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Live music in Boston

Gigs, concerts and live music nights in Boston this week, from back rooms to arenas.

5 picks · updated 19 October

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Cavetown: Running With Scissors TourWed 21 October, 7pm · Citizens House of Blues BostonHawthorne Heights: 20th Anniversary of If Only You Were LonelyThu 22 October, 6pm · Citizens House of Blues BostonAlready and Not Yet: A World Premiere by Tod Machover; Kent Nagano Conducts MendelssohnThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Symphony HallQuadecaFri 23 October, 7pm · Citizens House of Blues BostonDriveways with The Spill Canvas and Have MercySat 24 October, 7pm · Citizens House of Blues Boston
What’s On BostonEverything on in Boston this weekThe Top 10, tonight, food, walks and nights out.For hotels & hostelsRun something in Boston?Hotels and hostels on FreeGuides list their events, tours and favourite places here for free.

Live music in Boston, answered

What are the best live music picks in Boston?

Right now: Cavetown: Running With Scissors Tour, Hawthorne Heights: 20th Anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely, Already and Not Yet: A World Premiere by Tod Machover; Kent Nagano Conducts Mendelssohn and Quadeca. The list is refreshed several times a day from local hotels and hostels, FreeGuides' own research and booking partners.

Can I plan a day around these?

Yes. Open What's On Boston and use Plan my day: it builds a day from these and everything else on in Boston, with a link to book each one. Ask Eli, FreeGuides' trip planner, to plan several days.