Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on Friday, August 7, 2015.

GO FEST ’15
at Target Field
Friday, 08/07/2015, 4:30pm ($9.63)
go963mn.com

We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM‘s first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show… and they’ve completely done it by booking Target Field with this incredible band lineup.

We’ve previously seen covered most of these bands, but to see them all on one bill is simply unbelievable. The kicker? Nosebleed tickets are under $10 each, so you can bring all your friends (well, restricted to a 20-ticket maximum) and hang out in the green.

Lineup:

Cold War Kids
MS MR
Meg Myers
Matt and Kim
Big Data
Yelawolf
Allan Kingdom (from thestand4rd)
Plus: DJ Sets by RAC

IRISH FAIR
at Harriet Island (St Paul)
08/07/2015-08/08/2015, 7pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles’ Young Dubliners…. currently touring in support of their latest album Nine.
We previously caught Young Dubliners when they headlined the Irish Fair in 2010, so I’ll be good to have them back in the Twin Cities.

NOTE: The Irish Fair fans should know that there is a $20 Kickoff Party event on Thursday, August 6th, featuring local Irish band Wild Colonial Bhoys.

Young Dubliner’s tour dates:

08/07/15 Irish Fair Minnesota

08/08/15 Irish Fair Minnesota

08/09/15 Crestone Music Festival

08/14/15 Santa Rosa, CA Annie O’s Music Hall

08/15/15 Paso Robles, CA Private Function

08/16/15 Los Osos, CA Sea Pines Golf Resort

08/21/15 Hopefest

08/22/15 Lodi, CA Private Function

08/27/15 Colorado Springs, CO Thirsty Parrot

08/28/15 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater

09/11/15 Sisters Folk Festival

09/12/15 Sisters Folk Festival

09/13/15 Sisters Folk Festival

09/16/15 Somerville, MA Johnny D’s

09/17/15 Newton, NJ The Newton Theatre

09/18/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

09/19/15 Irish 2000 Festival

09/20/15 Get Shamrocked Festival

09/26/15 Treasure Valley Celtic

10/02/15 Chicago, IL Beverly Arts Center

10/03/15 Huntsville, UT Snowbasin

10/04/15 Blues, Brews & BBQ

10/08/15 Wilmington, DE World Cafe Live

10/09/15 Leesburg, VA Smokehouse Live

10/10/15 Alexandria, VA John Strongbow’s Tavern

10/11/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

10/14/15 Jim Thorpe, PA Mauch Chunk Opera House

10/15/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

10/16/15 Macungie, PA Private Function

10/17/15 Chesapeake Roots Festival

10/18/15 Harrisburg, PA The Abbey Bar

11/05/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom

11/06/15 Tucson Celtic Festival

11/07/15 Tucson Celtic Festival

11/13/15 Grants Pass, OR Rogue Theatre

11/14/15 Portland, OR Melody Ballroom

11/19/15 Sturtevant, WI Route 20 Outhouse

11/20/15 South Bend, IN Club Fever

11/21/15 Joliet, IL The Tree

SOCIAL DISTORTION
at First Avenue
Friday, 08/07/2015, 7pm ($35/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Our new writer Langen will be seeing Social Distortion at First Avenue. Not to brag, but I saw Social D in 1992(?) in Fresno, California. They played a tiny club and changed the line in “Ball & Chain” from “county jail” to “Fresno County Jail” and got a huge roar from the audience.

Mike Ness and company are on tour at the moment because their debut self-titled album turned 25 in 2015 (originally released in 1990). Expect the punk band to play the entire album, plus throwing in some old favorites from Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell, etc.

Drag the River and Nikki Lane to open the show.

Tour dates:

07/31/15 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live

08/01/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues

08/02/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues

08/05/15 Sturgis Rally

08/07/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

08/08/15 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom

08/09/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues

08/11/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues

08/14/15 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room

08/15/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre