Mpls: May 2, 2026
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on May 2, 2026: • Electric Callboy at Armory (May 2, 2026) • The Cribs at 7th St Entry (May 2, 2026) • AFI at First Avenue (May 2, 2026) • The New Pornographers at The Fitzgerald Theater (May 2, 2026)
Electric Callboy at Armory (May 2, 2026)
German genre-shifters Electric Callboy will be headlining the Armory in Minneapolis, on May 2, 2026.
Electric Callboy have become an unexpected modern rock success, turning humor, choreography, and chaos into sold-out arena worldwide. Mixing 90s synth-pop, alt-rock, and metalcore, they boast +1.3B Spotify streams and sold 200K+ tickets on their last world tour.
Polaris and Scene Queen to open.
Tour Dates
- April 17, 2026 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
- April 19, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
- April 21, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
- April 22, 2026 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
- April 24, 2026 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- April 25, 2026 – Vancouver, BC– PNE Forum
- April 28, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- April 30, 2026 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- May 2, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
- May 3, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Wintrust Arena
- May 14, 2026 – Montreal, CA – Place Bell*
- May 16, 2026 – Toronto, ON – Coca Cola Coliseum
- May 17, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival*
- May 19, 2026 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle*
- May 20, 2026 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Special Events Center
- May 22, 2026 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
- May 23, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy
- May 25, 2026 – Baltimore, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
- May 26, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
- May 27, 2026 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
*Not A Live Nation Show
The Cribs at 7th St Entry (May 2, 2026)
UK’s The Cribs (featuring three Jarman brothers) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on May 2, 2026, in support of Selling A Vibe (Play It Again Sam).
Cribs
We saw The Cribs in Sep 2015 and wrote, “I think it’s best summed up by The Cribs‘ guitarist/vocalist Ryan Jarman as he exclaimed, “Let’s rock like it’s 2007!” referring to their first St Paul show. The trio, featuring twins Ryan & Gary, and younger brother Ross Jarman, are currently touring in support of their sixth studio album For All My Sisters, which came out last March 2015 via Sonic Blew / Sony RED UK. Only a handful of new tracks (“Different Angle”, “An Ivory Hand”, “Burning For No One”, “Summer Of Chances”, and set closer “Pink Snow”) were played, instead the trio picked some fan-favorite tracks like “Come on, be a No-One” from 2012’s In the Belly of the Brazen Bull and “Our Bovine Public”, the intro track from 2007’s Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever.”
North American Dates
- April 23 – Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
- April 24 – Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
- April 25 – Popscene @ Brick & Mortar, San Francisco, CA
- April 28 – Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
- April 29 – Sunset, Seattle, WA
- May 02 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
- May 03 – Cactus Club, Milwaukee, WI
- May 05 – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- May 06 – El Club, Detroit, MI
- May 07 – Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
- May 09 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
- May 10 – The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
AFI at First Avenue (May 2, 2026)
Fan-favorite AFI is back with Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (Run For Cover Records), and doing a tour (their first tour since 2021) in support of the record. The tour will stop by First Avenue, on May 2, 2026, with Choir Boy as support.
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.
AFI at First Avenue, Minneapolis (30 Jan 2017)
We saw AFI in Feb 2017 and said, “As for AFI, they started in 1991, led by singer Davey Havok. Currently the band features only two original members, Havok and drummer Adam Carson. The band broke mainstream success with Sing The Sorrow in 2003, but the truth is that they already had millions of fans leading up to their breakout album. Of course, like most bands that started very young, Davey Havok’s influences changed over time… particularly moving away from their hardcore punk roots to something more like “Alt Press” type sound. Still, hearing AFI’s fans all sing to every song, including new songs, tells me a lot about their fanbase. They are a hardcore, dedicated fanbase and they love every AFI songs, from old to new.”
Choir Boy to open.
Tour Dates
- 04/15 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
- 04/17 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater*
- 04/18 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom*
- 04/21 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma*
- 04/22 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Boise*
- 04/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World Festival
- 04/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey*
- 04/28 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater*
- 04/30 – Omaha, NE @ The Admiral*
- 05/01 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman*
- 05/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
- 10/24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World Festival
The New Pornographers
at The Fitzgerald Theater (May 2, 2026)
at The Fitzgerald Theater (May 2, 2026)
May 2, 2026 Saturday
The New Pornographers
with Will Sheff (of Okkervil River)
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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The New Pornographers
with Will Sheff (of Okkervil River)
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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The New Pornographers returns to the Twin Cities, playing the Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, on May 2, 2026, in support of The Former Site Of (Merge Records).
New Pornographers
We saw The New Pornographers in Nov 2014 and said, “After a brief intermission, the screen covering the main stage rose, and all eight members of New Pornographers took to the stage to rave applause, starting their set with the harmony laden title track from just-released album, Brill Bruisers (Matador Records); the song itself is homage to the classic Brill Building where so many great records were made. The night began positively and upbeat showcasing an album singer AC Newman describes as a “celebration record” and proved to be the perfect prescription to come in out of the cold for. Singer Neko Case, who dressed in a gray t-shirt and Cleopatra-print leggings (which were all the talk after, on social media) and Newman both commented before the jumpy new ‘Dancehall Domine’, “we’ve had a lot of cupcakes, so we’re bouncing’ off the walls”, to the crowd’s chagrin.”
Will Sheff (of Okkervil River) to open.
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.