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Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 2, 2026: • Mon Rovîa at Palace Theatre (Oct 2, 2026) • Inspector Cluzo at Hook & Ladder (Oct 2, 2026) • They Might Be Giants at First Avenue (Oct 2, 2026)

 

Mon Rovia at Palace Theatre (Oct 2, 2026)

Mon Rovîa at Palace Theatre (Oct 2, 2026)
October 2, 2026 Friday
Mon Rovîa
with Sydney Rose and Sarah Julia
at Palace Theatre

first-avenue.com
Mon Rovîa is on a “Bloodline Tour”, playing the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on October 2, 2026.
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.

Mon Rovîa has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold goes to support the National Immigration Law Center and their work advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.

Sydney Rose and Sarah Julia to open.

 

Inspector Cluzo at Hook & Ladder (Oct 2, 2026)

Inspector Cluzo at Hook & Ladder (Oct 2, 2026)
October 2, 2026 Friday
Inspector Cluzo
at Hook & Ladder
first-avenue.com
French-based rock duo, and organic farmers Inspector Cluzo will be headlining the Hook & Ladder, in Minneapolis, on October 2, 2026.
Tour Dates
SEPTEMBER

09/19 Atlanta, GA (US) « Shaky Knees Festival »
09/22 Washington, WA (US) « Pie’s Shop »
09/23 New York, NY (US) « Groove »
09/24 Pittsburgh, PA (US) « Club Café »
09/25 Cleveland, OH (US) « Beachland Ballroom & Tavern »
09/26 Detroit, MI (US) « The Sanctuary »
09/27 Chicago, IL (US) « Reggie’s Chicago »
09/30 Milwaukee, WI (US) « Cactus Club »

OCTOBER

10/01 Appleton, WI (US) « Appleton Beer Factory »
10/02 Minneapolis, MN (US) « Hook & Ladder »
10/03 Fargo, ND (US) « The Aquarium »
10/06 Edmonton (CAN) « 99 Ten »
10/07 Calgary (CAN) « The Palomino »
10/09 Vancouver (CAN) « The Fox »
10/11 Spokane, WA (US) « The Big Dipper »
10/13 Bozeman, MT (US) « The Fillmore Station »
10/15 Carbondale, CO (US) « Steve’s Guitars »
10/16 Fort Collins, CO (US) « Surfside 7 »
10/17 Denver, CO (US) « The Skylark »
10/23 Oklahoma City, OK (US) « 89th Street »
10/27 Oxford, MI (US) « Proud Mary’s »
10/28 Mobile, AL (US) « Callaghan’s »
10/30 Jacksonville, FL (US) « Blue Jay »

NOVEMBER

11/07 Le Mans (FR) « Be Bop Festival »
11/13 Tours (FR) « Le Bateau Ivre »
11/18 Grenoble (FR) « La Belle Electrique »
11/20 St Étienne (FR) « Le Fil »
11/21 Annemasse (FR) « Le Château Rouge »
11/26 Perpignan (FR) « El Mediator »
11/27 Cahors (FR) « Les Docks »
11/28 Audincourt (FR) « Le Moloco »

DECEMBER

12/04 Tarbes (FR) « La Gespe »
12/05 Angoulême (FR) « La Nef »
12/10 Sannois (FR) « EMB »
12/11 Chelles (FR) « Les Cuizines »
12/12 Le Havre (FR) « Le Tétris »

 

They Might Be Giants at First Avenue (Oct 1, 2026)

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They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (TMBG) is an American alternative rock and children’s band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, NY, by core members John Flansburgh and John Linnell. Initially a duo, the band expanded in the early 1990s and is known for satirical, offbeat music blending punk, polka, and vaudeville. With 23 studio albums, including their 1986 debut and 1990’s Flood, TMBG wrote the Malcolm in the Middle theme and won a Grammy for “Here Come the 123s”
October 1, 2026 Thursday
October 2, 2026 Friday
They Might Be Giants
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com
October 3, 2026 Saturday
October 4, 2026 Sunday
They Might Be Giants
at Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com
New York’s They Might Be Giants is returning to Minneapolis (and St Paul), for a four-night event of “Evening With” performances. They are all very different shows, very different setlists, and, as usual, with a great eight-piece band. Let’s start Rocktober right. TMBG’s new album The World Is To Dig (see review here) is out now.
Despite being delayed for a over a year, that was fun to see TMBG play Flood in Oct 2022: “The other thing is that they decided to play Flood, but in completely random order and out of sequence. Which is fine, as I recently played the album on shuffle mode and it had the same effect. Each song stands on its own, they’re all good. Even so-so song “Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love” had something new to offer. The band played this song backward, in real time. They would play back the video in reverse during the intermission and it sounded pretty good! Even though they jokingly said, all we would hear is “Satan Join Us”. I thought I knew the Flood album from start to finish, so it was also a nice surprise and refreshing to hear a brand-new set of lyrics for “Road Movie to Berlin”, featuring the line about “the king of liars”. It does throw you off to hear something new, and now that I’ve heard it, I wish that was the full song on the record.”
Tour Dates
Sep 24 Pabst Theater @ Milwaukee, WI
Sep 25 Pabst Theater @ Milwaukee, WI
Sep 26 Barrymore Theatre @ Madison, WI
Sep 27 Barrymore Theatre @ Madison, WI
Sep 29 The Truman @ Kansas City, MO
Oct 1 First Avenue @ Minneapolis, MN
Oct 2 First Avenue @ Minneapolis, MN
Oct 3 The Fitzgerald Theater @ St Paul, MN
Oct 4 The Fitzgerald Theater @ St Paul, MN
Nov 6 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 7 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 8 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 10 The Heights Theater @ Houston, TX
Nov 11 The Heights Theater @ Houston, TX
Nov 13 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall @ Dallas, TX
Nov 14 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall @ Dallas, TX
Nov 19 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 20 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 21 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 22 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC

 

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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