Concerts

Here are 30+ alternative and indie concerts to see before summer ends

Still looking for live music this summer? Here are the alternative and indie concerts coming to Boston through September.

By Nia Harmon

July 18, 2024

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Boston has produced some of the biggest musical acts across all genres, putting the city on the map as a musical capital for the latter half of the 20th century. 

From legendary rock-and-roll bands like Aerosmith and The Lemonheads, iconic R&B group New Edition, and Gen Z bedroom pop stars Clairo and Lizzy McAlpine (who attended Berklee College of Music), to the not-so-underground house concert scene in Allston and Brighton and the yearly Boston Calling music festival, Boston has remained a contender as a musical city.

While the city has been surpassed by the likes of Nashville, Austin, and others for “best music scene” it still holds its place in the top 10 of best cities for music, coming in at number nine according to a 2024 music survey conducted by travel magazine Fifty Grande. 

From now until the end of September, Boston’s concert venues will host some of the biggest names in alternative and indie music such as Kings of Leon, beabadoobee, the Wallows, and more. 

You will also find international acts from Australia, Mexico, Indonesia and other countries that are fusing the genre with their culture.

Here is our list of 31 alternative and indie acts to see from now through September.

If one of your favorite artists or groups is coming to Boston this summer and they didn’t make this list, let us know. Fill out the survey below or send an e-mail to [email protected], and your response may appear in an upcoming Boston.com article.

July

• The Strike, Brighton Music Hall, July 21 (alternative/indie) 
• Have a Nice Life, Paradise Rock Club, July 21 (alternative/indie) 

August

• Bilmuri, Paradise Rock Club, August 10 (alternative/indie/pop)
• The Palms, Brighton Music Hall, August 10 (psychedelia/hip hop/folk/) 
• The Marías, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, August 11 (alternative/indie)
• Asim Azhar, Brighton Music Hall, August 12 (alternative/indie/pop)
• Santigold, Big Night Live, August 22 (alternative/indie)
• Passenger, Citizens House of Blues Boston, August 25th (indie/folk/pop)
• Wallows, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, August 26 and 27 (alternative/indie)
• Babe Rainbow, Brighton Music Hall, Aug 30th (alternative/indie)
• Goth Babe, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, August 31 (alternative/indie)

September

• Peter Hook and The Light, Paradise Rock Club, September 3 (alternative/indie)
• Ballyhoo!, Brighton Music Hall, September 5 (alternative/beach rock)
• St. Vincent, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, September 5 (alternative/indie)
• NIKI, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, September 7
• Peter Cat Recording Co., Citizens House of Blues Boston, September 7 (alternative/indie)
• Wild Rivers, Paradise Rock Club, September 7 (alternative/indie)
• City Of The Sun, Brighton Music Hall, September 8 (alternative/indie)
• Ivan Cornejo, Orpheum Theatre, September 8 (regional Mexican/alternative/indie)
• Dashboard Confessional, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, September 11 (alternative/indie)
• The Front Bottoms, Citizens House of Blues, September 12 and 13 (alternative/indie)
• beabadoobee, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, September 13 (alternative/indie) 
• Boy and Bear, Brighton Music Hall, September 13, (alternative/indie)
• The Lemonheads, Paradise Rock Club, September 13 (rock)
• Manchester Orchestra, Citizens House of Blues, September 14 (alternative/indie) 
• Two Another, Brighton Music Hall, September 14 (alternative/indie)
• Kings of Leon, MGM Music Hall at Fenway, September 16 (alternative/indie) 
• Isabel LaRosa, Brighton Music Hall, September 17 (alternative pop/dark pop/electropop)

• Pianos Become the Teeth, Brighton Music Hall, September 18 (alternative/indie)
• The Airborne Toxic Event, Citizens House of Blues Boston, September 19,  (alternative/indie)
• Summer Salt, Paradise Rock Club, September 20 (alternative/indie)