Minneapolis: August 17 to August 19, 2018
Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS+ Metric
Xcel Energy Center
Sun 08/19/2018 (6pm/$29.50)
xcelenergycenter.com
Grammy Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock luminaries, The Smashing Pumpkins will be headlining the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday, August 19th.
Show up early to see Canadian band Metric, featuring singer Emily Haines. We’ve seen Metric a few times and can tell you that the group is just excellent.
Smashing Pumpkins 2018 North American Tour Dates
Columbus, OH
Schottenstein Center
08/13/18
Chicago, IL
United Center
08/14/18
Chicago, IL
United Center
08/16/18
Kansas City, MO
Sprint Center
08/17/18
Indianapolis, IN
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
08/19/18
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
08/20/18
Omaha, NE
CenturyLink Center
08/21/18
Sioux Falls, SD
Denny Sanford Premier Center
08/24/18
Seattle, WA
KeyArena
08/25/18
Portland, OR
Moda Center
08/27/18
Oakland, CA
Oracle Arena
08/28/18
Sacramento, CA
Golden 1 Center
08/30/18
Los Angeles, CA
The Forum
08/31/18
Los Angeles, CA
The Forum
09/01/18
San Diego, CA
Viejas Arena
09/02/18
Las Vegas, NV
T-Mobile Arena
09/04/18
Salt Lake City, UT
Vivint Smart Home Arena
09/05/18
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
09/08/18
Calgary, Alberta
Scotiabank Saddledome *
09/09/18
Edmonton, Alberta
Rogers Place *
*Without Metric
#30th Anniversary Show
BEACH HOUSE+ Papercuts
Palace Theatre
Fri 08/17/2018 (8pm/$30)
palacestpaul.com
I saw Beach House in May 2007 and described them as “painfully shy”. The quiet band is back in town, now more popular than ever, selling out the Palace Theatre next Friday.
Papercuts (who was last seen in Sep 2014) to open.
ANDREW COMBS
+ Frankie Lee
Turf Club
Fri 08/17/2018 (8pm/$10)
turfclub.net
Indie-folk singer/songwriter Andrew Combs recently released a collection of cover songs under his new EP Covers & A Song. You may recall we saw Combs in Mar 2018 and said, “The evening opened with a solo forty-five minutes from Dallas-born, Nashville-based musician Andrew Combs, who charmed with his expressive songs and dry wit. Combs has supported the likes of Shovels and Rope and Jason Isbell and has a handful of records under his belt, including last year’s Canyons of my Mind, and seems inspired on many songs, by his wife.”
Joining him on tour is Frankie Lee.
Tour dates:
8/16: Evanston, IL – Space
8/17: St. Paul, Minnesota – Turf Club
8/22: Seattle, WA – The Sunset Tavern
8/23: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
8/25: Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater
BAD BAD HATS
+ Scrunchies, Jessica Manning
First Avenue
Sat 08/18/2018 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com
Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats (trio featuring singer/guitarist Kerry Alexander, bassist Chris Hoge, and drummer Connor Davison) is headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on their hometown gig. After this, the band will be heading out on a North American tour.
Bad Bad Hat’s sophomore album Lightning Round is out now via Afternoon Records.
Support for this show will be provided by Scrunchies and Jessica Manning.
Tour dates:
8/22: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre *
8/23: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
8/24: Boise, ID @ The Olympic *
8/25: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
8/26: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
8/28: Sacramento, CA @ Harlows *
8/29: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium *
8/30: San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord *
8/31: West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre *
9/1: Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse *
9/2: Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar *
9/4: Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad *
9/6: Dallas, TX @ Sundown at Granada *
9/7: Austin, TX @ Stubbs Jr *
9/8: Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar *
9/9: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street – OKC *
9/11: Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard *
9/12: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck *
9/13: Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom *
9/14: Columbia, MO @ Cafe Berlin *
9/15: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
10/6: Duluth, MN @ Red Herring Lounge ^
10/12: Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
* = w/ Cumulus
^ = w/ Tiny Deaths