16 September 2024 Monday
Paul Weller
with George Houston
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The great Modfather Paul Weller announced his first North American tour since 2017. The influential singer (who inspired many Britpop bands) is touring in support of his upcoming album 66, set for May 24, the day before his 66th birthday.

66 includes contributions from Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, Madness’ Suggs McPherson, Richard Hawley, The Blow Monkeys’ Dr Robert, Le SuperHomard’s Christophe Vaillant, and Erland Cooper, with string arrangements by Hannah Peel.

We saw Weller when he was last here in Oct 2017 and wrote, “After the intermission, lights dimmed as the intro music of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ announced Paul Weller and his band taking the stage for a breathtaking two and a half hour headlining set that would touch on all points, of his over four-decade long career. Weller has surrounded himself with a crack band for the tour featuring longtime sidemen Steve Cradock (guitar), Andy Crofts (bass), Steve Pilgrim (drums), and Ben Gordelier (percussion) as well as new addition Tom Van Heel (keys) and kicked things off with 2015’s ‘I’m Where I Should Be’, a song which encapsulated The Modfather’s confidence in still finding his place in today’s musical landscape and also echoed the sentiments of the thousand people in attendance cheering him on.”

George Houston to open.

Tour dates:

Paul Weller USA Tour 2024

Sep 06 Red Bank NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
Sep 07 Brooklyn NY – Kings Theatre
Sep 08 Boston MA – House of Blues
Sep 10 Glenside PA – Keswick Theatre
Sep 11 Washington DC – Lincoln Theatre
Sep 13 Toronto ON – History
Sep 15 Chicago IL – Vic Theatre
Sep 16 Minneapolis MN – First Avenue
Sep 19 Seattle WA – The Moore
Sep 20 Vancouver BC – Vogue Theatre
Sep 22 San Francisco CA – The Fillmore
Sep 23 San Francisco CA – The Fillmore
Sep 25 El Cajon CA – The Magnolia
Sep 26 Anaheim CA – House of Blues
Sep 27 Los Angeles CA – Orpheum Theatre

16 September 2024 Monday
Horse Jumper of Love
with Teethe and villagerrr
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Boston’s Horse Jumper of Love to headline the Turf Club, in St Paul, on September 16, 2024.

We just saw the band with DIIV in July 2024 and wrote, “Next up was Boston’s Horse Jumper of Love, their first time in Minneapolis. Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos said it was an honor to play the historic First Avenue and “thanks for showing up early and checking us out.” Giannopoulos is joined on stage with bassist John Margaris and drummer James Doran, and they played tracks from Heartbreak Rules and their forthcoming album Disaster Trick (Run For Cover Records). Maybe it is the dark lyrics, but I never got a photo of Giannopoulos looking happy… he’s only seen with an angry and determined look. I’m sure he’s a really nice guy.”

Teethe and villagerrr to open.

Tour dates:

Aug 16 – Banquet Records – Kingston, UK ~
Aug 17 – Pie & Vinyl – Southsea, UK ~
Aug 18 – Rough Trade East – London, UK ~
Aug 19 – Rough Trade – Bristol, UK ~
Aug 20 – Rough Trade – Nottingham, UK ~
Aug 21 – Rough Trade – Liverpool, UK ~
Sept 14 – Mahall’s – Cleveland, OH ☆∆
Sept 19 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR ☆&
Sept 20 – Fox Theater – Vancouver, BC ☆
Sept 21 – Barboza – Seattle, WA ☆&
Sept 23 – Holland Project – Reno, NV ☆*
Sept 24 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA ☆
Sept 26 – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA ☆
Sept 27 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA ☆*
Sept 28 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ ☆*
Sept 30 – Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX ☆!
Oct 1 – Parish – Austin, TX ☆!
Oct 4 – Blue Room – Nashville, TN = #
Oct 5 – Ace of Cups – Columbus, OH = #
Oct 6 – Bottlerocket Social Hall – Pittsburgh, PA = #
Oct 23 – The Windmill – London, UK
Oct 26 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff, UK
Oct 28 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
Oct 29 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK
Oct 30 – Cluny 2 – Newcastle, UK
Nov 1 – Tsunami Club – Cologne, DE
Nov 2 – LARK – Berlin, DE
Nov 4 – Rotown – Rotterdam, NL
Nov 6 – La Maroquinerie – Paris, FR
Nov 9 – Pitchfork Festival – London, UK
Nov 12 – Pod Minoga – Poznań, PL
Nov 13 – Voodoo – Warsaw, PL
~ Dimitri Giannopoulos solo
☆ w/ Teethe
∆ w/ villagerrr
& w/ Guitar
* w/ Sour Widows
! w/ Shallowater
= w/ Truth Club
# w/ Joyer

16 September 2024 Monday
Norma Jean
with Darkest Hour
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Georgia’s metalcore band Norma Jean (named after Marilyn Monroe and previously known as Luti-Kriss) will headline the Fine Line in Minneapolis, on September 16, 2024.

Darkest Hour to open.

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