Company, Wilbraham — Apple picking season at Fern Valley Farms at 12:00pm, 7:00pm let's chill
Indian Ranch, Webster
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton — The Ultimate Doors: Tribute to The Doors at 7:00pm tix
Levitate Backyard, Marshfield — Summer Fling at 6:30pm, 9:30pm summer fun
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Nadia Gaskins at 7:00pm tix
Luthier's Co-op, Easthampton
  • 5:00pm — Pamela Means presents Black, Brown & Beige Show tix
  • 6:00pm — CLOSED tix
O'Brien's Pub, Boston — Good Sleepy / Robo Pumpkin / Sophie's Body at 7:00pm tix
Paradise Rock Club, Boston — Corbyn Besson and Soulidified: The Pop'n Out Tour at 8:00pm rock out
Payomet Performing Arts Center, North Truro
  • 4:00pm — Summer in the City: the Circus that Never Sleeps tix
  • 6:00pm — Valerie June tix
Plough & Stars, Cambridge — Dub Apocalypse at 4:00pm dance vibes
Sally O'Brien's, Somerville
Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, Maynard
  • 4:30pm — Dennis Brennan Trio ft. Jim Haggerty & Kevin Barry let's go
  • 8:00pm — Tru Diamond rock out
Shea Theater Arts Center, Turners Falls — Cinemastorm at 7:00pm join the storm
Taffeta, Lowell — Shinyribs at 6:30pm dance it out
The Beehive, Boston
  • 10:00am — Lizje Sarria-Brunch Music tix
  • 7:30pm — Sunday Blues with Bruce Bears & Friends tix
The Burren, Somerville
  • 11:30am — Allan Hirt - Album Release Show album release
  • 3-6pm — Irish Session join in
  • 6pm — Old Timey Session old timey
  • 7pm — 5th Sunday Honky Tonk Dance Party with The Beantown Buckaroos dance party
The Great American Beer Hall, Medford — Argentina Festival at 3:00pm, 9:00pm fest fun
The Jungle, Somerville — Ineffable/Solution/Bending Branches at 9:00pm tix
The Lilypad, Cambridge — Psychedelic Soundbath w/ Jesse Gallagher at 7:30pm chill vibes
The Mad Monkfish, Cambridge — The Mad Monkfish Jazz Orchestra led by Pete Kenagy orchestra
The Midway Cafe, Boston
  • 3:00pm — The New Frustrations | The Wynotts | The Associates | The Spackles tix
  • 8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic tix
The Palladium, Worcester — Suicidal Tendencies at 7:30pm rock out
The Rockwell, Somerville — Juno Myers – “Nothing But An Angel” Album Release Show at 7:00pm tix
The Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth — Sunday Serenades: Branden & James presents Summer Nights on Broadway at 3:00pm sing along
The Wilbur, Boston — Perfect Person Live: The Grey Area Tour at 7:00pm let's go

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

Payomet Performing Arts Center (18) The Burren (18) Luthier's Co-op (16) The Beehive (12) The Midway Cafe (11) Xfinity Center (11) Iron Horse Music Hall (8) Plough & Stars (7) The Mad Monkfish (7) Lizard Lounge (6) Indian Ranch (6) Sally O'Brien's (5) The Rockwell (5) The Lilypad (5) Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center (5) Off The Rails (4) Guthrie Center (4) The Chicken Box (4) Marigold Theater (4) Barnstable Performing Arts Center (4) Club Passim (4) Berklee Performance Center (4) O'Brien's Pub (4) The Great American Beer Hall (4) Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield) (4) The Jungle (4) Mass MoCA (3) Wellfleet Beachcomber (3) Cape Cod Melody Tent (3) The Hanover Theatre (3) The Wilbur (3) Brighton Music Hall (3) Big Night Live (3) Levitate Backyard (3) Taffeta (3) Daddy's Beach Club (3) Arts at the Armory (3) Mechanics Hall (2) Shalin Liu Performance Center (2) Pines Theater at Look Park (2) Shea Theater Arts Center (2) The Sinclair (2) Theodore's (2) The Palladium (2) House of Blues Boston (2) Deep Cuts (2) Bright Ideas Brewing (2) South Shore Music Circus (2) The Drake (2) The Vault Music Hall (2) The Spire Center for Performing Arts (2) Fieldcrest Brewing Company (2) Lynn Auditorium (1) Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (1) The Parlor Room (1) MassMutual Center (1) Jean McDonough Arts Center (1) TD Garden (1) MGM Music Hall at Fenway (1) Emerson Colonial Theatre (1) Lowell Memorial Auditorium (1) Nantucket Dreamland (1) Pic's Pub & Pizzeria (1) The Cabot (1) Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) (1) Leader Bank Pavilion (1) Student Prince Cafe & Tap Room (1) Electric Haze (1) The Blue Room at City Space (1) The Stationery Factory (1) Cary Memorial Hall (1) Paradise Rock Club (1) Cotuit Center for the Arts (1)

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