Live Entertainment in Boston

Berklee Performance Center presents touring jazz, world, and contemporary concerts at the Berklee College of Music, one of Boston's premier mid-size venues.

Boston Symphony Hall is considered the finest concert hall in the Western Hemisphere — a 1900 auditorium presenting the Boston Symphony Orchestra (one of the world's greatest orchestras) in an acoustic environment so perfect that it remains the gold standard for concert hall design 125 years after its construction. The BSO's extraordinary musical history (Koussevitzky's championship of new American music, Tanglewood's creation of the world's most celebrated summer music festival), Serge Ozawa's 29-year tenure, and the current era under Andris Nelsons create a concert hall whose musical legacy is unrivaled in the Western Hemisphere.

Brighton Music Hall in Allston presents touring indie and rock acts in a 500-capacity club central to Boston's college-town music scene.

Emerson Colonial Theatre is Boston's most historically significant performing arts venue — the oldest continuously operating theater in Boston (1900) and the city where more Broadway musicals have had their world premieres than any other theater in the United States. Funny Girl, Anything Goes, and Porgy and Bess (reworked before its Broadway premiere) are among the extraordinary works that premiered at the Colonial, making it the most important pre-Broadway try-out theater in American history.

Fenway Park is the most beloved baseball park in America and one of the most extraordinary concert venues in the world — a 1912 stadium where concerts from the Rolling Stones to Paul McCartney to Billy Joel create experiences amplified by the most emotionally resonant sports venue in American culture. The Green Monster, the hand-operated scoreboard, and the extraordinary intimacy of the smallest park in Major League Baseball create a concert experience that is simultaneously historic and intimate.

Great Scott in Allston was a legendary DIY rock club that anchored Boston's indie scene for decades, a touchstone of the city's underground music history.

House of Blues Boston is one of the most active live music venues in New England — a 2,400-capacity club in the Fenway neighborhood steps from Fenway Park that books rock, pop, hip-hop, and blues acts year-round. The Boston location is among the busiest in the HOB chain, serving a dense student and young professional population from Harvard, MIT, BU, Northeastern, and dozens of other area universities that make Greater Boston one of the US's most music-engaged markets.

House of Blues Boston on Lansdowne Street near Fenway Park presents national touring acts as part of the House of Blues chain.

Improv Asylum in the North End presents improv comedy and sketch shows, one of Boston's longest-running dedicated comedy venues.

Laugh Boston in the Seaport District presents national touring stand-up comedians in a modern dedicated comedy club.

MGM Music Hall at Fenway is a 5,000-capacity live music venue adjacent to Fenway Park — a purpose-built concert hall opened in 2022 that is co-branded with MGM Resorts, reflecting the growing intersection of casino branding and live entertainment venues. The hall presents touring artists from pop to country to rock in an exceptional new facility steps from the Green Monster.

Orpheum Theatre near Boston Common is one of the oldest surviving theaters in America, presenting major touring concerts since 1852.

Paradise Rock Club is Boston's most celebrated small concert venue — an 1,100-capacity club in Allston that has hosted intimate early-career performances by U2, The Cars, and The Police, and continues booking national touring artists for one of America's most music-loving cities. Its compact size and rich heritage make it a rite of passage for artists moving from club circuits to arena-level touring.

Paradise Rock Club near Boston University has presented touring rock and indie acts since 1977, one of the city's most historic mid-size music venues.

Shubert Theatre is one of Boston's most beloved historic theaters — the 1910 "Little Palace" of the Boston Theater District where The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and West Side Story all had their pre-Broadway world premieres. Its extraordinary historic significance as the most important pre-Broadway try-out theater of the Golden Age of American musical theater and its continued role presenting Broadway touring productions make it one of the most historically resonant theatrical venues in the United States.

Symphony Hall is home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, a National Historic Landmark renowned for its acoustics since 1900.

The Wilbur in Boston's Theater District is a restored 1914 venue presenting major touring comedy and concerts in a 1,200-seat historic room.

Wang Theatre is the most magnificent performance venue in Boston — a 3,500-seat 1925 theater whose extraordinary French Baroque interior (with a lobby modeled on the Palace of Versailles) creates the most visually spectacular theatrical experience in New England. Its role as the primary Broadway touring venue in Boston, its extraordinary architectural grandeur, and its position in the heart of Boston's Theater District create a theatrical experience befitting one of America's most culturally sophisticated cities.