The Boston Calling Music Festival 2025 opens its gates at the Harvard Athletic Complex over Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25. As an annual event, Boston Calling is recognized as one of America’s premier music festivals, offering a diverse range of music, art installations, and cultural experiences that take attendees on an immersive journey.
Highlights:
- Live performances on various stages with headliners like Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy, and Dave Matthews Band.
- Art installations, a 100-foot Ferris wheel, and more than 30 local food vendors.
- Several ticket levels include GA, GA+, VIP, and Platinum passes.
Event Overview and Cultural Significance
Boston Calling Music Festival 2025 is a premier live event that brings music enthusiasts and art lovers together, a venue where artistic expression, diverse performances, and cultural exhibitions meet at the historic Harvard Athletic Complex campus.
Set against the backdrop of Memorial Day weekend, the festival offers an experience where performances and art installations represent innovative curation, reinforcing the festival’s reputation as a cultural landmark.
Organizers have released changes to the festival layout for the year, merging the principal Green and Red stages into one, showcasing their dedication to improving the attendee experience based on feedback from past festivals.
Celebration Over Memorial Day Weekend
The scheduling of Boston Calling over Memorial Day weekend presents an opportunity for tourists and residents to weave the festival into their holiday plans, thus providing one of the major entertainment outlets for this national holiday weekend.
Festival Features and Experiences
The event includes art exhibits, a 100-foot-tall Ferris wheel, and over 30 regional food vendors selling diverse cuisines, from lobster rolls to barbecue, complementing the festival ambience with more than just musical performances.
Setting the Stage: A Deep Dive Into the Performance Lineup & Schedule
The 2025 festival lineup showcases musical diversity across genres, with country superstar Luke Combs kicking off Friday night with Megan Moroney, rock legends Fall Out Boy and Avril Lavigne on Saturday, and the iconic Dave Matthews Band (recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) with Vampire Weekend closing Sunday. The festival will witness three days of performances across multiple stages.
Each day presents a different musical emphasis, with Friday featuring country, iconic sounds, and beats of hip hop from performers like Sheryl Crow, T-Pain, and TLC. Guests can expect rock, as well as pop-punk, featuring supporting acts like Cage The Elephant and The Black Crowes on Saturday, while Sunday offers a myriad of sounds, featuring Sublime, Public Enemy, Remi Wolf, and Tom Morello as supporting acts.
Artist Lineup Highlights
The whole festival lineup consists of more than 50 performers for three days, with Friday featuring Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Sheryl Crow, T-Pain, and TLC, among many others; Saturday will showcase Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne, Cage the Elephant, the Black Crowes, and All Time Low, among others; and Sunday wrapping up with Dave Matthews Band, Vampire Weekend, Sublime, Public Enemy, and additional diverse acts.
Ticket Options and Purchase Details
The Boston Calling Music Festival has diverse tiers of ticketing, including General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum passes, with each tier offering different levels of access and amenities to cater to different levels of interest and budget. The availability of different ticket tiers makes it so the festival can get to a broader section of attendees looking for different kinds of experiences.
All tickets are offered for sale on the Boston Calling site; payment can be made via a “buy now, pay later” option to be more convenient. 2-pack ticket bundles are also offered, which means extra convenience for those planning to go with others.
Exclusive Access Passes and Premium Experiences
The premium tickets provide all the better experiences an upgrade may procure: amenities allowing for reserved viewing areas, priority entry, VIP area access, and more.
Providing extensive cultural activity with musical shows of different genres, the annual Boston Calling presents a music, art, and culinary festival over the Memorial Day weekend. The three-day schedule offers an amalgamation of experiences within the grounds of the Harvard Athletic Complex for its visitors.
