The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub Concert History

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub started as a humble Lebanese Restaurant in 1970 but has since expanded into a multi-purpose dining, music, and entertainment complex. Upstairs is the original music and entertainment venue and has been showcasing multi-ethnic performances since the 1970s. In 1988, The Middle East began its first expansion with the development two new facilities: Corner & Bakery, a restaurant, bar, and small-stage venue, and Downstairs, a 575-person capacity venue located in the basement of the complex. An upscale restaurant and club, ZuZu! opened in 2001 followed by the 350-person capacity concert venue Sonia in 2017.

Rock 2,707 performances
Indie 2,537 performances
Indie Rock 1,907 performances
Alternative 1,395 performances
United States 1,294 performances
2026 6 concerts
2025 14 concerts
2024 19 concerts
2023 39 concerts
2022 99 concerts
2021 31 concerts
2020 18 concerts
2019 107 concerts
2018 118 concerts
2017 122 concerts
2016 147 concerts
2015 141 concerts
2014 168 concerts
2013 183 concerts
2012 203 concerts
2011 196 concerts
2010 246 concerts
2009 250 concerts
2008 247 concerts
2007 151 concerts
2006 114 concerts
2005 84 concerts
2004 25 concerts
2003 33 concerts
2002 34 concerts
2001 15 concerts
2000 21 concerts
1999 29 concerts
1998 19 concerts
1997 20 concerts
1996 32 concerts
1995 24 concerts
1994 18 concerts
1993 22 concerts
1992 15 concerts
1991 13 concerts
1990 12 concerts
1989 6 concerts
1988 9 concerts
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