Gig Watch: July 2026
Shows not to miss in and around Boston for the month of July.
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Tortoise played The Sinclair – 6/30
Post-rock vets Tortoise returned to Greater Boston for a late-June gig supported by affiliate supergroup Basic.
Jimmy Eat World played MGM Music Hall – 6/20
Emo/alt-rock vets Jimmy Eat World marked 25 years of their landmark Bleed American at MGM, with support from Thrice and Boys Against Girls.
Acid Bath played Roadrunner – 5/30
Louisiana sludge metal legends Acid Bath played their first Boston show in nearly 30 years with a stacked bill of support from Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Primitive Man and Final Gasp.
Silkworm played Crystal Ballroom – 5/12
Reunited cult-favorite indie rockers Silkworm made their Boston-area return joined by local legends Come.
Good Flying Birds played Lilypad – 5/3
Indianapolis’ Good Flying Birds made their Greater Boston debut with support from Western Mass post-punks Landowner and San Francisco’s Galore.
The Afghan Whigs played Royale – 4/27
Cincinnati-bred rockers The Afghan Whigs hit Boston for a stop on their 40th anniversary tour, with support from similarly long-running neo-psych outfit Mercury Rev.
Robin Pecknold played Rockport’s Shalin-Liu Performance Center – 4/25
Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold brought his spring solo trek to the North Shore with support from Allegra Krieger.