Freddie Gibbs And Madlib, Sunny Day Real Estate Anniversary Shows: MA Weekend Events

MASSACHUSETTS — It isn't so much a question of what there is to do in the Boston area and beyond, but rather, what should locals do?

Welcome to Patch's latest weekly roundup of highlight-worthy events across the city and surrounding areas. We've compiled them into one, easy-to-follow list, for your weekend planning.

It's a big weekend for anniversaries in the music space, as Freddie Gibbs and Madlib celebrate 10 years of "Pinata", Sunny Day Real Estate celebrates 30 years of "Diary" and Say Anything celebrates 20 years of "...Is A Real Boy". All three will play Boston this weekend.

Other big names stopping off in Massachusetts include Chicano Batman and Stove God Cooks, who both also play Boston this weekend.

And that's just a taste of the weekend ahead. Here are the events to know:

Friday

• Chicano Batman at Paradise Rock Club — Boston
• Olive Klug at Brighton Music Hall — Boston
• Freddie Gibbs and Madlib at MGM Music Hall — Boston

Saturday

• New Life-Soles of Medfield 5k and 10k races — Medfield
• Stove God Cooks at The Middle East — Cambridge
• Gabrielle Stravelli at Scullers Jazz Club — Boston
• Madison Beer at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• Caroline Rhea and Melissa Joan Hart at Chevalier Theater — Medford

Sunday

• Lewis OfMan at The Sinclair — Cambridge
• Sunny Day Real Estate at Big Night Live — Boston
• Say Anything at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• Chaos & Carnage 2024 at Palladium — Worcester