Boston Guide to Large Venues

Guide
Written By HDN Staff

Welcome to Hump Day News guide to big music venues: Boston and Beyond Edition. Looking for medium or small venues instead? Get out there!

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The Venti Mofos

Big, bad, baller arena-type venues. Some have history and charm, others are corporate creations. For what you pay, you should be getting state of the art sounds and performances by the heavy hitters.

Big Night Live

110 Causeway St, Boston, MA 02114

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Big Night Live: Live Reviews
BMAs 2023
BMAs 2023
Scream Velvet
Scream Velvet
 

Boch Center Wang Theatre

270 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

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Fenway Park

4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215

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House of Blues

15 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215

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Leader Bank Pavilion

290 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210

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MGM Music Hall

2 Lansdowne St; Boston, MA 02215

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Roadrunner

89 Guest St, Boston, MA 02135

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Royale

279 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

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Sanders Theater

45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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Sanders Theater: Live Reviews
The Fabrication of Light
The Fabrication of Light
 

TD Garden

100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114

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The Palladium

261 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608

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Tracks
Salem Wolves: “November”
Salem Wolves: “November”

A concept record. Who makes “concept” records anymore?

Neponset Monastery: “Scent of Betrayal”
Neponset Monastery: “Scent of Betrayal”

What does betrayal smell like?

Hyber: “Not Depressed Enough To Get Paid For It”
Hyber: “Not Depressed Enough To Get Paid For It”

This song title goes fucking hard.

Fiddlehead: “Sullenboy”
Fiddlehead: “Sullenboy”

Alt rock rides again!

Jessica Pavone: “Three Trees”
Jessica Pavone: “Three Trees”

An oblique reference to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons?

Mat Kerekes: “Motorbike”
Mat Kerekes: “Motorbike”

Can’t help but think about “Speeding Motorcycle.”

DATKIDBRAVO: “SMOKEDUST”
DATKIDBRAVO: “SMOKEDUST”

Straight outta Lynn.

Cloudbelly: “Fascinated”
Cloudbelly: “Fascinated”

Uplifting, deep forest folk rock.

JVK: “Body Double”
JVK: “Body Double”

Body Double was a great Brian DePalma film.

Kit Orion: “Flicker”
Kit Orion: “Flicker”

DJ-turned-pop rocker takes a band out for a spin.

Bermuda Search Party: “End of the Road”
Bermuda Search Party: “End of the Road”

Some world vibin’ rhythms.

Winkler: “Bazooka Baby”
Winkler: “Bazooka Baby”

New album on the way.

Megan From Work: “Girl Suit”
Megan From Work: “Girl Suit”

Soft punk?

Lesbiana: “Dick Headman”
Lesbiana: “Dick Headman”

Surf pop from a town with no waves.

Orange Peel Mystic: “Horses on the Highway”
Orange Peel Mystic: “Horses on the Highway”

Talk about prolific.

Watercoat: “Castle In The Distance”
Watercoat: “Castle In The Distance”

It’s been a prolific year for the Burlington outfit.

Dead Gowns: “How Can I”
Dead Gowns: “How Can I”

Not a solo strummer.

Albums
FACS: Still Life In Decay
FACS: Still Life In Decay

The Chicago artcore band has work in the morning.

Angel Bat Dawid: Requiem For Jazz
Angel Bat Dawid: Requiem For Jazz

Angel Bat Dawid versus Mozart in a steel-cage match. Who you got?

Pile: All Fiction
Pile: All Fiction

Pile’s ninth album. Better than Beethoven’s Ninth?

Eddie Japan: Pop Fiction
Eddie Japan: Pop Fiction

Eddie Japan's elegant new wave pop opera, Pop Fiction.

Nighttime: Keeper Is The Heart
Nighttime: Keeper Is The Heart

Go back to the future with Nighttime’s time-traveling wyrd folk spectacle Keeper Is The Heart.

Horse Lords: Comradely Objects
Horse Lords: Comradely Objects

“Fusion” is a genre-descriptor that is constantly on the verge of utter uselessness.

Keeley Forsyth: Limbs
Keeley Forsyth: Limbs

Can we befriend the specter of silence?

Maneka: Dark Matter
Maneka: Dark Matter

Maneka writes a new chapter in rock n roll with its latest LP.

Living Hour: Someday Is Today
Living Hour: Someday Is Today

The gazey, dreampop excursion takes us into a languid interior dimension of emotional transcendence.

Kitner: Shake The Spins
Kitner: Shake The Spins

Kitner tells the story of life lived at the tail end of a boozy buzz, with another night of debauchery on the way.

Twen: One Stop Shop
Twen: One Stop Shop

Twen charts a course across the sound waves of trans-Atlantic pop on their LP One Stop Shop.

Iceblink: Carpet Cocoon
Iceblink: Carpet Cocoon

Ambient is no longer the province of purely theoretical sound experiments. Enter Iceblink.

Mamalarky: Pocket Fantasy
Mamalarky: Pocket Fantasy

A gooey, 12-stack musical layer cake, shotgun-blasted with rainbow sprinkles by a laughing clown.

NNAMDÏ: Please Have A Seat
NNAMDÏ: Please Have A Seat

NNAMDÏ ghosts his songs before they ghost him. But you’ll love Please Have A Seat anyway.

Already Dead: My Collar Is Blue
Already Dead: My Collar Is Blue

Already Dead remembers punk’s roots in political dissidence on their latest LP My Collar Is Blue.

Dear Nora: human futures
Dear Nora: human futures

The band out of Joshua Tree gets real about life, memory, and crustaceans.

Live Reviews
Mars Red Wine
Mars Red Wine

Mars Red Sky reps Bordeaux at Middle East.

Byrne After Eating
Byrne After Eating

Donna Byrne holds court at The Mad Monkfish.

Albemarle Lost, and Regained
Albemarle Lost, and Regained

The Ladybug Transistor celebrates an anniversary at Deep Cuts.

Reeper What You Sower
Reeper What You Sower

High Reeper celebrates a record release at Johnny Brenda’s.

Not Last, Not Least
Not Last, Not Least

Cody plays out in style with Cape Crush at the Sil.

Viva La Melt
Viva La Melt

The Melt sounds like a grilled sandwich at Lilypad.

Caravel
Caravel

Cortez burns the boats at Deep Cuts.

Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?
Trash Hole Sun, Won’t You Come?

Trash Sun lives free and dies at The 4th Wall.

My Dinner With Tycho
My Dinner With Tycho

Tycho hopes the future and requiems the past at Royale.

The Grate Got Stuck
The Grate Got Stuck

The Modern Faces face the modern at Silhouette Lounge.

Out Of This World
Out Of This World

Maris channels astronaut energy at Royale.

No Delay, Odie Leigh
No Delay, Odie Leigh

Odie Leigh gets the chorus rolling at The Sinclair.

Fusion Horned Devils
Fusion Horned Devils

The Plus Ones close out a brassy night at Silhouette Lounge.

The Show Will Go On
The Show Will Go On

Orla Gartland grins and bears it at the Armory.

Tart and Tangy
Tart and Tangy

Lemon of Choice take water with their lemon at The 4th Wall.

Morse Code
Morse Code

HINDS trash the Yankees at Brighton Music Hall.

Tracers
Tracers

Trace Mountains outlines summits at Deep Cuts.

A Day at the Symphony
A Day at the Symphony

It’s the 2001 Space Odyssey opener, dummy, at Symphony Hall.

Up On The Bill
Up On The Bill

Otis Shanty celebrate a new album at Crystal Ballroom.

What’s the Fuzzstival?
What’s the Fuzzstival?

Greg Freeman closes out a doozy at the Amory.

A Large Wooden Ship
A Large Wooden Ship

The NEC Jazz Orchestra sings “Happy Birthday” to Charles Ives at Jordan Hall.

A Surprisingly Common Bird
A Surprisingly Common Bird

Blue Heron goes casual at First Church of Cambridge.

Yes, It Always Smells Like Chocolate Chip Cookies In Here
Yes, It Always Smells Like Chocolate Chip Cookies In Here

The Somerville Songwriter Sessions hit the Rooted Cafe.

A Marionette Without Strings Is Just A Puppet
A Marionette Without Strings Is Just A Puppet

Illuminati Hotties miss the clean rhyme at The Sinclair.

Bildungsregent
Bildungsregent

Spider Water celebrates Exit Plan release at Regent Theatre.

Dizzy Spell
Dizzy Spell

Half Dizzy circles the pit at Midway Cafe.

La Isla del Punk
La Isla del Punk

Dávila 666 shines the star at Deep Cuts.

Costume Party Animals
Costume Party Animals

Hot Slander come dressed to impress at Silhouette Lounge.

Schächter? I Hardly Know Her!
Schächter? I Hardly Know Her!

Daniela Schächter mashes the monster at The Mad Monkfish.

Singles, Singles, Singles
Singles, Singles, Singles

The Daylilies and Ruby Grove trot out new singles at The Jungle.

The Backyard
MMOSS: i
MMOSS: i

From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises.

Interview: Middle Distance Runner
Interview: Middle Distance Runner

A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Less is more.

Bent Shapes: Feels Weird
Bent Shapes: Feels Weird

From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all.

Interview: Lord Jeff
Interview: Lord Jeff

A chat with Lord Jeff from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Quiz Time! The Hump Nights giveaways get an upgrade.

Interview: Arms and Sleepers
Interview: Arms and Sleepers

A chat with Arms and Sleepers from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
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Hump Day News reflects on what the site fucked up (and did right!) in 2023.

One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens
One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens

Andrew Stern; interview with DIY venue 4th Wall organizers; and more.

AER079: You Can Be A Wesley
AER079: You Can Be A Wesley

An Ampeater Review of You Can Be A Wesley from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
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The nation’s leading incel advice columnist on love and life.

Letter from the Editor
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Letter from the Editor
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Interview: Sammy Yager of Birthdays
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A chat with the Sammy Yager of Birthdays from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
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