Willie Nelson performs at Farm Aid 2024.
Willie Nelson performs at Farm Aid 2024.Brian Bruner | Bruner Photo

The Gig List for September 20: Farm Aid 40; Surlyfest; Powderhorn Porchfest; Pulp; Bonnie Raitt

Saturday, September 20
12:00 pm

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

  • Farm Aid 40 (with Willie Nelson, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), Margo Price, as well as Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson, Trampled by Turtles, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards, and Wisdom Indian Dancers): noon at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

  • Aaron James: 1 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Francis Fest: 1 p.m. at Indeed Brewing, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • 40th Anniversary Block Party featuring the Suburbs, Jamecia Bennett, Davina and the Vagabonds, L.A. Buckner, Room3 Collective, and more: 2 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Molly Brandt with Laura Hugo: 2 p.m. at Brookside Bar & Grill, Marine on St. Croix, Minn.

  • Surlyfest ft. Shredders, Bad Bad Hats, White Boy Summer, Christy Costello, Sophie Hiroko and more: 2 p.m. at Surly Brewing Co, Minneapolis

  • Powderhorn Porchfest: 4 p.m. at 17th Ave. S. between 32nd and 34th Streets, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Uptown Block Party featuring Sultan+Shepard: 4 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis 

  • Yazmin & Beat Zero: 4:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Backyard Blend with Eldest Daughter, The Violet Press, Waking Hours and Mizzmoon: 6 p.m. at The Mess Records, Minneapolis

  • D.C. Leonhardt: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Steam Powered Giraffe: 6:30 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis 

  • Courier with Vapid Soul, Giants Knife, and Druid: 7 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis 

  • Harf with Sierra Carson: 7 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis 

  • James Whatton: 7 p.m. at Badger Hill Brewing, Shakopee, Minn. (FREE)

  • American Cream, Terry Gross, Müllet & Laura Larson: 7:30 p.m. at Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis

  • Bonnie Raitt with Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band: 7:30 p.m. at The Ledge Amphitheater, Waite Park, Minn

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

  • Vision Video with Panic Priest, Treasure, and Cody: 7:30 p.m. at Uptown VFW, Minneapolis 

  • Austin Snell with Brandon Wisham: 8 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis 

  • Avant Garden with Trixie Mattel: 8 p.m. at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

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

  • Pulp with Hamilton Leithauser: 8 p.m. at Armory, Minneapolis 

  • Sparks: 8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul

  • Doublecamp with Adam Paddock: 8:30 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis

  • The Long Goodbyes: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Good Morning Midnight with Hannah Frey, Embahn, and Bornguesser: 9 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Reventón: Reggaeton Party featuring DJ Cristian Baca: 9 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis

  • Savage Aural Hotbed: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • InMotion: 10:30 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Kema: 10:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

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The Gig List for September 20: Farm Aid 40; Surlyfest; Powderhorn Porchfest; Pulp; Bonnie Raitt