Bryan Adams coming in summer of '23 to St. Paul with Joan Jett

The '80s hitmakers will pair up July 3 at Xcel Energy Center on another nostalgic twofer tour.

February 2, 2023 at 2:19PM
Bryan Adams performs during the Invictus Games closing ceremony in Toronto in 2017. (Chris Young, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks aren't the only co-ed duo of FM radio hitmakers hitting the road together in 2023. Bryan Adams and Joan Jett are also pairing up for a nostalgia-fueled tour this summer, including a newly announced St. Paul date.

The "Summer of '69" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" singers will perform at Xcel Energy Center on July 3. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon via Ticketmaster at prices not publicized. Presale options have already started with seats on the floor or in the lower-bowl priced $75-$750.

Not seen in Minnesota since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Adams, 63, is naming the tour after his 2022 album, "So Happy It Hurts." He announced the trek with a performance Tuesday night on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon."

Jett, 64, and her band the Blackhearts were in town last August to play a well-received set opening for Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and Poison at U.S. Bank Stadium. Their performance included a couple acoustic reworkings of older tunes, as were also heard on their latest album "Changeup."

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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