Red Sox, MGM, and Live Nation Break Ground on 5,000-Seat Fenway Music Hall

Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6117 · Meeting of July 22, 2026

BOSTON — The Red Sox, MGM Resorts International, and Live Nation broke ground on the MGM Music Hall at Fenway, a planned 5,000-seat, 91,000-square-foot performing arts center on the triangular parking lot adjoining Fenway Park. Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy described the project as the first move in "Fenway 3.0," a broader real estate development push by Fenway Sports Group in the surrounding neighborhood. Mayor Martin J.

Walsh said the two-year construction project will create 200 construction jobs and 500 permanent full-time and part-time positions, and announced a combined $500,000 contribution by the Red Sox Foundation and Live Nation to the adjacent Boston Arts Academy, which is itself receiving a $124 million new building. Live Nation New England President Don Law predicted the hall "will absolutely be the best venue of its kind in the country" and publicly committed to having Boston Arts Academy students open the hall's first performance. The design and construction team includes architect DAIQ, project manager Jones Lang LaSalle, and general contractor Gilbane.

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Source: the Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6117 meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.