Guide To Live Music Venues In Boston
LARGE VENUES
Big Arena, Assigned Seating
Description: Sports and entertainment arena, home of the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins
Max. Capacity: 19,600
How to Get There: T - Green Line, North Station stop
Bands in the Past: The Who, The Eagles, Dane Cook, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, John Mayer
Description: Boston University's arena, home to the BU Terriers Hockey team
Max. Capacity: 7,200
How to Get There: T - Green Line, Pleasant St. Stop
Bands in the Past: Phoenix, Lady Antebellum, Pavement, Gorillaz, Jonas Brothers, Matchbox Twenty, Daughtry
Description: Waterfront ampitheater
Max. Capacity: about 5,000
How to Get There: T - Silver Line, either Court House or World Trade Center stop
Bands in the Past: Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, Blondie
MEDIUM VENUES
Standing Room Only, General Admission, Sometimes balcony or back seating
Description: Original home of the New England Conservatory, historic, Music Hall since 1852
Max. Capacity: 2,763
How to Get There: T - Green Line, Park St. Stop
Bands in the Past: Lifehouse, U2, LCD Soundsystem, Alice in Chains, Pixies
Description: New, just opened a few years ago. Similar to other House of Blues venues nationwide. 3-story music venue.
Max. Capacity: 2,425
How to Get There: T - Green Line, Kenmore Station stop
Bands in the Past: Deadmau5, the Avett Brothers, the National, Sam Adams, Wolfmother, Passion Pit, Dropkick Murphys
Description: Mainly a comedy venue, but some musical acts come through here from time to time
Max. Capacity: 1,223
How to Get There: T - Orange line, New England Medical Center Station stop or Green Line, Boylston St. stop
Bands in the Past: Dirty Projectors, Ray Davies, Bill Burr
www.thewilburtheatre.com
Description: Former hotel ballroom, formerly the Roxy, nightclub, just reopened as a renovated music venue in March 2010
Max. Capacity: about 1,000
How to Get There: T - Green Line, Boylston St. stop
Bands in the Past: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Ra Ra Riot, A.A. Bondy, Pauly D
SMALL VENUES
Jam Packed! Up close and personal with the band
Description: Upstairs and Downstairs spaces, sometimes there are two shows going on at the same time, many local bands
Max. Capacity: 575 downstairs, 190 upstairs
How to Get There: T - Red Line, Central Square stop
Bands in the Past: Mae, Sean Price, Aesop Rock, Modest Mouse, Girl Talk, Hoobastank
Description: A small venue in Allston, live music everyday, featuring many local bands
Max. Capacity: 240
How to Get There: T - green line, Harvard Ave. stop
Bands in the Past: Surfer Blood, Vivian Girls, King Orchid
Description: Almost on the border of small and mid-size music venue, but Paradise often hosts up and coming artists, draws a lot of college students due to its location
Max. Capacity: 728
How to Get There: T - Green Line, Pleasant St. stop
Bands in the Past: Arctic Monkeys, RJD2, Kate Nash, GAYNGS, the Pixies, Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Bloc Party
Description: live music seven nights a week
Max. Capacity: 300
How to Get There: T - Red Line, Central Square stop
Bands in the Past: Ryan Bingham, the Spinto Band, Mars, the Acre
