Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Kicking off this week is the annual Great Get-Together at the Minnesota State Fair.

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08/24/2023 Thursday
08/25/2023 Friday
The Quebe Sisters
at Minnesota State Fair
mnstatefair.org

If you’re attending the Minnesota State Fair this year, check out the free show with The Quebe Sisters at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell Stage.

The sisters are on their “Bye for Now” tour.

Tour Dates

8.20 Frank Fetch Park // Columbus, OH
8.22 FitzGerald’s // Berwyn, IL
8.23 The Back Room at Colectivo // Milwaukee, WI
8.24-25 Minnesota State Fair // St. Paul, MN
8.27 Newell Farm Concert // Berthoud, CO
9.7 Townsend Center // Carrollton, GA
9.9 Eddie’s Attic // Decatur, GA
9.10 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion // Bristol, TN
9.11 City Winery Nashville // Nashville, TN
9.12 City Winery St. Louis // St. Louis, MO
9.22 Maryland Folk Festival // Salisbury, MD

08/24/2023 to 09/04/2023
Free Music
at Minnesota State Fair
mnstatefair.org

The annual Minnesota State Fair is kicking off August 24 and will continue until Labor Day, September 4th.

The two week-ish event will feature over 900 Shows with 100+ Acts and is free, with the price of the fair admission… which is $15 for an adult.

Complete listing on the official website.

Here are some highlights:

Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater – West End at Sunset Concert Series

Aug. 24 & 25 Mike Hosty 8:00 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Kiss the Tiger 8:00 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 Heatbox 8:00 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 Gully Boys 8:00 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 First Avenue Goes To The Fair 8:00 pm
Sept. 3 Petty Comes Alive! 8:00 pm
Sept. 4 Petty Comes Alive! 7:30 pm

Bazaar After Dark Concert Series

Aug. 24 & 25 Jamecia Bennett 8:00 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Free & Easy 8:00 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 ABBASolutely Fab – Tribute Band 8:00 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 The Cedar Cultural Center Presents The Global Get-Together 8:00 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 High & Mighty 8:00 pm
Sept. 3 Malamanya 8:00 pm
Sept. 4 Malamanya 7:30 pm

Bandshell Tonight! Concert Series Series.

Aug. 24 & 25 The Bacon Brothers 8:30 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Naturally 7 8:30 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 Drake Milligan 8:30 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 Nikki Lane 8:30 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 Celebrating Meat Loaf 8:30 pm
Sept. 3 & 4 Soul Asylum 7:30 pm

08/26/2023 Saturday
Sir Chloe
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Sir Chloe (aka Dana Foote) is on tour in support of her debut album I Am The Dog (Atlantic Records).

We caught Sir Chloe on May 2022 and said, “Sir Chloe is the name that Dana Foote’s mother almost gave her. In the final year at Bennington College in Vermont, Foote formed Sir Chloe. They signed with Los Angeles-based imprint Terrible Records, and released their debut EP Party Favors.”

Tour dates:

08/10—Santa Fe, NM—Meow Wolf

08/11—Phoenix, AZ—Footprint Center*

08/12—Las Vegas, NV—Michelob Ultra Arena*

08/14—Salt Lake City, UT—Soundwell

08/15—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks*

08/18—Rogers, AR—Walmart Amp*

08/19—Oklahoma City, OK—Beer City Music Hall

08/20—Houston, TX—Cynthia Woods Pavilion*

08/21—Dallas, TX—Dos Equis Pavilion*

08/22—Austin, TX—Moody Center*

08/24—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s

08/25—Lawrence, KS—Bottleneck

08/26—Minneapolis, MN—7th St Entry

08/29—Indianapolis, IN—HIFI

08/30—Columbus, OH—The Basement

08/31—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion*

09/02—Detroit, MI—Pine Knob Music Theater*

09/03—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage*

09/04—Montreal, QC—L’Escogiffe Bar

09/05—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall*

09/06—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall*

09/07—Albany, NY—Empire Underground

09/08—Philadelphia, PA—Mann Music Center*

09/09—Pittsburgh, PA—Thunderbird Cafe

09/10—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion*

* with Phoenix & Beck

08/25/2023 Friday
08/26/2023 Saturday
Ann Hampton Callaway
at Crooner’s Supper Club
croonersmn.com

Tony-nominated, multi-platinum-selling pop/jazz sensation Ann Hampton Callaway is doing a two-night residency at the Crooners Supper Club in Minneapolis (Fridley) on August 25th & 26th. Callaway’s new album, Finding Beauty, Originals Vol. 1, is set to release on September 29th.

The venue’s description is that Ann Hampton Callaway will “Sings the 70s” and her biography lists that her songs were recorded by Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand, among other celebrities and singers.

Tour dates:

Aug
25
Minneapolis, MN, US
Crooners

Aug
26
Minneapolis, MN, US
Crooners

Sep
8
Kansas City, MO, US
Pennway Place
Sep
15
Carmel, IN, US
Feinstein’s
Sep
17
Highland, NY, US
The Eldred Preserve

Sep
23
Needham, MA, US
Powers Hall

Sep
29
Las Vegas, NV, US
Myron’s Cabaret Jazz

Oct
12
Honolulu, HI, US
Vacaya Polynesia Cruise

Nov
1
Chicago, IL, US
Jazz Showcase

Nov
10
St Louis, MO, US
City Winery St. Louis

Nov
17
Rochester, NY, US
Max Of Eastman Place

Nov
22
London, UK
Pheasantry Pizza Express

Nov
23
London, UK
Pheasantry Pizza Express