According to the proprietors, Roadrunner took five years and $20 million to create and is the largest music venue of its sort in New England.
The arena is on Guest Street, near The TRACK at the New Balance sports facility and the Boston Landing development.
The Roadrunner has a 60-foot stage and a 3,500-person capacity.
The arena was planned to open last year, but the COVID-19 epidemic caused it to be postponed.
Billy Strings, a Grammy Award-winning guitarist and bluegrass performer, will perform at the opening event on Tuesday. Billy Strings is scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising campaign supporting child-led arts programs at proven nonprofit
The Roadrunner, Boston’s latest concert hall, is set to open in Brighton on Tuesday, five years and $20 million later.
According to the proprietors, the facility is the largest concert venue of its sort in New England.
The Roadrunner, on Guest Street, has a 60-foot stage and a 3,500-seat capacity.
The venue’s debut event will feature Grammy Award-winning guitarist and artist Billy Strings.
Furthermore, according to the Roadrunner website, $25 from every Billy Strings ticket sold will go to ‘The Shout Syndicate,’ a Boston-based volunteer fundraising campaign for child art projects.
it creative youth development organizations in the Greater Boston region, will get $25 from each Billy Strings ticket purchased, according to Roadrunner’s website.
The Shout Syndicate, which is based at The Boston Foundation, collaborates with Boston Creates, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s creative initiative.
Since the epidemic hit two years ago, the Boston region has seen the closure of renowned music venues. However, in Allston-Brighton tonight, a new club opens, and it’s a huge one.
The Roadrunner is said to be New England’s largest indoor general admission arena. We went on a tour to see how and why the Roadrunner team created it to be a better experience for both audiences and musicians.
It might be crazy when you enter a music venue. In a herd of exuberant people, you often wind yourself rambling through tiny halls to get to the stage from the box office. One of the first things you notice when you arrive at Roadrunner is this.
Reid Calkin, the house audio technician, stood alone on the arena-sized stage, which is 60 feet wide, on a recent afternoon. The club’s cutting-edge sound system had just been installed a few days prior.
“Check one, check two,” he said softly, before adding, “Welcome.” It’s my first time speaking via the PA, and I’m really enjoying it.”
“Just hearing the PA switch on — hearing the sound come through — it’s like being a proud dad,” Josh Bhatti smiled.
Bhatti has been in charge of Roadrunner’s construction since the beginning. He is the Boston office manager for The Bowery Presents, a New York-based organization that also owns and bookings the Sinclair and the Royale. Bhatti explained that they had been looking for a new venue with the capacity to increase their musical footprint.
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