CAN'T MISS SHOWS 

Cactus Blossoms & Charlie Parr
Turf Club
Jan 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29

St. Paul’s most beloved small venue is ringing the New Year in with month-long residencies from two of Minnesota’s top independent acts. Alt-country duo The Cactus Blossoms hit the stage every Monday night and underground icon Charlie Parr brings his singular blend of bluesy music to the 350-cap room every Sunday.

Robert Glasper
Dakota
January 9 - 11

Soak up the “new sonic paradigm” of five-time GRAMMY winner Robert Glasper, a leader of jazz’s new school since the early ‘00s who’s playing not one but six different sets at the Dakota.  

Nordic Soundscapes Festival
Minnesota Orchestra
Jan 10 – 18

A celebration of Nordic music in two parts (Landscapes and Portraits and Tales and Folklore) featuring compositions from Sibelius, Grieg, and newer composers like Iceland’s Daníel Bjarnason.  

Jamie xx
The Armory
Jan 18

Fresh off the release of his first solo album in nearly a decade — the dance floor detonator “In Dreams” — Jamie xx is set to play a rare set of raucous anthems that appeal to both the EDM brigade and club-bound fans of his breakthrough indie band the xx.

Kelsea Ballerini
Target Center
Jan 21

Country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini is a throwback to the days when Taylor Swift was known as more of a Nashville phenomenon and artists like Shania Twain absolutely crushed the crossover charts.

The Get Up Kids
Fine Line
Jan 28

Emo icons The Get Up Kids revisit their 25-year-old record "Something to Write Home About", with support from the pop-punk band Smoking Popes. 

Tyler, the Creator
Xcel Energy Center
Feb 4

One of the year’s biggest hip-hop bills features two of its boldest voices — former Odd Future overlord Tyler, the Creator and recent James Blake collaborator Lil Yachty — alongside the rising alt-rap duo Paris Texas.

Foster the People
The Fillmore Minneapolis
Feb 14

Having recently broken a brief hiatus with the long-awaited LP “Paradise State of Mind”, Foster the People is back on the road and playing one of the metro area’s newest venues, the mid-sized Fillmore Minneapolis.

Four Spirits with Abel Selaocole
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Feb 14 - 16

SPCO Artistic Partner Abel Selaocole both directs and performs in Stravinsky’s Dunbarton Oakes, Marius Neset’s Birds, and his own world-premiere concerto, Four Spirits.

Justin Timberlake
Xcel Energy Center
Feb 24

NSYNC’s reigning prince of pop returns with his first local appearance since 2018’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Disturbed 
Target Center
March 6

Nü-metal strikes back with a totally '90s tour headlined by Disturbed — celebrating the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough album The Sickness — and supported by Sevendust. 

Mary J. Blige
Xcel Energy Center
March 16

Speaking of royalty, the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” is in the middle of a major victory lap that included a recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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