Minneapolis: September 7 to September 8
09/07/2023 ThursdayPretenders
at 7th Street Entry
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When it was first announced that the legendary band The Pretenders would be playing the tiny 7th Street Entry, you thought it was a joke. But it turned out that it’s true… the band wanted to play small clubs.
So, yeah, as expected, the show is sold out. And best of all… it’s Chrissie Hynde’ birthday (Sep 7).
The Pretenders’ forthcoming studio album, Relentless will be out September 15th.
Tour dates:
08/24 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field *
08/26 – Nashville, TN – Blue Room
08/29 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
08/31 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
09/03 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre *
09/05 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
09/07 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
09/09 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium *
09/17 – Leicester, UK – BBC Radio 2 In The Park †
09/19 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/20 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/21 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
09/23 – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival †
09/25 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre
10/01 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival †
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/04 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy’s and Harriet’s
10/06 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
* w/ Guns N’ Roses
† Festival Appearance
09/07/2023 Thursday
Poppy and PVRIS
with Pom Pom Squad
at First Avenue
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Internet star Poppy and Massachusetts’ PVRIS are teaming up in a co-headlining Godless / Goddess Tour.
Poppy is touring in support of a forthcoming album Zig, set for release in October 27, 2023, on Sumerian Records.
We previously saw Poppy in Feb 2020 and wrote, “With a male backing band dressed casually all in white, a row of vertical pink neon tubes separating the rhythm section to the back, and a tall mirrored, lighted box framing the petite artist with braided ponytail in a one-shouldered dark ruffled dress, Poppy took to the stage to the opening air raid sirens from the first single from her new record, ‘Concrete’ to begin her sixty-minute headlining set.”
As for PVRIS, we saw them in May 2016 and said, “The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently, they opened up for metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon. Regardless of what genre the headlining act was on their past tours, Pvris was able to stand out and make an impression on the generally young crowds. It was nice to see them headline a show and truly shine through their nearly hour long set.”
Also on the bill is Pom Pom Squad, a band that we saw in Mar 2022 and noted, “First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. “
Poppy tour dates:
09/08/2023 FridayWeen
at Surly Brewing Festival Field
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Push the little daisies and make them come up – yes, Ween is back in town. They are headlining the Surly Brewing Festival Field on September 8th, 2023. This is the band’s first extensive national headlining tour since they re-united in 2016.
Tour Dates:
09/09 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed Outdoors
09/10 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
09/12 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
09/14 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
09/15 – Providence, RI – The Strand Ballroom
09/16 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom