Boston delivered plenty of standout live shows in 2025, with stages across the city lighting up for unforgettable sets from Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Charlie XCX, Shakira and more. From TD Garden blowouts to intimate nights in Allston and Cambridge, it was another huge year for the city’s music scene.
Now, with 2026 in full swing, it’s time to look ahead — specifically to March, which is shaping up to be a massive month for live music in Boston. As winter starts to thaw and tour buses roll back into town, the calendar is quickly filling with must-see shows across the city’s biggest arenas and beloved smaller venues. If you’re planning your next night out, here’s a curated list of concerts this month in Boston.
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Mariah the Scientist – March 1
Mariah the Scientist kicks off March with a Boston stop, bringing her moody, slow-burn R&B sound to the city for what promises to be an intimate and emotionally charged night. With her diaristic lyrics and hypnotic vocals, she’s carved out a space as one of the genre’s most compelling voices right now.
📍Where? Encore Boston Harbor
Van Morrison – March 3
A true icon rolls into Boston this month as Van Morrison takes to the stage. With a catalogue spanning decades — from Brown Eyed Girl and Moondance to his later blues and soul explorations — the legendary singer-songwriter remains a magnetic live presence. Expect a night steeped in rich vocals, masterful musicianship, and timeless songs that have soundtracked generations.
📍Where? Boch Center Wang Theatre
Bryce Vine – March 6
Sun-soaked hooks and easygoing rap-pop vibes are on the agenda when Bryce Vine hits Boston this month. The Drew Barrymore hitmaker has a knack for crafting breezy anthems that feel tailor-made for a live crowd, and his shows lean fully into that feel-good energy.
📍Where? Brighton Music Hall
Rainbow Kitten Surprise — March 6
There are some bands that feel built for the stage, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise are firmly in that category. When they arrive in Boston, expect a set that swings effortlessly between vulnerable, slow-burning moments and explosive indie-rock highs, such as their hit anthem Freefall.
📍Where? MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Amber Mark — March 8
Silky vocals, globe-spanning influences, and grooves you feel before you even register them — Amber Mark’s Boston date promises all three. Her music moves fluidly between R&B, pop, and dancefloor-ready rhythms, balancing emotional depth with undeniable warmth.
📍Where? Royale
Coma Cinema — March 10
For those drawn to the quieter, more confessional corners of indie, Coma Cinema’s Boston stop is one to circle. The project has long carried a cult following, built on lo-fi textures, aching melodies, and unfiltered lyricism.
📍Where? The Rockwell
Artemas — March 11
What starts online doesn’t always translate offline but for British internet sensation Artemas, it absolutely does. After blowing up across streaming platforms and social feeds, he’s taking those dark, obsessive pop tracks from headphones to the stage in Boston. The result? A room full of fans who discovered him on their screens, now screaming every lyric in real time.
📍Where? Big Night Live
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans — March 12
A slice of New Orleans spirit lands in Boston with The Jazz Room, an immersive live show celebrating the roots of jazz. Hosted at Scullers Jazz Club, the experience blends beloved classics like When The Saints Go Marching In and Ain’t Misbehavin’ with bursts of spontaneous improvisation, capturing the genre’s freewheeling soul. With brass, blues, and ragtime influences swirling through an intimate, cocktail-ready setting, it’s a night steeped in rhythm, history, and pure feel-good energy.
📍Where? Scullers Jazz Club
Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings — March 13-14
This breathtaking concert will transport you to the enchanting world of The Lord of the Rings films. The soundtrack that has captivated millions worldwide will be transformed by a live string quartet at The Sanctuary – Old South Church under the glow of thousands of candles, guiding you through an otherworldly journey of the beloved trilogy. This is definitely not one to miss.
📍Where? The Sanctuary – Old South Church
Hanabie. — March 13
Brace yourself. Hanabie. don’t so much play a show as detonate one. The Tokyo quartet crash together metalcore riffs, hyperpop chaos, and candy-coated visuals into a performance that’s as theatrical as it is thunderous.
📍Where? Big Night Live
BENEE — March 14
There’s a mischievous streak running through BENEE’s catalogue — bright, elastic pop that never sits still for long. Boston gets a front-row seat to that restless creativity this month, as she turns glitchy beats and bedroom-born ideas into a fully realised live spectacle.
📍Where? Paradise Rock Club
Natalie Jane — March 18
Natalie Jane has built her following on unfiltered pop confessionals that don’t hold back, and that emotional intensity hits differently in a live room. When she arrives in Boston, expect powerhouse vocals, diary-on-the-table honesty, and a crowd ready to belt the heartbreak back at her.
📍Where? Paradise Rock Club
Sticky Fingers — March 19
Sun-bleached grooves and loose-limbed swagger arrive in Boston with Sticky Fingers this month. Blending rock, reggae, and psychedelic textures, the Australian band craft songs that drift between mellow introspection and riff-driven release. Their live shows carry that same fluid energy, moving seamlessly from hazy sway-alongs to moments of full-throttle momentum.
📍Where? Citizens House of Blues Boston
Yellow Days — March 19
There’s a woozy, technicolour quality to Yellow Days’ music. Soul is filtered through bedroom pop, funk, and warped psychedelia, and that off-kilter charm is to take on a new dimension in Boston, with elastic basslines and smoky vocals filling the room.
📍Where? Brighton Music Hall
Bettye LaVette — March 21
Few voices carry history the way Bettye LaVette’s does. Decades into her career, the soul legend continues to deliver performances steeped in grit, grace, and hard-won emotion. Her Boston date offers a masterclass in interpretation — every lyric lived-in, every note shaped by experience — proving that true soul never goes out of style.
📍Where? Narrows Center For The Arts
Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift — March 21
Taylor Swift’s biggest hits take on a new glow at this Candlelight tribute in Boston. Set inside Temple Ohabei Shalom and illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles, the evening transforms chart-topping anthems like Love Story, Anti-Hero, and Shake It Off into sweeping, string-led arrangements.
📍Where? Temple Ohabei Shalom
Jordan Ward — March 22
Precision meets personality when Jordan Ward hits Boston this month. The St. Louis artist threads together sharp lyricism, nimble flows, and silky melodies, building tracks that are both meticulously crafted and totally unforced.
📍Where? The Sinclair
Lady Gaga — March 29
The queen needs no introduction. When Lady Gaga arrives in Boston for her Mayhem Ball Tour, the city knows it’s in for a moment. With a career defined by reinvention, every stop on Gaga’s tour has been a headline-making event — make sure you don’t miss it.
📍Where? TD Garden
More March gigs coming up in Boston
March 1 – Mariah the Scientist at Encore Boston Harbor
March 3 – Nobu Woods at Sonia
March 3 – Van Morrison at Boch Center Wang Theatre
March 4 – Maggie Lindeman at Paradise Rock Club
March 4 – Cat Power at Roadrunner
March 5 – Blake Whiten at TD Garden
March 5 – Celtic Woman at Orpheum Theatre
March 6 – Bryce Vine at Brighton Music Hall
March 6 – Mothica at The Palladium Upstairs
March 6 – Rainbow Kitten Surprise at MGM Music Hall at Fenway
March 8 – Amber Mark at Royale
March 10 – Coma Cinema at The Rockwell
March 11 – Artemas at Big Night Live
March 12 – The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans at Scullers Jazz Club
March 12 – Bad Omens at TD Garden
March 12 – Everclear at Plymouth Memorial Hall
March 13 – Hanabie. at Big Night Live
March 13 – Brandon Lake at TD Garden
March 13 – Kettama at Royale
March 13-14 – Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings at The Sanctuary – Old South Church
March 14 – SIENNA SPIRO at Brighton Music Hall
March 14 – BENEE at Paradise Rock Club
March 18 – Natalie Jane at Paradise Rock Club
March 19 – Sticky Fingers at Citizens House of Blues Boston
March 19 – Yellow Days at Brighton Music Hall
March 21 – Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift at Temple Ohabei Shalom
March 21 – Joyce Manor at Citizens House of Blues Boston
March 21 – Bettye LaVette at Narrows Center For The Arts
March 22 – Jordan Ward at The Sinclair
March 24 – Sabrina Claudio at Big Night Live
March 28 – Zara Larsson at Citizens House of Blues Boston
March 29 – CupcakKe at Big Night Live
March 29 – Lady Gaga at TD Garden