Minneapolis: August 5 to August 6, 2015

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Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 5 to August 6, 2015.

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LISSIE
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday, 08/05/2015, 7pm ($22)
varsitytheater.org

Folk rock singer Lissie is currently on a solo US tour on "The Road to RAGBRAI"... which is an acronym and registered trademark for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Who knew Lissie was an avid bicyclist?

Lissie explained her fascination with RAGBRAI:

I am very happy to announce some US solo tour dates this summer! I am calling this run the “Road to Ragbrai Tour”. Ragbrai is an annual bike ride across Iowa that I’ve always wanted to do, so I will be doing the ride in the middle of the tour. Having grown up just across the river in Illinois, Iowa is a gorgeous state that I love! So to make it a reality I’ll be going back to my roots in more ways than one. I started in music playing acoustic guitar and singing from the heart, so it’s only fitting that I sing my way back to the heartland solo! I hope that you can all join me at a show leading up to, on the ride or at one of the gigs after. I’ll keep you posted with news of new music, shows and all adventures soon!

Tyler Lyle to open.

Tour dates:

08/04/15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
08/05/15 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
08/07/15 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
08/08/15 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
08/09/15 New Orleans, LA Parish
08/11/15 Austin, TX The Parish
10/06/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

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THE VAMPS
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 08/05/2015, 6pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Keep an eye on these this all boys/teen band The Vamps. First of all they are using their rising fame to create their own record label (with help from EMI/Universal) to sign acts they think will succeed. The first band they've signed is a very young band from Los Angeles called The Tide (which they are bringing on tour with them.)

The other thing they're doing right is making all their shows will be all ages and the same prices for all US club dates: $25.

Also Before You Exit (sometime abbreviated to BYE) will also be on the bill. The trio recently released a new single called "Model", available now on RCA Records.

Tour dates:

07/30/15 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
07/31/15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
08/02/15 Covington, KY Madison Theater
08/03/15 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
08/05/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
08/08/15 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
08/15/15 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre
08/18/15 Big Ticket Summer Concert
08/20/15 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
08/25/15 St. John's, NL Mile One Centre
08/30/15 Birmingham Fusion Festival
09/13/15 Boomerang Hickstead

Read More Alpha Rev The last time we saw Alpha Rev, they opened up for the sold-out Ben Rector show at the Varsity Theater (05/03/13). Setlist was seemingly from their Summer show …

ALPHA REV
at Turf Club
Thursday, 08/06/2015, 7:30pm ($16)
turfclub.net

We previously caught Alpha Rev opened up for Ben Rector in May 2013 and for ZZ Ward in October 2013. This time around, they are headlining the Turf Club in St Paul next Thursday, August 6th.

Jared & The Mill to open the show. We previously caught the Tempe band when they headlined the Communion Night Club at the Turf Club in June 2015 and was impressed by them.

Tour dates:

7/28/15: Seattle - The Triple Door
7/29/15: Burlington - Battery Park
7/31/15: Denver - The Soiled Dove
8/1/15: Alamosa – Richardson Hall Auditorium
8/3/15: Kansas City - The Riot Room
8/4/15: St. Louis - Duck Room
8/5/15: Milwaukee - Shank Hall
8/6/15: St. Paul - Turf Club
8/7/15: Chicago - Beat Kitchen
8/8/15: Grand Rapids – Founders Brewery
8/9/15: Pittsburgh - Hard Rock Cafe
8/10/15: Cleveland - Grog Shop
8/12/15: Allston - Great Scott
8/13/15: New York - Joe's Pub
8/15/15: Philadelphia - Tin Angel
8/16/15: Vienna - Jammin' Java
8/18/15: Decatur - Eddies Attic
8/19/15: Nashville - The High Watt
8/21/15: Dallas - Gas Monkey Bar N Grill
8/22/15: Austin – Batfest
8/23/15: Houston – Warehouse Live

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