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The Met

The Met will be the third iteration of the club. Three childhood friends, Josh Miller, Tom Fairchild, and Riley Hayford, opened the first version — known as the Met Café — in 1975 in the Jewelry District, alongside Route 195. Hayford played the first night in what quickly evolved into a pass-the-hat venture featuring local acts. In time, national acts like Roomful of Blues and the Fabulous Thunderbirds were playing the club.

The second version of the Met was downtown on Union Street, attached to the second location of Lupo’s in the Peerless Building. It had a decade-long run from 1993 to 2003, disappearing when Lupo’s shifted to its current home. The Dave Matthews Band, Oasis, and the Black-Eyed Peas were among the acts that made their Rhode Island debuts at the club.

The new club is a versatile music room booking rock, folk, punk, blues and more. Longtime booking agent Jack Reich comments, "The Met is the mid-sized room Rhode Island has been missing for some time." The club will serve food and offer free parking.

THE MET will also feature local and regional artists including a special two night reunion show with Pawtucket's own The Wild Turkey Band and Hometown Rockers, who have not performed since the 1980's.

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  • Contact Info

    The Met

    Hope Artist Village
    1005 Main Street.
    Pawtucket, RI 02860

    Phone: 401.729.1005   |   Email   |   Official Website

    Hours:

    Mon - Sun: 6:00 pm - 12:00 am

  • Map

    Full map and directions

  • Parking Info

    Steet & Lot

  • Accessibility Services

    There is no accessibility service information available at this time.

  • • Current Events

      01/02/12- Ongoing

      Dropout Mondays The Met Dropout Mondays Presented by The Met at The Met January 2, 2012 - Ongoing An Evening of Acoustic Music, Banter & Fun with hosts Kris Hanson& Jon Tierney!

  • • Upcoming Events

      05/24/12	Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration The Met Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration Presented by The Met at The Met May 24, 2012 Featuring artist performing the songs of Bob Dylan
      05/25/12	Fairhaven The Met Fairhaven Presented by The Met at The Met May 25, 2012 Kingston 530 The Cringe Last One Out
      05/26/12	1st Annual FreakFest The Met 1st Annual FreakFest Presented by The Met at The Met May 26, 2012 Devil's Feedback Vegas Automatic Sirens of Poveglia All For Blood SweatShop Dayton
      05/29/12	Trench Feeder The Met Trench Feeder Presented by The Met at The Met May 29, 2012 w/ Skapel
      05/30/12	Vinnie Caruana The Met Vinnie Caruana Presented by The Met at The Met May 30, 2012
      05/31/12	Dog Day Afternoon The Met Dog Day Afternoon Presented by The Met at The Met May 31, 2012 Less Than a Felony The Johnsons
      06/01/12	Ryan Montbleau Band The Met Ryan Montbleau Band Presented by The Met at The Met June 1, 2012
      06/02/12	Sarah Borges The Met Sarah Borges Presented by The Met at The Met June 2, 2012
      06/08/12	Max Creek The Met Max Creek Presented by The Met at The Met June 8, 2012
      06/12/12	Ceremony The Met Ceremony Presented by The Met at The Met June 12, 2012 Screaming Females Soul Control Raindance
      06/14/12	mewithoutYou The Met mewithoutYou Presented by The Met at The Met June 14, 2012
      06/16/12	Deer Tick The Met Deer Tick Presented by The Met at The Met June 16, 2012 95.5 WBRU Presents: Outdoor Festival in The Met Courtyard
      06/20/12	Beresford Hammond The Met Beresford Hammond Presented by The Met at The Met June 20, 2012 Beresford Hammond (b.August 28,1955 Annotto Bay,St.Mary, Jamaica) has only really risen to become popular in the ‘digital’ age of Reggae, although his career stretches back to the 1970’s. Considered by many to be one of Jamaica’s finest contemporary vocalists, his best work has generally been captured on the ‘Penthouse’ and ‘Xterminator’ labels as well as his own ‘Harmony House’ imprint. The singer with his distictive ...
      06/22/12	Tab Benoit The Met Tab Benoit Presented by The Met at The Met June 22, 2012 Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American blues guitarist, musician and singer. He plays a style that is a combination of blues styles, primarily Delta blues. He plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar and writes his own musical compositions. Benoit graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana in May, 1985. In 2003, he formed an organization promoting awareness of coastal wetlands preservation known as “Voice of the...
      06/29/12	Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) The Met Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) Presented by The Met at The Met June 29, 2012 The Dear Hunter
      06/30/12	The Agents - CD Release Party The Met The Agents - CD Release Party Presented by The Met at The Met June 30, 2012
      07/12/12	EI-P The Met EI-P Presented by The Met at The Met July 12, 2012 Killer Mike Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Despot
      07/13/12	John Mayall The Met John Mayall Presented by The Met at The Met July 13, 2012 As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall’s lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer in his own right. Throughout the ’60s, his band, the Bluesbreakers, acted as a finishing school for the leading British blues-rock musicians of the era. Guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor joined his band in a remarkable succession in the mid-’60s, honing their chops with Mayall before going on to join Cream, Fleetwood...
      07/14/12	NRBQ The Met NRBQ Presented by The Met at The Met July 14, 2012
      07/21/12	Andrew Bird The Met Andrew Bird Presented by The Met at The Met July 21, 2012

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/02/12- Ongoing

    Dropout Mondays The Met Dropout Mondays Presented by The Met at The Met January 2, 2012 - Ongoing An Evening of Acoustic Music, Banter & Fun with hosts Kris Hanson& Jon Tierney!

  • Upcoming Events

    05/24/12	Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration The Met Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration Presented by The Met at The Met May 24, 2012 Featuring artist performing the songs of Bob Dylan
    05/25/12	Fairhaven The Met Fairhaven Presented by The Met at The Met May 25, 2012 Kingston 530 The Cringe Last One Out
    05/26/12	1st Annual FreakFest The Met 1st Annual FreakFest Presented by The Met at The Met May 26, 2012 Devil's Feedback Vegas Automatic Sirens of Poveglia All For Blood SweatShop Dayton
    05/29/12	Trench Feeder The Met Trench Feeder Presented by The Met at The Met May 29, 2012 w/ Skapel
    05/30/12	Vinnie Caruana The Met Vinnie Caruana Presented by The Met at The Met May 30, 2012
    05/31/12	Dog Day Afternoon The Met Dog Day Afternoon Presented by The Met at The Met May 31, 2012 Less Than a Felony The Johnsons
    06/01/12	Ryan Montbleau Band The Met Ryan Montbleau Band Presented by The Met at The Met June 1, 2012
    06/02/12	Sarah Borges The Met Sarah Borges Presented by The Met at The Met June 2, 2012
    06/08/12	Max Creek The Met Max Creek Presented by The Met at The Met June 8, 2012
    06/12/12	Ceremony The Met Ceremony Presented by The Met at The Met June 12, 2012 Screaming Females Soul Control Raindance
    06/14/12	mewithoutYou The Met mewithoutYou Presented by The Met at The Met June 14, 2012
    06/16/12	Deer Tick The Met Deer Tick Presented by The Met at The Met June 16, 2012 95.5 WBRU Presents: Outdoor Festival in The Met Courtyard
    06/20/12	Beresford Hammond The Met Beresford Hammond Presented by The Met at The Met June 20, 2012 Beresford Hammond (b.August 28,1955 Annotto Bay,St.Mary, Jamaica) has only really risen to become popular in the ‘digital’ age of Reggae, although his career stretches back to the 1970’s. Considered by many to be one of Jamaica’s finest contemporary vocalists, his best work has generally been captured on the ‘Penthouse’ and ‘Xterminator’ labels as well as his own ‘Harmony House’ imprint. The singer with his distictive ...
    06/22/12	Tab Benoit The Met Tab Benoit Presented by The Met at The Met June 22, 2012 Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American blues guitarist, musician and singer. He plays a style that is a combination of blues styles, primarily Delta blues. He plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar and writes his own musical compositions. Benoit graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana in May, 1985. In 2003, he formed an organization promoting awareness of coastal wetlands preservation known as “Voice of the...
    06/29/12	Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) The Met Anthony Green (of Circa Survive) Presented by The Met at The Met June 29, 2012 The Dear Hunter
    06/30/12	The Agents - CD Release Party The Met The Agents - CD Release Party Presented by The Met at The Met June 30, 2012
    07/12/12	EI-P The Met EI-P Presented by The Met at The Met July 12, 2012 Killer Mike Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Despot
    07/13/12	John Mayall The Met John Mayall Presented by The Met at The Met July 13, 2012 As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall’s lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer in his own right. Throughout the ’60s, his band, the Bluesbreakers, acted as a finishing school for the leading British blues-rock musicians of the era. Guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor joined his band in a remarkable succession in the mid-’60s, honing their chops with Mayall before going on to join Cream, Fleetwood...
    07/14/12	NRBQ The Met NRBQ Presented by The Met at The Met July 14, 2012
    07/21/12	Andrew Bird The Met Andrew Bird Presented by The Met at The Met July 21, 2012

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/21/12	We Came As Romans The Met
    05/19/12	Yo Gotti The Met
    05/18/12	Boy Sets Fire The Met
    05/17/12	Destruction The Met
    05/16/12	Metcalf The Met
    05/11/12	Beats Antique The Met
    05/08/12	Star Slinger | The Hood Internet The Met
    05/07/12	Reptar The Met
    05/06/12	Horse Feathers The Met
    05/05/12	Gordon Webster The Met
    05/04/12	Mike Stud – A Toast to Tommy Tour The Met
    05/03/12	Mike Doughty The Met
    04/30/12	Kathleen Edwards The Met
    04/28/12	Sepultura The Met
    04/27/12	Lower Dens The Met
    04/21/12	Lucero The Met
    04/20/12	The Felice Brothers The Met
    04/19/12	I Set My Friends on Fire The Met
    04/18/12	We Are The Company We Keep The Met
    04/14/12	small factory (reunion!) The Met
    04/12/12	Barefoot Truth The Met
    04/11/12	We Were Promised Jetpacks The Met
    04/01/12	Converge The Met
    03/31/12	Shakedown – The Dead & Beyond! The Met
    03/30/12	Zulu Winter The Met
    03/28/12	Band of Skulls The Met
    03/27/12	Twin Atlantic The Met
    03/26/12	Foxy Shazam The Met
    03/25/12	RI Legends Blues Jam The Met
    03/24/12	Forever Young – A Tribute To Neil Young The Met
    03/21/12	Tauk The Met
    03/20/12	Mimi Page The Met
    03/17/12	Moga The Met
    03/16/12	Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers The Met
    03/13/12	Peacewise The Met
    03/11/12	RI Legends Blues Jam The Met
    03/10/12	Hasbro All Star Band Benefit The Met
    03/09/12	Max Creek The Met
    03/08/12	Lloyd Knnibb Benefit / Tribute Bash The Met
    03/06/12	Buddy Revell The Met
    03/03/12	Start Making Sense (Talking Heads Tribute) The Met
    02/29/12	The Spits The Met
    02/26/12	2012 Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony The Met
    02/25/12	Pistol Shot Gypsy The Met
    02/24/12	Lions Lions The Met
    02/23/12	Sgt. Baker & The Clones The Met
    02/22/12	The Anchors The Met
    02/21/12	Culver The Met
    02/19/12	TomTom Sunday The Met
    02/18/12	Sideshow The Met
    02/17/12	Bad Larry The Met
    02/16/12	A Troop of Echoes | Panther Moderns The Met
    02/15/12	Barn Burning The Met
    02/09/12	Passafire The Met
    02/06/12	Dropout Monday Nights! The Met
    02/03/12	Transit The Met
    02/02/12	Soul Rebels The Met
    01/29/12	RI Legends Blues Jam The Met
    01/28/12	Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons The Met
    01/27/12	Lights The Met
    01/26/12	O’Death The Met
    01/25/12	Collie Buddz The Met
    01/23/12	Dropout Night Mondays! The Met
    01/22/12	RI Legends Blues Jam The Met
    01/21/12	RHD-RI Presents “Eclectic Shock” The Met
    01/20/12	Man Man The Met
    01/19/12	Sourpunch The Met
    01/18/12	Celadour The Met
    01/17/12	Chris Conley From Saves The Day The Met
    01/16/12	Real Estate The Met
    01/14/12	WBRU Rock Hunt Kick Off The Met
    01/13/12	Moga The Met
    03/19/11	Henry Rollins: 50 The Met