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Sun Sep 21 2025

7:00 PM

Middle East - Upstairs

472 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139

Middle East - Upstairs

472 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139

$21.04

All Ages

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The Middle East presents:  - Jack Van Cleaf, Joelton Mayfield  - ALL AGES $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show 7:00pm doors

Jack Van Cleaf was still an independent artist when “Rattlesnake” became a viral hit in 2023, earning praise from songwriters like Noah Kahan (who hand-picked Jack as the opening act on his sold-out Stick Season Tour) and Zach Bryan (who began covering the song online).  For Jack, it felt like a pivotal moment in a career that had been building since his teenage years.
 
JVC was born during that period of anxiety, self-examination, and newfound freedom. It's a sharply-written record that measures the long, winding road from past to present. Sometimes that road is literal, with songs like "Shouldn't Have Gone to L.A." finding Jack in transit, caught between locations without a clear anchor, his heart in search of a place to land. Elsewhere, the album traffics in metaphor, whether Jack is singing about the road to ruin in "Thinkin' About It" (a candid look at suicidal ideation, laced with resonator and acoustic guitars) or tracing the similarities between romantic obsession and substance abuse with the countryfied "Using You."
 
With JVC, Jack Van Cleaf turns personal experience into something universal: a soundtrack to the years we all spend in existential free-fall, trying to find a new sense of gravity after the rules and regulations of youth have faded into the past.
 

NO VAPING OR SMOKING IN THE BUILDING

​*** DINE and SKIP the Line ***

 

The Middle East presents:
Jack Van Cleaf, Joelton Mayfield

  • Jack Van Cleaf

    Jack Van Cleaf

    Folk

  • Joelton Mayfield

    Joelton Mayfield

    Alternative Country

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*WILL CALL CUSTOMERS* - Will Call pick up is located at the Door when doors open, night of show (*NOTE: Will Call never closes), you'll just need to show your I.D.

**PLEASE NOTE: The time listed on the ticket is the time when doors open, not when the performance starts. For up to date set times, check www.twitter.com/MidEastClub or call our Box Office Hotline at 1-617-864-3278 and enter *100 at the prompt.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

NO VAPING OR SMOKING IN THE BUILDING

I understand that my email address will be added to the venue and/or promoter's email update list and I know that I am welcome to unsubscribe at any time.

I understand that VALID I.D. is required for entry for events that are 18+ or 21+ and that if I do not provide a VALID I.D. I will be denied admission.

I understand that for All Ages events VALID I.D. is only required by anyone over 21 who wishes to purchase or consume alcohol, regardless of apparent age - NO EXCEPTIONS.

I understand that if I am over 21 and do not provide valid I.D., I will not be served alcohol.

I understand that anyone who consumes alcohol without having provided proper I.D. or is under 21 will be ejected from the venue without refund.

I understand that, per order of the City of Cambridge, only the following forms of I.D. are considered valid:
* a current US- or Canada-issued driver's license,
* a current Massachusetts liquor I.D.,
* a current US Military I.D., or
* a current Passport.

I understand that student I.D.'s and foreign driver's licenses are NOT considered valid. I understand that if I try to use a student I.D. or foreign driver's license, I will be denied admission.

I realize that this I.D. policy is required by law and not subject to staff discretion.
The Middle East presents:

Jack Van Cleaf, Joelton Mayfield

Sun Sep 21 2025 7:00 PM

Middle East - Upstairs Cambridge MA
Jack Van Cleaf, Joelton Mayfield

$21.04 All Ages

The Middle East presents:  - Jack Van Cleaf, Joelton Mayfield  - ALL AGES $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show 7:00pm doors

Jack Van Cleaf was still an independent artist when “Rattlesnake” became a viral hit in 2023, earning praise from songwriters like Noah Kahan (who hand-picked Jack as the opening act on his sold-out Stick Season Tour) and Zach Bryan (who began covering the song online).  For Jack, it felt like a pivotal moment in a career that had been building since his teenage years.
 
JVC was born during that period of anxiety, self-examination, and newfound freedom. It's a sharply-written record that measures the long, winding road from past to present. Sometimes that road is literal, with songs like "Shouldn't Have Gone to L.A." finding Jack in transit, caught between locations without a clear anchor, his heart in search of a place to land. Elsewhere, the album traffics in metaphor, whether Jack is singing about the road to ruin in "Thinkin' About It" (a candid look at suicidal ideation, laced with resonator and acoustic guitars) or tracing the similarities between romantic obsession and substance abuse with the countryfied "Using You."
 
With JVC, Jack Van Cleaf turns personal experience into something universal: a soundtrack to the years we all spend in existential free-fall, trying to find a new sense of gravity after the rules and regulations of youth have faded into the past.
 

NO VAPING OR SMOKING IN THE BUILDING

​*** DINE and SKIP the Line ***

 

Please correct the information below.

Select ticket quantity.

Access Code

Select Tickets

All Ages
limit 10 per person
GA
Gen Admission | Fees Apply To All Online/Phone Purchases
$21.04 ($15.00 + $6.04 fees)

Delivery Method

eTickets
Will Call

Terms & Conditions

FAQ:

*WILL CALL CUSTOMERS* - Will Call pick up is located at the Door when doors open, night of show (*NOTE: Will Call never closes), you'll just need to show your I.D.

**PLEASE NOTE: The time listed on the ticket is the time when doors open, not when the performance starts. For up to date set times, check www.twitter.com/MidEastClub or call our Box Office Hotline at 1-617-864-3278 and enter *100 at the prompt.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

NO VAPING OR SMOKING IN THE BUILDING

I understand that my email address will be added to the venue and/or promoter's email update list and I know that I am welcome to unsubscribe at any time.

I understand that VALID I.D. is required for entry for events that are 18+ or 21+ and that if I do not provide a VALID I.D. I will be denied admission.

I understand that for All Ages events VALID I.D. is only required by anyone over 21 who wishes to purchase or consume alcohol, regardless of apparent age - NO EXCEPTIONS.

I understand that if I am over 21 and do not provide valid I.D., I will not be served alcohol.

I understand that anyone who consumes alcohol without having provided proper I.D. or is under 21 will be ejected from the venue without refund.

I understand that, per order of the City of Cambridge, only the following forms of I.D. are considered valid:
* a current US- or Canada-issued driver's license,
* a current Massachusetts liquor I.D.,
* a current US Military I.D., or
* a current Passport.

I understand that student I.D.'s and foreign driver's licenses are NOT considered valid. I understand that if I try to use a student I.D. or foreign driver's license, I will be denied admission.

I realize that this I.D. policy is required by law and not subject to staff discretion.