Minneapolis: June 8 to June 10, 2024

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

06/08 Bad Bad Hats with Raffaella and Ivers at First Avenue Read More Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of … Raffaella We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis …

06/08/2024 Saturday

Bad Bad Hats
with Raffaella and Ivers
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis’ indie rock heroes Bad Bad Hats is currently touring in support of their new self-titled album (available on Don Giovanni Records). The album has earned acclaim spanning Stereogum, PASTE, Women That Rock, BrooklynVegan, RacketMN, Glide Magazine and more.

Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar (28 June 2014)

We first caught the band in June 2014 and noted, “Starting with Bad Bad Hats, who played a solid set consisting of their latest It Hurts EP (Afternoon Records) with some new songs. There were a lot of young crossover fans, who showed up early to show support for Bad Bad Hats. Some of the new songs included "Joseph", which singer Kerry Alexander commented, "If your name is Joseph, then this song is for you." Huge cheers were heard when "Super America" was announced, so you can tell that was the big hit for this young band.”

Raffaella (24 Sep 2023)

Raffaella to open. We saw her in 24 Sep 2023 and said, “Local indy pop singer Raffaella Meloni opened up the evening. She’s actually a transplant from Manhattan who made the leap to the Twin Cities after a chance encounter with the lead singer of Hippo Campus, Jake Luppen, turned into something more, as in moving in together. “I like Minneapolis,” she said of her new home. “It smells better.””

Ivers (not to be confused with Bon Iver) also on the bill.

Tour Dates:

5/14: Amherst, MA @ The Drake

5/15: Buffalo, NY @ The 9th Ward

5/16: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café

5/17: Chicago, IL @ Hideout

5/27: Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade

5/28: Manchester, UK @ Gulliver's

5/29: Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast

5/30: London, UK @ The Lexington

5/31: Rotterdam, NL @ Roodkapje

6/1: Paris, FR @ Supersonic (Supersonic Block Party)

6/8: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

06/09 Burning Spear with Kabaka Pyramid at First Avenue Read More Reggae The Jamaican American reggae artist was allegedly found unresponsive in a vehicle, according to an initial tweet by journalist Abka Fitz-Henley on Tuesday. …

06/09/2024 Sunday

Burning Spear
with Kabaka Pyramid
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Reggae legend Burning Spear is headlining First Avenue on June 9, 2024.

Show up early to check out Kabaka Pyramid. The reggae artist recently released the deluxe version of the Grammy Award-winning album The Kalling on his birthday (April 19).

Executive produced by Damian "Jr Gong" Marley (yes, that Marley name), the new deluxe album promises five brand new remixes and two dub mixes. It also includes a special collaboration with dancehall sensation Rygin King on the chart-topping single “Believe” (available in Reggae and Dancehall remixes).

Tour dates:

May 24 San Diego, CA, US Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

May 24 Monterey, CA California Roots Festival

May 26 Stateline, NV, US Bally's Lake Tahoe

May 28 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall

May 30 Flagstaff, AZ, US Orpheum Theater

May 31 Chandler, AZ, US Gila River Resorts & Casinos

Jun 2 Tucson, AZ, US Rialto Theatre

Jun 4 Salt Lake City, UT, US Red Butte Garden

Jun 5 Avon, CO, US Vilar Performing Arts Center

Jun 6 Kansas City, MO, US Grinders KC

Jun 7 Kansas City, MO, US Grinders KC

Jun 8 Omaha, NE, US The Admiral

Jun 9 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Jun 11 Northfield, OH, US Center Stage, MGM

Jun 12 Canandaigua, NY, US Lincoln Hill Farms

Jun 13 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl

Jun 18 Wilmington, NC, US Greenfield Lake Amph

Jun 21 Atlanta, GA, US The Eastern

Jun 22 Charleston, SC, US Firefly Distillery

Jun 23 Asheville, NC, US Salvage Station

Jun 25 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant

Jun 27 Salina, KS, US Stiefel Theatre

Jul 30 Deurne, Belgium OLT Rivierenhof

Jul 31 Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg

Aug 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal

Aug 3 Milton Keynes, UK Reggae Land

06/10 XAVIER RUDD with Bobby Alu at First Avenue

06/10/2024 Monday

XAVIER RUDD
with Bobby Alu
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd will be headlining First Avenue on June 10, 2024. His COVID-released album Jan Juc Moon came out in 2022, and peaked at #6 on the Australian charts.

Bobby Alu to open.

Tour dates:

May 17 Vancouver, BC, Canada Malkin Bowl

May 18 Vancouver, BC, Canada Malkin Bowl

May 19 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile

May 22 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater

May 23 Rocklin, CA Quarry Park Amph

May 24 Monterey, CA California Roots Festival

May 25 Saratoga, CA, US Mountain Winery

May 26 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall

May 29 Anaheim, CA, US House of Blues

May 31 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts

Jun 1 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren

Jun 4 Salt Lake City, UT, US Red Butte Garden

Jun 6 Vail, CO Gerald Ford Amph

Jun 7 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre

Jun 10 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Jun 11 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues

Jun 13 Boston, MA, US Royale Boston

Jun 14 Canandaigua, NY, US Lincoln Hill Farms

Jun 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History

Jun 16 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS

Jun 17 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS

Jun 18 Québec, QC, Canada Théâtre Capitole

Jun 20 South Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground Ballroom

Jun 20 Baltimore, MD, US Reggae Rise Up

Jun 22 Harrisburg, PA, US XL Live

Jul 23 Deurne, Belgium OLT Rivierenhof

Jul 24 Deurne, Belgium OLT Rivierenhof

Jul 25 Deurne, Belgium OLT Rivierenhof

Jul 26 Outdoor Breitenbach, Germany Herzberg Festival

Jul 30 Karlsruhe, Germany Kulturzentrum Tollhaus

Aug 6 Segrate, Italy Circolo Magnolia (Estivo)

Aug 8 Livorno, Italy Fortezza Nuova

Aug 15 Amstelveen, Netherlands Amsterdamse Bostheater

Aug 16 Amstelveen, Netherlands Amsterdamse Bostheater

Aug 17 Amstelveen, Netherlands Amsterdamse Bostheater

Aug 22 Dornbirn, Austria Dornbirn Conrad Sohm

Aug 23 Outdoor Vienna, Austria Arena Wien

Aug 24 Rubigen, Switzerland Mühle Hunziken

Aug 25 Rubigen, Switzerland Mühle Hunziken

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com ♥ bsky.ap