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O'BRIEN'S PUB

Updated

This week at O'Brien's Pub: Mon 9/14 — Brian DeStoop & the Old Haunts. / Lyssa Grace / Wireless Connection / Andrew Brooks & the Cardinal Sin, Tue 9/15 — Slow Quit / Muzzle / Lana Leone / 7-11 Jesus, Wed 9/16 — Ultimate Disaster / Filth of Society / Cartridge / Ultimate Disaster. Upcoming: Mon 9/21 — joysick / knifey202 / Freon Huffer / Sunrise//Pripyat, Mon 9/28 — PIG, Mon 10/5 — Half Ivory / Vanna Pacella / Alouette Batteau.

Website: obrienspubboston.com
Calendar: obrienspubboston.com/show/

ABOUT

O'Brien's Pub is a 70-capacity dive bar and live music venue at 3 Harvard Ave in Allston. The pub operates as a full-time music room, booking shows most nights of the week across all genres.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Expect an up-close, loud, sweaty rock club experience featuring underground and emerging acts. Playing O'Brien's is considered a rite of passage for Boston-area musicians, with bands often graduating to larger venues after cutting their teeth here.

HISTORY

O'Brien's has been a fixture of the Allston music scene since the early 1980s. The venue gained additional significance after the 2020 closure of its sister club, Great Scott. Both venues share booking manager Carl Lavin, and O'Brien's is planned to reopen alongside the new Great Scott location in 2027.

Sources:
[1] obrienspubboston.com [2] boston.com [3] yelp.com [4] indieonthemove.com [5] do617.com

UPCOMING SHOWS as of 09/14/2026

Monday

  • 7:00pm — Brian DeStoop & the Old Haunts. / Lyssa Grace / Wireless Connection / Andrew Brooks & the Cardinal Sin rock hard

Tuesday

  • 7:00pm — Slow Quit / Muzzle / Lana Leone / 7-11 Jesus shoegaze vibes

Wednesday

  • 7:00pm — Ultimate Disaster / Filth of Society / Cartridge / Ultimate Disaster get crazy

Thursday

  • 7:00pm — Coffin Salesman / Jonee Earthquake Band / Poster Colors punk rockers

Friday

Saturday

  • 7:00pm — BAABES (Album Release) / Today Junior / Dr Vet and the Dead Pets album launch

Sunday

  • 2:00pm — Stäläg 13 / Give Up Hope / Aces High get wild
  • 7:00pm — Divorce Cake / The Outs / Alfred Be Loud / Bag Lady rock party

Monday - 9/21

  • 7:00pm — joysick / knifey202 / Freon Huffer / Sunrise//Pripyat let's go

Tuesday - 9/22

  • 7:00pm — Cherry Pick / Wake Up, Claudia / Tunneling come jam

Wednesday - 9/23

  • 7:00pm — Crimps / Dog Lips / The Blind / 25 Shorty Bulwark punk energy

Thursday - 9/24

  • 7:00pm — Maggie Foley / Wisterio / Prophet details

Friday - 9/25

  • 7:00pm — Outnumbered / The Promised End / Run Up / Cranked hardcore fun

Saturday - 9/26

  • 2:00pm — O’Brien’s New Music Matinee new tunes
  • 7:00pm — Suitor / Black Beach / Mae Flux / Whyte Lipstick punk rock

Sunday - 9/27

  • 7:00pm — Kenne Highland’s Air Force / Crow Follow / BILL rock show

Monday - 9/28

Wednesday - 9/30

Thursday - 10/1

  • 7:00pm — Pontiac Flare / Benny P / Stirling Taylor Band / Birdbath get down

Monday - 10/5

  • 7:00pm — Half Ivory / Vanna Pacella / Alouette Batteau indie magic

Tuesday - 10/6

  • 7:00pm — Steve Austin & Ramblin’ Ricky Tate folk rock

Wednesday - 10/7

  • 7:00pm — Leila Abdul-Rauf / Vaelastrasz / Unsheathed Glory / The Oracle experimental

Thursday - 10/22

  • 7:00pm — Nicoteens / Manor Gates / I Hate It Too / Good June get your fix

Friday - 11/6

  • 7:00pm — Badterms / Klaxon / The Apathetix / Commonwealth / DJ Gabe rock the house

Full schedule at obrienspubboston.com/show/ →

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