Live music in the Twin Cities metro. Concerts, festivals, DJ sets. Tonight, this weekend, and beyond.

with Nicole Wilder, Grace Savard, Jordan Hedlund

All-star musician friends deliver night of blistering picking and light-hearted banter

$25

Jazz

with Huhroon, Bathtub Cig, lily blue

Local show

Doors 7:00pm

Country

Doors 7:00pm

with Cole Diamond

Rowdy mix of twang, two-steppers, and singalongs

$20

DJ Breezy, DJ Young Famous

Nightlife experience built for movement, energy, and heavy dancing

Funk, indie, and experimental soundscapes

NO COVER 4:30pm Show

An evening of Thelonious Monk music

$30 Seated & $20 Bar/Standing

DJ set

$5 at the Door

Folk / Americana

No cover

Acoustic performance on the patio

Day 1 of 5 · Friday, August 21

Indie rock · Slowcore · Minnesota

10.00

Doors 9:00pm

$26 to $60

No cover

August 21 6 – 8:30pm FREE Love in Tune presents What Momma Didn’t Say: HIV Edition, a real-talk space about HIV. We’ll

Grateful Dead reimagined in Afro-Pop styles including soukous and Afrobeat

with Wish Wash, Planer

Rock · Electronic

$12

Vocals and Piano

No cover

A Soulful Celebration to Life

Doors 4:30pm

$35.00 - $45.00

Rock

Doors 5:30pm

$30.00 - $40.00

Jazz, Poetry, and Reggae

Doors 6:15pm

$25.00 - $35.00

Soul / R&B / Funk

Jam · Rock

Rock · Folk / Americana · Country

$20.00 – $30.00

Jazz · Classical

Rock

Enjoy live local music on our back patio from Grunge Unplugged

Fan-forward movement producing live events and exclusive artist experiences

Doors 9:00pm

Cake Pop!, Flip Phone, Sasha Cassadine +1 more

Local show with shows by Sasha Cassadine, Iconica, beats by Cake Pop!

Doors 9:00pm

Afrobeats x Amapiano x Dancehall

Vocalist and acoustic ukuleleist blending ukulele traditions with folk, indie, and pop genres.

Third Culture Collective

with Essjay The AfroCentricRatchet, Maya Marchelle

Doors 10:00pm

$15

Daikaiju, Scrunchies

Outdoor bash with Daikaiju, Scrunchies, and local lineup

$25

Blues, Mississippi, harmonica

Guitar · Celtic · Acoustic

with Virgin Whores, Sleeper Cell, Die Ghost +1 more

Horror punk · Punk rock · All

Doors 7:30pm

Rock

Stop by the taproom to see some amazing local musicians! Music starts around 7-7:30 and ends at approximately 10:30 (

Twin Cities 90s grunge, rock, alternative band

$10

with Bella Larson, Sooflay

Doors 7:00pm

$5 cover

Rock · Blues

Rockabilly

Classic hits & modern chart toppers

No cover

Mötley Crüe, Tesla, Extreme

Hard rock · Heavy metal · Hair metal

Summer concert series on the plaza

No cover

Jazz-infused disco, deep house, international funk, left-field gems

Folk / Americana

Ultimate Steely Dan tribute celebrating the legendary band's iconic catalog

with Two Harbors, Haikus For Emus, True Lust

Doors 6:30pm

Advance $15 Day of Show $17

with DJ Fujun

DJ Fujun spinning Dancehall, Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Soca, and party anthems

No cover

No cover

Open blues jam, all skill levels welcome

No cover

Open funk music jam

No cover

Dubstep · Brostep · Good

No cover

Sweet Keys Dueling Pianos

Dueling pianists performing interactive show with requests from classic anthems to modern hits

with Johnnyrook, Short Timer

$15.58

Folk, country, and rock influences

Blues

Rock · Blues · Metal

Free live music series, all ages, rotating artists and genres

No cover

Jazz quintet with folk crossover

No cover

Silva: Melodic Black/ Death Metal from Minneapolis Minnesota For Fans Of: Death, Edge of Sanity, Sacramentum Grand Dem

$12.70

Minneapolis-based indie musician with catchy folk and alt-rock songs balancing humor and heart

$50

with Rhino Shrine, Sunsets Over Flowers

Rock

Songs you know and love

with Sallyforth, Lone Rock Bride, Woodzen

Local show

Doors 6:30pm

No cover

Doors 6:00pm

Doug Collins and the Receptionists

Sharp hooks, warm harmonies, between classic country and Beatle-esque pop

Folk / Americana

$12

The Abiders

Live music, food, games & activities on the lake

DJ Young Famous, DJ Kru, DJ Sha

Leo season closing celebration

Classic rock, blues, and soulful grooves

Jazz

No cover

$30 Seated & $20 Bar/Standing

DJ Set

$5 at the Door

with PULL, Victoria Carpenter, Dean Sibinski +1 more

sound experiments, contemplative poetry and deconstructive mysticism

Doors 7:00pm

Acoustic performance on the patio

Pop

Rock · Folk / Americana

$10

Hip-hop/rap · Urban

$26 to $31.25

Trap queen

$23.49 to $49

High energy brunch with real sing along vibes

Join us for live music weekends kicking off every Thursday! Reservations encouraged.

No cover

Saturday, August 22 2 PM – 4PM $29.43 Get ready to kick off the school year in style! Join us in person for a fun and t

Nashville psychedelic punk-grass rockers

with Whispered the Rabbit, Northern Hammer

Folk · Celtic · Progressive rock

$12

Rock · Pop · Folk / Americana

Piano and ensemble

No cover

Honky Tonk classics

Doors 4:30pm

$25.00 - $35.00

Great Classic Country Music with Soul

Doors 5:30pm

$30.00 - $40.00

Fingerpicking Champions

Doors 6:30pm

$30.00 - $40.00

Rock · Folk / Americana

Rock · Psychedelic · Country

Folk / Americana · Jazz · Blues

Dance/electronic

OMGigi

Local show

Death By Sexy 20th Anniversary Tour

Doors 7:00pm

Afrobeats x Amapiano x Dancehall

The Famous Names, Famous Names Music

Electronic

Doors 10:00pm

$10

Jazz · Latin

Soul / R&B / Funk

with Steady Range

Rock · Indie / Alt

Doors 6:00pm

$15 Adv / $22 Door

Indie

Soul / R&B / Funk

Party rock cover band with decades of danceable music

$10

Blues

Doors 7:00pm

$5 cover

Jazz

with Tom Hipps

Jay Willie Blues Band

Rock n blues dancin music

Folk / Americana · Jazz · Blues

No cover

Los Inquietos Del Norte

Latin

Free swing and salsa dance lessons with Arthur Murray Studio

No cover

Jazz, rare groove, funk, soul, and golden era hip hop

Rock

Puro ranchero · Pura ranchera · Rancho2

Rock · Jazz

with Good Morning Midnight, Products Band

Hardcore · Deathcore · Downtempo

Doors 6:30pm

Advance $15 Day of Show $17

No cover

Bluegrass jam 2nd and 4th Saturday

No cover

Multi-instrumentalist with soulful songwriting from folk and blues traditions

No cover

Beats by DJ Ben Jammin'

No cover

Dubstep · Trap · Electronic

tronskieadams, phriz_b, dj.jen.e +4 more

BBQ, outdoor party with DJ sets and live music. BIG SOUND vibes.

$15

No cover

David Huckfelt, Misty Boyce, David Huckfelt & The Unarmed Forces +1 more

Americana · Folk

Doors 7:00pm

Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter with soulful R&B, pop, and heartfelt storytelling

Punk / Emo

$16.73

Jazz

Jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer

No cover

Jazz

:) Presented by Zhora Darling. This is a 21+ event

$12.70

Minneapolis-based indie musician with catchy folk and alt-rock songs balancing humor and heart

$50

Folk / Americana

Jazz

Mirth pop · Comedy · Youtube

Doors 7:00pm

Rock · Pop · Folk / Americana

No cover

Multi-instrumentalist performing with various projects and styles

Rock · Folk / Americana · Blues

Jazz

$15

DJ Party on the Deck with lakeside views

Folk / Americana · Country

No cover

$12

$36.50

No cover

Vocals and piano

No cover

The Longest Running 70's Singalong in Minnesota

Doors 4:00pm

$30.00 - $40.00

A Wonderful Night of Jazz – Cabaret Style

Doors 5:00pm

$25.00 - $35.00

with Jen Burleigh-Bentz

Jazz

Doors 5:45pm

$25.00 - $35.00

Rock · Blues

Pop punk · Punk rock · Melodic punk

Jazz

Folk / Americana

Folk / Americana

Country Dancing Cover: $10 Door: David Contact: Don Ostenson Created by: Valerie 4/9/24

Country

Country two-step, swing, waltz and line dancing 1st Sunday of the month: beginner line dance and beginner two-step less

SUMMER 2026

Doors 7:00pm

Caballo Cósmico, YFM 'Your Favorite Music', Joe Dunn +2 more

Phish tribute afternoon with deep cuts, classic jams, and patio hang

Doors 4:00pm

$10 Cover

Rock

Midwestern Music

Skatepunk · Psychedelic rock · Ambient

Spin the cure / disintegration on vinyl

Legendary bluegrass fiddler and musician with thirty years in the Del McCoury Band

with Bare Knuckle Brawl, Violence Condoned, Ex Cathedra

Thrash metal · Experimental · Atmosphere

Doors 6:00pm

Advance $10 Day of Show $12

Latin

No cover

Every Sunday 5-7PM

No cover

Sunday night music jam 7:30PM-10:30PM. One of the longest-running open jams in the Twin Cities. All levels and styles welcome to play or just watch. The host group warms up, then musicians rotate off the sign-up list. Arrive early to sign up.

No cover

No cover

Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana

No cover

Tim McGraw, The Chicks, Lady A +2 more

Tim mcgraw · Modern country · Male

Accordion legend playing folk, jazz, Tex-Mex, French, Scandinavian, Creole and more!

Folk / Americana

Country

The Roe Family Singers

Folk · Americana · Minnesota

Electronic

Weekly reggae show

Tickets Available At The Door

Open to all performance types including poetry, music, stand-up, and magic

No cover

Rock · Jazz

Weekly vinyl night with DJ-curated records; bring your own vinyl

$5 pint

Arthur "L.A." Buckner, Omar Abdulkarim, Ethan Yeshaya +1 more

Jazz and funk jam featuring historic blend of jazz, Gospel, hip hop and avant-funk.

Doors 7:00pm

$10 Tickets (+taxes)

International Music

with Modern Wildlife, King Sized Coffin

Rock

Doors 7:00pm

$5-10 cover

Rock · Punk / Emo

Blues · Soul / R&B / Funk · Classical

Johnny & Fillet O Soul, Jacquie Maddix

Open jam with Johnny & Fillet O Soul & Jacquie Maddix

with Fiona Hayes, 4th Curtis

Queercore · Punk · Riot grrrl

Doors 6:00pm

Advance $10 Day of Show $12

Songwriters Circle/Twin Cities open mic

No cover

My Chemical Romance, Sleater-Kinney

Alternative · Punk rock · Emo

Last Pick'd String Band

Intermediate bluegrass jam session hosted by Last Pick'd String Band

with Blue Soul Tribe, Nur-D, Solana and the Sunsets

with Bane, Soul Blind

Post-hardcore · Alternative rock · Hardcore

Doors 6:30pm

Jazz jam session

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No cover

Rock

All · Rock · Elvis costello

Mo Lowda & The Humble, Beemer

Self-produced indie rock band from Philadelphia

Doors 7:00pm

1VERSE, 5TARZ

1VERSE's first-ever concert tour

$50.00

Death of the Heron, Glass Casket, Galleon

Tickets

Soul / R&B / Funk

Rock

Tuesday Jazz

RÜFÜS DU SOL, Ben Böhmer

Dance/electronic · Club dance

Folk / Americana

Live music on the patio

with Ambient Toad, Helen

Doors 6:00pm

Advance $10 Day of Show $12

Twin Cities River Rats

Twin Cities River Rats performance

All-styles show without overpowering conversations

No cover

GreenWay Buskers

Live Americana and Folk with the Greenway Buskers

with Rhys Fulber, Sam Woodman

Electronic music act with special guests

Doors 7:00pm

Rock · Blues

$19.62

Classic rock · Progressive rock · Power pop

Folk / Americana

Weekly jazz jam session open to musicians from all genres

Weekly open blues jam and dance. Bring your instrument; doors after 6:30pm, music 7-11pm, no cover.

↻ Every week on Tuesday

No cover

Semi Infamous: Auto tuned electronic guitar music from Duluth MN. For Fans Of: 100 gecs, Jane Remover, Underscores SEE

$12.70

Folk / Americana · Blues · Soul / R&B / Funk

Folk / Americana

with Shadingthesun, Conzemius

Synth-driven indie pop with dark pop and art-driven special guests

Doors 7:00pm

Industrial rock · Industrial metal · Electronic

Doors 7:00pm

Live outdoor music at Artimer Market

Jim Stairs & Mic McCormick Duo

Open-air artisan market with live outdoor music

$12 ADV / $15 DOS

Open jam session

No cover

Music, mini farmers market, beer garden, food trucks

No cover

$10

Song-led Indie

Rock

Rock

Folk / Americana · Jazz · Blues

Will Statler

LUCKI, Sk8star

Pop · Dance · Lucki

Nino Paid, 1UP Tee

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Tour

Doors 6:30pm

Bring your favorite vinyl albums to play at Haggard.

Melodies on the Mississippi

No cover

Singer-songwriter with soul, R&B, and funk influences

Doors 6:00pm

$20 Adv (+fees/taxes) / $27 Doors (+fees/taxes)

$25-$45

Rock

Rock n roll, all the songs you've been wanting to hear

with Christopher Cross, The Romantics

Classic rock · 80s · Progressive rock

Live music on the patio

Live music at Peavey Plaza

with Carhearts, Postcards

Doors 6:00pm

Advance $10 / Day of Show $12

Jazz · Soul / R&B / Funk

No cover

Folk / Americana

No cover

Classical opera and pop mix with 1990s grunge and R&B

$5–$45 suggested donation

Open mic music jam

The Violet Ghost crafts melodies that transport listeners back in time, enveloping them in a soundscape rich with melanc

$19.06

Intimate evening with three vocalists and piano exploring Steely Dan's timeless songs

$25

Jazz

Modern electronic pop

Doors 7:00pm

with Hibah Hassan, Mike Rafferty, Jazicality

$15

$18 ADV / $20 DOS

$10

with Bad Idea, Laugh Track

Alt-country · Country · Americana

$12

Country · Folk · Americana

Soul / R&B / Funk

$10.00-$15.00

Andrew

Nino Paid, 1UP Tee

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Tour

Doors 6:30pm

Weekly vinyl night with DJ-curated records; bring your own vinyl

$5 pint

Starting June 4th, Golden Thyme Restaurant & Bar is hosting R&B DJ featuring a new DJ weekly 5-pm every Thursday throughout the summer

No cover

Award-winning singer-songwriter performing intelligent, deeply-moving songs

Doors 5:30pm

$25 Adv (+fees/taxes) / $32 Door (+fees/taxes)

with Bloodbrother

Honky-tonk

Jazz · Soul / R&B / Funk · Latin

Blues · Singer-songwriter · Country

$46 - $81.25

Live music in the BKYD

No cover

Classic rock · Latin · Guitar

Hard rock · Classic rock · Progressive rock

Doors 6:00pm

Jazzy barrio salsa and Afro-spiritual rhythms

Live music on the patio

with Eldest Daughter, deletist

Doors 6:00pm

Advance $10 Day of Show $12

Whopmaster & Friends

Weekly Thursday evening with live entertainment and DJ music

No cover

Twin Cities River Rats

Twin Cities River Rats performance

No cover

Twin Cities Ukulele Club jam session

No cover

Chicano soul

Doors 7:00pm

Live music performance

$5 cover per person

Accordion, celtic whistles & bagpipes, guitar