NOT BAD, NOT BAD AT ALL FOR A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AND IT’S YOU KNOW, IT’S HONESTLY BEAUTIFUL HERE. A LITTLE BIT WARM, RIGHT NOW. WE’LL GET INTO MORE OF THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT AS THE SUN GOES DOWN IN SOME OF THOSE BIG NAME ACTS COME OUT A LITTLE BIT LATER, THIS EVENING, IT’S SURE TO BE A GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT. NOW, EARLIER TODAY, STILL A GREAT DAY. WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING VIDEO OUT HERE EARLIER. VERY BUSY FOR A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THOUSANDS HERE ALREADY ENJOYING MADDIE DIAZ. SHE WAS ON STAGE WHEN WE GOT HERE EARLIER. SHE’S ONE OF MORE THAN 50 ARTISTS WHO WILL PERFORM HERE OVER THE WEEKEND. ED SHEERAN HEADLINING TONIGHT TYLER CHILDERS TOMORROW AND THEN THE KILLERS ARE HERE ON SUNDAY. AND FANS SAY THE VIBES ARE GREAT. TODAY HAS BEEN IMMACULATE, SO MANY FRIENDLY FACES, SO MANY STRANGERS JUST BEING KIND. THE WEATHER REALLY SHOWED UP FOR US. IT’S LIKE MOTHER NATURE KNEW TODAY WAS BOSTON CALLING HAT SUNGLASSES. I BROUGHT SUNBLOCK, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO THE BEACH THE OTHER DAY, GOT SUNBURNT. SO I’M TRYING TO REALLY PROTECT MYSELF FROM THE SUN. I NEVER TELL YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE SO AS I JUST JUST MENTIONED, THE SUN. DEFINITELY PART OF THE STORY HERE TODAY. BOSTON CALLING, PROVIDING FREE SUNSCREEN FOR FOLKS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. ALSO FREE WATER DISPENSERS ALSO HERE SO PATRONS CAN FILL UP THEIR BOTTLES AND STAY HYDRATED. OTHERS JUST TRYING TO FIND SOME SHADE. BUT AGAIN THIS EVENING IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER OUT SO THAT FOLKS CAN ENJOY SOME OF THE HEADLINER. BY THE WAY, THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE. THERE ARE GA TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT THOSE ARE ACTUALLY SOLD OUT FOR SUNDAY’
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Guide to the 2024 Boston Calling Music Festival
Memorial Day Weekend is here, and so is Boston Calling, a star-studded annual music festival that takes place over three days at the Harvard Athletic Complex.Kicking off the festival on Friday is Grammy Award-winning singer Ed Sheeran, Saturday brings the acclaimed country of Tyler Childers and closing out the weekend on Sunday will be rock icons The Killers.Those headline acts will be joined by an impressive array of more than 50 artists, each bringing their unique sound to the four Boston Calling stages.Boston Calling 2024 is also a celebration of New England's music scene, featuring more than 20 artists from the region. These local talents will be performing on both the main stages and the orange stage, devoted exclusively to regional acts.Tickets still available:Multi-day tickets and one-day passes remain available through the festival's website. Prices range from $196 for a one-day general admission ticket to $2,899 for a three-day "platinum" ticket. Getting there:Boston Calling is best accessed by the MBTA on the Red Line’s Harvard Square stop; from there, it is a short walk to the festival’s main entrance. Boston Calling will be coordinating with taxi and rideshare programs for safe and easy pickup and drop-off points. There will also be bike racks available on-site.Food options: Twenty-five food vendors with offerings including fried chicken, burgers, pizza, seafood, Mexican, Middle Eastern and ice cream will be available. Some will be located on the main field, and others will be assembled in a food truck village. LINK: Festival MenuFestival grounds:The Harvard Athletic Complex is transformed into the four-stage music festival, along with room for VIP areas and a food truck village on Migone Field. The red and green stages are located on the main field at the north end of the complex. The orange stage, which features local acts, is at the tennis center. The blue stage is at the southern end of the festival, on Jordan Field. LINK: Festival mapArtists: Friday, May 24:Ed SheeranLeon BridgesReneé RappYoung the GiantLuke HemmingsDavid KushnerCannonsBeach WeatherRic WilsonMadi DiazMarisDivine SweaterKieran RhodesKeiJVKJustin ClancyThe Wolff SistersSaturday, May 25Tyler ChildersTrey Anastasio and Classic TABKhruangbinFrank Turner and The Sleeping SoulsJessie MurphD4vdThe Red Clay StraysTanner UsreyBad RabbitsThe CastellowsMotherfolkSenseless OptimismTori ToriWard HaydenPaper LadyCakeswaggHighwater HaulersSunday, May 26The KillersHozierMegan Thee StallionThe Revivalists AlvvaysChappell RoanBlondshellRoyel OtisThe Heavy HeavyChristone "Kingfish" IngramFrancis of DeliriumStefan ThevThe ThingFleshwaterZola SimoneBilly Dean ThomasTysk Tysk Task
BOSTON —
Memorial Day Weekend is here, and so is Boston Calling, a star-studded annual music festival that takes place over three days at the Harvard Athletic Complex.
Kicking off the festival on Friday is Grammy Award-winning singer Ed Sheeran, Saturday brings the acclaimed country of Tyler Childers and closing out the weekend on Sunday will be rock icons The Killers.
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Those headline acts will be joined by an impressive array of more than 50 artists, each bringing their unique sound to the four Boston Calling stages.
Boston Calling 2024 is also a celebration of New England's music scene, featuring more than 20 artists from the region. These local talents will be performing on both the main stages and the orange stage, devoted exclusively to regional acts.
Tickets still available:
Multi-day tickets and one-day passes remain available through the festival's website. Prices range from $196 for a one-day general admission ticket to $2,899 for a three-day "platinum" ticket.
Getting there:
Boston Calling is best accessed by the MBTA on the Red Line’s Harvard Square stop; from there, it is a short walk to the festival’s main entrance. Boston Calling will be coordinating with taxi and rideshare programs for safe and easy pickup and drop-off points. There will also be bike racks available on-site.
Food options:
Twenty-five food vendors with offerings including fried chicken, burgers, pizza, seafood, Mexican, Middle Eastern and ice cream will be available. Some will be located on the main field, and others will be assembled in a food truck village. LINK: Festival Menu
Festival grounds:
The Harvard Athletic Complex is transformed into the four-stage music festival, along with room for VIP areas and a food truck village on Migone Field. The red and green stages are located on the main field at the north end of the complex. The orange stage, which features local acts, is at the tennis center. The blue stage is at the southern end of the festival, on Jordan Field. LINK: Festival map
Artists:
Friday, May 24:
- Ed Sheeran
- Leon Bridges
- Reneé Rapp
- Young the Giant
- Luke Hemmings
- David Kushner
- Cannons
- Beach Weather
- Ric Wilson
- Madi Diaz
- Maris
- Divine Sweater
- Kieran Rhodes
- Kei
- JVK
- Justin Clancy
- The Wolff Sisters
Saturday, May 25
- Tyler Childers
- Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB
- Khruangbin
- Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls
- Jessie Murph
- D4vd
- The Red Clay Strays
- Tanner Usrey
- Bad Rabbits
- The Castellows
- Motherfolk
- Senseless Optimism
- Tori Tori
- Ward Hayden
- Paper Lady
- Cakeswagg
- Highwater Haulers
Sunday, May 26
- The Killers
- Hozier
- Megan Thee Stallion
- The Revivalists
- Alvvays
- Chappell Roan
- Blondshell
- Royel Otis
- The Heavy Heavy
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
- Francis of Delirium
- Stefan Thev
- The Thing
- Fleshwater
- Zola Simone
- Billy Dean Thomas
- Tysk Tysk Task
