Mpls: March 13 to March 15, 2026

Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from March 13 to March 15, 2026: • Jesse Welles at First Avenue (Mar 12-13, 2026) • Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends at First Avenue (Mar 14, 2026) • Clover County at Turf Club (Mar 17, 2026)

March 12, 2026 Thursday
March 13, 2026 Friday
Jesse Welles
with S.G. Goodman
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The current face of protest singer is undoubtedly Jesse Welles. The prolific songwriter has been cranking out all sorts of songs to address the current climate. And he’s good! One listen to his Anti-ICE song, “Join ICE”, and you can hear the cleverness and commentary on their brutality.

No surprise, but his entire tour is sold out. Welles is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 12 and March 13.

S.G. Goodman to open. 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.”

Tour Dates:

March 14, 2026 Saturday
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends
with Bobcat Goldthwait
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy (with Friends) is back! This time they are going to take on R.E.M.’s Lifes Rich Pageant. Some of my favorite songs on this album is “Fall On Me” and “Superman”. The “Superman” song is actually a cover of The Clique… but everybody, including myself associate the song with R.E.M.

We saw Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy in March 2025 and said, “This cover band act could absolutely be a gimmick; famous actor who can do a good impression of a pretty identifiable and idiosyncratic singer. But from my perspective, it was pretty obvious from the first few songs that Shannon cares about this band and its music, and that ultimately raises it up to “imitation being the sincerest form of flattery”. And the backing band has the chops to carry this. Besides Narducy, providing lead guitar and backing vocals, there’s fellow Mould and Superchunk performer Jon Wurster on drums, and the six performers are obviously very comfortable with each other. It turns out that Shannon and Narducy have been doing various cover music for a decade, before embarking on their first tour last year.”

Bobcat Goldthwait to open.

Tour Dates

March 17, 2026 Tuesday
Clover County
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County is touring in support of Finer Things (Deluxe), the deluxe edition of her debut album that came out last year via Undercover Lover Records / Thirty Tigers. The tour will stop by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on March 15, 2026.

This show was originally scheduled for March 15, 2026. It has been rescheduled and will now take place on March 17, 2026. All tickets purchased for the March 15, 2026 performance will remain valid for the new date, so please hang on to your original ticket for entrance.

The ticket limit is strict. Any attempt to exceed the posted ticket limit 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 prior to the show.

We saw Clover County in Oct 2025 and said, “Clover County, the Georgia-born opener, stepped into that space with only a guitar and a tender voice, wise beyond her (24) years. There’s twang in her melodies, but a wink, too — the knowing nod of someone who knows the score. Between songs, she spun the kind of stories that made me wish the set were twice as long: her Italian dad’s enormous “mafia” Cadillac, a missed connection with a smoldering Minnesotan, the logistical challenge of having a bone missing from her pinky, the borrowed boots that started it all. The crowd adored her. Her sweetest love songs, she said, were “fiction,” though her frustrations and hopes were no doubt shared throughout the crowd.”

2026 Tour Dates

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.

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