It's been a quiet year for arena shows, but this week sees the arrival of pop-punk Machine Gun Kelly, country nice guy Alan Jackson, and the mouthiest Pink Floydster, Roger Waters. The real fun is just as likely to be had over at Palmer's, where a three-day Palmfest collects a bunch of great local rock.
Tuesday, July 26
TIMISAROCKER @ Bryant Square Park
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Wain McFarlane and Friends @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
War on the Catwalk @ Fillmore
Horsegirl with Dummy @ Fine Line
Advance Base + We Are the Willows (Solo) @ Icehouse
Killusonline (EP Release) with huhroon, RIOTGRRRLDARKO, and Twin Tombs @ 7th St Entry
July Conspiracy Series featuring Venus DeMars presents “Live From Mars,” Trading Faces @ 331 Club
Workers Playtime, Ben Weaver & Strong Buffalo @ 331 Club
The Regrettes @ Varsity Theater
Red Hot Django Peppers @ Water Works
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Gabe Barnett & Them Rounders (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, July 27
Dylan Salfer @ Bunkers
Lady Midnight @ Dakota
Jessie Street Band, Vic Volare’s Anyswing Goes @ Driftwood
Coin @ The Fillmore
Foxing with Greet Death and Home Is Where @ Fine Line
Laura Marano with Mark Diamond @ 7th St Entry
KFAI House Party Presents Mississippi Hot Club @ 331 Club
Lenz & Frenz @ 331 Club
Anvil with White Wizzard, Mi
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever with Val Son @ Turf Club
BLXST @ Varsity Theater
Nights With Tim @ White Squirrel
Thursday, July 28
Big Time Rush @ Armory
Space Hug @ Bryant Square Park
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
Montana of 300 @ Cabooze
Graydon Francis & iamKaye @ The Commons
River - The Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon @ Crooners
Jay Young and the Lyric Factory @ Crooners
Tab Benoit @ Dakota
Sargasso @ Driftwood
Sick Eagle, Anima, Ivan + Nelle @ Eagles 34
Pinegrove with Gulfer and Poise @ First Avenue
Bit Brigade performs The Legend Of Zelda + Castlevania @ The Garage
Chris Antonik with Hector Anchondo @ Granada
The Minnesota Musicians Concert Series @ Hook and Ladder
Jeremy Cunningham/Dustin Laurenzi/Paul Bryan + A Mike Lewis Music Band @ Icehouse
Jones and Bloom’s Culture Zoom @ KJ’s Hideaway
Capitol Sons @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project @ Minnehaha Park
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
ericdoa @ 7th St Entry
Machine Gun Kelly, Avril Lavigne, Willow @ Target Center
Minneapolis Songwriter Rounds: Composey, Doug Collins, Alanna Shortland, Maeve Rowan Aickin @ 331 Club
Anvil with White Wizzard, Midnite Hellion, and DJ Danny Sigelman @ Turf Club
Punx @ Uptown VFW
The Matt Arthur Contraption @ White Squirrel
American Scarecrows @ Amsterdam
Ashleigh Still + Sophia Shorai @ Aster Cafe
Friday, July 29
Trailer Trash @ Bunkers
Crowbar @ Cabooze
Everclear @ Canterbury Park
Lamont Cranston @ Crooners
Classic American Rockers @ Crooners
Walter Trout @ Dakota
Them Dots Matt Hannah, Better Devils, The Soviet Machines @ Driftwood
DJ Shane Kramer @ Dusty’s
Gary Clark Jr. @ Hilde Performance Center
90s Dance Night with You Oughta Know @ Hook and Ladder
Red Eye Ruby (EP Release) @ Hook and Ladder
Kavyesh Kaviraj @ Icehouse
Earthkry @ Icehouse
Chad Johnson and the Minnesota Transplants @ KJ’s Hideaway
Minnesota Sinfonia @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Last Heroes @ The Loft
John Penny Band @ Minnehaha Park
Gothess @ Mortimer’s
Palmfest Day One @ Palmer’s
Maria and the Coins, Faith Boblett, and Dark Bunny @ 7th St Entry
Benny the Butcher & Juelz Santana @ Skyway Theatre
Cola Horse, Tollund Moses, Super Flasher @ 331 Club
Trading Faces, Black Wine, Chandler, Clint Niosi, & The Kind City @ Uptown VFW
Alan Jackson After Party with Cole Diamond @ White Squirrel
Alan Jackson @ Xcel Energy Center
Saturday, July 30
Space Monkey Mafia with Bumsy and the Moochers, Rocksteady Breakfast, and Goodbye Mordecai @ Amsterdam
Deadmau5 @ The Armory
John Magnuson Trio with Brian Just @ Aster Cafe
Jay Bee and the Routine @ Bunkers
Blue Felix with Joe & The Mechanics • Leaving Hope • Reverend John Wheeler @ Cabooze
Maud Hixson and Dean Magraw @ Crooners
Forever Everly - The Music of The Everly Brothers @ Crooners
Lori Dokken Presents Women On The Moon Part II @ Crooners
Paris Chansons @ Dakota
Patrik Tanner, The Burl Ives Explosion, Lovehouse @ Driftwood
UJC with Time Room & Jung Yeller @ Dusty’s
Your Last Breath @ The Garage
Pete Hoffman @ Granada
Gary Clark Jr. @ Hilde Performance Center
Malamanya @ Hook and Ladder
Virgin Whores @ Hook and Ladder
Art Vandalay @ Icehouse
The Riffin’ Trio @ Icehouse
Bdot Croc + Dwynell Roland + Student 1 @ Icehouse
Good Time Gals @ KJ’s Hideaway
Claudia Medina’s Peruvian Project, the Steve Kenny “Trio” @ KJ’s Hideaway
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Sunless, Dischordia, Tulip @ Mortimer's
The Psychedelic Furs, X @ Palace Theatre
Palmfest Day Two @ Palmer’s
Emma-Jean Thackeray @ 7th St Entry
Adventure Club @ Skyway Theatre
Oceano @ Studio B
The Great Went, Warcake, Silt @ 331 Club
huhroon, Black Velvet Punks, and Goon Tribune @ Turf Club
Hot in Herre @ Uptown VFW
Sorry Papi: The All Girl Reggaeton Party @ Varsity Theater
Johnny Sincerely’s Traveling Blues Orchestra July Residency @ White Squirrel
Brandi Carlile @ Xcel Energy Center
Sunday, July 31
Eric Carranza @ Amsterdam
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Cafe Accordion Orchestra @ Cedar Cultural Center
Lori Dokken Presents Women On The Moon Part II @ Crooners
Mick Sterling and the Stud Brothers @ Crooners
Connie Evingson with Patty and the Buttons @ Dakota
Super Duty, Shotgun Ragtime @ Driftwood
Sunday Country Dance @ Eagles 34
Dashboard Confessional @ The Fillmore
Durry @ Hewing Hotel
The Iguanas @ Hook and Ladder
Harris/Keen/Power @ Icehouse
Lamar + Tender Ness @ Icehouse
Colores: A Service Industry Dance Night @ Icehouse
Veronica Lewis with Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band @ KJ’s Hideaway
Kerns and the Hemispheres @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Minnesota Pops Orchestra @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Gypsy Mania Hot Club Quartet @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Tacklebox with Dusty Forever, Gut Czech @ Mortimer’s
Rebelution with DENM and DJ Mackle @ Palace Theatre
Palmfest Day Three @ Palmer’s
RiGBY with Floodwater Angel and Haze Gazer @ 7th St Entry
Roger Waters @ Target Center
Adam Kiesling @ 331 Club
N3RD4KING with Logan Michaels, Just Keta and Mithy G / $mhtai @ The Treasury
Jung Yeller with Kat Kirschmann & Another Night @ White Squirrel
Monday, Aug. 1
Casii Stephan with Ben Noble and the Albertina @ Amsterdam
Dr. Mambo’s Combo @ Bunkers
Tab Benoit @ Dakota
Local Natives with Jordana @ First Avenue
Nelson Devereux’s Zones Residency @ Icehouse
Ben Cook-Feltz @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Other Country Ensemble @ Nicollet Island Park
Deeper with Wombo and RRA @ 7th St Entry
Pine & Fire @ 331 Club
The Roe Family Singers @ 331 Club
Matt Arthur Contraption @ 331 Club
Shamir with Creeping Charlie @ Turf Club
Opera Under the Stars @ Water Works
Chef Sounds (DJ Night) @ White Squirrel
