Upcoming Pop & Rock

Sanctuary Arts Center - Petty Larceny
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Sanctuary Arts Center - Petty Larceny

12-21-2024 7:00 pm

Petty Larceny: A Tribute to the Music of Tom Petty

The Petty Larceny Band is a group of seasoned musicians runnin' down their dream to bring you all your favorite Tom Petty songs & more ... and they're coming back to Sanctuary!

For more than a decade, the Petty Larceny Band has been bringing the music of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to life throughout New England. Winners of two consecutive Worcester Music Awards as “Best Tribute Band,” Petty Larceny also covers songs from the Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, and Stevie Nicks. Petty Larceny plays all your favorites — from “Free Fallin’” to “Runnin’ Down a Dream” to “American Girl” — meaning the only crime would be to miss this band!

Bull Run - David Nail: A Campfire Christmas Tour
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Bull Run - David Nail: A Campfire Christmas Tour

12-21-2024 8:00 pm

“As impressive as it is felt, Nail’s robust, resonant tenor just might be country’s most limber and soulful this side of Ronnie Dunn.” ~ The Washington Post

David Nail’s candor cuts like a laser through star-making propriety, a ritual of predictable answers to predictable questions, recited by artists averse to the controversy that truth can bring.

True, he is respected up and down and beyond Music Row. He’s written or co-written multiple hits. Critics laud his singing too: The late, revered Chuck Dauphin, for one, marveled at Nail’s ability to turn an “ordinary lyric and arrangement” into a “tour de force,” adding, “simply put… he is not one of us.”

Sanctuary Arts Center - Bearly Dead
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Sanctuary Arts Center - Bearly Dead

12-25-2024 7:00 pm

Bearly Dead

Two years ago, they rocked the holidays with a sold out Christmas show—now Bearly Dead is back to do it again. Don’t be left out in the cold!

Not just another Grateful Dead cover band. A cosmic exploration of the Grateful Dead catalog! Bearly Dead, Boston-based quintet, performs a concert-style show that celebrates the journey of the Grateful Dead from their earliest records until their final tours. The band delivers a full-spectrum concert experience filled with danceable energy and world-class musicianship. Each and every Grateful Dead member is honored through a collection of classics, b-sides, deep cuts, and exploratory jams. Holding true to the spirit of the music, Bearly Dead frequently adds to their 250+ song catalog and continues to showcase authentic, spontaneous improvisation – live and in-person – making each show a wildly unique Grateful Dead experience you do not want to miss.

Start Making Sense ’24
$30.75 - $42.50

Start Making Sense ’24

12-27-2024 7:00 pm

Prepare yourself for a rockin', funkin', danceable celebration of the new-wave art punk you loved from the 80's!

If David Byrne is one of the geniuses of modern times, then Start Making Sense is a tribute to genius. The musicians in this 7 piece Talking Heads Tribute take pride in faithfully recreating the music of Talking Heads’ entire career. Together they bring much of the Heads unique live show to the stage, with front man Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne, giving you a “once in a lifetime” experience.

Sanctuary Arts Center - Studio Two
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Sanctuary Arts Center - Studio Two

12-28-2024 7:00 pm

Studio Two - The Early Beatles Tribute

Studio Two, now entering their 11th year of touring, is a headlining Beatles tribute band featuring Berklee College of Music Alum who focus on the most exciting, energetic period of The Beatles -- the early years (1962 - 1966). Choosing from a catalog of number one hit songs from their club and touring performances, Studio Two captures all of the excitement and danceable 50's and 60's Rock 'n' Roll songs The Beatles helped popularize. All of this is done in period correct attire and equipment. You will be transported in time!

Zach Nugent’s Grateful Ball
$35.75

Zach Nugent’s Grateful Ball

12-29-2024 6:00 pm

Dance Show: This is a DANCE SHOW.  Standing and dancing is allowed in your seats in all seating locations but never in aisles due to fire safety regulations.

Seating Plan:  All seats in the Orchestra and Balcony are reserved.  If you purchase tickets to the SRO area, you will have access to the viewing platform at the back of the orchestra.  This section is Standing Room Only and has no tables or chairs. Only patrons with tickets for this area can access it. 

Dead Set is more than just a cover band; they are an extraordinary ensemble that brings the Grateful Deads timeless music to life with remarkable precision and passion.

Sanctuary Arts Center - Catie Curtis
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Sanctuary Arts Center - Catie Curtis

12-29-2024 6:00 pm

Catie Curtis

“Have you ever been to a show where you feel an invisible wall between you and the performer? Catie Curtis pulls the walls down.” – Mary Chapin Carpenter (Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter)

For over 25 years, Catie toured full-time in the US and Europe, releasing 14 recordings and selling over 250,000 CDs (not to mention streaming and downloads). She has recorded for major (EMI Guardian) and independent (Rykodisc, Vanguard and Compass) labels, collaborating with some of the finest musicians and producers in the country. Before the pandemic, she continued to play shows for a legion of fans who shared stories with her at the merch table night after night. Her songs have been featured in films and tv shows, and she performed several times at the White House during the Obama administration. She’s intensely grateful for those years and honored to know that her music has been an integral part of so many people’s lives.

Sanctuary Arts Center - Little Lies
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Sanctuary Arts Center - Little Lies

12-31-2024 7:30 pm

Little Lies: Celebrating 50 Years of the Nicks & Buckingham Era of Fleetwood Mac

Join us at Sanctuary on NYE for an incredible night of music, love, celebration, food and spirits, & MORE!

On this EXACT Date in 1974, exactly 50 years ago to the day, Mick Fleetwood asked Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to join the band, changing the sound of Fleetwood Mac to become one of the most iconic bands in Rock and Roll history. Come embrace and celebrate the magic of Fleetwood Mac with New England's Premiere Tribute, Little Lies.

Little Lies is a high-energy, authentic tribute band dedicated to bringing the timeless music of Fleetwood Mac to life. With a passion for preserving the iconic sound of one of rock’s most beloved bands, Little Lies takes audiences on a journey through the legendary catalog displaying Fleetwood Mac in their prime with a fresh take on their classic vibe. The band also faithfully recreates their greatest hits with precision, power, and heart.

Bull Run - Dueling Pianos
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Bull Run - Dueling Pianos

01-03-2025 8:00 pm

Dueling Pianos is back. Bring your friends and have a Ball. Dueling Pianos is a massive "to the top of your lungs" sing along with all your friends! Two grand pianos are center-stage with a team of outrageously talented pianists that seem to know every song ever written.

Each show is different because it's all request. And you or your friends might get called up onstage for a bit of good humored fun and some unforgettable u-tube moments. These shows are request oriented, interactive sing-a-longs wherein two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs. The dueling piano audience is used for the dueling aspect of the show. Audience members are pitted one-side-against-the-other. Examples of rivalries include country vs. rock, men against women, etc.

People do love to interact and have fun. The piano players act as the "Entertainment Directors," responsible for maintaining enthusiasm and maximizing laughs. Hand-picked from only the finest regional talent, they are experts on keeping audience members involved, happy and singing.

Direct From Sweden: The Music of ABBA
$34.50 - $67.50

Direct From Sweden: The Music of ABBA

01-04-2025 7:00 pm

Dance Show: This is a DANCE SHOW.  Standing and dancing is allowed in your seats in all seating locations but never in aisles due to fire safety regulations.

“The music of ABBA” are no strangers to the incomparable sound and look of Sweden’s greatest music export with meticulous attention to costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, movements and the singing, nothing is left to chance. Adding a few of Abba’s live traits such as great solos, musical numbers and a complete live band with back-up singers, ensures an extra dimension unheard of in most similar productions.

Dance, sing along and enjoy the hits such as Dancing Queen, Chiquitita, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, The Winner Takes it All, Fernando, SOS, Take a Chance, Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You, Super Trouper, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Voulez-Vous and many more.