Former location –
The Garden opened on November 17, 1928 and was originally known as “Boston Madison Square Garden”, the name was later shortened to Boston Garden. The venue was demolished in 1997, a few years after the completion of the FleetCenter, which is now known as TD Garden.

Many historic concerts were held here including The Beatles during their first US tour on September 12th, 1964. James Brown played here the night after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Brown’s commentary and mere presence were credited with helping to keep the peace in Boston while other cities such as Los Angeles and Detroit were erupting in riots.

In 1976, KISS was banned from performing at the Garden because they would not comply with the venue’s no pyrotechnic policy after fire marshals had watched their flamethrowers hit the ceiling at the Orpheum.

Other Notable Concerts At Boston Garden Include:

4/10/1995 – Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
4/5/1995 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
12/3/1994 – Nine Inch Nails
10/2/1994 – Grateful Dead
4/11/1994 – Pearl Jam
2/13/1994 – Rod Stewart
9/17/1993 – Billy Joel
4/17/1993 – Elton John
12/14/1992 – Bruce Springsteen
3/17/1992 – U2
2/8/1991 – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
11/13/1990 – Fleetwood Mac
4/16/1989 – R.E.M.
11/17/1987 – Alice Cooper
12/16/1984 – The Kinks
9/7/1984 – Yes
4/12/1982 – The Police
3/16/1982 – The Cars
12/19/1981 – The Allman Brothers Band
11/11/1980 – Stevie Wonder
4/12/1980 – Linda Ronstadt
3/5/1979 – Santana
10/7/1978 – Jethro Tull
8/2/1978 – Crosby, Stills & Nash
2/4/1978 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6/26/1976 – The Stills–Young Band
5/22/1976 – Wings
10/10/1975 – Faces
6/12/1975 – The Rolling Stones
10/21/1974 – Chicago
12/3/1973 – The Who
7/1/1972 – Badfinger
4/16/1971 – Creedence Clearwater Revival
10/24/1970 – Sly & the Family Stone
6/27/1970- Jimi Hendrix
4/17/1970 – Blood, Sweat & Tears
7/22/1967 – The Monkees
6/16/1967 – The Dave Clark Five
12/10/1960 – Fats Domino
11/15/1957 – The Crickets
4/13/1957 – Chuck Berry

Boston Garden
150 Causeway St.
Boston MA 02114