Twin Cities concerts: postponements, makeup dates and cancellations

A list of which big gigs are being rescheduled, and when (if known).

March 19, 2020 at 9:02PM
The Hold Steady with Craig Finn, left, and Tad Kubler will celebrate First Avenue's 50th anniversary later in the year.
The Hold Steady with Craig Finn, left, and Tad Kubler will celebrate First Avenue's 50th anniversary later in the year. (Chris Riemenschneider — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here's a running tally of the biggest upcoming concerts in the Twin Cities that have been called off due to the coronavirus. Some venues, including all First Avenue-operated places (Palace, Fitzgerald, Fine Line, Turf Club), have called off all shows through the end of April now.

POSTPONED

Makeup dates are planed for all of these shows. Tickets for the original dates will be honored. This does not include everything scheduled at local music venues in the coming weeks, all of which have been shut down through at least March 27 due to state and federal guidelines limiting crowd sizes.

Kenny Chesney, U.S. Bank Stadium. New date: TBA (to be announced).

The Rolling Stones, U.S. Bank Stadium. New date: TBA.

Rage Against the Machine, Target Center. New dates: TBA.

Dan + Shay, Target Center. New date: Aug. 29.

Jason Aldean, Xcel Energy Center. New date: Aug. 8.

The Lumineers, Xcel Center. New date: Sept. 24.

Thom Yorke, Xcel Center. New date: TBA.

Reba McEntire, Xcel Center. New date: July 23.

Sturgill Simpson's April 4 show, the Armory. New date: May 13.

Drive-by Truckers, Palace Theatre. New date: Sept. 11.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Palace Theatre. New date: TBA.

Steve Aoki, the Armory. New date: TBA.

Cloud Cult with Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall. New dates: Tentatively fall.

Silversun Pickups, First Avenue. New date: TBA.

Stephen Malkmus, First Ave. New date: TBA.

First Avenue's 50th anniversary shows, April 2-5 (The Hold Steady, Neko Case, Golden Smog, Heart Bones). New dates: TBA.

Polica, First Ave. New date: TBA.

Tones and I, First Ave. New date: TBA.

Highly Suspect, First Ave. New dates: TBA.

Gregory Porter, Fitzgerald Theatre. New date: TBA.

Avi Kaplan, the Cedar. New date: TBA.

Colin Hay, Pantages Theatre. New date: TBA.

Justin Moore, Orpheum Theatre. New date: TBA.

The Revivalists, the Fillmore. New date: Oct. 23.

Thundercat, the Fillmore. New date: TBA.

Killswitch Engage, the Fillmore. New date: TBA.

Altán, the Dakota. New date: TBA.

Tinsley Ellis, the Dakota. New date: TBA.

CANCELED

No makeup dates are planned for these concerts. Ticket holders will be refunded.

Sturgill Simpson's April 5 show, the Armory.

Joe Bonamassa, Orpheum Theatre.

Mika, Palace Theatre.

The Residents, the Cedar.

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FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo Jason Aldean performs during a surprise pop up concert at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. “Saturday Night Live” has paid tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting and the late rock superstar Tom Petty by opening its show with country star Aldean singing one of Petty’s songs. Aldean was performing at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, when a gunman sprayed bullets into the crowd from a high-ris
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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

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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