Boston scene guide
Boston scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Royale. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Boston’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Meduza: Royale, Spontaneous Celebrations, The Chemist
- Techno — if you like MARRØN: TBA - Secret Location, TBA - Warehouse Location , The Lower Level
- Afrobeats — if you like Levi (AU): TBA - HAN 186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA, Boat Cruise Summer Series, Tall Ship
- Disco — if you like DJ Brian Halligan: Spontaneous Celebrations, Institute of Contemporary Art, Manray
- Club — if you like BASSBEAR!!: TBA - Warehouse Location , TBA - Call Infoline for Secret Location, TBA - Secret Location
- Tech House — if you like cutwoes: Royale, TBA - Secret Location, Boat Cruise Summer Series
- Dancehall: TBA - HAN 186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA
Busiest venues
How big is Boston’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,173 club nights across 174 venues in Boston, featuring 584 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:
What time do Boston club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,173 listings publishing door times: the median Boston night opens at 22:00 — 50% open before 22:00, 50% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 130 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 5% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Boston cost?
Across the 159 listings publishing prices (14% 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 July.
What does Boston sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 41% · Techno 22% · Tech House 14% · Disco 5% · Drum & Bass 5% · Bass 4%. 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.
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