Oh. My. God. It’s “Rocktober” in Minneapolis! October has traditionally been our busiest time of the year, we typically cover two or three shows a night… If you live in the city – you have some choices every night! Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 1 to October 2, 2016.



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The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are real-life Scottish twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid. They had a massive hit with “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” in America, and they are currently on tour in support of their latest …
Jenny O

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THE PROCLAIMERS

at Cedar Cultural Center

Saturday, 10/01/16, 7pm ($25/$30)


thecedar.org



We start things off right with Scottish twins, The Proclaimers (Charlie and Craig Reid). The duo is famous for their song ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’, which, according to various maps showed that 500 miles is actually bigger than the whole of Scotland (and assuming they started walking from Leith). And also, don’t they use kilometers instead of miles over there?



The last time we saw the Proclaimers, it was for their Like Comedy album in 2013 at the Varsity Theater. This time, The Proclaimers is touring in support of their latest album Let’s Hear It For The Dogs.



Jenny O to open the show.



Tour dates:


09/29/16 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark

09/30/16 Chicago, IL Park West

10/01/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar

10/03/16 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings

10/04/16 Saskatoon, SK Broadway Theatre

10/06/16 Regina, SK Casino Regina Show

10/07/16 Edmonton, AB Century Casino

10/08/16 Calgary, AB Deerfoot Inn

10/11/16 Vancouver, BC Commodore

10/13/16 Seattle, WA Neptune

10/14/16 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater

10/15/16 Grants Pass, OR Rogue Theatre

10/17/16 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Night Club

10/18/16 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre

10/19/16 San Francisco, CA Great American Music

10/21/16 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre

10/22/16 San Juan Capistrano, CA Coach House

10/23/16 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern






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Ben Folds Five

I recently found out that Ben Folds will be releasing a brand new album called So There, slated for release on September 11th… with a November tour date to follow!


BEN FOLDS

at First Avenue

Saturday, 10/01/16, 7:30pm ($35/Sold out)


first-avenue.com



I’ll never forget seeing Ben Folds Five at the Orpheum in 2012, and hearing singer / songwriter Ben Folds telling us a story of their first show in Minneapolis. They mistakenly booked a winter show, and ended up playing in a middle of a snowstorm. The worst part was trying to get his piano back onto their tour van… it proved too impossible so they just left it in the middle of the street!



It’s a valuable lesson they’ve learned that day. Since then, they’ve never, ever book a winter show in Minneapolis. Come see Ben Folds on his solo show this October 1st! The show is sold out.



Tour dates:


09/26 – Albany, NY @ The Egg

09/29 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Live

09/30 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Live

10/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/02 – Columbia, MO @ Roots N Blues N BBQ

10/04 – Wabash, IN @ Honeywell Center

10/06 – Charleston, WV @ Clay Center

10/07 – Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall

10/08 – Rochester, NY @ Uni of Rochester

10/20 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove

10/21 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura

10/22 – Modesto, CA @ Gallo Center

10/24 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

10/25 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater

10/26 – Olympia, WA @ Washington Center

10/28 – Bellingham, WA @ Mount Baker Theatre

10/29 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

10/30 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma

10/31 – Jackson Hole, WY @ Center for the Arts

11/02 – Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre

11/05 – Elgin, IL @ Blizzard Theatre

11/06 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Shermanr

11/09 – Broken Arrow, OK @ Broken Arrow




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Skylar Grey

Next up was Skylar Grey, who previously signed with Linkin Park’s Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook. Brook left that name behind, reinvented herself as Skylar Grey


SKYLAR GREY

at Studio B (Skyway Theatre)

Sunday, 10/02/16, 7pm ($15/$20)


skywaytheatre.com



We previously caught Skylar Grey with Atlas Genius in April 2016 and wrote, “Skylar Grey, who previously signed with Linkin Park’s Machine Shop Recordings under the name Holly Brook. Brook left that name behind, reinvented herself as Skylar Grey, and went on to co-writing Eminem and Rihanna’s hit single “Love the Way You Lie”, as well as Fort Minor’s “Where’d You Go”, Nicki Minaj’s “Bed of Lies” … an impressive string of hits.”



Touring with Grey will be Los Angeles based artist Morgxn (stylized as morgxn), on his very first tour. Morgxn is excited, saying “I think the universe opened up for me in that moment… Everything I wrote afterwards was silently anchored by this one moment.”



Tour dates:


9/25 – Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge

9/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theatre

9/28 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom

9/30 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theatre

10/3 – Minneapolis, MN – Studio B

10/4 – Detroit, MI – El Club

10/6 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

10/8 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

10/10 – Washington, DC – U Hall

10/11 – New York, NY – (Le) Poisson Rouge


all dates with morgxn




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