[Boston-Area Action 5/1/25] Shows This Week & New Show Announcements
Posted on May 1, 2025 at 10:01 am | No Comments
Well, this would be the regular Wednesday list of upcoming Boston-area shows I’m hoping to make it to, along with new show announcements since last week… except that it’s Thursday. Yeah, yesterday got away from me. Maybe you caught the Chameleons at Big Night Live last night? Or hit Toad in Cambridge for the return of the Baker Thomas Band? You couldn’t find two more drastically different venues for shows, that’s for sure.
Here’s what’s on my radar locally this week (minus last night), followed by new show announcements. Particularly psyched about the Mould/Robbins team-up tomorrow night & the Barlow/Bare Jr. team-up on Sunday. Ace weekend ahead. As usual, glance to the right for the full list.
My ideal show-going week ahead…
Thursday, May 1st
Sharon Van Etten &
the Attachment Theory
with Love Spells
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, May 1st
Deep Sea Diver
Byland
@ Brighton Music Hall
Friday, May 2nd
Bob Mould & his band
J. Robbins & his band
@ the Paradise
Sunday, May 4th
Actor/writer Ed Helms
presents his new book “SNAFU”
@ WBUR’s CitySpace
Sunday, May 4th
Lou Barlow
Bobby Bare Jr.
Acoustic Song Swap!
@ the Rockwell
Monday, May 5th
Craig Thompson
discussing
“Ginseng Roots: A Memoir”
@ Cambridge Public Library
Next, new Boston-area show announcements
Thursday, June 19th
Tanya Donelly & friends
with Danielle Miraglia
@ the Burren Back Room
Friday, July 11th
Fastball
Barenaked Ladies
@ the Pavilion
Friday, July 18th
Momma
(added as opener for Pixies)
@ MGM Music Hall
Friday, July 25th
Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew
“Remain In Light” tour
@ the Wilbur
Thursday, August 28th
Hotline TNT
@ the Sinclair
Friday, September 5th
Haim
@ Suffolk Downs
Wednesday, September 17th
Hans Zimmer
@ TD Garden
Wednesday, October 1st
Tropical F*ck Storm
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Thursday, October 23rd
John Cleese with a Screening
of Monty Python & The Holy Grail
@ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Sunday, October 26th
Bryan Adams
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
@ TD Garden
Friday, November 28th
Belly
(2nd show after 10/23 sold out)
@ the Paradise
Tuesday, December 2nd
The Beths
Phoebe Rings
@ the Royale
Posted on April 23, 2025 at 9:44 am | No Comments
Hey, it’s my Wednesday morning rundown of newly-announced Boston-area shows alongside my optimistic personal event-going plans over the next week. Still no catchy name for this weekly post. Don’t have it in me.
I was thinking on Monday afternoon that there hadn’t been many shows announced since last week… then Tuesday hit (as Tuesday does) and BAM! Sebadoh, Pulp, Elvis Costello doing the old stuff, Greg Norton & friends doing Husker Du, & more. That list is below, after I map out my own imminent itinerary…
Which involves, as usual, choices. The overlap of the Independent Film Festival Boston and the The Town & The City Festival up in Lowell is a bummer, and I’m going to try and do a bit o’ both. Even the IFFB itself has me making a tough call: The Pavements movie conflicts with the Butthole Surfers documentary (with Gibby in attendance!) on Saturday night. Oof.
Anyway, in a broken world, these are hardly ‘problems’. Enough whining, here’s what’s up. Full list over in the right hand column, as always —->
My own week ahead…
TONIGHT!
The Independent Film Festival Boston begins!
Wednesday, April 23th to Wednesday, April 30th
@ the Somerville, Brattle, & Coolidge Corner Theatres
Thursday, April 24th
Swervedriver
FRANKIE ROSE
@ Brighton Music Hall
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
April 24th, 25th, & 26th
The Town & The City Festival!
@ various venues in Lowell
Monday, April 28th
Francis Ford Coppola in person
for a screening of “Megalopolis”
@ Coolidge Corner Theatre
New Boston-area show announcements
Saturday, May 24th
Gibby Haynes & the
Paul Green Rock Academy
perform the music of
The Butthole Surfers
@ the Middle East Down
Sunday, June 22nd
Todd Rundgren
@ Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington
Sunday, July 6th
Greg Norton & Büddies
Celebrate 40 Years of Hüsker Dü
@ Faces Brewing
Wednesday, July 16th
Hovvdy
opening for Shakey Graves
@ the House of Blues Boston
Wednesday, July 23rd
Ben Folds & a Piano
@ Shalin Liu, Rockport
Saturday, September 13th
Pulp
@ Suffolk Downs
Sunday, September 21st
Sebadoh
@ the Middle East Downstairs
Monday, September 22nd
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
“Radio Soul!” tour
with Charlie Sexton
@ MGM Music Hall
Thursday, September 25th
John Mulaney
“Mister Whatever” tour
@ the Wang Theatre
Thursday, October 23rd
Neko Case
Des Demonas
@ The Wilbur
Saturday, November 22nd
Couch
@ Roadrunner
That’s it. Buy some tickets. Support live music. Resist.