I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

After a year off, Target Field is on deck to host another big concert next summer. And it's not Kenny Chesney. MCR played a few stadium shows this past summer an is ready for more. www.startribune.com/my-chemical-...

Too early to plan your boot scootin' boogie? We Fest's 2026 lineup just dropped. www.startribune.com/we-fest-2026...

Minnesota had to wait 40 years to finally land a Farm Aid concert, but it wound up getting an extraordinary one, says @chrisrstrib.bsky.social and Jon Bream 🎶🌾

Jamecia Bennett kicks off 40th anniversary celebrations for the Dakota Jazz Club on the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis: "We are Minnesota strong."

Oh hey, forgot to mention we’re blogging all day from Farm Aid. Following along if you aren’t already. Eric Burton and Hesse Welles just played. Waxahatchee is up next. www.startribune.com/live-farm-ai...

Jesse Welles at his most Dylanesque. Third act of the day. #farmaid40

The Dakota is turning 40! What does it take to keep it jazzy all this time? 🎶

Set times are out for Farm Aid. Dylan has a 35-minute set scheduled to start at 9:22 p.m. His addition to the lineup means it's going to last till almost midnight. www.startribune.com/farm-aid-40-...

Ed Sheeran is coming to US Bank Stadium for the third time Aug. 15. Tix go on sale Tue through pre-registration. www.startribune.com/ed-sheeran-a...

It made perfect sense Bob Dylan would play Farm Aid on Saturday in the state he's from and actually still owns a farm in; which is why I actually doubted he'd be here. Glad I was wrong. www.startribune.com/bob-dylan-wi...

A 10-hour music marathon with top-tier artists to raise money for a good cause. That’s about all you need to know, but here are a lot more details as needed. #FarmAid2025 www.startribune.com/everything-t...

Looks like Farm Aid reduced prices on the handful of remaining seats left by a decent bit, so if you have been on the fence there are some really great deals to be had. You can now get on the floor for just over $200, which for a 10 hour show of that caliber is kind of nuts.

“Willie knows what he wants and he gets things his way. I think people admire that,” Mellencamp said. “I know how hard [a farmer’s] job is,” Nelson said. “I just wanted to do what I could do. The problem doesn’t go away.” #FarmAid2025 www.startribune.com/farm-aid-wil...

After being held under the same roof for 44 of its past 45 years, Curtiss A's John Lennon tribute is moving to the Fitzgerald this year. www.startribune.com/an-annual-fi...

The first female rapper ever to sell out a sports arena in Minnesota, Cardi B is going for a repeat when she returns to Target Center next spring. www.startribune.com/cardi-b-anno...

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

So long, Palmer’s. What a perfectly fun, familial and a wee bit chaotic ending. www.startribune.com/palmers-bar-...

Hotline TNT plays tonight (Sunday) at the Underground Music Venue in its frontman's former hometown after releasing a couple gorgeously noisy albums for Third Man Records and making headlines last month with its anti-Spotify campaign. www.startribune.com/ex-minneapol...

Obsessed that Haim was the third instead of the Twins

Pro tip: The sandwich stand at Sea Salt might have the best menu of local Oktoberfest beers anywhere (plus a couple of the ol’ German brands).

Game on! Don’t mess with Willie.

Not sure if it’s a good time or the, um, wurst time to hit an Oktoberfest bash, but there are many to choose from around these parts. www.startribune.com/prost-the-to...

“Our artists, production team and partners have made clear that they will not cross a picket line,” Farm Aid said in a statement Thursday. “These decisions reflect our own values: The farm and labor movements are inseparable.” www.startribune.com/farm-aid-40-...

Maybe let’s consider an alternative approach

Palmer’s is/was one-of-a-kind, but here are some kindred TC musical bars with a lot of history to support in its pending absence. www.startribune.com/6-old-school...

Paws up! Little Monsters can rejoice because Lady Gaga is finally bringing her Mayhem Ball Tour to the Twin Cities ‼️

Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Black Keys and a stellar Grand Rapids Riverfest lineup round out our Big Gigs concert roundup this week. www.startribune.com/japanese-bre...

"God save the wrist," Steve Jones posted in announcing the Sex Pistols' US tour postponement. Here's hoping the Fillmore show here does get rescheduled. Somewhere there's a Rotten gentleman who's probably laughing at this news. www.startribune.com/sex-pistols-...

Closing time at Palmer’s. The Sept 14 bash will feature 30 acts “who we consider family and loyal supporters.” www.startribune.com/final-day-at...

A few hundred people rallied at the state Capitol to call for Minnesota to ban assault-style weapons after the Annunciation Church shooting. “How many children have to die in the state of Minnesota before our leaders act,” said Aaliyah Murray, a 20-year-old activist.

If you’re out at the fair today I’ll be talking to Ber at the @startribune.bsky.social stage at 3 ahead of her big gigs tonight and Mon at the Bandshell.

A “reconciliation” ceremony needs to be done in order for Annunciation to host Mass again inside its church, per canon law. In the interim it will be held in the school auditorium. www.startribune.com/to-host-mass...

The State Fair Bandshell's final two nights have featured Semisonic, Soul Asylum, the Jayhawks... and now Ber. She's a fun entrant in this closing-weekend tradition, and I think she's one of the most clever and bittersweet songwriters of the moment. www.startribune.com/ber-at-the-f...

“We want to dedicate our set tonight to the loving, strong, resilient city of Minneapolis. We hope a positive night of music can bring the city together during a dark time,” said co-founding co-vocalist Mike Shinoda 🎸

Linkin Park going full-steam-ahead with new singer Emily Armstrong.

Our Minneapolis mass shooting coverage is outside of the paywall. We will be updating this article live as we get more information.

Def Leppard… still going. www.startribune.com/concert-revi...

Huge swath of heavily discounted shirts at the @twinsbaseball.bsky.social State Fair tent, save for one player’s rack…

Turning into an all-time-great night at the MN State Fair with East LA’s finest.

Doesn’t look like my FOMO on the Somali Fries will be fixed tonight. Look at this line still.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s most egregiously missing band is playing the State Fair Bandshell tonight & Tue, 8:30, free with admission. You’d have to be loco to miss out. Here’s my interview from last summer for those not up on the band’s going-ons. www.startribune.com/los-lobos-50...

Walz doesn’t lie down

A little ol’ hometown hip-hop group from ancient times called Atmosphere brought out 12,306 fans to the State Fair grandstand on Saturday with help from LA pals Cypress Hill. www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...

New beverages are now as numerous at the fair as new foods, and like the foods some are very good while some… Highlights this year include Hot Honey Mead by Sociable, Churro Cream Ale by HeadFlyer and Bad Apple Honeycrisp Lager by Lift Bridge. www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...

This year we scoured the fairgrounds to find and taste more than 80 official, and unofficial, new foods and compiled them with our Minnesota Nice rankings 💚 Let us know what you think!

No you’re crying

Charley Crockett, Benson Boone, Maren Morris, the reborn Linkin Park and the best of the State Fair music options round out this week's Big Gigs. www.startribune.com/benson-boone...

The Prince estate is telling Apollonia she can't call herself Apollonia anymore unless she gives them money. www.startribune.com/prince-purpl...