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DATE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER:
Sunday, September 22
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM (All Ages)
The Rat Reunion: Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of The Rathskeller
Bellforge Arts Center 45 Hospital Road Medfield, MA 02052
Bellforge Arts Center proudly presents: The Rat Reunion: Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of The Rathskeller. Known as “The Rat,” this iconic punk rock club in Kenmore Square, Boston, was the epicenter of Boston’s punk rock scene. It hosted local legends like DMZ, The Atlantics, and The Neighborhoods, while also attracting major bands like The Police, The Ramones, and Talking Heads.
Join us for an unforgettable event featuring live performances by Nervous Eaters, The Dogmatics, and Tree. Explore “The History of the Rat” exhibit from the David Bieber Archives and hear legendary tales from The Rat, shared by our host, Oedipus (WBCN). Enjoy food and beverages available for purchase, with the added convenience of free parking.
3:00pm DOORS
4:00pm TREE
5:00pm THE DOGMATICS
6:00pm NERVOUS EATERS
“The Rat was a special place in time. More than a club, a state of mind. When a group of amorphous outcasts created a community centered around an underground music that became our soundtrack. A scene never to be duplicated. A streetlight spotlight demi-monde.”
– Oedipus
Important info:
Lineup and timing is subject to change.
Doors open at 3pm.
Free admission for children under 12 with paying adult.
Ticket refunds are not available after September 14, 2024.
A final confirmation email will be sent to all ticket holders one week out from the show.
Physical tickets will not be mailed, please keep your email confirmation safe.
Read Press Coverage:
‘The Rat Reunion’ reinvigorates Boston rock history at Bellforge Arts Center
– The Boston Globe by Victoria Wasylak
Rat Reunion to Celebrate 50 Years of Boston Punk in Medfield
– Rock 92.9
Bellforge Arts Center plans a rockin’ tribute to the Rat’s legacy
– WBUR by Andrea Shea
Recent Show Review
As small, independent venues seem to be dying out in Boston proper, breweries in the suburbs seem to be filling that gap. The most prominent one is Faces Brewing Co. in Malden, MA, which has a dedicated backroom with a stage that puts on shows regularly. I’ve been meaning to check it out for a while, and I finally had a chance to with a killer Boston garage rock punk triple bill filled with bands from two of my favorite record labels: Rum Bar Records and Red On Red Records! In a weekend filled with fantastic shows, I could not pass up seeing The Dogmatics, The Shang Hi Los, and The Chelsea Curve!
Opening the night were Boston legends The Dogmatics, who have been kicking around in various forms since 1981. They play a blend of punk and garage rock that has barely slowed down in their forty plus years. It’s the kind of gritty rock music that you wouldn’t expect to see in a high end venue/restaurant, but that’s what happens with a band starts hitting their fifties and sixties. Interestingly enough, they played “Sister Serena” as the second song in their set, which might be their most well known song. Even more interestingly, they closed out their set with “Drop That Needle” and “Automat Kalashnikov,” which were two songs from 2022’s excellent EP Drop That Needle. It was a move that broke pretty much every setlist rule for a band that’s been around over forty years, but The Dogmatics made it work perfectly. “Drop That Needle” seemed to get the biggest response of their set which proves just how great their new songs are… Read the February 13, 2023 review
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Sept. 2024 Single
Library Girl
“It steams ahead like the best Dogmatic material... The Dogs are in the same creative tear they were in the early eighties. It’s amazing to see and hear it happen. We have this on our Top Ten songs.
It's 100% vintage Dogmatics and vintage Jerry Lehane — a mid-tempo punk-pop banger straight out of the Boston garage rock textbook... It's definitely a song made for repeat spins. And some of those lyrics made me laugh out loud!
