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PARADISE ROCK CLUB

Website: thedise.com
Calendar: crossroadspresents.com/pages/paradise-rock-club

ABOUT

Paradise Rock Club is a 933-capacity live music venue at 967 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston's Allston neighborhood, near Boston University. It is one of the most storied rock clubs in New England, operating as a standing-room general admission room with a small balcony.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Expect a sweaty, up-close club experience where the stage is at floor level and the crowd presses tight. The room books indie rock, alternative, punk, folk, electronic, and emerging acts, and it has long served as a proving ground for bands on the rise.

HISTORY

The Paradise opened on September 22, 1977 as the Paradise Theater, with Livingston Taylor headlining the first show. The venue has hosted early U.S. performances by U2 (December 1980), Phish (January 1989), and dozens of other acts before they reached arena scale. A 2010 renovation moved the stage and increased capacity from 850 to 933.

Sources:
[1] en.wikipedia.org [2] crossroadspresents.com [3] citizensbank.com [4] mmone.org [5] mugar.com

UPCOMING SHOWS

Thursday

  • 8:00pm — Rx Bandits: And The Battle Begun 20th Anniversary Tour get loud

Tuesday - 7/21

Tuesday - 7/28

  • 8:00pm — NINE VICIOUS - A TOUR let's go

Saturday - 8/1

  • 11:00pm — The Polish Ambassador: Dead Polish Phish jazz vibes

Tuesday - 8/4

  • 7:00pm — Noname: 10 Year Anniversary of Telefone hip hop

Thursday - 8/6

  • 6:30pm — The Dear Hunter: The Road To Sunya Tour 2026 get loud

Tuesday - 8/11

  • 7:00pm — Diggy Graves: The No Vacancy Tour sing along

Saturday - 8/15

  • 8:30pm — Club 90s presents Off Campus Night party time

Sunday - 8/16

  • 7:00pm — Eagles of Death Metal: Death by Sexy 20th Anniversary Tour rock out

Tuesday - 8/18

Sunday - 8/23

  • 6:00pm — JUTES: Smile You're On Tour get hype

Sunday - 8/30

  • 7:00pm — Corbyn Besson and Soulidified: The Pop'n Out Tour pop vibes

Wednesday - 9/2

Full schedule at crossroadspresents.com/pages/paradise-rock-club →

ALSO IN BOSTON

Agganis Arena Berklee Performance Center Big Night Live Boch Center Shubert Theatre