New House of Blues Opens in Boston

Jan 16

AndrewBusiness, Music, Travel , , , Comments Off

The House of Blues is set to open a new location in Boston’s Fenway Park area on Lansdowne St. The venue doubles as a live concert hall and restaurant. It’s original location in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA closed down 5 years ago. The new location is substantially larger, 27,000-square-feet and replaces what used to be two clubs Avalon and Axis.

This week, the chain began a hiring process that hopes to eventually employ 200 staff in addition to the approximately 20 managers already hired for the location.

This House of Blues venue is reportedly the largest with a 2,400 capacity standing room only on three levels. Like other locations, a restaurant and VIP Lounge are being opened.

House of Blues Boston already has a number of high profile acts lined up through the end of March including Morrissey, B.B. King & Buddy Guy and a six-night stand by the Dropkick Murphys. The Gipsy Kings will open the venue on Friday, February 20. Tickets for most of the currently scheduled shows go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time.

House of Blues current line-up
February 20 Gipsy Kings
February 22 B.B.King & Buddy Guy
February 24 Thievery Corporation
February 25 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
February 26 Jimmy Eat World: Clarity X 10 Tour
February 27 Jesse McCartney
February 28 The Disco Biscuits

March 6 Saints & Sinners Tour 2009 featuring Hollywood Undead, Senses Fail, Haste the Day, Brokencyde
March 7 Missy Higgins & Justin Nozuka
March 10 Flogging Molly with The Aggrolites
March 11 An Evening With George Thorogood & The Destroyers
March 12 Dropkick Murphys
March 13 Dropkick Murphys
March 14 Dropkick Murphys -- Matinee Show
March 14 Dropkick Murphys
March 15 Dropkick Murphys
March 16 Dropkick Murphys
March 17 Dropkick Murphys
March 18 Ozomatli with Chali 2NA
March 19 Bloc Party and Longwave
March 20 The Pogues
March 21 The Pogues
March 22 Cut Copy
March 26 The Oddity Faire: A Mutated Mini Fest Feat. Les Claypool, Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs and O’Death
March 27 Live
March 29 Morrissey with The Courteeners
March 30 Lady GaGa with White Tie Affair and Chester French

April 1 Katy Perry
April 2 Derek Trucks Band
April 7 Mates of State/Black Kids
April 9 Umphrey’s McGee
April 14 Black Label Society Bash featuring Black Label Society with Sevendust, Dope, and Infinite Staircase
April 25 John Brown’s Body and Soldiers of Jah Army
May 1 AP Tour 2009 featuring The Maine, 3oh!3, Family Force and Hit the Lights
Tour information is up to date at time of publication

Comments are closed.