Sierra Ferrell. Blue Ox Music Festival 2024 took place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from June 27-June 29.
Sierra Ferrell. Blue Ox Music Festival 2024 took place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from June 27-June 29. Tony Nelson for MPR

The Gig List for August 2: Sierra Ferrell; Fitz and the Tantrums; Talib Kweli

Saturday, August 2
12:00 pm

All showtimes listed below are Central Daylight Time (CDT).

  • Hinterland Music Festival featuring Kacey Musgraves, the Marias, Still Woozy, Role Model, Glass Beams, Gigi Perez, and more: 12 p.m. at St. Charles, Iowa

  • Dan Rumsey & Christa Rubsam with Thea Ennen & Dave Peterson and Christa Rubsam & Ken Takata: 1 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Bluedog: 2 p.m. at Brookside Bar & Grill, Marine on St. Croix, Minn.

  • DEI (Disco Energy Infusion): 2 p.m. at Dutch Bar, Minneapolis

  • Nershfest ft. Gully Boys, Heatbox & The Powerups, The Orange Goodness, Salty Dog, and China Rider: 2 p.m. at 56 Brewing, Minneapolis

  • Galaxy Express: 4:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Fiona Hayes, J-Mo on the Beat and the J-Lighters, Kilroy and Clean Plate Club: 6 p.m. at The Mess Records, Minneapolis

  • Hot Flash Dance: 6 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul

  • Jenna Graves and The Loons: 6 p.m. at North Loop Green, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Mississippi Valley Orchestra: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Talib Kweli: 6:30 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis

  • askysoblack, Peeler, 12th House Sun, & Missing Life: 7 p.m. at Underground Music Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Clovers Daughter with Bloodline and Conzemius: 7 p.m. at Day Block Brewing, Minneapolis

  • Ragefuture Chrome II featuring Jayso Creative, Lazenlow, Solana, and DJ Nanobyte: 7 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis 

  • Sierra Ferrell with Kaitlin Butts: 7 p.m. at Surly Brewing Festival Field, Minneapolis 

  • Union Suits, Little Fevers, Jack Klatt, Holiday, Nikki Grossman, and Nallo: 7 p.m. at Palmer’s Bar, Minneapolis 

  • The Value of Human Life with Drug League, Dog Gamn, Weald: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis

  • Wild Leaf duo: 7 p.m. at Badger Hill Brewing, Shakopee, Minn. (FREE)

  • ABBAsolutely Fab! A Tribute to ABBA: 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis 

  • Morgan Turner Quartet: 7:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis

  • PRGRPHS: 7:30 p.m. at Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Jerry Day: Celebrating 60 Years of the Grateful Dead featuring Buffalo Galaxy: 7:30 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • RAWTWHYLAH: 7:30 p.m. at Grand Oak Opry, St. Paul

  • Chatham Rise album release with Real Numbers, Lumari, and Basement Apartment: 8 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis 

  • FarFarAway with Anslem, Underground Til' Sundown, & stop.drop.rewind: 8 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis

  • Fitz and the Tantrums with Ax and the Hatchetmen: 8 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis

  • Jon Elconnin Quartet with Nephilim, Third Date, and One Big Quilt: 8 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Leatherman: 8 p.m. at 318 Cafe, Excelsior, Minn.

  • Stephen Kellogg and Will Hoge: 8 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • The Friend Ship: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis 

  • 80s New Wave Prom: 9 p.m. at Uptown VFW, Minneapolis

  • Talib Kweli: 9 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis

  • Money Bones, Admiral Fox, Big Big Brain, and Emerson Island: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Reventon: Perreo 360: 10 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • YUNG BLEU: 10 p.m. at The Cabooze, Minneapolis

  • Late Night Lounge: JEN-E: 10:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

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