Mpls: July 4 to July 9, 2025

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July 04, 2025 Friday
Red, White & BOOM!
at Minneapolis Riverfront
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is thrilled to bring back Red, White & BOOM!, the city’s largest and most beloved Fourth of July event. With over 50,000 attendees and a full day of activities on the Mississippi Riverfront, this year’s celebration runs from 10 am to 10 pm, culminating in a spectacular fireworks show at 10 pm.

Event throughout the day will take place at Water Works and the Stone Arch Bridge parking lot, in Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront.

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July 05, 2025 Saturday
Trampled by Turtles
with S.G. Goodman
at Bayfront Festival Park

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Trampled by Turtles is headlining the Bayfront Festival Park, in Duluth, on July 5, 2025.

 

We saw Trampled by Turtles in Nov 2022 and said, “Trampled by Turtles is an interesting band in terms of being a popular musical act. They have a front man in Dave Simonett on lead vocal and guitar, but every member is an intricate part of their bluegrass success: Ryan Young of fiddle, Tim Saxhaug on acoustic bass, Erik Berry on Mandolin, Dave Carroll on banjo and Eamonn McLain on cello. TBT started off the evening with “It’s So Hard to Hold On” and “Starting Over”. Then they featured a song from their latest album Alpenglow. “A Lifetime to Find” is actually a Wilco cover, but the lead singer of the band, Jeff Tweedy, suggested adding it to the collection while producing the album. Tweedy has always admired TBT and didn’t think twice when they asked for help when looking to expand and refine their sound.”

S.G. Goodman to open. Goodman’s new single “Satellite” is taken from her forthcoming third album Planting by the Signs (due June 20 via Slough Water Records / Thirty Tigers).

 

We saw Goodman in Oct 2021 and said, “Turnout for the show was pretty terrific for a Friday, with S.G. Goodman taking the stage around 8:30pm. This was her first time here, and although she only played seven or eight songs, mostly from her debut album Old Time Feeling, she filled out the time nicely as she tends to ramble between songs. We learn that she’s “legally obligated” to say her name seven times, as her manager thinks it’s good for name recognition. And as promised, she would continue to say her name throughout the show, including during the band introduction: Nick Harley on bass, Matt Rowan on guitars, and Stephen Montgomery on drums.”

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July 09, 2025 Wednesday
JOHN GARCIA (ex-KYUSS) 
with Telekinetic Yeti
at Turf Club
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American desert rock pioneer and former KYUSS frontman John Garcia will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on July 9, 2025.

 

We saw Garcia in May 2024 and said, “After the wind-up of the four previous bands, it was finally time for John Garcia, who played a career-spanning ninety-minute set that was no frills and in-your-face, as the most devoted fans would want it to be. The set began with “Gardenia” a 1995 single from Kyuss’ third album and chugged on with other mid-90’s cuts that the devoted were bobbing and dancing in place with.

Garcia would pause after a few songs, each time expressing his gratefulness to be able to bring these songs back to the fans, and he acknowledged a very young audience member up front getting musically acclimated to the songs that would inspire so many bands after. As to why Lawrence was a stop on this short tour, Garcia mentioned the many good memories he had of playing in town in the ‘90s- shows with Dwarves, fun times at the renowned punk venue on the outskirts of town, and more. ”

Telekinetic Yeti to open. We saw Telekinetic Yeti when they headlined the 7th Street Entry in Aug
2022 and said, “The Minneapolis show was the end of a long two-month North American tour, which started in South Carolina on July 2nd, and took them to the south (Texas), west coast (California), and finally winding to an end in Minneapolis. You can tell that after such a long travel that Telekinetic Yeti were both sadden that it would come to and end… but at the same time, they can finally take a break. The doom/stoner duo (Alex Baumann and Rockwel Heim) was very comfortable on stage, playing the same set night after night.As you can see from their setlist (with additional notes and settings), almost every song was from their new sophomore album Primordial. The two exceptions, “Abominable” and “Stoned and Feathered”, were taken from their debut album Abominable.”

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July 09, 2025 Wednesday
Ezra Furman 
with The Ophelias
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Renowned multi-disciplinary artist Ezra Furman will be headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on July 9, in support of her 10th studio album Goodbye Small Head (available May 16 via Bella Union).

 

We saw Furman in May 2022 and said, “Like the last time we saw Ezra, she still had that “raw, garage” sound, even nine years later. I know that her recent work with the Netflix series Sex Education, help build up a new audience for her… who may not realized that she’s been writing music since 2006 as Ezra Furman and the Harpoons. Ezra Furman mentioned that she’ll have a new album called All of Us Flames, which is set for an August 2022 release under the Anti– label. ”

Updated: It was recently announced that The Ophelias will be support for Furman’s North American tour. The Ophelias’ latest Spring Grove is out now on Get Better Records.

NOTE: A limited number of reduced-priced tickets are available for purchase by unemployed/low income fans, who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend. No questions asked.

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If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.