Boston scene guide
Boston scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at American Legion Marsh Post #442. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Boston’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Ian Asher: American Legion Marsh Post #442, Royale, The Lower Level
- Techno — if you like Restricted: Descent, The Lower Level, TBA - Warehouse Location
- Tech House — if you like Ian Asher: Royale, Descent, Big Night Live
- Deep House — if you like Walker & Royce: TBA - Secret Warehouse Location, Royale, The Chemist
- Bass — if you like San Holo: TBA - Secret Boston Location, Middlesex Lounge, Big Night Live
- Progressive House — if you like Anthony Pappa: TBA - Secret Warehouse Location, The Lower Level, The Chemist
- Club — if you like DJ maddog: Middlesex Lounge, TBA - 186 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA, Zuzu
Busiest venues
- American Legion Marsh Post #442
- Descent
- The Lower Level
- Royale
- Roadrunner
- TBA - Secret Warehouse Location
- TBA - CALL INFOLINE
- TBA - Warehouse Location
How big is Boston’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,291 club nights across 192 venues in Boston, featuring 628 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Boston tonight.
Which Boston venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Bsmnt | 121 |
| Phoenix Landing | 120 |
| Royale | 68 |
| The Chemist | 63 |
| Big Night Live | 54 |
| The Grand | 43 |
| Middlesex | 36 |
| Spy Bar | 30 |
| The Lower Level | 30 |
| Mémoire Boston | 25 |
What time do Boston club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,291 listings publishing door times: the median Boston night opens at 22:00 — 49% open before 22:00, 51% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 309 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 5% run past 04:00 and 1% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Boston cost?
Across the 313 listings publishing prices (24% of all nights): the median advance ticket is 2, with half of all nights between $0 and $20. 31% of listed nights are free.
When does Boston go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (35% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 68% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Boston sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 42% · Techno 21% · Tech House 14% · Drum & Bass 5% · Deep House 5% · Disco 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.