A sold-out crowd greeted the first ever weekend-long Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston at City Hall Plaza over memorial day weekend. Photos by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
The Main Stage during a performance by Of Monsters and Men at the inaugural two-day Boston Calling music festival which was held at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston over Memorial Day weekend. The festival featured eighteen performances on two stages, food from local and national vendors, and a beer garden. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Mayor Tom Menino addresses the sold-out crowd from the Main Stage at the Boston Calling music festival before The Shins riled up the concert-goers on Saturday evening. Menino commended the young attendees and concert organizers for a successful day at the first ever weekend-long Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston at City Hall Plaza. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
The Shins frontman James Mercer performs during the band’s set at the first ever Boston Calling music festival on Saturday evening. Despite chilly temperatures and steady rain, the fest drew a sold out crowd to its inaugural weekend in the heart of downtown Boston. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Fans cheer during a performance by The Shins during the first ever Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston on Saturday afternoon. Temperatures were in the 40s as rain fell for most of the day, but that didn’t stop a sold out crowd from attending and enjoying themselves. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Singer Andrew Byrd performed with his band on the City Hall stage on Sunday afternoon at the inaugural Boston Calling music festival. The sold out fest was packed with music fans despite low temperatures and the overall success of the event led to the announcement of a second festival in September. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Singer Marina and the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis) performs for an enthusiastic crowd on the City Hall stage during the first ever Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston on Saturday night. Temperatures were in the 40s as rain fell for most of the day, but that didn’t stop a sold out crowd from attending and enjoying themselves. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Nate Ruess, lead singer of award-winning musical group Fun., sings during the group’s performance at the inaugural Boston Calling music festival on Saturday night. Fun. headlined the first of the two nights of the sold out festival at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston and was a rousing act to end the first day of musical performances. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
An audience member gets a better view of Ra Ra Riot’s performance at the Boston Calling music festival on Sunday afternoon. The sold out festival was a sold out success despite low temperatures and a follow-up festival has been announced for September in the same City Hall Plaza location in downtown Boston. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
The accordion player for Icelandic group Of Monsters and Men, during a performance at the sold out Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston on Sunday evening. The festival, the first of it’s kind in Boston, drew enough support that a second festival has been planned for September. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Icelandic group Of Monsters and Men perform an engaging set during the sold out Boston Calling music festival on Sunday evening. The festival was the first of its kind in Boston and due to its sold-out success, has been planned again for September 2013. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Fans clap along to a song during the popular set performed by Icelandic group Of Monsters and Men at the inaugural Boston Calling music festival at City Hall Plaza on Sunday evening. The sold out festival garnered enough support from both fans and the city that a second festival has been announced for September of 2013. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
Matt Berninger, lead singer of The National, pauses during the band’s headlining performance at the first ever Boston Calling music festival in downtown Boston on Sunday night. Berninger co-curated the two-day festival, which, despite cold temperatures and rainy conditions on Saturday, turned out a sold out crowd and enjoyable music performances. Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner.
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