First Avenue
A 1937 Greyhound bus depot that became a club in 1970. Prince filmed Purple Rain in its Mainroom, and the stars on its outside walls honor the artists who played there. Still independent, still booking bands most nights.
Metro areas
Live music in Minneapolis–St. PaulMinneapolis, St. Paul & suburbs
Prince made First Avenue famous, and the old bus depot downtown still has bands on most nights, with the 7th St Entry next door for the new ones. St. Paul has the Palace Theatre and the Turf Club, the Cedar brings music from around the world to Cedar-Riverside, and the Dakota is the place for jazz.
Cities: Minneapolis · Saint Paul · Bloomington · St. Louis Park · Roseville · Stillwater
Are there concerts in Minneapolis, St. Paul & suburbs this week?
Yes: 18 shows are on in Minneapolis, St. Paul & suburbs in the next seven days, starting with The Family Gathering Concert Series with The Cactus Blossoms (duo), LAAMAR and School of Rock (Saturday, October 31).
Shows in Minneapolis, St. Paul & suburbs139
Sat 10:00 AM · The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
The Family Gathering Concert Series with The Cactus Blossoms (duo), LAAMAR and School of Rock
With The Cactus Blossoms, LAAMAR, School of Rock
Free
Sat 11:30 AM · First Avenue · Minneapolis
The Rock and Roll Playhouse presents Halloween Spectacular for Kids
With The Rock and Roll Playhouse band
Sat 3:30 PM · 7th St Entry · Minneapolis
MARIS
With MARIS
Sun 6:30 PM · MetroNOME Brewery Taproom · St. Paul
Lost Golden Toads Album Release
With Lost Golden Toads
Sun 7:00 PM · First Avenue · Minneapolis
Allison Russell
With Allison Russell, Autumn Nicholas
Sun 8:00 PM · 7th St Entry · Minneapolis
REZN
With REZN, lowheaven
2Nov
Mon 10:30 AM · RCL - Maplewood · Maplewood
Acoustic Rock for Kids with John Kerns
With John Kerns
Mon 7:00 PM · MetroNOME Brewery Taproom · St. Paul
Mondays@MetroNOME – Free Community Concerts
Free
2Monday, November 22
3Tuesday, November 34
- 7:00 PMBasementBasement, High Vis, Big BoyFirst Avenue · Minneapolis
- 7:00 PMRed PlanetRed PlanetMetroNOME Brewery Taproom · St. Paul
- 7:30 PMJeremiah Chiu & Josh Johnson - Edge Conditions & ANIMATIVE Dual Release ShowJeremiah Chiu, Josh JohnsonThe Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
- 8:00 PMPost Sex NachosPost Sex Nachos, The Foxies, JACK7th St Entry · Minneapolis
4Wednesday, November 42
5Thursday, November 52
6Friday, November 64
- 7:30 PMCaribou GoneCaribou GoneMetroNOME Brewery Taproom · St. Paul
- 7:30 PMDie SpitzDie Spitz, FaetoothFirst Avenue · Minneapolis
- 8:00 PMBill Callahan with Rick Maguire (of Pile)Bill Callahan, Rick MaguireThe Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
- 8:00 PMDent MayDent May, Bright Young Things7th St Entry · Minneapolis
7Saturday, November 71
8Sunday, November 81
Venues in the area
Minneapolis
7th St Entry
The small room in the First Avenue building, a club for a few hundred people where local bands and touring acts on their way up play.
The Cedar Cultural Center
A nonprofit listening room on Cedar Avenue in Cedar-Riverside that presents music from around the world: folk and Americana, African and Nordic roots, and new and experimental music.
Minneapolis
Fine Line
A Warehouse District club that opened in 1987, run by First Avenue since 2018: a mid-size room a few blocks down First Avenue from the Mainroom.
Turf Club
A 1940s dance hall on University Avenue in St. Paul's Midway, now a 350-capacity rock club run by First Avenue, with the Clown Lounge bar in the basement. Shows are strictly 21+.
Saint Paul
Palace Theatre
A downtown St. Paul vaudeville house from 1916, reopened in 2017 after a renovation. Owned by the city and run by First Avenue and JAM Productions, with a standing floor and seated balconies.
Minneapolis
The Fillmore Minneapolis
Live Nation's music hall in the North Loop, next to Target Field, opened in February 2020 with standing room for about 1,850.
Minneapolis
The Armory
A National Guard armory from 1936 downtown that spent years as a parking garage and reopened as a concert hall for the 2018 Super Bowl, with room for about eight thousand.
Minneapolis
Dakota
Jazz club and restaurant on Nicollet Mall. It opened in St. Paul in 1985 and moved downtown in 2003: jazz first, with soul, blues and gospel too.
Minneapolis
Icehouse
A music club and restaurant on Eat Street, open since 2012, with local and touring bands most nights.
Saint Paul
Amsterdam Bar & Hall
A bar and music hall at 6th and Wabasha in downtown St. Paul, with live music most nights, a long gin list and frites.
Saint Paul
Grand Casino Arena
St. Paul's arena, home of the Minnesota Wild, and the stop for the biggest tours. It was called the Xcel Energy Center until 2025.
Minneapolis
Target Center
The downtown Minneapolis arena of the Timberwolves and the Lynx, a short walk from First Avenue, for arena tours.