Middle East Upstairs

Middle East Upstairs is a 194-capacity music venue in Central Square, Cambridge. The closest T service is Red Line, Central Square.

194-cap upstairs room at the Middle East, booking mid-level touring indie, punk, and rock acts in a more intimate setting than the downstairs.

Address

472-480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 · map

Neighborhood

Central Square

Capacity

194

Nearest T

Red Line, Central Square

Website

mideastclub.com

What is the bag policy at Middle East Upstairs?

No bag restrictions are posted for this venue. Smaller rooms rarely enforce one, but check before a sold-out night.

How do you get to Middle East Upstairs on the T?

The nearest MBTA service is Red Line, Central Square. The venue is within about a 20-minute walk of rapid transit.

Upcoming shows at Middle East Upstairs

• Fri Aug 7, 2026 — ZepAlive — 8pm — $25 — 18+
• Sat Aug 8, 2026 — Cheater Slicks, Lupo Citta, Puke Pisstols — 7pm — $22 — 21+
• Sun Aug 9, 2026 — exociety Presents Kill Bill the Rapper (w/Ashtin Larold) 'I FOUND THE END' Tour — 7pm — $32/$74
• Sun Aug 9, 2026 — Jaw Wired Shut, A Room Full of Eyes, Crosswords, Mercy Whip, Quadro — 12pm — $15
• Tue Aug 11, 2026 — Lesser Birds, The Collect Pond, Good Karma, Plastic Actors — 7pm — $20 — 18+
• Wed Aug 12, 2026 — Roderick, Hot Start, Interzone — 6pm — $20 — 18+
• Sun Aug 16, 2026 — Black Pontiac, No Shows — 7pm — $25 — 18+
• Tue Aug 18, 2026 — The Local Talent, Douglas Appleman, Finders Keepers — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Wed Aug 19, 2026 — Alma Sangre, Intrepid Traditions — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Thu Aug 20, 2026 — Anyone Awake, The Ghouls, Stella Starfox, The Stone Popes — 6pm — $22
• Sat Aug 22, 2026 — Living Weapon, Never Back Down, Revenge, Quick to Judge, Jarhead Fertilizer — 7pm — $20
• Sat Aug 22, 2026 — Rong, Wellness, lonelyisaneyesore, The Body Keeps The Score — 12pm — $22
• Sun Aug 23, 2026 — Nuovo Testamento — 7pm — $25/$18 — 18+
• Tue Aug 25, 2026 — Mars Ray & The Raptures, Miss Christine, Joshua Sweet — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Thu Aug 27, 2026 — Vacation Manor, Nolen Durham — 7pm — $27
• Fri Aug 28, 2026 — Synapse — 10pm — 18+
• Sat Aug 29, 2026 — Emanuel Casablanca, Lee & Dr G, Emanuel Casablanca — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Sat Sep 5, 2026 — Los Mal Hablados, Caspa, Dr. Ushuu, Saltus — 8pm — $22 — 18+
• Tue Sep 8, 2026 — Dirty Sound Magnet, Gran Moreno — 7pm — $24 — 18+
• Wed Sep 9, 2026 — Thesaurus Rex, Aedan Macdougall, Fire Escape — 7pm — $22
• Fri Sep 11, 2026 — Key Found, Dallas Wax, Ana Blosset — 7pm — $20 — 18+
• Sun Sep 13, 2026 — HellBound — 8pm — 21+
• Sun Sep 20, 2026 — Pink Breath of Heaven — 7pm — $25
• Tue Sep 22, 2026 — Plektani, Cartridge, Can’t Lose, Sodrotter, Bear Ghost — 7pm — $20
• Wed Sep 23, 2026 — Jenna Raine, Ava Liv Mabry — 7pm — $92
• Thu Sep 24, 2026 — Tongue Love, Added Color, Dead Wait, Ashy Finn — 6pm — $18 — 18+
• Fri Sep 25, 2026 — Synapse — 10pm — 18+
• Sat Sep 26, 2026 — Pertinence — 8pm — $27
• Sun Sep 27, 2026 — The Holdup, Cydeways, Dylan Reese — 7pm — $29 — 18+
• Tue Sep 29, 2026 — Hot Flash Heat Wave, High, Pinklids — 7pm — $27 — 18+
• Wed Sep 30, 2026 — Sean Nicholas Savage, Toth — 7pm — Free
• Sat Oct 3, 2026 — Taylor Bickett, Corrina — 8pm — $25
• Mon Oct 5, 2026 — The Royston Club — 7pm — Free — 18+
• Tue Oct 6, 2026 — Supersuckers, The Rumours — 7pm — $30 — 18+
• Wed Oct 7, 2026 — Bombargo — 7pm — $38
• Thu Oct 8, 2026 — Cardinal Bloom — 6pm — $25
• Thu Oct 8, 2026 — Panopticon, Catharsis — 7pm — $25
• Sat Oct 10, 2026 — Owen Riegling, Payton Smith — 8pm — $27 — 18+
• Sun Oct 11, 2026 — HellBound — 8pm — 21+
• Tue Oct 13, 2026 — Ian McConnell, Cherokee Social — 7pm — $23 — 18+
• Wed Oct 14, 2026 — Magoo — 7pm — Free — 18+
• Thu Oct 15, 2026 — Linnea's Garden, American Ocelot, The Magic City, Lover of Eve — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Fri Oct 16, 2026 — Chanpan- autogratis — 8pm — Free
• Sat Oct 17, 2026 — Matt Shore Does Songs at You: A Comedy Music Album Release Show — 6pm — $30
• Fri Oct 23, 2026 — Have Heart, If It Rains, Far Too Late, Dizeaze — 7pm — Free
• Fri Oct 23, 2026 — Synapse — 10pm — 18+
• Sun Oct 25, 2026 — Fuller, Le Keep — 7pm — Free — 18+
• Sat Oct 31, 2026 — Punkoween 2: featuring tributes to Slapshot, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains and more, Punkoween 2:, tributes to Slapshot, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Bad Brains, more, Punkoween II feat Charbroiled Nuns playing songs of Dead Kennedys (members of Chumhuffer), Charbroiled Nuns playing songs of Dead Kennedys — 7pm — $22
• Wed Nov 4, 2026 — Canyon Lights with Mojo Thunder, Canyon Lights, Mojo Thunder — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Thu Nov 5, 2026 — Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers — 7pm — $27
• Fri Nov 6, 2026 — Jesse Gold — 7pm — $29/$68
• Sun Nov 8, 2026 — HellBound — 8pm — 21+
• Wed Nov 11, 2026 — vaultboy — 8pm — Free — 18+
• Fri Nov 13, 2026 — Orange Dog Club — 7pm — $22 — 18+
• Wed Nov 18, 2026 — First to Eleven — 7pm — $27/$90
• Fri Nov 20, 2026 — J Ember, That Graduate — 8pm — $27
• Fri Nov 27, 2026 — Synapse — 10pm — 18+
• Sun Dec 13, 2026 — HellBound — 8pm — 21+
• Fri Dec 18, 2026 — An Evening With Mostly Maiden, Mostly Maiden — 7pm — $27 — 18+

foobos has listings for 41 past shows at Middle East Upstairs.