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NORTHAMPTON

IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL

Website: ironhorse.org
Calendar: ironhorse.org/calendar

ABOUT

Iron Horse Music Hall is a live music venue at 20 Center Street in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. Following recent renovations by the Parlor Room Collective, capacity is approximately 300 people. The venue is one of the Pioneer Valley's anchor music destinations and a cornerstone of Northampton's arts scene.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Programming covers a wide range of genres including folk, rock, jazz, blues, Americana, and singer-songwriter performances. The room is configured for an intimate, close-to-the-stage listening experience. The venue books both national touring acts and regional artists.

HISTORY

The Iron Horse Coffeehouse opened on February 24, 1979, founded by Jordi Herold and business partner John Riley with a capacity of roughly 60-85 seats. Expansions over the following decade brought capacity to 170 and a new name: the Iron Horse Music Hall. Between 1979 and 2004, more than 8,500 shows were presented. In September 2023, The Parlor Room, Inc., a nonprofit operator, announced the acquisition of the Iron Horse and undertook renovations to reopen it with expanded capacity.

Sources:
[1] ironhorse.org [2] ironhorse.org [3] en.wikipedia.org [4] mmone.org [5] nepm.org

UPCOMING SHOWS

Tuesday

  • 7:00pm — Jax Hollow tix

Wednesday

  • 7:00pm — Stanley Jordan tix

Thursday

  • 7:00pm — Texas Flood - A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan w/ JJ Slater tix

Friday

  • 7:00pm — Cole Chaney x The Local Honeys tix
  • 10:30pm — Mojo @ The Iron Horse: Overserved Again w/ South Pleasant Revival tix

Saturday

  • 7:00pm — Todd Barry: Extend All Courtesies Tour 2026 w/ Ken Reid tix

Sunday

  • 11:00am — Happy Valley Bluegrass Church ft. Deep River Ramblers tix
  • 7:00pm — Civil Disobedience - Donny McCaslin: tenor/soprano saxophones, Jason Palmer: trumpet, Bruce Barth: piano, Rudy Royston: drums. tix

Tuesday - 4/14

  • 7:00pm — Walter Trout tix

Wednesday - 4/15

  • 7:00pm — Jane Monheit Duo tix

Friday - 4/17

  • 7:00pm — Anders Osborne tix

Saturday - 4/18

  • 9:00am — Student Jazz Coffeehouse w/ Ron Smith tix
  • 7:00pm — Members Discovery Series: The Wolff Sisters tix
  • 10:30pm — Caramia + The Breakdown w/ Northbound tix

Sunday - 4/19

  • 10:00am — Mr. Liam's Kids Series tix
  • 7:00pm — Leo Kottke tix

Tuesday - 4/21

  • 8:30pm — Funk Night w/ Beau Sasser & Friends ft. Nate Fuller tix

Thursday - 4/23

  • 7:00pm — Eliza McLamb: Good Story Tour w/ girlpuppy tix

Friday - 4/24

  • 7:00pm — Live Dead & Brothers Perform The Music of Grateful Dead & Allman Bros tix

Saturday - 4/25

  • 7:00pm — Bermuda Search Party w/ The Far Out tix

Sunday - 4/26

  • 7:00pm — Graham Parker tix

Monday - 4/27

  • 7:00pm — Playin' For The Horse ft. Tom & Corrie, Lisa Palumbo Band, + The 997s tix

Wednesday - 4/29

  • 7:00pm — Caroline Kingsbury: Shock Treatment Tour tix

Thursday - 4/30

  • 7:00pm — The Felice Brothers w/ Nic Panken tix

Saturday - 5/2

  • 7:00pm — Lily Fitts tix

Sunday - 5/3

  • 10:00am — Mr. Liam's Kids Series tix

Tuesday - 5/5

  • 7:00pm — Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Almost Acoustic Duo tix

Wednesday - 5/6

  • 7:00pm — The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band tix

Thursday - 5/7

  • 7:00pm — Louisiana Calling with Sonny Landreth Band and The Iguanas tix

Friday - 5/8

  • 7:00pm — Bill Callahan w/ Noveller tix
  • 10:30pm — Owsley's Owls tix

Saturday - 5/9

  • 7:00pm — Son Rompe Pera tix

Sunday - 5/10

  • 7:00pm — Sessa w/Kolumbo tix

Thursday - 5/14

  • 7:00pm — Richard Shindell w/ Nini Camps tix

Saturday - 5/16

  • 9:00am — Student Jazz Coffeehouse w/ Ron Smith tix
  • 5:00pm — Adam Ezra Group - 5PM SHOW! tix
  • 8:00pm — Adam Ezra Group - 8PM SHOW! tix

Tuesday - 5/19

  • 7:00pm — Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The Get Down tix

Friday - 5/22

  • 7:00pm — Andrew Duhon: STOP MOTION TOUR ‘26 tix

Saturday - 5/23

  • 7:00pm — Frank Manzi tix

Tuesday - 5/26

  • 7:00pm — tr willits - Album Release Concert tix

Thursday - 5/28

  • 7:00pm — Saha Gnawa tix

Saturday - 5/30

  • 7:00pm — Ear Hustle Live! tix

Sunday - 5/31

  • 7:00pm — Dan Zukergood, Ginny Elkin, Johnny Joelson tix

Full schedule at ironhorse.org/calendar →

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