Despite looking nothing like the festival that was first announced back in May 2021 — or even what was detailed in January of this year — Boston Calling 2022 did indeed happen, and we have the photos to prove it.
Unfortunate circumstances, positive COVID tests, and severe weather warnings meant a number of artists on the original lineup never took the stage. It also meant that Nine Inch Nails performed a rare double-header, topping both Friday and Saturday night.
So the festival may not have been exactly what fans were expecting when they first bought tickets, but if you were able to look past all the unavoidable misfortunes, there was still more than enough to make for a successful Memorial Day Weekend event. With performances from Metallica, Run the Jewels, HAIM, Avril Lavigne, Weezer, Modest Mouse, and even Cheap Trick, how couldn’t there be?
Ahead, find photos from all three days of Boston Calling 2022. Then stay tuned for our complete recap of the event.
Goose, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Boston Calling, photo by Ben Kaye
Cheap Trick, photo by Ben Kaye
Glass Animals, photo by Ben Kaye
KennyHoopla, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Run the Jewels, photo by Ben Kaye
Metallica, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Goose, photo by Ben Kaye
Run the Jewels, photo by Ben Kaye
KennyHoopla, photo by Ben Kaye
Glass Animals, photo by Ben Kaye
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Ben Kaye
Metallica, photo by Ben Kaye
Avril Lavigne, photo by Ben Kaye
Orville Peck, photo by Ben Kaye
Crowd at Cheap Trick, photo by Ben Kaye
Weezer, photo by Ben Kaye
Weezer, photo by Ben Kaye
Paris Texas, photo by Ben Kaye
Weezer, photo by Ben Kaye
Goose, photo by Ben Kaye
The Struts, photo by Ben Kaye