Minneapolis: June 9, 2015

Read More Starsailor You know, I've never really gotten into Starsailor. They never quite made it as big as the bands of their time (well not here anyway) and I'm ashamed to say that I've always had one of their singles (given to me by god know ....

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for June 9, 2015. This is an incredibly busy night for us.

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EMBRACE w/ Starsailor
at Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 8pm ($22.50/18+)
Details: millcitynights.com

English band Embrace is back on a rare US tour in support of their latest self-titled album, which came out last year 2014.

Post-Britpop band Starsailor is also making a rare Minneapolis appearance. The band basically broke up in 2009, despite their best effort to kick off their fourth studio album All The Plans.

After going into extended hiatus, the band reunited to play some festivals: Summer in the City at Castlefield Bowl, Rock Zottegem festival in Belgium, and Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea. It would seem that the reunion is good for the band that they've decided to co-headline the tour with Embrace this Summer.

This should be a great bill for nostalgic fans.

Tour dates:

06/01/15 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
06/03/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
06/06/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
06/09/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
06/10/15 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
06/11/15 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
06/14/15 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston

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IMAGINE DRAGONS
at Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 6:30pm ($29.50 - $69.50)
Details: xcelenergycenter.com

With over 14,000 fans in attendance at Imagine Dragons last appearance in Minnesota, I can tell you that the band has massive appeal to a younger demographic. The Minnesota show actually was originally scheduled (as per their tour poster), but the band love playing here that they added the date eventually on their tour itinerary.

As much as we love Imagine Dragons, we're actually pretty excited equally for the two openers: Canada's Metric (who we last saw at Rock the Garden 2013 and State Theatre in 2012) and Halsey (who blew us away at her support show for The Kooks in 2014).

With these types of stadium show, if you want to catch the opening band, be sure to show up before doors open (6:30pm), as getting into the event can be time consuming because of tight security and just the sheer amount of fans in the building.

North American tour dates:

06/03/15 Portland, OR Moda Center
06/05/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
06/06/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
06/08/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/09/15 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
06/10/15 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
06/12/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
06/13/15 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
06/15/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
06/16/15 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
06/18/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
06/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
06/22/15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
06/23/15 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
06/24/15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
06/27/15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
06/29/15 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
06/30/15 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
07/01/15 Boston, MA TD Garden
07/03/15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
07/04/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
07/06/15 Washington, DC Verizon Center
07/07/15 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
07/08/15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
07/10/15 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
07/11/15 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
07/13/15 Memphis, TN FedExForum
07/14/15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
07/16/15 Houston, TX Toyota Center
07/17/15 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
07/18/15 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor
07/20/15 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
07/21/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
07/24/15 Inglewood, CA Forum
07/25/15 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
07/27/15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
07/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions
07/30/15 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
07/31/15 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
08/01/15 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena

Read More Catfish and the Bottlemen Back in December 2014, we tipped you guys off this new British sensation Catfish and the Bottlemen with their album The Balcony. It's only been a few months, but the band has…

CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 8pm ($16.50/18+)
Details: varsitytheater.org

Buzz band Catfish and the Bottlemen just sold out their entire UK Tour (which isn't until October 2015!) In some of these cases, I've met some UK fans that will fly into the US to see their favorite bands (because these are more intimate US shows).

We previously saw the band earlier this year, which John described:

Their landmark album, Cracked Rear View is the 16th best-selling album, anchored by singles ‘Hold My Hand’ and ‘Only Wanna Be with You’… and … err, waitaminute… This isn’t them. This isn’t about Hootie and the Blowfish, or the past. This is about the future- this is about Catfish and the Bottlemen.

Catfish and the Bottlemen is returning to Minneapolis next Tuesday, June 9th.

Tour dates:

06/03/15 Portland, OR Moda Center
06/05/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
06/06/15 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
06/08/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/09/15 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
06/10/15 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
06/12/15 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
06/13/15 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
06/15/15 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
06/16/15 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
06/18/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
06/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center

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PURITY RING
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 06/09/15, 9:30pm ($20/Sold Out)
Details: first-avenue.com

Embarrassingly enough, I've mistaken Canadian duo Purity Ring as emo band The Promise Ring (who I saw live with Ash many years ago). I think they mean the same thing, right? The duo (singer Megan James and instrumentalist Corin Roddick) is so popular that they've sold out concert at First Avenue on June 9th... forcing the band to quickly add an a second all-ages show at 5pm.

Montreal's Braids, who we previously saw with Wye Oak at the Fine Line in May 2014, will open the show with San Francisco by the way of Canada, Born Gold.

Tour dates:

06/02/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
06/03/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
06/04/15 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
06/05/15 Montreal, QC Metropolis
06/06/15 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival
06/07/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
06/08/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
06/09/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
06/10/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
06/12/15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Ballroom
06/15/15 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
06/16/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
06/17/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
06/19/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
06/20/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
06/22/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
06/23/15 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
07/17/15 RBC Bluesfest
07/23/15 Melbourne, Australia 170 Russell
07/24/15 Melbourne, Australia 170 Russell
07/25/15 Splendour In The Grass
08/15/15 Maha Music Festival
08/22/15 FYF Festivala
09/25/15 Midpoint Music Festival
09/26/15 Pygmalion Music Festival
10/10/15 Corona Capital Festival

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