Photos: The Suicide Commandos play farewell show with Bob Mould, Craig Finn

March 29, 2026

Dave Ahl. The Suicide Commandos played their Farewell Blowout Show with special guests Bob Mould, Craig Finn, Chan Poling, and more at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 28. Steve Cohen for MPR

Groundbreaking Minnesota punk group The Suicide Commandos played their Farewell Blowout Show with special guests Bob Mould, Craig Finn, Chan Poling, and others at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday night. “We're so grateful that they made time in their schedules to come and celebrate with us,” Chris Osgood of the Suicide Commandos told Jill Riley in an interview ahead of the show. (Founding member Steve Almaas could not perform due to ongoing health challenges, but he appeared on video in clips of archival material that was screened leading up to the show.)

The star-studded event celebrated the Suicide Commandos' catalog and the band's influence on the Minnesota music scene. Minneapolis rock band The Shackletons opened the historic night.

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band playing on stage — The Shackletons. The Suicide Commandos played their Farewell Blowout Show with special guests Bob Mould, Craig Finn, Chan Poling, and more at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 28.
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the band the suicide commandos on stage — The Suicide Commandos played their Farewell Blowout Show with special guests Bob Mould, Craig Finn, Chan Poling, and more at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, March 28.
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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.