Heavy Metal Clubs?

Submitted by parbageglate t3_11emvzk in boston

Booking a heavy metal tour - Are there any metal clubs in Boston? I've only been able to find 1000+ capacity spaces, and my mid sized band could not fill that room. Are there any 200-500 capacity spaces in Boston or even Worcester ? I heard of Palladium but the capacity for that space is so big. I'm looking for something bigger than a hole in the wall, but smaller than Palladium and House of Blues...

Help? Thanks in advance.

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emodwarf t1_jaf23ad wrote

Check out Ralph’s in Worcester. In the Boston area, The Middle East has three venues (upstairs/Sonia/downstairs) that might help you Goldilocks capacity.

If you’re looking for a spot in NYC, check out Saint Vitus in Brooklyn.

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SkiingAway t1_jaf2d3x wrote

> I heard of Palladium but the capacity for that space is so big.

There's two spaces, the smaller space (Upstairs) is 500.

Boston/Cambridge:

Brighton Music Hall is 500.

Middle East complex - Upstairs is ~200, Sonia is ~350, Downstairs is 575.

Those both host a lot of the heavier gigs that come to town in that size range.

Sinclair is ~525 but I rarely see any heavy shows booked there.

If you're tiny, O'Briens is 75 I think.

Smaller places I've seen metal shows at before in the wider area:

Worcester - Ralph's Rock Diner - ~400.

Providence - Fete Music Hall's smaller room is ~200, Alchemy - ~300.

Edit: Haven't been there, but Taffeta in Lowell is in that size range I think and has multiple metal gigs on the upcoming calendar.

You could also probably skim this listing of upcoming punk/hardcore shows in the region for venues I haven't mentioned, if they'll book that they'll certainly book metal: https://safeinacrowd.com/

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ndjdndkeosn t1_jaf33sp wrote

From the details you’ve listed, it sounds like you’re looking for Ralph’s in Worcester. The Middle East in Cambridge has multiple spaces within the venue and is probably in your size range. But speaking personally as someone in the Boston metal scene, I’d always rather go to a show at O’Briens in Allston than the Middle East, though they definitely have a smaller capacity.

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