Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on November 30, 2025: • The Ike Reilly Assassination at First Avenue (Nov 26, 2025) • Thanksgiving (Nov 27, 2025) • The Happy Fits at First Avenue (Nov 28, 2025) • The Home Team at Varsity Theater (Nov 29, 2025)

The Ike Reilly Assassination at First Avenue (Nov 26, 2025)

November 26, 2025 Wednesday
The Ike Reilly Assassination
with The Melismatics and The Belfast Cowboys
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Punk-poet-troubadour Ike Reilly, billed as The Ike Reilly Assassination, will be headlining First Avenue on the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26). Bring the whole family and be thankful for this show!

The Ike Reilly Assassination current lineup includes Ike Reilly (guitar and vocals), Phil Karnats (guitar), Dave Cottini (drums), Pete Cimbalo (bass), Ed Tinley (guitar), Adam Krier (organ), Shane Reilly (vocals), Kevin Reilly (vocals), and Mickey Reilly (vocals).

The Melismatics and The Belfast Cowboys to open.

Tour Dates

Nov 5 Robert’s Westside Forest Park, IL
Nov 25 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
Nov 26 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Thanksgiving (Nov 27, 2025)

November 27, 2025 Thursday
Thanksgiving
at United States of America
thanksgiving.com

It’s Thanksgiving national holiday, so generally things are slow around this time of the year. In the United States, it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner features a turkey as the centerpiece, with potatoes (usually mashed and sweet), squash, corn, green beans, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. In later years, wild rice and macaroni and cheese have become a serving staple.

Oddly enough Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.

The Happy Fits at First Avenue (Nov 28, 2025)

November 28, 2025 Friday
The Happy Fits
with Phoneboy and Double Standard
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Indie/rock darlings The Happy Fits is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on November 28, 2025, in support of their new album Lovesick (their first full-length album in over three years).

The Happy Fits at the Granada Theater (Oct 15, 2023)

We saw Happy Fits in Oct 2023 and wrote, “Amidst some low-lit, retro-style LED lights, Pittstown NJ band The Happy Fits (started in 2016 as high school students and led by lead vocalist / cellist Calvin Langman) took to the stage, in support of their newest album, just released in late August. Unfortunately, core members Ross Monteith and Luke Davis are not present on this tour, due to mental health and other unannounced issues, but Langman has bravely decided to carry on.”

Phoneboy and Double Standard to open.

Tour Dates

11/14 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/18 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/19 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
11/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand at Complex
11/22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic
11/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
11/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/29 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
11/30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
12/03 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian
12/06 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
12/07 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
12/09 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
12/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
12/13 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues

The Home Team at Varsity Theater (Nov 29, 2025)

November 29, 2025 Saturday
The Home Team
with Arrows in Action, Makari
at Varsity Theater
varsitytheater.com

Seattle’s The Home Team is headlining the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on November 29, 2025. The band’s new album The Crucible of Life is out now on Thriller Records.

Alt-rock trio Arrows in Action to open. The band’s latest I Think I’ve Been Here Before is out now on Nettwerk. They got a viral hit with “Cheekbones” with over 500K streams in its first week of release.

Also, Orlando’s Makari is also on the bill.

Tour Dates