Concerts to see this week: Tribute to Slim Dunlap, Post Malone, Tennis
Farewell tours, stadium shows, and a memorial for a beloved Minnesota musician highlight the concert calendar this week.
Here are the shows happening around the Twin Cities throughout the week of May 19.
Monday, May 19, at First Avenue
Local musicians, artists, and fans are giving Bob "Slim" Dunlap the tribute he deserves. Following his death in December at age 73, a memorial and tribute concert has been organized by members of his family.
Dunlap was best known for his time playing guitar in The Replacements. He joined the group in 1987, replacing founding guitarist Bob Stinson. He's also fondly remembered for a pair of solo albums released in the '90s that didn't break through, but found an audience that has held them up for years as underappreciated gems. (That audience notably includes Bruce Springsteen.)
The Celebration of Life will feature performances from Trailer Trash, The Cactus Blossoms (duo), an ensemble going by the Slimboree Singers, and other special guests, including Curtiss A, Dave Boquist, Gini Dodds, John Eller, The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead, Brad Zellar, and members of the Slim Dunlap Band.
Tuesday, May 20, at Palace Theatre
The elder statesmen of industrial rock are shingin a light on their often overlooked early work. Al Jourgensen and co. will focus on a pair of albums, With Sympathy and Twitch, during this tour.
Those first two albums were closer to synth pop than the dark industrial rock that Ministry would later become known for. They'll be joined by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and Die Krupps at the Palace Theatre.
Tuesday, May 20, at U.S. Bank Stadium
The "Circles" singer's "BIG ASS Stadium Tour" is rolling into U.S. Bank Stadium with Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell (who headlines Surly Festival Field later in the summer).
Malone is promising a mix of music from across his career, including F-1 Trillion, his Grammy-winning shift into country music released last year.
Wednesday, May 21, at First Avenue
The husband and wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore recently announced this would be their final tour as Tennis. Their show at First Avenue comes after the recent release of Face Down in the Garden, which will be their final studio album. "The highs and lows of touring are unnatural, disorienting," Moore said on the release of "12 Blown Tires," the first single from the indie-pop duo's swan song.
"On the shoulder of I-40, I began writing the lyrics to '12 Blown Tires.' It is a constellation of memories from the road, and of our marriage, two endeavors that are completely, hopelessly entangled."
Saturday, May 24, at Orpheum Theatre
The Grammy-winning rapper and actor might seem like a surprising fit with the Orpheum Theatre. The Hennepin Arts calendar isn't typically stocked with hip-hop, but, at a minimum, it'll offer a unique way to experience the deep catalog of the "It's a Vibe" rapper.Concerts on Monday, May 19:
Bob 'Slim Dunlap Tribute and Memorial at First Avenue
Momma with Wishy at Fine Line
Willie Wisely & Tommy Barbarella Organ Combo at The Dakota
Joe Kelly with Robyn Jamner, The Daily Norm, and Ambient Toad at The White Squirrel Bar
Concerts on Tuesday, May 20:
Post Malone with Jelly Roll at U.S. Bank Stadium
Ministry with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and Die Krupps at Palace Theatre
Bartees Strange with Sloppy Jane at Fine Line
Deb Talan at The Parkway Theater
Matt Andersen at The Dakota
New Band Night: Bridge Band, Eldest Daughter, Nobody From Nowhere, and Quietchild at Green Room
Cheap Bouquet residency and single release with TimIsARocker and Lost Island Society at The White Squirrel Bar
The New Havoline Supremes at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Concerts on Wednesday, May 21:
Tennis with Billie Marten at First Avenue
Alpha Consumer at Icehouse's Starlight Room
Rachel Chinouriri at Fine Line
Magic Castles, Flavor Crystals, and Michael Moore at Zhora Darling
En El Momento w/ Medium Zach (Feat. Sir Spencer) at Berlin
North Innsbruck, Magenta Vice, Night Audit, and Prodrome at 7th St. Entry
JazzMN Orchestra Celebrates the Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra at The Dakota
Night Heat at The White Squirrel Bar
Concerts on Thursday, May 22:
Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton at Uptown Theater
Vince Gill at Orpheum Theatre
Napalm Death and Melvins at First Avenue
Electric Six at Turf Club
Friko with youbet at Fine Line
Joan of Profile with Helen and Eldest Daughter at Pilllar Forum
Society of Chemists at Berlin
Curve, Speed Riders, and Battery Eyes at Cloudland Theater
Charles McPherson at The Dakota
Citric Dummies with Yambag, Surrogates, and BUIO OMEGA at 7th St. Entry
D.R.I. with Authors of Fate at The Cabooze
Charliboy and Oister at Zhora Darling
MIKE with Navy Blue and semiratrith at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Sammie Jean Cohen single release at Icehouse
Sunken Planes with Field Hospitals and Big Into at The White Squirrel Bar
Early Evening Jazz: Dale Alexander at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Friday, May 23:
Caterwaul 2025 w/ Elephant Rifle, Eye Flys, In Lieu, Lung, Open Head, Pissed Jeans, Young Widows, and many more
The Lonesome Losers: A Tribute to Yacht Rock at Hook and Ladder
Baroness with The Infinity Ring at Turf Club
Coco Jones at The Fillmore
anni xo and Kiernan at Fine Line
Erin Kinsey with Kaleb Sanders at 7th St. Entry
Matt Berninger with Ronboy at First Avenue
Good Morning Midnight, Dreamist, and Pyrrhic Victories at Cloudland Theater
Alex Warren at Uptown Theater
Davina and the Vagabonds at The Dakota
Slow Mass with Prize Horse and Downward at Zhora Darling
Devin Gray / Russ Johnson / Mark Feldman at Berlin
Wilmette & Glory Days at The Cabooze
The Mary Cutrufello Band at The White Squirrel Bar
Embahn with Absolutely Yours and Controversial New Skinny Pill at The White Squirrel Bar
Early Evening Jazz: Matt Blair Trio at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Saturday, May 24:
2Chainz at Orpheum Theatre
The Kiffness at Fine Line
Eudaemon album release show with Anita Velveeta, Rodeo Boys, Another Heaven, and Valeska Suratt at Pilllar Forum
Caterwaul 2025 w/ Elephant Rifle, Eye Flys, In Lieu, Lung, Open Head, Pissed Jeans, Young Widows, and many more
Yola at First Avenue
Jpegmafia at The Fillmore
Partial Traces, Lilac Fortress, and Spectres of Desire at Cloudland Theater
Stone Ark at 7th St. Entry
5th annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash at Turf Club
Jay Young & the Lyric Factory at The Dakota
Take That Back feat. Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield at Berlin
5th Annual Reggae Summer Splash with Innocent Reggae Band, International Reggae All Stars, and more at Hook and Ladder
Phantom Fears at Icehouse
Early Evening Jazz: Charlie Bruber & Jack Barrett at Berlin (no cover)
Concerts on Sunday, May 25:
Caterwaul 2025 w/ Elephant Rifle, Eye Flys, In Lieu, Lung, Open Head, Pissed Jeans, Young Widows, and many more
Wiz Khalifa with Chevy Woods, Fedd the God, and DJ Bonics at First Avenue
Echos of Resilience - A fundraiser for Rock the Rez featuring Black Belt Eagle Scout, Laura Hugo, BazilleJames Harven, and more at Hook and Ladder
Faith Boblett at The Hewing Hotel's rooftop
Natania & Ticket to Brasil at The Dakota
Flowdan at Varsity Theater
Fuchsia single release show with Booster Pack and Chroma at Green Room
Southern Culture on the Skids with Kinda Fonda Wanda at Fine Line
Jack Yoder & the Doublewide Disaster at Zhora Darling
Imagined by Nelson Devereaux: Caley Conway + The Music of Nelson Devereaux and James Taylor at Berlin
Rabbit By Owl Light with Crow With No Mouth and M. Harlan Engelmann at The White Squirrel Bar
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