Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) live concerts and events taking place next week: July 6 – July 12. This week we’re “spilling” over to Wisconsin because of Minnesota’s flooding problems (which has already caused A Taste of Minnesota to move location).

SUNDAY, JULY 6
HENRY MAIER FESTIVAL PARK
Summerfest

John and I talked about Milwaukee’s Summerfest on our Minnesota Music Festivals Podcast, but it ended up on the cutting floor because of: (1) It’s not Minnesota, and (2) It was confusing with “Somerset, Wisconsin”: Soundtown (in Somerset) and Summer Set (again, in Somerset).

Summerfest is certified by the Guinness World Records, the festival is “The World’s Largest Music Festival” (based on its 75-acre coverage). Yes, bigger than Glasto.

Lineup for their last day:

Melissa Etheridge

Bombino
Cheap Trick
No Quarter – Led Zeppelin Trib.

Domenic Marte
Ismael Miranda

Crowder

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jake Bugg

The Orwells
Jacob Martin Band

The Fatty Acids

Cole Swindell

Usher
Bebe Rexha

MONDAY, JULY 7
7TH STREET ENTRY
Pledge Empire Records

Still recovering from the July 4th holiday?

The party is just getting started with Pledge Empire Records‘ homecoming The Greater Good Tour show at 7th Street Entry*.

Based in the Twin Cities, Pledge Empire Records describes themselves as “The People’s Label” as ‘The Best Independent Label in the World’!

Lineup:

Sti-Lo Reel

Ced Linus

$Ota-Kold

Karma

Trinh And Amos

New Era

Eljin

Spkr Frkr

* Note: The entire show will be recorded live by Dreams & Wonderlands Ben Seide.

TUESDAY, JULY 8
STATE THEATRE
Sarah McLachlan

Even though I could never spell Sarah McLachlan‘s name, she is one of my favorite musician.

McLachlan is currently in the USA on her tour in support of her latest album Shine On, out now on Verve Records.

Jul. 3, 2014 Kansas City, MO Starlight Amph
Jul. 5, 2014 Chicago, IL Ravinia
Jul. 6, 2014 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
Jul. 8, 2014 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
Jul. 9, 2014 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
Jul. 11, 2014 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion
Jul. 12, 2014 Detroit, MI Meadowbrook Music
Jul. 13, 2014 Toledo, OH Zoo Amphitheatre
Jul. 14, 2014 Lewiston, NY Artpark
Jul. 16, 2014 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga PAC
Jul. 18, 2014 Bangor, ME Waterfront Pavilion
Jul. 19, 2014 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Jul. 20, 2014 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul. 22, 2014 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Jul. 23, 2014 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Jul. 24, 2014 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center
Jul. 26, 2014 Vienna, VA Filene Center
Jul. 27, 2014 Charlottesville, VA nTelos Wireless
Jul. 29, 2014 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Jul. 30, 2014 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amph
Aug. 1, 2014 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
Aug. 2, 2014 Austin, TX ACL Live
Aug. 3, 2014 Dallas, TX AT&T Performing Arts

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
THE VARSITY THEATER
Veruca Salt w/ Battleme

Possibly one of my favorite moment this year was when I was told that Veruca Salt reformed! Yes, that’s right, the original team (Nina, Louise, Steve, and Jim) are back together, recording new music and will be heading out on tour!

It has been a long, long time, but I absolutely cannot wait to hear their classic songs “Seether”, “Get Back”, “All Hail Me”, “Spiderman ’79” — heck, play the whole American Thighs album live, I’m on board all the way!

Opening up for VS is Battleme, which Emily described as looking like “the lovechild of Joseph Arthur and Frank Zappa.”

07/09/14 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
07/10/14 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
07/11/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
07/12/14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
07/13/14 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
07/14/14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
07/21/14 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
07/22/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
07/24/14 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
07/25/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
07/26/14 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

JULY 10-JULY 13
NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN
Fun Fest

Speaking of Wisconsin, Fun Fest Music Festival kicks off on Thursday and continues to Sunday, July 13th. Let’s hope with all the Minnesota’s flooding doesn’t extend to our neighbor.

This year’s full lineup:

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Country Music Night

$20 Wrist Band til 10 pm

5-6:30 pm: Fun Fest Happy Hour!
5:30-7:pm: The Rural Route
7:30-11 pm: Tim Sigler

Friday, July 11, 2014

Dweebs Night!
$20 Wristband til 4 pm

4 pm: New Richmond Tennis Open Starts

3:30 –
6 pm:
Fun Fest Happy Hour

7 pm: Miller’s Baseball Game
–
Citizen Field

6:30
–
8:30 pm:
Free Fallen

9
–
Midnight:
The Dweebs

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Family Fun Day

5
–
7 pm:
Fun Fest Grand Parade
6:30 pm:
The Royalty of Rock Tour

Sunday, July 13, 2014

11 am – Noon: Community Worship Service

Noon: Carnival Opens

$20 Wrist Band Day until 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 11
BASILICA OF ST MARY
Basilica Block Party

The 20th Anniversary of the Basilica Block Party is taking place on Friday (July 11) and Saturday (July 12).

I have mentioned before that it’s not a great place to see music (because of the talkers in the audience). Although these events are put together to help restore the Basilica of St Mary, people often forget why they are there….

Lineup:

Friday (July 11)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
The Airborne Toxic Event
Michael Franti
Delta Rae
Eric Hutchinson
The Weeks
Black Diet
Carroll
Stereo Confession
Crash

Saturday (July 12)
Train
Ingrid Michaelson
Caroline Smith
Alpha Rev
Ben Harper
Charlie Musselwhite
Serena Ryder
The Wild Feathers
BBgun

SATURDAY, JULY 12
TCF BANK STADIUM
Imagine Dragons w/ Atmosphere

Imagine Dragons and Atmosphere concert for FREE? WHAT?????? That’s what I said when we discussed this free Target All-Star Concert presented by Budweiser event last month. As expected, tickets to the hot event has long been sold out, so if you were lucky enough to grab a pair of tickets, have fun this Saturday!

2014 MLB All-Star Summer Events:

Friday, July 11 – Tuesday, July 15
T-Mobile All-Star FanFest
Friday-Monday, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. CT
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. CT
Saturday, July 12
Target All-Star Concert
Presented by Budweiser
7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. CT (gates open at 5:30 p.m.)
Sunday, July 13
The Color Run MLB All-Star 5K
Presented by Nike
8:30 a.m. CT
Taco Bell All-Star Sunday at Target Field featuring:
SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
4:00 p.m. CT (gates open at 2:00 p.m.)
Taco Bell All-Star Legends &
Celebrity Softball Game (following Futures game)
approximately 7:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, July 13 – Tuesday, July 15
MLB All-Star Summer Pepsi Block Party
12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. CT
Monday, July 14
Gatorade All-Star Workout Day at Target Field
featuring: The Gillette Home Run Derby
7:00 p.m. CT (gates open at 4:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, July 15
All-Star Game Red Carpet Show
Presented by Chevy
1:00 p.m. CT
85th MLB All-Star Game at Target Field
6:30 p.m. CT (gates open at 3:30 p.m.)