Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from April 22 to April 26, 2026: • Jake Owen at The Fitzgerald Theater (Apr 23, 2026) • Dethklok & Amon Amarth at Armory (April 24, 2026) • Barns Courtney at Turf Club (Apr 26, 2026)

Jake Owen at The Fitzgerald Theater (Apr 23, 2026)

April 23, 2026 Thursday
Jake Owen
with Kendell Marvel
at Fitzgerald Theater
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Jake Owen will be headlining the Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, in support of the new album Dreams To Dream.

Possibly due to an “act of God” of a blizzard that hit the Midwest, the Minnesota and Chicago shows were rescheduled to April.

This show was originally scheduled for March 19, 2026. It has been rescheduled and will now take place on April 23, 2026. All tickets purchased for the March 19, 2026 performance will remain valid for the new date, so please hang on to your original ticket for entrance.

JAKE OWEN

We saw Owen in July 2022 and said, “Florida native Jake Owen closed the night, in support of latest full-length, Greetings from… Jake, his first on the Big Loud label, after leaving RCA. Newer songs like “Down to the Honkytonk” and the Mellencamp-sampled, “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” fit in well alongside older classics like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and his first breakout single, “Yee Haw”.”

Kendell Marvel to open.

Dethklok & Amon Amarth at Armory (April 24, 2026)

April 24, 2026 Friday
Dethklok & Amon Amarth
with Castle Rat
at Armory
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Dethklok and Amon Amarth are co-headlining the massive Armory, in Minneapolis, this April 24, 2026.

Dethklok

We caught Dethklok in Sep 2023 and wrote, “Next up was co-headliner Dethklok. Like Gorillaz, Dethklok is a fictional animated band. Originally appearing on the Metalocalypse cartoon show (on Adult Swim). All the music created for Metalocalypse was created by Brendon Small, and they released his music in the debut album The Dethalbum (as Dethklok) in 2007. Now in 2023, they have a fourth album, Dethalbum IV. If you’re wondering why it took so long for the new album (an 11 year absent since Dethalbum III in 2012), it’s because it has partially due to the copyright ownership of the Dethklok name by Adult Swim. They must have come to a mutual agreement, because Dethklok is back, and stronger than ever, based on seeing the response from the audience.”

Also worth noting is that Castle Rat will open. We’re very in love with the band, having seen them in and said, “Headlining was Castle Rat, delivering a powerful blend of Doom Metal, fantasy storytelling, and… sword fighting! Did I mention they’re theatrical? On lead vocals and rhythm guitar is the Rat Queen and all-around renaissance woman herself, Riley Pinkerton, backed by a band of fantasy characters: The Count (Franco Vittore, lead guitar/backing vocals), The Plague Doctor (Charley Ruddel, bass), The Druid (Josh Strmic, drums), and the Rat Reapress—not a musician, but a performer and antagonist to our heroic musicians (Rebecca Corrigan). Nostalgic clean vocals, Sabbath worthy bass lines, all the riffs you could want, gripping guitar solos, and a maniac of a drummer that I still won’t stop talking about… that’s a recipe for success on its own. Now add in a story line woven through the albums and into the stage show and a call to action for the crowd to assist the band in saving The Realm… the crowd went insane for this band.”

THE AMONKLOK CONQUEST TOUR

Apr 15: Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre ~
Apr 17: San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port ~
Apr 18: Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall ~
Apr 20: Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion ~
Apr 21: Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre ~^
Apr 22: Chesterfield, MO – The Factory ~
Apr 24: Minneapolis, MN – The Armory ~
Apr 25: Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall ~
Apr 28: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount ~
Apr 29: Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall At Fenway ~
May 01: Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort ~
May 02: Montreal, QC – Bell Centre ~
May 05: National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor ~
May 07: Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
May 09: Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy ~
May 10: Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle ~^
May 12: Johnstown, PA – 1st Summit Arena ~
May 13: Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre ~
May 14: Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center ~
May 16: Milwaukee, WI – Landmark Credit Union Live ~
May 17: Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
May 19: Denver, CO – JUNKYARD ~
May 20: Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center ~
May 21: Las Vegas, NV – PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino ~
~ THE AMONKLOK CONQUEST TOUR

Barns Courtney at Turf Club (Apr 26, 2026)

April 26, 2026 Sunday
Barns Courtney
with Belle and Chain
at Turf Club
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Barns Courtney is currently doing a solo acoustic tour – stopping by the Turf Club, in St Paul, on April 26, 2026.

Barns Courtney

We saw Barnes Courtney in Nov 2016 and wrote, “The night began with a frenzied forty-minute opening set from relatively new singer-songwriter Barns Courtney, an Ipswich, UK native who grew up in Seattle and who has an initial EP, Hands (Capitol/ Virgin-EMI) out now, with full-length due in the new year. Courtney and band worked hard to get the still-filling room into his corner and pulled it off with songs like his initial single, ‘Glitter & Gold’ and even pulled a move out of the Tantrums playbook during hit, ‘Fire’ (heard in the Bradley Cooper chef movie, Burnt as well) by having everyone huddle low on the ground, before exploding up for the song’s chorus. Based on the warm reception he’s received locally, expect a return headlining show, once the album is released.”

Belle and Chain to open.

2026 North America Tour Dates

April 1 – Dada Dallas – Dallas, TX*
April 2 – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live – Austin, TX*
April 4 – Chickie Wah Wah – New Orleans, LA*
April 6 – Crowbar – Tampa, FL*
April 7 – The Social – Orlando, FL*
April 8 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL*
April 10 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA*
April 11 – Kings – Raleigh, NC*
April 12 – Pearl Street Warehouse – Washington, DC*
April 14 – The Sultan Room – Brooklyn, NY*
April 15 – Sonia Live Music Venue – Cambridge, MA*
April 17 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH*
April 18 – Adelaide Hall – Toronto, Canada*
April 19 – El Club – Detroit, MI*
April 21 – 3rd and Lindsley – Nashville, TN*
April 22 – HI-FI – Indianapolis, IN*
April 24 – Space – Evanston, IL*
April 25 – Vivarium – Milwaukee, WI*
April 26 – Turf Club – St Paul, MN*
April 28 – Reverb – Omaha, NE*
April 29 – Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS*
May 1 – Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM*
May 2 – Last Exit Live – Phoenix, AZ*
May 3 – Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA*
May 26 – The Academy, Middle Abbey Street – Dublin, Ireland
May 27 – The Garage – Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 29 – Night & Day Cafe – Manchester, United Kingdom
May 30 – The Lower Third – London, United Kingdom
May 31 – Les Étoiles – Paris, France
June 2 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 3 – Kavka – Antwerp, Belgium
June 4 – Artheater – Cologne, Germany
June 6 – Chelsea – Vienna, Austria
June 7 – Turbina Kulturális Központ – Budapest, Hungary
June 9 – Kranhalle – Munich, Germany
June 10 – Mikropol – Berlin, Germany
June 12 – Klub Mechanik – Warsaw, Poland

* Unplugged Solo Acoustic Sessions Tour