10 Boston concerts that are close to selling out
Act fast if you want to scoop up hot tickets to Jake Bugg, Danny Brown, or any of these other shows.
Do you ever assume you can wait to get tickets at the door to your favorite shows, only to find that they already sold out? We consulted promoters from different venues around town—Jason Trefts of Illegally Blind, Jared Dobson of Bowery Boston, and Andie Rizzolo of Live Nation—to warn you about which Boston concerts are running low on tickets. If you snooze this time, don’t say we never told you so.
Lush
London shoegaze vets Lush called it quits in 1998, but decided to get the band back together last year and are coming to Boston for the first time since. Given their place in Britpop history and the fact that they haven’t played in almost 20 years, it’s a miracle that there are even any tickets left. (Thursday, September 15 at 7 p.m.; Royale; $32.50; 18+; with Tamaryn; tickets available here)
Danny Brown
Detroit rapper Danny Brown blew up in a huge way with 2011’s XXX. Now he’s looking forward to the release of his fourth album, Atrocity Exhibition, at the end of the month. The Paradise will be a relatively small venue considering his enormous following. (Sunday, September 18 at 7 p.m.; The Paradise; $28; all ages; with Maxo Kream, Zelooperz; tickets available here)
The Proclaimers
It has been 28 years since The Proclaimers proclaimed that they would walk 500 miles (and then walk 500 more), but the song has remained infectious all these years later. Now, the Scottish duo is back and will play a small Allston rock club. The operative word in that last sentence is “small.” (Tuesday, September 20 at 7 p.m.; Brighton Music Hall; $25; 18+; with Jenny O; tickets available here)
Princess
The world mourned the death of Prince earlier this year, but his music will live on in the live setting thanks to former Saturday Night Live cast member Maya Rudolph and musician Gretchen Liebrum. Grab tickets now to rock out to the music of His Purpleness. (Wednesday, September 21 at 7 p.m.; The Paradise; $25; all ages; tickets available here)
Jake Bugg
British youngster Jake Bugg took rock by storm with his debut hit “Lightning Bolt” back in 2012. Now, with a new album, On My One, and a bit of a new sound, he is well on his way to selling out Royale on his return to Boston. (Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m.; Royale; $29.50; all ages; with Syd Arthur; tickets available here)
Barbazons
Allston favorite Barbazons have decided to part ways, but they’re throwing one last party to celebrate. While tickets are still available, Jason Trefts, the booking agent behind promotion company Illegally Blind, predicts that this one will sell out. (Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m.; Middle East Upstairs; $12; 18+; with Ravi Shavi, Earthquake Party, Bong Wish; tickets available here)
Sales
Florida duo Sales has amassed quite the following by self-releasing clever pop tunes on their Bandcamp page. Their popularity has only grown since the release of their debut LP earlier this year. Catch them on the way up as they play Middle East Upstairs. (Thursday, October 13 at 8 p.m.; Middle East Upstairs; $14; all ages; with Roz and The Ricecakes; tickets available here)
Teenage Fanclub
Scottish alt-rockers Teenage Fanclub started playing in 1989 and have only grown in popularity since. They released their 10th studio album, Here, just last week, so expect remaining tickets to their Sinclair show to move quickly. (Monday, October 17 at 8 p.m.; The Sinclair; $23; 18+; with Skylar Gudasz; tickets available here)
S U R V I V E
Netflix’s Stranger Things was all the rage this summer, and one of the major reasons was the eerie synthwave soundtrack provided by Austin quartet S U R V I V E. The band will make their Boston debut at Great Scott—an intimate venue given their recent popularity. (Wednesday, November 2 at 9 p.m.; Great Scott; $12; 18+; tickets available here)
Mike Gordon
Phish bassist (and Sudbury native) Mike Gordon typically makes one stop in Boston every year, but this winter, he’s making it thrice as nice. Typically, when Phish plays multi-night runs in cities, you can expect special things. If Gordon’s solo band is anything like Phish, you better hurry up and get tickets because December 9 and 10 are already sold out. (Sunday, December 11 at 8 p.m.; The Sinclair; $30; 18+; tickets available here)
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