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Jack Van Cleaf

Sep 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM  ·   · $229 Middle East - Downstairs, Cambridge, MA Middle East - Downstairs, Cambridge, MA Tickets from $229

Jack Van Cleaf
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California's Jack Van Cleaf crafts poetic, confessional folk songs with a broad sonic palette, drawing influence from Kris Kristofferson and Leonard Cohen. His debut album "Fruit from the Trees" blends vivid storytelling with cinematic production, earning acclaim and spots on Spotify’s top 2022 playlists. Collaborations include touring with Noah Kahan and more.

Concert Info

Genre: Indie/Alt, Folk

Witness the Jack Van Cleaf concert in Cambridge at Middle East - Downstairs on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Last chance for tickets.

Event Details

All Ages -- Valid I.D. Required To Drink

The Middle East presents:

  • Jack Van Cleaf

ALL AGES $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show

7:00pm doors

Artist Background

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.

Venue Policy

NO VAPING OR SMOKING IN THE BUILDING​

DINE and SKIP the Line

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.

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