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534 events · Music, Theater · afternoon/evening
Wednesday, October 7
Thursday, October 8
Thu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
THROWN
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 8 · 6:30 PM
JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi w/ Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall-MN · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Carrie Nation And The Speakeasy w/ King-Sized Coffin, Old Smugglers, & The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Buddy Guy 90
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Anna Johnson “Swarm of Tongues” Album Release with Matthew Rahaim & Davu Seru and GLASS (Annie Enneking & Kari Tweiten)
The Cedar Cultural Center
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Zoso The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul
Friday, October 9
Fri · Oct 9 · 6:00 PM
Big Fat Love - John Prine Birthday
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
Bebe Stockwell w/ Khatumu
7th Street Entry · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Floydian Slip
Ames Center · Burnsville
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
An Intimate Evening with COPELAND with special guest Jenny Dee
The Cedar Cultural Center
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
UB40 (18+ Event)
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour
Armory · Minneapolis
Saturday, October 10
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:00 PM
Taste of Chaos w/ Hollywood Undead
Myth · Maplewood
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM
Snail Mail w/ Soccer Mommy
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
That Arena Rock
Ames Center · Burnsville
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Zach Top w/ Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Grand Casino Arena · St. Paul
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
First Avenue presents SYML — Solo in North America with roger weeks
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:30 PM
Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour
Armory · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave Experience
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Sunday, October 11
Monday, October 12
Tuesday, October 13
Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM
HEY, NOTHING - THE HOUND TOUR
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Tue · Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis
Orchestra Hall-MN · Minneapolis
Tue · Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
JESSE ROPER with Mae Simpson
The Cedar Cultural Center
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM
STING 3.0 Tour
Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis
Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM
The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour
Grand Casino Arena · St. Paul
Wednesday, October 14
Wed · Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Space Between Monthly Music Industry MEETUP
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
KELS - Dirty Blues Princess Tour
Green Room · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, with Rosie Flores
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Salin
The Cedar Cultural Center
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
STING 3.0 Tour
Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
First to Eleven - Ages 18+
7th Street Entry · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
93X Presents: GODSMACK - THE RISE OF ROCK WORLD TOUR 2026
Armory · Minneapolis
Thursday, October 15
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
Dirty P’s Thirsty 3rd Thursdays Club
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Thu · Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
TCC4SLAY 3.0: A Masquerade
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
CHRISSA SPARKLES
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
An Evening with Joshua Burnside
The Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, October 16
Fri · Oct 16 · 5:30 PM
Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour
Uptown Theater Minneapolis · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
Grace Enger - The Satisfied Girl Tour
Green Room · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 6:00 PM
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Rings: The Acoustic Tour
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Parrothead Paradise
Ames Center · Burnsville
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
My Kid Banana Jon Q Public Velvet Ghoul Dirty930
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Lonestar: Keeps Getting Better Tour
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel · Prior Lake
Saturday, October 17
Sat · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Minneapolis Valhalla Fest III
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Blake Whiten w/ Eli Winders
Fine Line Music Cafe · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Digable Planets - Celebrating 30 years of Blow Out Comb
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Letdown.
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Big Head Todd & the Monsters (18+ Event)
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:30 PM
Folsom Prison Experience
Ames Center · Burnsville
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel · Prior Lake
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Hipshaker 24 Anniversary Party
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Dadi Freyr (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
LAURA VEIRS with Karl Blau
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sat · Oct 17 · 9:00 PM
Steve Aoki - 30 Years of DIM MAK
Armory · Minneapolis
Sunday, October 18
Sun · Oct 18 · 12:30 PM
Lenny Pearce
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
Sun · Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Catch Your Breath - Not Broken Enough Tour
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
Disney Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Target Center · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
An Evening with Richard Shindell – All Acoustic
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
Medium Build w/ Bella White
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 18 · 7:30 PM
Kidd G
Fine Line Music Cafe · Minneapolis
Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:00 PM
Patrick Droney
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Indigo Girls
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
Juvenile - 'Boiling Point' Album Release Tour - Ages 18+
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
The Jack Wharff Band
Fine Line Music Cafe · Minneapolis
Thursday, October 22
Thu · Oct 22 · 5:30 PM
The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
LAKEVIEW - WRECK MY NIGHT TOUR
Amsterdam Bar & Hall · St. Paul
Thu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
RZ Shahid & Friends with Jandeltha Rae, Righteous Emcee, and Brandyn Lee Tulloch with Poetic Roots
The Cedar Cultural Center
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Palace (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Sammy Rae and The Friends with Melt (18+ Event)
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
Friday, October 23
Fri · Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Dubuquefest (Iowa/MN game party)
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Claws Out
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Seth Walker
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Zac Brown Band w/ Brothers Osborne
Target Center · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Intuition & Equalibrum, The Teach a Man To Fish Tour w/ Speak!
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Indigo Girls
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Maggie Koerner – Upstate Tour
The Cedar Cultural Center
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
jigitz - 50 Ballerinas Tour
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
Haydn and Liszt with Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall-MN · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
jigitz - 50 Ballerinas Tour moved to Varsity Theater
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:30 PM
Sylvan Esso (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Saturday, October 24
Sat · Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Celebrate Seventy! Bruce McBride’s Myriad Magical Musical Minstrels
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Buena Vista Orchestra
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Rebecca Black - Exhibitionism on Tour
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Ben Folds w/ Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall-MN · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Russ Taff and Steve Taylor
Pantages Theatre · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel · Prior Lake
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Jeremy Messersmith
Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul
