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MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS

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This week at Middle East Upstairs: Mon 10/12 — Tripwire, Open Letter, Putnam Junior, My November , I Shot an Angel, Tue 10/13 — Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social, Wed 10/14 — Magoo. Upcoming: Wed 10/21 — Ouija Macc, Billy Marchiafava, Darby O'Trill, Mikey Rotten, Thu 10/22 — The Juggernaut 6789 & Grayskull Booking Present : Zinc, Unhinged, Low Tide, Hatch, At Fault, Fri 10/23 — HAVE HEART.

Website: mideastclub.com
Calendar: mideastclub.com/calendar/

ABOUT

Middle East Upstairs is a 200-capacity live music room on the second floor of The Middle East complex in Central Square. The room offers a more intimate setting than the Downstairs space, with a lower ceiling and tighter sightlines to the stage.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Expect emerging indie, rock, and experimental acts alongside local bands working their way up. The Upstairs room tends to book smaller touring acts and rising local talent. The atmosphere is scrappier and more underground than the larger Downstairs.

HISTORY

The Upstairs venue was created in 1975 when the Sater brothers expanded next door and began hosting Arab-language bands and belly dancers. Rock bookings began in 1987, and the room became a launchpad for bands before they graduated to the Downstairs.

Sources:
[1] en.wikipedia.org [2] mideastclub.com [3] mmone.org [4] historycambridge.org [5] huntnewsnu.com

UPCOMING SHOWS as of 10/12/2026

Monday

  • 6:00pm — Tripwire, Open Letter, Putnam Junior, My November , I Shot an Angel tix

Tuesday

  • 7:00pm — Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social tix

Wednesday

  • 7:00pm — Magoo tix

Thursday

  • 7:00pm — Linnea's Garden, American Ocelot, The Magic City, Lover of Eve tix

Friday

  • 8:00pm — Chanpan- autogratis North American Tour tix

Wednesday - 10/21

  • 7:00pm — Ouija Macc, Billy Marchiafava, Darby O'Trill, Mikey Rotten tix

Thursday - 10/22

  • 7:00pm — The Juggernaut 6789 & Grayskull Booking Present : Zinc, Unhinged, Low Tide, Hatch, At Fault tix

Friday - 10/23

  • 7:00pm — HAVE HEART tix
  • 10:00pm — Synapse tix

Saturday - 10/24

  • 12:00pm — Ethan Franklin and Friends, Ice Lemonade & The Apple Snaps tix
  • 7:30pm — Epicenter, Gravewraith, Swarm Of Eyes, Fullminator, Bridges tix

Sunday - 10/25

  • 12:00pm — Recollection, The Sissy Boys, Neolithic, Peace Test, B.F.O. tix
  • 7:00pm — Fuller, Le Keep tix

Tuesday - 10/27

  • 7:00pm — Bungalow Collect tix

Thursday - 10/29

  • 7:00pm — Juno Myers, You Don't Count, Spanghew tix

Friday - 10/30

  • 8:00pm — HellBound: Devils Night tix

Saturday - 10/31

  • 7:00pm — Punkoween 2: featuring tributes to Slapshot, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and more tix

Sunday - 11/1

  • 7:00pm — Banda AL9, The Burkharts tix

Tuesday - 11/3

  • 7:00pm — Keenan TreVon -- Flowers After Dark Tour tix

Wednesday - 11/4

  • 7:00pm — Canyon Lights with Mojo Thunder tix

Thursday - 11/5

  • 7:30pm — Mollie, City Chiropractor, Phia Lauree tix

Friday - 11/6

  • 7:00pm — Jesse Gold tix

Sunday - 11/8

  • 7:00pm — Hank Heaven tix
  • 8:00pm — HellBound tix

Wednesday - 11/11

  • 8:00pm — ARE YOU EVER COMING BACK? TOUR tix

Thursday - 11/12

  • 7:00pm — Mordent.IO, Zeist, Rohan, Sunshine [at Night], Hint of Reason tix

Friday - 11/13

  • 7:00pm — Orange Dog Club tix

Saturday - 11/14

  • 6:30pm — The Tumblers, Air Traffic Controller (trio) tix

Sunday - 11/15

  • 7:00pm — The Kilans - Could You Keep It Dark? Tour tix

Tuesday - 11/17

  • 7:00pm — Jack Blocker tix

Wednesday - 11/18

  • 7:00pm — First to Eleven tix

Thursday - 11/19

  • 7:00pm — Garret Elias tix

Friday - 11/20

  • 8:00pm — J Ember, That Graduate tix

Saturday - 11/21

  • 12:00pm — The Annual Women of the Pit Boston Winter Coat Drive: Clock Out, Burn Kit, Josephine With a Cause, DJ Matawana tix
  • 8:00pm — The Wankers - The Ultimate Britpop/New Wave Experience tix

Sunday - 11/22

  • 4:00pm — Straight Ahead, Waste Management, c4, Big Contest, Lose Sight, Against The World, Step First tix

Tuesday - 11/24

  • 7:00pm — Middle East presents Super Pop Party tix

Wednesday - 11/25

  • 7:00pm — Complete Utter Opposite, Cosmic Triumph, Roaches, Lacquerhead tix

Friday - 11/27

  • 10:00pm — Synapse tix

Saturday - 11/28

  • 8:00pm — Joe Gittleman & Friends, Diablogato, Mark Lind tix

Tuesday - 12/1

  • 7:00pm — Safekeep, Stapler, Object of Desire, The Gwiggles tix

Thursday - 12/3

  • 6:30pm — Blinn & The Breakdown, Soupe tix

Full schedule at mideastclub.com/calendar/ →

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