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416 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis
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46 listings
Fri, Aug 21
8:00pm
AFRO DEAD with Demitrious Rallis Band
Grateful Dead reimagined in Afro-Pop styles including soukous and Afrobeat
Sat, Aug 22
8:00pm
SICARD HOLLOW with The Johnson Brothers
Nashville psychedelic punk-grass rockers
Wed, Sep 2
7:30pm
SON LUX with alone-a
Band questioning music-making assumptions with emotional intimacy
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8:00pm
The Global Get Together with OBI ORIGINAL & THE BLACK ATLANTICS
Minnesota artists bringing afro-pop, highlife, and funk to State Fair
Thu, Sep 3
8:00pm
The Global Get Together with SABABA 5
Paris-based ensemble mixing Middle Eastern psychedelia with analog groove
Fri, Sep 4
8:00pm
YELLOW SWANS with Feel Free Hi Fi
Influential experimental music at axis of noise, psychedelia, and drone
Tue, Sep 8
7:30pm
SETTING with Keith Fullerton Whitman
Experimental ensemble blending strings, keys, tapes, percussion, synthesizers, and live electronic music.
Thu, Sep 10
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7:30pm
Jeff Buckley "Grace" Tribute
with Peter Pisano, Mei-Ling Smith, Bobby Maher +1 more
Fri, Sep 11
8:00pm
Ancient Waves
with Lucy Michelle, Whispered the Rabbit
Sat, Sep 12
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8:00pm
Maria Chávez
with Shahzad Ismaily, Shazad Ismaily, Greg Saunier +2 more
Sun, Sep 13
S
11:00am
Summer Cypher Presents Cedar Cypher
We are back on the block for Cedar Cypher!!! Authentic, undiluted Hip-Hop. In collaboration with Open Streets MPLS & Cedar Fest, bringing you a day to remember on the Southside. This activation is funded by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
Tue, Sep 15
7:00pm
BEAR GHOST — Tiny Hitman Tour with Sarah and the Safe Word and Spaceman Bob
Adventure Rock band fusing fun musicianship with complex melodies
Wed, Sep 16
7:30pm
SONDRE LERCHE Acrobats '26 Tour
Norwegian indie-pop celebrating eleventh album release
Fri, Sep 18
G
8:00pm
The Gated Community and Friends
Minneapolis Americana band celebrating 20th anniversary with guests and full catalog
Sat, Sep 19
8:00pm
First Avenue
with Aldous Harding, Sam Burton
Sun, Sep 20
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4:00pm
Autumn Equinox Soundbath with Marc Anderson & THird Eye Collective
Sound artist and percussionist Marc Anderson returns to the Cedar with Natalie Nowytski and Jeremy Ylvisaker to celebrate the Autumn Equinox.
Tue, Sep 22
7:30pm
First Avenue
with Croz Boyce
Wed, Sep 23
7:30pm
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis presents the 2nd Annual Rock for Spinal Cord Injury Research featuring Eric Howk (Portugal, The Man), Freaque, and Zoë Says Go
Benefit concert for spinal cord injury research featuring artists living with spinal cord injury.
Thu, Sep 24
7:30pm
Gordi
with S. Carey, Gracie and Rachel
Fri, Sep 25
F
8:00pm
First Avenue presents Perfect Person Live: The Grey Area Tour
The award-winning call-in advice show Perfect Person is back on tour! Miles Bonsignore expertly solves your morally ambiguous problems live on stage with his special guests, and explores what it means to be a perfect person in a morally grey world.
Sat, Sep 26
8:00pm
Willi Carlisle — The Universal Bubba Tour with William Matheny
Folksinger Willi Carlisle holds tight the conviction that love is bigger than hate, and no-one is expendable.
Sun, Sep 27
E
7:00pm
TaikoArts Midwest presents TaikoGroove with EnsŌ Daiko and Savage Aural Hotbed
Genre-defying collision of taiko tradition and industrial power
Wed, Sep 30
7:30pm
An Evening with Sangjaru
Korean folk fusion band merging traditional music with gypsy swing, funk, rock, and improvisation
Fri, Oct 2
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8:00pm
GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY
Ghanaian musician performing 1975 debut album Simigwa with 8-piece band
Sun, Oct 4
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7:30pm
W.I.T.C.H.
Legendary Zamrock pioneers fusing Western rock with African sounds
Mon, Oct 5
7:30pm
AJJ — Dirty Old Power Tour with Greet Death
Eighth studio record with apocalyptic themes and imagery that shimmer with hope.
Tue, Oct 6
F
7:30pm
First Avenue presents National Park After Dark: Your Neck of the Woods Tour
Rock · Indie / Alt
Wed, Oct 7
F
7:30pm
First Avenue presents ALIZA KELLY'S HAUNTED TEA PARTY: The Spooky Season Astrology Tour
Fri, Oct 9
8:00pm
An Intimate Evening with COPELAND with special guest Jenny Dee
Indie rock with lush arrangements and emotive lyricism
Sat, Oct 10
8:00pm
First Avenue
with SYML, roger weeks
Tue, Oct 13
7:30pm
JESSE ROPER with Mae Simpson
Canadian songwriter connecting personal story to engaging narratives
Wed, Oct 14
7:30pm
Salin
Thai drummer and producer exploring Northeast Thailand sounds merged with West African psychedelia.
Thu, Oct 15
7:30pm
JOSHUA BURNSIDE
Joshua Burnside is a Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter based in Belfast. His music incorporates elements of Irish and Scottish folk music, Americana, sound collage and electronica.
Sat, Oct 17
8:00pm
LAURA VEIRS with Karl Blau
Singer-songwriter with introspective songs and social commentary
Sun, Oct 18
7:30pm
Richard Shindell — All Acoustic
Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman of song whose six studio albums and one live recording have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell's songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society's fringes.
Tue, Oct 20
7:30pm
An Evening with WINDBORNE
Ensemble with 20-year background studying polyphonic music
Fri, Nov 6
B
8:00pm
Bill Callahan
Inimitable songwriter Bill Callahan returns to The Cedar for an intimate solo performance.
Sat, Nov 7
8:00pm
The Cedar and Walker Art Center
with LEENALCHI
Sun, Nov 8
7:30pm
TEDDY THOMPSON with jenna nicholls
Gifted singer-songwriter with bracing warm tenor
Tue, Nov 10
7:30pm
Great Lake Swimmers — caught light tour 2026
Folk/pop/rock band inspired by 1970s warmth and natural themes
Sat, Nov 14
C
8:00pm
Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes with Jack Klatt
Songwriter from Midwest exploring fields and factory themes
Thu, Nov 19
7:30pm
JAKE BLOUNT with Sprig of That
Jake Blount is a performer and scholar of Black folk music based in Providence, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string-band musician, Blount has synthesized his scholarly and artistic pursuits into a diverse performance practice.
Sat, Nov 21
8:00pm
An Evening with JOHN GORKA
New Folk movement singer-songwriter
Sun, Nov 22
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7:30pm
An Evening with Alla Boara
Italian regional folk music with modern arrangements
Sat, Mar 13
8:00pm
First Avenue
with Dan Reeder, Peggy Reeder
Thu, Apr 1
7:30pm
The Cedar and Walker Art Center
with SML
Genres:
Folk / Americana
Country
Rock
Electronic
Pop
Soul / R&B / Funk
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