Mpls: Jesse Welles at First Avenue (Mar 12-13, 2026)

March 12, 2026 Thursday
March 13, 2026 Friday
Jesse Welles
with S.G. Goodman
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The current face of protest singer is undoubtedly Jesse Welles. The prolific songwriter has been cranking out all sorts of songs to address the current climate. And he’s good! One listen to his Anti-ICE song, “Join ICE”, and you can hear the cleverness and commentary on their brutality.

No surprise, but his entire tour is sold out. Welles is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 12 and March 13.

S.G. Goodman to open. We saw Goodman in Oct 2021 and said, “Turnout for the show was pretty terrific for a Friday, with S.G. Goodman taking the stage around 8:30pm. This was her first time here, and although she only played seven or eight songs, mostly from her debut album Old Time Feeling, she filled out the time nicely as she tends to ramble between songs. We learn that she’s “legally obligated” to say her name seven times, as her manager thinks it’s good for name recognition. And as promised, she would continue to say her name throughout the show, including during the band introduction: Nick Harley on bass, Matt Rowan on guitars, and Stephen Montgomery on drums.”

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