In 2025, we attended 34 concerts not counting those booked through JKB Entertainment Group. Of this number, we saw 22 artists for the first time, including veteran musicians on our bucket list, including Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, Crack The Sky, and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts to name a few. This year we also expanded our music horizons by attending some jazz concerts, including Herbie Hancock, Heromi, The Levin Brothers, and Grace Kelly. We were totally blown away by their talent and we hope to see more jazz artists in 2026. So, without further ado, here is Limelight Magazine’s top 10 concerts of 2025, followed by the complete list of shows we’ve seen this year.
Top 10 Concerts of 2025
- Ghost @ TD Garden (July 21)
- Steven Wilson @ Shubert Theatre (September 29)
- Dream Theater @ Veterans Memorial Hall (October 22)
- Crack The Sky @ The Recher in Towson, MD (September 6)
- Rod Stewart with Cheap Trick @ Xfinity Center (July 26)
- Barry Manilow @ Amica Mutual Pavilion (May 27)
- Grace Kelly @ Narrows Center (December 4)
- The Levin Brothers @ Narrows Center (November 15)
- Kraftwerk @ Wang Theatre (March 11)
- Alice Cooper & Judas Priest with Corrosion of Conformity @ Hartford Healthcare Ampitheater (September 23)
Complete List of Concerts for 2025
- Kraftwerk @ Wang Theatre (March 11)
- Disturbed with Three Days Grace and Sevendust @ TD Garden (March 14)
- Dream Theater @ Wang Theatre (March 15)
- Nektar with Paul Bielatowicz Band @ The Vault (April 13)
- Marilyn Manson with Black Satellite @ House of Blues Boston (May 10)
- Bear McCreary with Morgan Sorne @ Somerville Theatre (May 23)
- Barry Manilow @ Amica Mutual Pavilion (May 27)
- Babylon A.D. with All Sinners and Pink Acoustic @ The Met (May 30)
- Simple Minds with Soft Cell and Modern English @ Xfinity Center (June 15)
- Robin Trower @ Wilbur Theatre (June 25)
- Styx & Kevin Cronin Band with Don Felder @ Xfinity Center (July 19)
- Ghost @ TD Garden (July 21)
- Primus with MonoNeon @ Hartford Healthcare Ampitheater (July 22)
- Rod Stewart with Cheap Trick @ Xfinity Center (July 26)
- Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew with Psymon Spire @ The Strand (July 29)
- Linkin Park with Pvris @ TD Garden (July 31)
- Proud Tina – The Ultimate Tina Turner Tribute @ Plymouth Memorial Hall (August 7)
- Tu-Ner featuring Pat Mastelotto, Trey Gunn and Markus Reuter (August 11)
- Billy Idol with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts @ Xfinity Center (August 23)
- The Who with the Joe Perry Project @ Fenway Park (August 26)
- Crack The Sky @ The Recher in Towson, MD (September 6)
- Bruce Dickinson with Zeneth @ House of Blues Boston (September 11)
- The Rush Tribute Project @ Park Theatre (September 21)
- Alice Cooper & Judas Priest with Corrosion of Conformity @ Hartford Healthcare Ampitheater (September 23)
- Hiromi’s Sonic Wonder @ Groton Hill Music (September 27)
- Steven Wilson @ Shubert Theatre (September 29)
- KT Tunstall @ Narrows Center (October 7)
- Zebra with Anything But Human @ The Vault (October 12)
- Dream Theater @ Veterans Memorial Hall (October 22)
- Herbie Hancock @ Wang Theatre (October 29)
- Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening (November 12)
- The Levin Brothers @ Narrows Center (November 15)
- Windborne’s The Music of Pink Floyd performed by Rhode Island Philharmonic and Randy Jackson @ Providence Performing Arts Center (November 29)
- Grace Kelly @ Narrows Center (December 4)
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