What's On in Boston
Live music in Boston over the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. 7 gigs listed in Boston over the next 28 days across 1 venue. Wednesday is the busiest night with 2. In total we track 7 grassroots venues and 4 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Boston gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
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Last updated: 14 August 2026
Support grassroots music in Boston
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Boston still has 7 of them.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 7 gigs across Boston over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 7 grassroots venues and 4 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up above sends Boston listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.
Gigs in Boston
Every grassroots gig we hold for Boston in the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. Updated daily.
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- GenreIndie Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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Venues in Boston
Where live music actually happens in Boston.
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- Mon10:00–13:00
- Tue10:00–13:00
- Wed10:00–13:00
- Thu10:00–13:00
- Fri10:00–13:00
- Sat10:00–14:00
- SunClosed
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- Mon09:00–17:00
- Tue09:00–17:00
- Wed09:00–17:00
- Thu09:00–17:00
- Fri09:00–17:00
- Sat09:00–17:00
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- Mon09:00–19:00
- Tue09:00–19:00
- Wed09:00–19:00
- Thu09:00–19:00
- Fri09:00–19:00
- Sat09:00–18:00
- Sun09:00–18:00
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- Mon11:00–23:00
- Tue11:00–23:00
- Wed11:00–23:00
- Thu11:00–23:30
- Fri11:00–00:00
- Sat11:00–23:00
- Sun12:00–23:00
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- MonClosed
- Tue17:00–23:00
- Wed17:00–23:00
- Thu17:00–23:00
- Fri17:00–23:00
- Sat17:00–23:00
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- Mon16:30–21:00
- Tue16:30–21:00
- Wed12:00–23:00
- Thu12:00–23:00
- Fri12:00–00:00
- Sat12:00–00:00
- Sun12:00–19:00
Open mics in Boston
Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.
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- Open tomusic, poetry, comedy, spoken_word
What's on in Boston — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Boston, answered with this week's live data.
Go to one this month
7 gigs listed in Boston over the next four weeks, across 7 grassroots venues and 4 open mic nights. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before — it is the single most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Boston
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Boston. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.