Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on September 14, 2025.
• Kiss the Tiger at Icehouse (Sept 11, 2025)
• CMAT at Fine Line (Sep 12, 2025)
• Get Back: Rooftop Rewind at Graze Food Hall by Travail (Sep 14, 2025)
Los Angeles-by-way-of-Montreal singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stacey Ryan is touring in support of her debut album Blessing In Disguise. The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on September 29, 2025.
You guys already know what a big fan I am of Grandaddy, and they’re on their 25th Anniversary of 'Sophtware Slump' tour… stopping by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 8, 2025.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 1, 2025. • 2hollis at First Avenue (Oct 1, 2025) • Tune-Yards at Fine Line(Oct 1, 2025) >• jadu heart at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Oct 1, 2025)
2hollis will be headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 1, 2025.
Note: There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 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 up to 72 HOURS prior to the show.
Indie pop darlings Water From Your Eyes is headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 30, 2025.
Shoegazing Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC for short) is headlining First Avenue on September 30, 2025.
For the Get Back: Rooftop Rewind event on September 14, 2025, at Graze Food Hall by Travail, they hope to recreate and reimagine the Beatles’ final concert with the Beatles cover band Dig a Pony Club (led by Al Church). Let’s hope they don’t recreate everything, as the original concert was ended early when police arrived and shut down the whole thing due to noise complaints!
Quebec’s Dominique Fils-Aimé returns to the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, on September 14, 2025. The JUNO-winning jazz vocalist is touring in support of a live album, Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Minneapolis favorites Kiss the Tiger is kicking off their national tour with a local show at the Icehouse, on September 11, 2025. The band’s new album Infinite Love is out now.
As part of Farm Aid 40, the national family farm advocacy organization is hosting a pre-festival Rissi Palmer's Color Me Country Takeover on Thursday, September 18, at Fine Line in Minneapolis.
Seattle neo-folk, post-punk outfit Society of the Silver Cross will stop by Zhora Darling in Minneapolis on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on September 30, 2025.
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at First Avenue
• Water From Your Eyes at 7th St Entry
• Willi Carlisle at Fine Line
• sombr at Palace Theatre
Continuing with our Road to Rocktober series, we are spotlight some upcoming October dates.
• Grandaddy at First Avenue (Oct 8, 2025)
• Miki Berenyi Trio at Turf Club (Oct 18, 2025)
• Phantogram at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (Oct 20, 2025)
Glitterfox rocked their tour opener in support of the new album decoder at 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis.
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on September 29, 2025.
• KALEO at Fillmore
• Stacey Ryan at 7th St Entry
• Fleshwater at Fine Line
• Iniko at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Martin Devaney with John Ewing performed the last outdoor concert of the season on the Magnolia Bandshell at The White Squirrel Bar.
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul, for September 28, 2025.
• Jack Van Cleaf at 7th St Entry
• Cannibal Corpse at First Ave
• Mo Lowda & The Humble at Fine Line
• Múm at Turf Club
• Fox Lake at Skyway Theatre
Continuing with our Road to Rocktober series, which will spotlight some upcoming October dates.
• The Sword at First Avenue (Oct 5, 2025)
• Far Caspian at 7th St Entry (Oct 8, 2025)
• Pixel Grip at Turf Club (Oct 21, 2025)
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul for September 27, 2025.
• Cochise at 7th St Entry
• Wolf Alice at First Avenue
• Autoheart at Fine Line (Rescheduled for December 10, 2025)
There was a subdued atmosphere at Lake Harriet on Friday night as most people had either left for their cabins for the long holiday weekend or took advantage of another great day of weather by surrounding themselves with two hundred thousand neighbors at the Minnesota State Fair. At least that’s how it felt as a cool breeze came off the lake and The Commodore’s “Easy” played through the main speakers.
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on September 7, 2025.
• Glitterfox with Jillian Rae at 7th St Entry (Sep 2, 2025)
• PUP and Jeff Rosenstock at Palace Theatre (Sep 3, 2025)
• Saliva at Studio B (Sep 7, 2025)
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul for September 26, 2025.
• midwxst at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
• Nation of Language at First Avenue
• Palmyra at 7th St Entry
New York-based band Hotline TNT is currently touring in support of their new album Raspberry Moon (Third Man Records). The band will be headlining the Underground Music Venue, in Minneapolis, on September 14, 2025.
The Mercury Prize and BRIT nominated Irish emerging popstar CMAT will be headlining the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on September 12, 2025. Her UK shows are selling out (or have sold out), so there are restrictions to her Fine Line show: There is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 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 up to 72 HOURS prior to the show.
Turnstile is on fire! They are on their “The Never Enough Tour” and playing one of Minnesota’s biggest venue, the Armory, in Minneapolis, on September 27, 2025.
90s alternative rock band Everclear will be headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on November 1, 2025. The group is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Sparkle and Fade. The record is being reissued as a Remastered Deluxe Edition, via Universal Music Group.
Minneapolis: September 24 to September 25, 2025:
Leonid & Friends at Fitzgerald Theater (Sep 24)
Radio Free Alice at 7th St Entry (Sep 24)
Deltron 3030 at Uptown Theater (Sep 24)
Makaya McCraven at Icehouse (Sep 25)
Monday was Senior’s Day at the Minnesota State Fair, and there was no better band (Los Lobos) to play for this demographic than a group of guys that have been together for over fifty years. But that was later and there was still much to do.
Minneapolis Music Guide for September 23, 2025: Polo & Pan at Palace Theatre, Ethan Regan at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Big Wild at First Avenue, Bass Drum of Death at Turf Club, Nourished By Time at 7th St Entry