Summer 2015 Concerts in Boston
June
Got a case of “Summertime Sadness”? Seeing Lana Del Rey perform at the Xfinity Center should fix you right up. This June’s concert roster includes an eclectic lineup of rock, electronic, pop, and much more. Get tacky with Weird Al, feel all the emotions with Florence Welch, and watch Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga go cheek to cheek.
Wire
June 2, 8 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge, 617-547-5200, sinclaircambridge.com. Buy tickets.
Weird Al
June 2: 7 and 10 p.m., June 3: 7:30 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston, 617-248-9700, thewilbur.com. Buy tickets.
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
June 8, 7 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-562-8800, crossroadspresents.com/paradise-rock-club. Buy tickets.
Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields)
June 9, 7 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge, 617-547-5200, sinclaircambridge.com. Buy tickets.
Lana Del Rey
June 9, 7:30 p.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331, thexfinitycenter.com. Buy tickets.
Alvvays
June 9, 8 p.m., Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave., Boston, 617-779-0140, crossroadspresents.com/brighton-music-hall. Buy tickets.
Florence and the Machine
June 10, 8 p.m., Blue Hills Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 844-854-1450, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Best Coast
June 12, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-562-8800, crossroadspresents.com/paradise-rock-club. Buy tickets.
Bad Religion
June 15-16, 6 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-562-8800, crossroadspresents.com/paradise-rock-club. Buy tickets.
Spoon
June 18, 7 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
New Kids on the Block
June 24 and 25, 7 p.m., TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, 617-624-1050, tdgarden.com. Buy tickets.
Morrissey
June 24, 8:30 p.m., Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester, 508-831-0800, thehanovertheatre.org. Buy tickets.
Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets, Mean Creek
June 25, 8 p.m., Middle East Downstairs, 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge, 617-864-3278, mideastoffers.com. Buy tickets.
AWOLNATION
June 25, 7 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
The Weepies
June 26, 8 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston, 617-248-9700, thewilbur.com. Buy tickets.
Melvins
June 27, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-562-8800, crossroadspresents.com/paradise-rock-club. Buy tickets.
Cibo Matto
June 29, 7 p.m., Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave., Boston, 617-779-0140, crossroadspresents.com/brighton-music-hall. Buy tickets.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
June 30, 8 p.m., Tanglewood Music Center, 297 West St., Lenox, MA, 617-266-1200, bso.org. Buy tickets.
July
Our July concert calendar’s got a blank space, baby, and we’re writing Taylor Swift’s name—twice. In addition to T-Swizzle’s two-night appearance at Gillette Stadium, this month brings such arena-fillers as U2, Kelly Clarkson, Neil Young, and Foo Fighters—whose show also includes cameo appearances by the Bosstones, Mission of Burma, and the Dropkick Murphys. With the weather heating up, July is also peak music festival season. Whether you prefer to pogo to pop-punk at the Vans Warped Tour or get folked up in Newport and Lowell, we suggest you take it outside.
Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey
July 1, TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, 617-624-1050, tdgarden.com. Buy tickets.
Brian Wilson
July 2, 7 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
U2
July 10, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, 617-624-1050, tdgarden.com. Buy tickets.
Kelly Clarkson
July 12, 7 p.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331, thexfinitycenter.com. Buy tickets.
Vans Warped Tour
July 14, 11 a.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331, thexfinitycenter.com. Buy tickets.
Foo Fighters
Appearing with Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Mission of Burma: July 18, 6 p.m., appearing with Dropkick Murphys and Royal Blood: July 19, 6 p.m., Fenway Park, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, boston.redsox.mlb.com.
Neil Young
July 22, 8 p.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331, thexfinitycenter.com. Buy tickets.
Whitesnake
July 22, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Ballroom Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach, NH, 603-929-4100, casinoballroom.com. Buy tickets.
Interpol
July 23, 8 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
Passion Pit
July 23, 7 p.m., Lawn on D , 420 D St., Boston, lawnond.com.
Modest Mouse
July 23, 7:30 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Newport Folk Festival
July 24-26, Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI, newportfolk.org.
Lowell Folk Festival
July 24-26, locations throughout downtown Lowell, lowellfolkfestival.org.
Taylor Swift
July 24-25, 7 p.m., Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, 508-543-8200, gillettestadium.com. Buy tickets.
The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson
July 28, 7 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Bryan Adams
July 29, 7:30 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Steely Dan and Elvis Costello & The Imposters
July 30, 7 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
July 31, 6 p.m., Brighton Music Hall, 158 Brighton Ave., Boston, 617-779-0140, crossroadspresents.com. Buy tickets.
August
Break out your vintage rock T-shirts and get ready to throw the goat—August is all about celebrating throwbacks. Headbang with glam metal heavies Van Halen at Xfinity Center, catch Mötley Crüe’s farewell tour “All Bad Things Must Come to an End” at DCU Center, and get thunderstruck by AC/DC at Gillette Stadium.
Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick
August 1, 7 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
KMFDM
August 1, 8 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge, 617-547-5200, sinclaircambridge.com. Buy tickets.
Van Halen
August 1, 7:30 p.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331, thexfinitycenter.com. Buy tickets.
The Thurston Moore Band
August 2, 8:30 p.m., The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge, 617-547-5200, sinclaircambridge.com. Buy tickets.
Brandon Flowers
August 3, 8 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt
August 6, 6:30 p.m., Fenway Park , 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, boston.redsox.mlb.com.
Mötley Crüe and Alice Cooper
August 15, 7 p.m., DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester, 508-755-6800, dcucenter.com. Buy tickets.
The Psychedelic Furs and The Church
August 16, 8 p.m., Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, 508-775-5630, melodytent.org. Buy tickets.
Earl Sweatshirt
August 21, 7 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-562-8800, crossroadspresents.com/paradise-rock-club. Buy tickets.
Willie Nelson & Family and Old Crow Medicine Show
August 21, 7:30 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
AC/DC
August 22, 7:30 p.m., Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, 508-543-8200, gillettestadium.com. Buy tickets.
Counting Crows
August 23, 7 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Social Distortion
August 23, 7 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
Idina Menzel
August 28, 8 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire
August 30, 7:30 p.m., Xfinity Center, 885 S Main St., Mansfield, 508-339-2331. Buy tickets.
September
When back-to-school time rolls around, so do teen heartthrobs One Direction and the equally dreamy Death Cab for Cutie. And make sure to finish off the summer right with Boston Calling’s fall concert lineup, with performances from the Avett Brothers, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, and plenty more.
Scorpions and Queensryche
September 10, 7:30 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
Death Cab for Cutie
September 11, 7:30 p.m., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-728-1600, bluehillsbankpavilion.net. Buy tickets.
One Direction
September 12, 7 p.m., Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, 508-543-8200, gillettestadium.com. Buy tickets.
Stromae
September 18, 7 p.m., House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, 888-693-2583, houseofblues.com. Buy tickets.
Boston Calling Fall 2015
September 25, City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, bostoncalling.com.
—Reporting and research by Shaula Clark, Paige Solomon, and Katrina Uy
