MinneapolisGig Guide — Metal, Rock & Punk
Minneapolis currently has 68 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 13 venues, including Varsity Theater, The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus, First Avenue. The next gig is Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) on August 28, 2026. Moshradar tracks the Minneapolis underground scene — gig listings, venue guides — updated as new shows are announced.
Minneapolis gigs by genre
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Gigs in Minneapolis: the basics
How many gigs are on in Minneapolis?
There are 68 upcoming gigs listed in Minneapolis across 13 venues. The next is Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) on 28 August 2026.
What are the best live music venues in Minneapolis?
The Minneapolis venues with the most upcoming shows listed are Varsity Theater, The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus, First Avenue, Armory, Uptown Theater Minneapolis.
What genres of live music can you see in Minneapolis?
Upcoming shows in Minneapolis cover Alternative, Metal, Rock, Indie.
Gigs near Minneapolis
Upcoming Events in Minneapolis
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28 Aug
Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays Surly Brewing Festival Field in Minneapolis on Saturday 29 August …
Surly Brewing Festival FieldAugust 28, 2026 -
29 Aug
Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Alabama Shakes (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays Surly Brewing Festival Field in Minneapolis on Sunday 30 August …
Surly Brewing Festival FieldAugust 29, 2026 -
30 Aug
Ray LaMontagne - Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour
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Orpheum TheatreAugust 30, 2026 -
1 Sep
O.A.R. Three Decades Tour
Live Nation presents: O.A.R *Three Decades Tour* Support: Gavin DeGraw KT Tunstall Tuesday, September 1, 2026 The Armory 500 S …
ArmorySeptember 1, 2026 -
3 Sep
Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss
Doors: 6 PM Show: 7 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 3, 2026 -
11 Sep
LP - All Is Not Lost Tour
DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES WELCOME All support acts are subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusSeptember 11, 2026 -
12 Sep
The Matches - Decomposer 20 Years Later
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 12, 2026 -
13 Sep
Sons of Legion - Soul to Søl World Tour 2026
Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM This event is All Ages. Support Acts are subject to change without notice.
Uptown Theater MinneapolisSeptember 13, 2026 -
15 Sep
Emarosa - High Horse Heaven Tour
DOORS: 6:00 PM SHOW: 6:00 PM ALL AGES All support acts and times subject to change
Green RoomSeptember 15, 2026 -
15 Sep
Jane Remover: Live Exhibit
DOORS: 6:30PM SHOW: 7:30PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES WELCOME All support acts are subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusSeptember 15, 2026 -
17 Sep
Chat Pile (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Chat Pile (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday 18 September 2026. Playing: …
First AvenueSeptember 17, 2026 -
18 Sep
Mom Jeans
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 18, 2026 -
19 Sep
The Rasmus w/ Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 19, 2026 -
19 Sep
The Format w/ Get Up Kids
The Format w/ Get Up Kids plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday 20 September 2026. Playing: The Format and …
First AvenueSeptember 19, 2026 -
19 Sep
PSYCHOSTICK w/ GALACTIC EMPIRE in Minneapolis
PSYCHOSTICKWith Special GuestsGALACTIC EMPIRE+ More To Be Announced 7PM $25 18+www.LeoPresents.com
Green Room MPLSSeptember 19, 2026 -
20 Sep
Social Distortion
Live Nation presents: Social Distortion *Born To Kill World Tour* Support: Descendents The Chats Sunday, September 20, 2026 The Armory …
ArmorySeptember 20, 2026 -
23 Sep
Hail the Sun
Doors: 5:30PM Show: 6:30PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent or legal …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 23, 2026 -
23 Sep
The Tear Garden (The Legendary Pink Dots & cEvin Key)
DOORS: 7:00 PM SHOW: 8:00 PM AGE LIMIT: 18+ with valid ID All support acts and times subject to change
Green RoomSeptember 23, 2026 -
24 Sep
Holding Absence & Arm's Length: North American Co-Headliner Tour 2026
Doors: 5:30PM Show: 6:30PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent or legal …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 24, 2026 -
26 Sep
Bleachers Forever
Bleachers will be donating $1 from each ticket sold to The Ally Coalition to support LGBTQ+ youth. No portion of …
ArmorySeptember 26, 2026 -
27 Sep
The Linda Lindas
Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 7:00 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 27, 2026 -
27 Sep
THE SCHIZOPHONICS - Burning Floor Tour
DOORS: 6:00 PM SHOW: 7:00 PM AGE LIMIT: 18+ with valid ID All support acts and times subject to change
IcehouseSeptember 27, 2026 -
28 Sep
The Garden
DOORS: 6PM SHOW: 7PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusSeptember 28, 2026 -
28 Sep
Foster The People: Good Mourning Sunshine Tour
Live Nation presents: Foster The People *Good Mourning Sunshine Tour* Support: Goth Babe Monday, September 28, 2026 The Armory 500 …
ArmorySeptember 28, 2026 -
29 Sep
Dying Fetus & Sanguisugabogg - 15+
Doors: 5:30 PM Show: 6:30 PM Ages 15+ Support acts subject to change without notice
Uptown Theater MinneapolisSeptember 29, 2026 -
30 Sep
Citizen - Halcyon Blues
Doors: 5:30 PM Show: 6:30 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterSeptember 30, 2026 -
2 Oct
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - North America '26
Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 2, 2026 -
4 Oct
Boy Harsher
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 4, 2026 -
5 Oct
Hazlett (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Hazlett (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Tuesday 6 October 2026. Hazlett is …
First AvenueOctober 5, 2026 -
6 Oct
Our Lady Peace: 30th Anniversary Tour w/ Special Guests The Verve Pipe
Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 6, 2026 -
6 Oct
SEX PISTOLS (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) feat. Frank Carter
DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM THIS SHOW IS: 15+. Under 15s allowed entry if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. …
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusOctober 6, 2026 -
7 Oct
BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR
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Orpheum TheatreOctober 7, 2026 -
8 Oct
THROWN
Doors: 6 PM Show: 7 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 8, 2026 -
10 Oct
EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour
Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterOctober 10, 2026 -
13 Oct
HEY, NOTHING - THE HOUND TOUR
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterOctober 13, 2026 -
14 Oct
Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 14, 2026 -
14 Oct
Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, with Rosie Flores
SAVING GRACE BAND LINE UP: Robert Plant ? vocals, harmonica; Suzi Dian ? vocals, accordion; Matt Worley ? 5 string …
State TheatreOctober 14, 2026 -
14 Oct
93X Presents: GODSMACK - THE RISE OF ROCK WORLD TOUR 2026
93X presents: GODSMACK *THE RISE OF ROCK WORLD TOUR 2026* Support: Dorothy Wednesday, October 14, 2026 The Armory 500 S …
ArmoryOctober 14, 2026 -
16 Oct
Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour
DOORS: 5:30 PM SHOW: 7:00 PM ALL AGES SUPPORT SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Uptown Theater MinneapolisOctober 16, 2026 -
16 Oct
The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour
Doors: 6 PM Show: 7 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 16, 2026 -
16 Oct
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Rings: The Acoustic Tour
DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES. All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusOctober 16, 2026 -
18 Oct
Catch Your Breath - Not Broken Enough Tour
DOORS: 6PM SHOW: 7PM THIS SHOW IS: AGES 15+ Under 15s permitted entry if accompanied by a parent or legal …
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusOctober 18, 2026 -
18 Oct
Medium Build w/ Bella White
Medium Build w/ Bella White plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday 19 October 2026. Playing: Medium Build and Bella …
First AvenueOctober 18, 2026 -
22 Oct
The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour
Doors: 5:30 PM Show: 6:30 PM This show is all ages. All support acts are subject to change. For ADA …
Varsity TheaterOctober 22, 2026 -
24 Oct
Ben Folds w/ Minnesota Orchestra
Ben Folds w/ Minnesota Orchestra plays Orchestra Hall-MN in Minneapolis on Sunday 25 October 2026. Playing: Minnesota Orchestra and Ben …
Orchestra Hall-MNOctober 24, 2026 -
25 Oct
SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterOctober 25, 2026 -
31 Oct
Periphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour
DOORS: 5:30PM SHOW: 6:30PM THIS SHOW IS: All ages welcome All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusOctober 31, 2026 -
1 Nov
Microwave & Free Throw
Doors: 6 PM Show: 7 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterNovember 1, 2026 -
1 Nov
SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour
SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour plays Target Center in Minneapolis on Monday 2 November 2026. Playing: Sombr, Hannah …
Target CenterNovember 1, 2026 -
3 Nov
Basement (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Basement (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Playing: High …
First AvenueNovember 3, 2026 -
5 Nov
Better Than Ezra - Legends of the Fall: Closer to the Edge Tour
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterNovember 5, 2026 -
6 Nov
she's green
Doors: 6 PM Show: 7 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterNovember 6, 2026 -
7 Nov
Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder - Wrath Across North America 2026
DOORS: 5PM SHOW: 6PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusNovember 7, 2026 -
10 Nov
Motionless In White: The Sweat and Blood Tour
Motionless In White: The Sweat and Blood Tour plays Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Playing: The …
Target CenterNovember 10, 2026 -
11 Nov
Michelle Branch (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Michelle Branch (18 and Over with Valid Government ID) plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Thursday 12 November 2026. Michelle …
First AvenueNovember 11, 2026 -
18 Nov
Saosin: 20 Years of Self-Titled
DOORS: 6PM SHOW: 7PM THIS SHOW IS: AGES 15+ WITH VALID ID Under 15s may attend if accompanied by a …
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusNovember 18, 2026 -
21 Nov
Russian Circles
Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterNovember 21, 2026 -
21 Nov
Andrew Bird with the Minnesota Orchestra
Andrew Bird with the Minnesota Orchestra plays Orchestra Hall-MN in Minneapolis on Sunday 22 November 2026. Playing: Andrew Bird and …
Orchestra Hall-MNNovember 21, 2026 -
23 Nov
Underoath - Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour
Live Nation presents: Underoath *Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour* Support: August burns Red Atreyu As Cities Burn Monday, …
ArmoryNovember 23, 2026 -
24 Nov
Turnover - Down On Earth Tour - 15+
6:30 PM DOORS 7:30 PM SHOW 15+ AGE LIMIT ALL SUPPORT ACTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Uptown Theater MinneapolisNovember 24, 2026 -
29 Nov
Whitechapel - 20th Anniversary Tour
DOORS: 5PM SHOW: 6PM THIS SHOW IS: AGES 15+ Under 15s permitted entry if accompanied by a parent or legal …
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusNovember 29, 2026 -
2 Dec
Angine de Poitrine
Angine de Poitrine plays First Avenue in Minneapolis on Thursday 3 December 2026. Angine De Poitrine is on the bill. …
First AvenueDecember 2, 2026 -
4 Dec
Blue October: Foiled 20th Anniversary World Tour
DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES. All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusDecember 4, 2026 -
6 Dec
DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary
DOORS: 5:30PM SHOW: 6:30PM THIS SHOW IS: All ages welcome. All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusDecember 6, 2026 -
7 Dec
Imminence - Axis Mundi Tour: North America 2026
DOORS: 5:30PM SHOW: 6:30PM THIS SHOW IS: ALL AGES All support acts subject to change without notice.
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusDecember 7, 2026 -
23 Feb
Polyphia: BE NOT AFRAID World Tour
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PM This event is All Ages. All support acts are subject to change without notice.
Uptown Theater MinneapolisFebruary 23, 2027 -
11 Mar
Blondshell - Scaring Strangers Tour
Doors: 7 PM Show: 8 PM This show is 15+ with valid ID. Under 15s can attend with a parent …
Varsity TheaterMarch 11, 2027 -
27 May
The Airborne Toxic Event: The Way Home 20 Year Anniversary Tour
The Airborne Toxic Event: The Way Home 20 Year Anniversary Tour plays Uptown Theater Minneapolis in Minneapolis on Friday 28 …
Uptown Theater MinneapolisMay 27, 2027
Metal Venues in Minneapolis
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Varsity Theater
1308 SE 4th Street
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The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
525 5th Street North
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Green Room MPLS
2923 Girard Ave S
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Icehouse
2528 Nicollet Ave
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State Theatre
805 Hennepin Avenue
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Armory
500 South 6th St
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Orpheum Theatre
910 Hennepin Avenue
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Uptown Theater Minneapolis
2900 Hennepin Ave
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First Avenue
701 1st Ave N
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Target Center
600 1st Avenue North
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Surly Brewing Festival Field
520 Malcolm Ave Se
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Orchestra Hall-MN
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Green Room
2923 Girard Ave S
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