Minneapolis This Week (March 8, 2026)
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on March 8, 2026: • Bad Omens at Target Center (Mar 2, 2026) • Abolish ICE: A Fundraiser for the People (Mar 6, 2026) • Dropkick Murphys at Palace Theatre (Mar 6, 2026) • John Oates at Dakota Jazz Club (Mar 6, 2026) • Low Cut Connie at Turf Club (Mar 7, 2026) • Altan at Dakota Jazz Club (Mar 7, 2026)
Bad Omens at Target Center (Mar 2, 2026)
Richmond’s Bad Omens will be headlining the Target Center, in Minneapolis on March 2, 2026.
Columbus’ Beartooth and PRESIDENT (not to be confused with The Presidents of the United States of America band) to open.
U.S. Tour Dates
- Feb 28 Detroit, MI · Little Caesars Arena
- Mar 2 Minneapolis, MN · Target Center
- Mar 4 Rosemont, IL · Allstate Arena
- Mar 6 Toronto, Canada · Scotiabank Arena
- Mar 8 Laval, Canada · Place Bell
- Mar 10 Newark, NJ · Prudential Center
- Mar 10 Boston, MA · TD Garden
- Mar 10 Newark, NJ · Prudential Center
- Mar 11 Boston, MA · TD Garden
- Mar 12 Philadelphia, PA · Xfinity Mobile Arena
- Mar 13 Philadelphia, PA · Xfinity Mobile Arena
- Mar 14 Baltimore, MD · CFG Bank Arena
- Mar 16 Raleigh, NC · Lenovo Center
- Mar 17 Nashville, TN · Bridgestone Arena
- Mar 19 Dallas, TX · American Airlines Center
- Mar 20 San Antonio, TX · Frost Bank Center
- Mar 22 Oklahoma City, OK · Paycom Center
- Mar 24 Glendale, AZ · Desert Diamond Arena
- Mar26 Inglewood, CA · Kia Forum
- Mar 27 Oakland, CA · Oakland Arena
Abolish ICE: A Fundraiser for the People (Mar 6, 2026)
If you don’t have a ticket to see Dropkick Murphys at their sold-out Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on March 6, you can still catch them at 4pm at the Abolish ICE: A Fundraiser for the People FREE event at the parking lot of Black Forest Inn (across the street from the Alex Pretti memorial in Minneapolis).
Details via eastisles.org
WE ARE PROUD TO STAND WITH YOU MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL !! 👊 JOIN US 👊 Help us support the warriors who’ve stepped up to protect our neighbors and our democracy! And we’ll see you later that night for our sold show at Palace Theatre!
• Wild Colonial Bhoys
• Danza Ketzal
• Kiss the Tiger
• Sophie Hiroki
• Dropkick Murphys (4 PM set)
• Chutes
• Obi Original
• Shackletons
• Laamar
Dropkick Murphys at Palace Theatre (Mar 6, 2026)
March 6, 2026 Friday
Dropkick Murphys
with The Aggrolites and Haywire
at Palace Theatre
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Dropkick Murphys
with The Aggrolites and Haywire
at Palace Theatre
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Dropkick Murphys’s is bringing their For the People…In the Pit St. Patrick’s Day 2026 Tour to Minnesota. The band strongly stands against Donald Trump’s I.C.E. enforcement, re-writing their “Citizen C.I.A.” to “Citizen I.C.E.” (featuring Haywire). Hope to hear the sheer anger and power of the song at their appearance at the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on March 6, 2026.
Dropkick Murphys issued this statement:
As Americans are being executed in the street, we feel it is our duty to raise consciousness, and be one of the voices speaking against this nightmare. CITIZEN I.C.E. is FOR THE PEOPLE. Stand strong against tyranny. Use it however you want.
In Solidarity, with Love, Dropkick Murphys
The Aggrolites and Haywire to open.
U.S. Tour Dates
- Mar 1 – Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
- Mar 3 – The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
- Mar 5 – The Rust Belt, East Moline, IL
- Mar 6 – Palace Theatre, St Paul, MN
- Mar 7 – Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI *
- Mar 8 – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, Louisville, KY
- Mar 10 – The NorVa, Norfolk, VA
- Mar 11 – MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA *
- March 13 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA ◊
- March 14 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA (Matinee) ∆
- March 14 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA ◊
- March 15 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA ◊
- March 17 – Citizens House Of Blues, Boston, MA †
* Hockey game performance – no opening acts
◊ with Haywire and additional support TBA
∆ Claddagh Fund matinee mini-show – no opening acts
† Support TBA
John Oates at Dakota Jazz Club (Mar 6, 2026)
Multi-genre musician John Oates, one half of Hall & Oates, will be heading to the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, MN on March 6, 2026.
Hall and Oates at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)
We saw Hall & Oates in May 2017 and said, “2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Daryl Hall and John Oates next took to the stage, as St. Paul became Philadelphia for their headlining set, clocked just shy of two-hours. Though the pair hasn’t released an album in more than a decade, they have been busy separately as well as touring together sporadically. John Oates has a successful solo career, having played the Dakota locally, and recently authored a memoir, Change of Seasons, released in March. Daryl Hall has released a handful of solo albums as well, probably now best known for his Live from Daryl’s House program, airing since 2007.”
Tour Dates:
- Mar 1 Anna Maria, FL · The Center of Anna Maria Island
- Mar 3 Palm Valley, FL · Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
- Mar 6 Minneapolis, MN · Dakota
- Mar 6 Minneapolis, MN · Dakota (9pm)
- Mar 7 Waukegan, IL · Genesee Theatre
- Mar 13 Atlantic City, NJ · The Music Box
- Mar 15 Montville, CT · The Cabaret Theatre
- Mar 19 Huntsville, AL · Mars Music Hall
- Mar 21 Boca Raton, FL · Mizner Park Amphitheater
Low Cut Connie at Turf Club (Mar 7, 2026)
Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll artist Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner) is on tour to support his protest album Livin in the USA (available July 3rd on Contender Records). Weiner will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on March 7, 2026.
Excerpt from Weiner’s statement about this new album:
I made this record because I am disgusted to see our country descend into an authoritarian hell, a moral vacuum, a place where art does not lead the cultural conversation.
I made this album to say f**k you to this regime, to the brutality and inhumanity of our political and tech leaders. They are a**holes with no class, taste, morality, or art in their bodies.
I made this record because I refuse to let these motherfuckers steal our art and steal our joy.
Low Cut Connie
We last saw Low Cut Connie in Oct 2025 and said, “There is not much else to add, but based on my first experience, I felt like I was watching the spirit of Bruce Springsteen and the soul of James Brown in Adam’s stage presence. I will cite as evidence that there was a guy in the crowd with a Springsteen concert tee and when we started to filter out of the venue after the two-hour set, Brown’s “Living in America” ushered us out the doors. Even though the spirit and the soul of the band remain the same, there have been changes. The lineup changed at the end of 2024 when three longtime members left the band: guitarists Abigail Dempsey and Will Donnelly and bassist Linwood Regensburg. Joining Adam on stage was Rich Stanley on guitar, Nick Perri on bass, Jarae Lewis on drums, Kelsey Cork on guitar and tenor sax and the stellar Amanda “Rocky” Bullwinkel on vocals.”
Low Cut Connie Tour Dates:
- 3/3 – Chicago, IL – City Winery *
- 3/5 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark *
- 3/6 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel *
- 3/7 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club *
- 3/12 – St. Louis, MO – City Winery *
- 3/13 – Nashville, TN – City Winery *
- 3/20 – Pittsburgh, PA – City Winery *
- 3/21 – Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall *
- 3/27 – Northampton, MA – Back Porch Music Festival
- 4/3-7 – Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise
- 4/10 – Plymouth, MA – Spire Center for the Arts *
- 4/11 – Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room *
- 4/12 – New York, NY – City Winery *
- 4/17 – Lancaster, PA – West Art *
- 4/18 – Atlantic City, NJ – Anchor Rock Club *
- 4/30 – Baltimore, MD – Third Space @ Shaarei Tfiloh
* – “Livin in the USA” solo tour dates
Altan at Dakota Jazz Club (March 7, 2026)
The Celtic Junction Arts Center is sponsoring Irish traditional band Altan to headline the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The band features singer and fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, bouzouki player Ciaran Curran, and guitarist Mark Kelly. They’ll be accompanied with accordion player Martin Tourish, and their newest member, fiddler and singer Clare Friel.
Tour Dates:
- FEB 28 Altan Concert Franklin, TN
- MAR 01 Buskirk Chumley Theater Bloomington, IN
- MAR 04 Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center Indianapolis, IN
- MAR 06 Thrasher Opera House Green Lake, WI
- MAR 07 Dakota Minneapolis, MN
- MAR 08 The Ingersoll Des Moines, IA
- MAR 10 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
- MAR 11 The Oaks Theater Oakmont, PA
- MAR 12 Center for the Arts of Homer Homer, NY
- MAR 13 Smith Center for the Arts Geneva, NY
- MAR 14 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
- MAR 15 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
- MAR 17 Sony Hall New York, NY
- MAR 18 The Kate Old Saybrook, CT
- MAR 19 Center For Arts In Natick Natick, MA
- MAR 20 The Cut Gloucester, MA
- MAR 21 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, ME
- MAR 22 BNH Stage Concord, NH
Altan at Dakota Jazz Club (March 7, 2026)
Peter McPoland will be headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 7, 2026.
GIRL TONES
Girl Tones to open. We saw them in March 2025 and wrote, “Next up was buzzing sister duo Girl Tones, aka Kenzie and Laila Crowe, who have a handful of singles out, including latest, “I Know You Know” and last year’s “Fade Away” produced by Cage the Elephant’s Brad Schultz, who reached out to the pair on social media, wanting to work with them. Their sound is a raw bluesy mix of riot grrrl and garage rock, full of jagged riffs and pounding beats with guitarist Kenzie determined to work up the crowd into a lather. “Blame” is planned to be the next single (complete with a new music video) and the pair was happy to be playing, though admitted forty-seven days on the road (after opening for Cage in Europe) was a little tiring, though still managed to turn it up to eleven for the closing, “Fade Away”. ”.
Tour Dates:
- Feb 28 Philadelphia, PA · Theatre of The Living Arts
- Mar 2 Toronto, Canada · Danforth Music Hall
- Mar 3 Detroit, MI · Saint Andrew’s Hall
- Mar 5 Chicago, IL · House of Blues Chicago
- Mar 6 Madison, WI · Majestic Theatre
- Mar 7 Minneapolis, MN · First Avenue
- Mar 9 Omaha, NE · Slowdown
- Mar10 KCMO, MO · The Truman
- Mar 12 Oklahoma City, OK · Beer City Music Hall
- Mar 13 Fort Worth, TX · Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
- Mar 14 Dallas, TX · The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
- Mar 18 London, United Kingdom · The Garage
- Mar 20 Paris, France · Backstage By The Mill
- Mar 22 Amsterdam, Netherlands · Melkweg
- Mar 23 Cologne, Germany · Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
- Mar 24 Zürich, Switzerland · EXIL
- Mar 26 Bologna, Italy · Covo Club
- Mar28 Prague, Czechia · Fuchs2
- Mar29 Prague, Czechia · Fuchs2
- Mar 29Vienna, Austria · Szene Wien
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.
