Travel to 261 Main St, Worcester, with your rent a car in Boston and you will find one of the best venues in Massachusetts. The Worcester Palladium is a venue attracting many musicians and performers from all around the world.

A little about Worcester

Worcester is Massachusetts 2nd largest City (after Boston). Named after Worcester, England, the city has a population of 182,596. It is the county seat of Worcester County and located approximately 40 miles west of Boston. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is often referred to as the "Heart of the Commonwealth." The city is also noted for its mill era Victorian architecture.

Just some artists

The Worcester Palladium is extremely artist friendly. In the last few years the Worcester Palladium has hosted hundreds of artists including 311, 50 Cent, Andrew W.K., B.B. King, Blink 182, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill, Deftones, Bob Dylan, Sean Paul, Filter, Foo Fighters, Fuel, Garbage, Godsmack, Hoobastank, Queens Of The Stone Age, Insane Clown Posse, Dropkick Murphys, Twiztid, Jay Z, Kanye West, Jimmy Eat World, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn, Meshuggah, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, moe., O.A.R., Drowning Pool, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Ill Nino, New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Skate Fest, Taste Of Chaos, Superjoint Ritual, Damageplan, Staind, New Found Glory, My Chemical Romance, All American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Offspring, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Prince, Puddle Of Mudd, Opeth, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Sevendust, Static-X, Sum 41, Slayer, Kittie, Misfits, Rob Zombie, Buckcherry, Simple Plan, Dope, Yellowcard, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Avenged Sevenfold, The Used, Coheed And Cambria, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Unearth, Four Year Strong, The Acacia Strain and many more. Several events have also been taped at the Worcester Palladium that have aired on MTV, Fuse, Sci-Fi Channel's Ghost Hunters. As well many of the artists have taped their performances for release on LIVE DVDs.

Enjoying the show

You will want to keep a few things in mind when you travel to the Worcester Palladium with your rent a car in Boston. Since the Worcester Palladium is an all ages venue located in Worcester all the shows are General Admission. This means that there is no assigned seating. You should also know that when you enter the Worcester Palladium with your rent a car Boston there is no cameras or recording devices are allowed in the building.

In the area

The Worcester Palladium is not the only thing to see here when you travel with your rent a car in Boston. The Worcester Music Festival is the oldest music festival in the United States. This festival is presented by Music Worcester, Inc., which also presents the Mass Jazz Festival. This is a definite must go with your rent a car in Boston if you ever get the chance. If you are lucky you might also be able to catch one of the Worcesters other popular festivals including, stART on the Street, a large street art festival which takes place on the 3rd Sunday in September.This is hosted by the Central MA Arts Assembly.The Asian Festival of Worcester is a large annual festival which takes place on the last Sunday in June each year from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This event is hosted by the South East Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts and is a collaboration of performances, food, and cultural tables from the diverse Asian communities located all over Massachusetts.

Before you go

For more information when you travel with your rent a car in Boston with your Worcester Palladium make sure to check out their official website at www.thepalladium.net or call ahead at (508) 797-9696