Minneapolis: August 19 to August 25, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 19 to August 25, 2017.

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Read More Minnesota Fan Fest Vu and John on W♥M Radio, talking about Minnesota Fan Fest (19-20 Aug 2017). The event at Rivercentre in St Paul will feature celebrity guests Jason David Frank from Power ...

MINNESOTA FAN FEST
at St Paul Rivercentre
08/19-08/20/2017 ($30)
myfanfest.com

We’ll be covering Minnesota Fan Fest this weekend (August 19-20, 2017). You can hear us talking and breaking down some of the guests we’re excited to see on W♥269.

Guests:

Jason David Frank
Green Ranger | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Garrett Wang
Star Trek: Voyager

Eddie McClintock
Warehouse 13, Backstrom

Sean Patrick Flanery
The Boondock Saints, The Dead Zone

Cara McGee
Over the Garden Wall

Hope Nicholson
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen

Francis Manapul
The Flash, New 52, Trinity

Zander Cannon
Heck, Big Time Attic, Double Barrel

Dave Wheeler
The Misadventures of Wonderboy

Gordon Purcell
Star Trek, The X-Files

K. Lynn Smith
Plume, Cards Against Humanity

Ken F. Levin
Preacher, Sable; Painkiller Jane

Mike McKone
Teen Titans, Exiles, Fantastic Four

Jae Lee
Hellshock, The Inhumans

Bob Layton
Iron Man, Valiant Comics

Dan Jurgens
Superman

Peter J. Tomasi
Superman, Batman & Robin

Phil Hester
Green Arrow, Swamp Thing

Christopher Jones
Young Justice, The Batman Strikes

Jim Calafiore
Aquaman, Red Lanterns

Francis Manapul
Flash, Detective Comics

Benjamin Percy
The Dark Net, The Dead Lands

Read More Father John Misty J. Tillman under his moniker Father John Misty will be back in Minneapolis this April 4th, in support of his latest Sub Pop album I Love You, Honeybear. … Tennis Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers. … Tour de Fat New Belgium brewery again brings its Tour de Fat festival back to Loring Park this Saturday. The completely free event features a bike parade, vendors and booths, beer on tap (of course), and a handful of musical acts … Carrie Rodriguez Country singer and fiddler Carrie Rodriguez is coming back to the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, March 1st. The current tour is for Rodriguez's highly anticipated album, Lola . .… Minnesota State Fair Despite my protests, we end up going to the Minnesota State Fair every year. This is the "Great Minnesota Get-together", where everyone goes to enjoy eating something on a stick… George Clinton The major headliners are pretty popular (George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Franti and Spearhead & The Neville Brothers), but it .... Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

Other shows in the area:

08/19/2017 Father John Misty and Tennis will play Surly Brewing Festival Field. There will be beer there. 5pm, $45.

08/19/2017 This day festival Tour de Fat is taking place over at the Cabooze this Saturday, August 19. The event was previously free at Loring Park, but the paid version will bring in some big acts, including The Record Company, Kolars and Monica LaPlante. NOTE: These type of shows ends about 10pm, so plan accordingly. 4pm, $20.

08/19/2017 Carrie Rodriguez is returning to the The Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday. Support from Pat Donohue. 7pm, $18.

08/19/2017 19-year-old singer-songwriter Khalid is headlining The Myth on Saturday. Yep, it’s sold out. 6pm, Sold Out.

08/19/2017 Please note that our favorite Australian kids San Cisco has canceled their 7th Street Entry show: “Due to unfortunate circumstances it is not possible for San Cisco to play the Eastern Coast of USA shows they had planned. It is with great sadness we have to postpone these shows for now. We will endeavour to reschedule in the near future.” 7pm, Canceled.

08/19/2017 Nashville indie-rock trio The Lonely Biscuits will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul. Their San Francisco EP will be out September 22 via Most Lonely Records. Okey Dokey to open. 8pm, $12.

08/21-08/22/2017 Charlotte’s Sinners & Saints is playing the Black Dog Café on Thursday (August 21) and Acadia Café on Friday (August 22), in support of their new album On The Other Side. 8pm, Free and Free.

08/22/2017 Simple Plan is headlining First Ave as part of their “No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls” 15th Anniversary Tour. Patent Pending and Set It Off to open. 6pm, $30.50.

08/22/2017 Tyler Childers to play the 7th Street Entry, in support of his debut record Purgatory (Hickman Holler Records/Thirty Tigers). Sammy Brue will open. 7:30pm, $10.

08/23/2017 Charlottesville’s Lowland Hum (duo Daniel and Lauren Goans) will be playing the Aster Café in support of their new album Thin. NPR’s Bob Boilen said, “Sincerity, community and beauty is how I think of Lowland Hum; the sounds of Lauren and Daniel Goans.” 8pm, $7.

08/24/2017 Washed Out is touring in support of Mister Mellow. They are stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. Dega to open. 8pm, $20.

08/24-09/04/2017 The great Minnesota State Fair is running from August 24 to Labor Day, September 4th. As usual, they book some paid and free concerts, so look up their website for additional details. Band we’re interested in will be free shows: The Pointer Sisters on August 24-25, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on August 26-27, Hippo Campus on Sep 3-4. 10am, $14.

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