| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | The Kotzschmar Centennial FestivalPresented by Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ August 17-August 22, 2012 The Kotzschmar Centennial Festival will mark the 100th birthday of the mighty Kotzschmar Organ. Music lovers from around the world will gather for the Centennial Festival Celebration. The festival gives attendees the rare opportunity to mingle with the masters of the organ world. Join Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ for this 6 day festival of pops, silent film, and classical concerts, master classes and workshops presented by world renowned organists and artists, local historians and... | Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ | 08/17/12-
08/22/12 | Portland |
Rock and Blues Concert Cruise featuring the Ryan Montbleau BandPresented by Bay State Cruise Lines - Provincetown II June 23, 2012 The Rock and Blues Concert Cruises will return for an eighth season of summer fun and promises to be better than ever. On Saturday, June 23, The Ryan Montbleau Band returns to the Provincetown II to celebrate Ryan’s birthday and the launch of their new CD. The 2012 series will again take place aboard the Provincetown II operated by Bay State Cruise Company, providing one of the best concert experiences anywhere on Boston Harbor. This year’s series is expected to include twelve... | Bay State Cruise Lines - Provincetown II | 06/23/12 | Boston |
Green River FestivalPresented by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce July 14-July 15, 2012 Western New England's favorite summer festival (voted best festival in the Valley Advocate for the past 10 years)! The festival is thrilled and honored to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday on July 14th. Presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, this celebration combines a spectacular line up of music on three stages, food, crafts, a dance tent, a wide array of kid's activities and entertainment, and hot air balloon rides for the Pioneer Valley's biggest outdoor... | Franklin County Chamber of Commerce | 07/14/12-
07/15/12 | Greenfield |
Independence Day Celebration: Family Fun, Concert, Fireworks!Presented by Town of Acton July 4, 2012 This event is open to the general public.
3:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Family Fun Time (some activities may require a small fee)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: The Blushing Brides, a Rolling Stones Tribute Band
9:30 pm: Fireworks | Town of Acton | 07/04/12 | Acton |
BeatlejuicePresented by Town of Acton July 21, 2012 Beatles Tribute Band. Please note this is an outdoor venue and is subject to change if necessary. | Town of Acton | 07/21/12 | Acton |
The Help Wanted BandPresented by Town of Acton July 12, 2012 Free Event. Open to the public. Outdoor venue-subject to change if necessary. Visit our website for more details. | Town of Acton | 07/12/12 | Acton |
The HootchiesPresented by Town of Acton July 19, 2012 Free event, open to the public. Outdoor venue--subject to change if necessary. | Town of Acton | 07/19/12 | Acton |
Bob Wolfman / Larry Coryell BandPresented by The Bull Run Restaurant June 2, 2012 "Transition" is the new CD by this supergroup featuring five of the best players in their respective fields today. Every once in a while a band comes together by some magical, magnetic pull of the cosmos and blows everyone away. Produced by Larry Coryell, the "Godfather" of Jazz/Rock fusion, this new CD reflects influences from 60's Jazz to Classic 70's Blues and Fusion. With music and lyrics by Wolfman, Coryell and Bailey, "Transition" is possibly one of the... | The Bull Run Restaurant | 06/02/12 | Shirley |
Highland Street Foundation FREE FUN FRIDAYSPresented by Highland Street Foundation June 29-August 31, 2012 2012 Free Fun Fridays Schedule
Free attractions every Friday throughout Massachusetts
June 29 through August 31
Check http://www.highlandstreet.org/special-programs/free-fun-fridays.html for full schedule
Including:
Tanglewood
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Peabody Essex Museum
Heritage Museums &... | Highland Street Foundation | 06/29/12-
08/31/12 | |
Anthony Rapp WITHOUT YOU: A Memoir with MusicJune 19-June 24, 2012 See the show the New York Times calls "Deeply Moving!" before it heads to London and support Shakespeare on the Common.
CSC Alum Anthony Rapp and Artistic Director Steven Maler have teamed up to adapt Rapp's New York Times best-selling memoir to the stage. The one-man show follows Rapp's turbulent journey through the convergence of two life-changing events: the early days of Rent - including the untimely passing of Jonathan Larson - and the illness and death of his... | | 06/19/12-
06/24/12 | Boston |
FossFestPresented by FossFest June 3, 2012 The FossFest Stage of Carnaval@SomerStreets on Sunday June 3rd from 12-4pm. Located at the Broadway end of Foss Park in Somerville, this is a free, outdoor, afternoon event with live music including rock, pop, americana, and smooth folk. This event is sponsored in part by Somerville Arts Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council and in collaboration with the City of Somerville and East Somerville Main Streets. | FossFest | 06/03/12 | Somerville |
Chris Isaak at North Shore Music TheatrePresented by gimmeLIVE and North Shore Music Theatre at North Shore Music Theatre June 28, 2012 Chris Isaak will take the stage at North Shore Music Theatre, on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Chris Isaak, who is perhaps best known for his #1 hit "Wicked Game" -- one of MTV's most stunning videos starring Isaak and Danish supermodel Helena Christensen shirtless on the beach. Wicked Game was also featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart. Isaak's 1999 hit "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing", was featured in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut starring Tom Cruise and Nicole... | gimmeLIVE | 06/28/12 | Beverly |
Orleans with John Cafferty & Michael Antunes at North Shore Music TheatrePresented by gimmeLIVE and North Shore Music Theatre at North Shore Music Theatre August 31, 2012 On Friday, August 31, gimmeLIVE brings Gloucester native Fly Amero's band, Orleans, to the North Shore Music Theatre for the very first time. Orleans is perhaps best know for their #1 hits Still the One and Dance with Me. Last year, the Orleans Trio (Fly Amero with Lance and Larry Hoppen) sold out Rockport's Shalin Liu Performance Center over a month before the show. This time gimmeLIVE presents the full band featuring Lance, Larry & Lane Hoppen with Fly Amero and Charlie Morgan... | gimmeLIVE | 08/31/12 | Beverly |
MadonnaPresented by TD Garden at TD Garden September 4, 2012 Madonna's previous tour, the phenomenally successful "Sticky & Sweet" Tour reaffirmed her status as one of the most successful touring artists of all time.
In the course of her phenomenal career, Madonna has a record breaking 37 Top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart along with a record breaking 40 Number 1's on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Song Charts. No other act has more Top 10's on the Hot 100 or Number 1's on the Club Chart. Madonna has sold over 300... | TD Garden | 09/04/12 | Boston |
| Foster The People | Live Nation | 06/15/12 | Boston |
IL DIVOPresented by Citi Performing Arts Center at Citi Wang Theatre June 2-June 3, 2012 Citi Performing Arts Center welcomes IL DIVO back to the Wang Theatre on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3, 2012 in support of their fifth studio album, Wicked Game and as a stop on their 2012 World Tour.
With a new show designed by Creative Director Brian Burke (Artistic Director of 'La Reve' and Celine Dion's 5 year run of 'A New Day' at Caesars Palace, both in Las Vegas), and performed with the Il Divo band and famed Boston orchestra, the 2012 tour promises to... | Citi Performing Arts Center | 06/02/12-
06/03/12 | Boston |
| Sarah McLachlan | Live Nation | 07/06/12 | Boston |
| Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour | Live Nation | 06/26/12 | Boston |
| Passion Pit | Live Nation | 06/22/12 | Boston |
| Norah Jones | Live Nation | 07/01/12 | Boston |
| Stevie Nicks | Live Nation | 07/10/12 | Boston |
| The B-52s | Live Nation | 07/11/12 | Boston |
| Summerland Tour 2012 | Live Nation | 07/28/12 | Boston |
| Brandi Carlile / Josh Ritter | Live Nation | 08/04/12 | Boston |
Ted NugentPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre July 10, 2012 The incomparable guitar genius & firebreathing intensity of TED NUGENT have carved him a permanent place among the legends of rock. Hailing from Detroit, the guitarist's prodigious talents, earshattering volume & over-the-top onstage antics quickly earned Young Ted the moniker of "Motor City Madman," along with international acclaim. | The Wilbur Theatre | 07/10/12 | Boston |
| DJs On the Harbor | Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) | 08/10/12-
08/31/12 | Boston |
Asia: 30th Anniversary TourPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre October 18, 2012 Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive weeks), the legendary British classic rock band returns with a brand new studio album, a 30th Anniversary edition of their debut album, 2 DVDs, and a world tour that includes UK, Europe, Japan and America.
ASIA will release their new studio album “XXX” (pronounced Triple X) on Frontiers Records on June 29th in Europe and... | The Wilbur Theatre | 10/18/12 | Boston |
| Allman Brothers Band | Live Nation | 08/07/12-
08/08/12 | Boston |
| O.A.R. | Live Nation | 08/03/12 | Boston |
The Seaport SixPresented by Live Nation at Bank of America Pavilion June 14, 2012 Two Door Cinema Club, CAKE, GROUPLOVE, Delta Spirit, Reptar, Stephie Coplan and the Pedestrians at the Bank of America Pavilion. | Live Nation | 06/14/12 | Boston |
| Umphrey's McGee | Live Nation | 06/30/12 | Boston |
| Demi Lovato | Live Nation | 07/05/12 | Boston |
| Dream Theater | Live Nation | 07/16/12 | Boston |
| Santana | Live Nation | 07/17/12 | Boston |
| Yes | Live Nation | 07/21/12 | Boston |
| Gavin DeGraw & Colbie Caillat | Live Nation | 07/25/12 | Boston |
| Rufus Wainwright / Ingrid Michaelson | Live Nation | 07/29/12 | Boston |
| Meat Loaf | Live Nation | 07/31/12 | Boston |
| Joe Cocker | Live Nation | 08/01/12 | Boston |
| Jane's Addiction | Live Nation | 08/11/12 | Boston |
| Sublime With Rome | Live Nation | 08/20/12 | Boston |
| Il Volo | Live Nation | 09/08/12 | Boston |
| The Avett Brothers | Live Nation | 09/16/12 | Boston |
Lindsey BuckinghamPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre May 29, 2012 Lindsey Buckingham, the Grammy-winning Fleetwood Mac guitarist and lead male singer, will perform at Boston's Wilbur Theatre for one night only on Tuesday, May 29th. | The Wilbur Theatre | 05/29/12 | Boston |
LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW, HA HA TONKA, KINGSLEY FLOODPresented by Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub at Middle East Downstairs May 25, 2012 Langhorne Slim & The Law
There is nothing like the challenges and camaraderie of the road to inspire a songwriter who thrives upon the emotional energy and exhilaration only travel can deliver. Some singers are devoted to the pursuit of perpetual motion, and Langhorne Slim releases his wild soul in ways that come out of the discipline of live performance.
The 13 songs that compose Langhorne Slim & The Law’s new The Way We Move are road-tested,... | Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub | 05/25/12 | Cambridge |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Jackie Damsky and String River & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 31, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 05/31/12 | Framingham |
The Mystix plays a benefit show for Amazing ThingsPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 1, 2012 Hailed by the New England press as "Boston's best roots players" and a "roots supergroup," the MYSTIX are rapidly gaining recognition across the U.S., Europe and Japan as one of the great Americana/Roots bands anywhere. Their latest CD, "Down to the Shore," is a smash hit with radio listeners around the world, reaching #17 on the U.S. Americana Chart, #5 on the Euro-Americana chart, and #10 on the Jambands.com/Relix chart) and was listed as a potential Grammy... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/01/12 | Framingham |
Folk Open Mic w/feature Steve Allain & host Dan CloutierPresented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center June 7, 2012 Our Amazing Things Folk Open Mike offers a friendly supportive venue for developing singer-songwriters and folks who "just like to play". It is a great way to get to know the music community, and to share ideas and techniques. All types of music are welcome. Fans come to see fantastic local artists, and never go away disappointed. See and be seen - heck build a fan base! Always a feature, always fun. Our host, singer-songwriter Dan Cloutier, (www.dancloutiermusic.com) takes... | Amazing Things Arts Center | 06/07/12 | Framingham |
| Dave Matthews Band | Live Nation | 06/05/12-
06/06/12 | Mansfield |
| Big Time Summer Tour with Big Time Rush and Cody Simpson | Live Nation | 08/12/12 | Mansfield |
