What’s happening this week.

03 Feb 2025 Monday
David Gray
with Sierra Spirit
at State Theatre
first-avenue.com

British singer/songwriter David Gray, famous for the hit song “Babylon”, will be headlining the State Theatre, in Minneapolis, on February 3, 2025. Gray’s latest Dear Life came out January 2025, via ‎ Laugh a Minute Rec.

Sierra Spirit, the solo project of Native American artist Sierra Spirit Kihega, to open. Her debut EP coin toss is out now on Giant Music.

Tour dates:

Feb 1, 2025
Masonic Temple
Detroit, MI
Feb 2, 2025
The Chicago Theatre
Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2025
State Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 6, 2025
Keller Auditorium
Portland, OR
Feb 7, 2025
The Moore Theatre
Feb 8, 2025
Centre for Performing Arts
Vancouver, BC
Feb 10, 2025
Fox Theater
Oakland, CA
Feb 13, 2025
Yaamava’ Theater
Highland, CA
Feb 14, 2025
Orpheum Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 15, 2025
Harrah’s Resort SoCal
Valley Center, CA
Feb 17, 2025
Delta Hall
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 18, 2025
Temple Hoyne Buell
Denver, CO
Feb 20, 2025
ACL Live
Austin, TX
Feb 21, 2025
Majestic Theatre
Dallas, TX
Feb 23, 2025
Coca-Cola Roxy
Atlanta, GA
Feb 24, 2025
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
Mar 13, 2025
Portsmouth Guildhall
Portsmouth, UK
Mar 14, 2025
Brighton Dome
Brighton, UK
Mar 16, 2025
Swansea Arena
Swansea, UK
Mar 17, 2025
The Bath Forum
Bath, UK
Mar 18, 2025
New Theatre Oxford
Oxford, UK
Mar 20, 2025
O2 City Hall Newcastle
Newcastle, UK
Mar 21, 2025
Globe Theatre
Stockton, UK
Mar 22, 2025
SEC Armadillo
Glasgow, UK
Mar 24, 2025
Royal Concert Hall
Nottingham, UK
Mar 25, 2025
O2 Apollo Manchester
Manchester, UK
Mar 27, 2025
City Hall
Sheffield, UK
Mar 28, 2025
Venue Cymru
Llandudno, UK
Mar 29, 2025
De Montfort Hall
Leicester, UK
Mar 31, 2025
Philharmonic Hall
Liverpool, UK
Apr 1, 2025
Symphony Hall
Birmingham, UK
Apr 3, 2025
Royal Albert Hall
London, UK
Apr 5, 2025
3Arena
Dublin, Ireland
Apr 7, 2025
Cirque Royal
Brussels, Belgium
Apr 9, 2025
Royal Theater Carré
Amsterdam
Apr 10, 2025
Royal Theater Carré
Amsterdam
Apr 12, 2025
KB Hallen
Copenhagen
May 1, 2025
Live At The Castle
Limerick, Ireland
May 2, 2025
3Arena
Dublin, Ireland
May 4, 2025
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Cheltenham, UK
May 6, 2025
SEC Armadillo
Glasgow, UK
May 8, 2025
Civic Hall
Wolverhampton, UK
May 9, 2025
Palladium
London, UK
May 10, 2025
Palladium
London, UK
Aug 27, 2025
Gleneagle INEC Arena
Killarney, Ireland
Aug 30, 2025
Custom House Square
Belfast

03 Feb 2025 Monday
Lauren Mayberry
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Lauren Mayberry, the frontwoman of the electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, have gone solo with Vicious Creature and heading out on tour… stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on February 3, 2025.

We saw CHVRCHES in Oct 2018 and wrote, “As for Chvrches their indiepop/dance/synthpop sound is more popular than ever, as evident by their ability to sell out their shows every time they play in Minnesota. Martin Doherty summed it up on stage, “It’s nice to be back. Time and time again, you keep selling out every time we come here. Thank you for that.” It’s been three years since their last album, Every Open Eye, so with the third album, Lauren Mayberry said that they wanted to take their time with Love is Dead. They approach the record by closely working with a producer, at first with David Stewart, but ultimately with Greg Kurstin and Steve Mac for final production.”

Tour dates:

2/1/25 – Gothic – Denver, CO
2/2/25 – Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
2/3/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
2/5/25 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
2/7/25 – Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
2/8/25 – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
2/9/25 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
2/11/25 – Royale – Boston, MA
2/13/25 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
2/14/25 – Empire Live – Albany, NY
2/17/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
2/18/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
2/20/25 – Masquerade – Hell – Atlanta, GA
2/21/25 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC
2/22/25 – The Mil at Cannery Hall – Nashville, TN
2/24/25 – White Oak Downstairs – Houston, TX
2/25/25 – Granada – Dallas, TX
2/26/25 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
2/28/25 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
3/2/25 – The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA

06 Feb 2025 Thursday
Toro y Moi & Panda Bear
with Nourished By Time
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Toro y Moi and Panda Bear are co-headlining a Winter Tour… stopping by First Avenue on February 6, 2025.

Note: There is a strict 4 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 4 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets up to ONE WEEK prior to show.

Toro y Moi’s latest release is called Hole Erth and is available on Dead Oceans Records.

We saw Toro y Moi in Feb 2013 and wrote, “Toro y Moi. Audrey reported that the show at the Fine Line Music Café on February 20th was sold out. Not a whole lot of interaction with the audience, but lighting was fantastic. Certainly the audience didn’t care as they danced away.”

We saw Panda Bear in April 2018 and wrote, “In contrast, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) had three screens, giving us a little distractions and visual entertainment while he plays his songs. You can tell from the performance and how comfortable he was on stage, that he’s been doing this live setup for a while now. Already with five solo albums and a recent new EP A Day With The Homies (the first Panda Bear release since 2015’s Crosswords EP), Panda Bear had plenty of back catalog songs to play and didn’t have to rely on any Animal Collective songs.”

Nourished By Time to open. They were last seen in town in January 2023 with South London’s Dry Cleaning at the Fine Line.

Tour dates:

2/6/25 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue &*
2/7/25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed &*
2/8/25 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre &*
2/10/25 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall &*
2/11/25 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS &*
2/12/25 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner &*
2/14/25 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 &*
2/15/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall &*
2/16/25 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club &*
2/19/25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz &*
2/20/25 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works &*
2/21/25 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle &*
3/3/25 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
3/4/25 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
3/5/25 – London, UK – The Roundhouse
3/6/25 – Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre
3/8/25 – Prague, CZ – Archa +
3/9/25 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
3/10/25 – Warsaw, PL – Palladium
3/12/25 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
3/13/25 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
3/14/25 – Stockholm, SW – Fållan
3/15/25 – Oslo, NL – Rockefeller Music Hall
5/8/25 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren &^
5/12/25 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater &^
5/13/25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall &^
5/14/25 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues &^
5/16/25 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore &^
& with special guest Panda Bear
* with Nourished by Time
^ with Kassie Krut

06 Feb 2025 Thursday
Eric Bellinger
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

GRAMMY® Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Eric Bellinger is headlining the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on February 6, 2025. His latest album It’ll All Make Sense Later, featuring Oxlade, Burna Boy, and Gyakie, is out now.

Tour dates: