Mpls: Brian Fallon at Varsity Theater (Sep 22, 2026)
September 22
Brian Fallon at Varsity Theater (Sep 22, 2026)
The Gaslight Anthem’s frontman Brian Fallon, billed as Brian Fallon and The Painkillers, will be headlining the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, on September 22, 2026. It’s funny, but we previously saw him as: Brian Fallon & the Crowes (2016), Brian Fallon and The Howling Weather (2018) and now Brian Fallon and the Painkillers.
We saw Fallon in April 2018 and wrote, “Fallon’s music has always been rooted in punk-tinged folk rock with a Jersey shore demeanor and when he first spoke after playing the first three songs, he spoke at length- about the weather, (the lack of) climate change, Boston beer, reaching middle age, and the Gallagher brothers (among other subjects). “Did they give you a microphone up there?” he shouted back at a yelling fan in the balcony, making it also clear that any heckling battle would be theirs to lose. After the swing of ‘Little Monsters’ (inspired by We Were Promised Jetpacks’ ‘Quiet Little Voices’) Fallon moved to the piano, cocked his hat to the side, and riffed on the title track from his latest, Sleepwalkers (Island Records) before another mini-conversation with the audience, and getting his voice more growly and gravely for a stirring Tom Waits cover. ”
Tour Dates
SEPTEMBER
10 — Brooklyn, NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg
11 — Woodstock, NY — Levon Helm Studios
12 — Somerville, MA — Arts at the Armory
14 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House
15 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom
16 — Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre
18 — Detroit, MI — El Club
19 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest 2026 †
20 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave Hall
22 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
24 — Denver, CO — The Oriental Theater
26 — Portland, OR — The Get Down
27 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
29 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
30 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville
10 — Brooklyn, NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg
11 — Woodstock, NY — Levon Helm Studios
12 — Somerville, MA — Arts at the Armory
14 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House
15 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom
16 — Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre
18 — Detroit, MI — El Club
19 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest 2026 †
20 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave Hall
22 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
24 — Denver, CO — The Oriental Theater
26 — Portland, OR — The Get Down
27 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
29 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
30 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville
OCTOBER
1 — Santa Ana, CA — Observatory Orange County
3 — San Diego, CA — Casbah
4 — Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom
6 — Austin, TX — Mohawk (Outdoor Stage)
7 — Dallas, TX — Trees
9 — Atlanta, GA — Center Stage (The Loft)
10 — Carrboro, NC — Cat’s Cradle
11 — Washington, DC — Black Cat
13 — Philadelphia, PA — World Cafe Live (Music Hall)
NOVEMBER
2 — Cologne, DE — Live Music Hall
3 — Munich, DE — Kesselhaus
4 — Berlin, DE — Astra Kulturhaus
6 — Hamburg, DE — Fabrik
7 — Antwerp, BE — Trix Club
8 — Amsterdam, NL — Paradiso
10 — London, UK — O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11 — Manchester, UK — Albert Hall
13 — Dublin, IE — Olympia Theatre
15 — Glasgow, UK — University of Glasgow (Queen Margaret Union)
* w/ Special Guest Emily Wolfe
† Festival Appearance
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.