Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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2 |
3 |
4 Big
Head Todd |
5 | 6 Clint
Black Marimba Africa Poverty Hash Styx |
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7 |
8 | 9 Sade |
10 Lil Wayne | 11 Kellie
Pickler ZZ Top |
12 Candlebox Whitesnake |
13 Perseid meteors Chris Isaak Pizza Lucé Block Party |
14 | 15 President Obama | 16 | 17 Children's Carnival | 18 Boyz II Men George Clinton Lyle Lovett |
19
Janet
Jackson Sek Loso |
20 Black
Blondie Night Owl Bike West Bank Music |
21
Hippifest Lantern Lighting |
22 Croon
& Swoon |
23
Katy
Perry |
24 Adele Return to Forever Stevie Nicks |
25 |
26 Death Cab
for Cutie Def Leppard & Heart |
27 Big
Time Rush Vikings preseason |
28 Mpls Duathlon |
29 Happy
Together |
30 Ke$ha President Obama Steely Dan |
31 Toby
Keith |
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August 2 | walks National Night Out, Minneapolis - St. Paul | ||
Aug 2, 4, 14, 20, 26, 30 |
basketball Minnesota Lynx, Target Center | ||
August 3 | Irish Ceili Chautauqua kick-off, Rauenhorst Ballroom, St. Catherine's (7-9pm, $10) | ||
August 3-7 |
fair Washington County Fair, Lake Elmo | ||
August 4 | rock Big Head Todd & the Monsters, MN Zoo (7pm, $34) | ||
Aug 4-6 | country We Fest, Detroit Lakes ($160+) -- Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Sugarland | ||
Aug 4-14 |
plays Fringe Festival, Minneapolis | ||
Aug 5-7 | art fair Uptown Art Fair, Hennepin & Lake, Minneapolis | ||
Aug 5-11,
19-21, 23-26 |
baseball Saints, Midway Stadium | ||
August 6 | country
Clint Black, Orchestra
Hall (8pm, $25+) -- here's When I Do Caribbean Marimba Africa, West Bank School of Music, Lake Harriet Bandshell (7:30pm, free) -- last August blues Poverty Hash, Turf Club, 1601 University Av, St. Paul (9pm, $6, CD release) -- here's Clap Hands rock Styx, Elko Speedway, Elko, MN (9:30pm, $20+) -- here's Come Sail Away |
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Aug 6-7 | art fair
Loring Park Art
Festival, Loring Park, Minneapolis art fair Powderhorn Art Fair, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis |
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Aug 8-14 | fair Dakota County Fair, Farmington, MN | ||
August 9 | r&b Sade with John Legend, Target Center (7:30pm, $52+ ) -- here's By Your Side | ||
August 10 | rap Lil Wayne, Xcel Center (7pm, $50) -- here's Lollipop | ||
August 11 | country
Kellie
Pickler, Cabooze
(7pm, $42) -- here's The Best
Days of Your Life rock ZZ Top, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton (7:30pm, sold out) -- Sharp Dressed Man |
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August 12 | rock
Candlebox,
Myth,
Maplewood (8pm, $15) -- here's Far Behind rock Whitesnake, Treasure Island, Prairie Island Mdewakanton (8pm, $40+) -- here's Here I Go Again |
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Aug 12-13 | dance Rhythmic Circus: Feet Don't Fail Me Now, Pantages Theatre (8pm, $24+) -- here's FDFMN | ||
Aug 12-14 | fair Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul (free) | ||
August 13 | astro
Perseid meteors peak
-- best viewed without tonight's full moon, watch constellation Perseus rock Chris Isaak, State Theatre (8pm, $43) -- here's Wicked Game music fair Pizza Lucé Block Party, 3200 Lyndale Av S, Mpls (free, noon-10pm) |
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Aug 13-14 | fair Polish Festival, St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis | ||
August 14 | fair Peace Games, Washburn Fair Oaks Park (across from MIA) (1-5pm, free) | ||
August 15 | politics President Obama, Town Hall meeting, Hannah’s Bend Park, Cannon Falls (1pm) | ||
August 17 | kids Children's Carnival, Harriet Island (11am-1pm) | ||
Aug 17-20 | gymnastics Visa Championships, Xcel Center | ||
August 18 | pop
Boyz
II Men, MN
Zoo (7pm) funk George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Cabooze (10pm, $30) -- here's Atomic Dog folk Lyle Lovett, Burnsville Arts Center (8pm, $59+) -- here's If I Had A Boat |
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Aug 18-20 | cajun music Cajunfest, Northern Lights Casino (11am-10pm, free) | ||
Aug 18-22 | fair Heritage Days, St. Paul Park -- mud volleyball tournament, arts & crafts, carnival... | ||
August 19 | pop
Janet
Jackson, Orpheum
Theatre (8pm, $68+) -- here's That's The Way Love Goes
Thai rock Sek Loso, Myth (9pm, $38+) -- here's Koo Tur |
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Aug 19-20 | music fair
SoundTown,
Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WI ($30+) fair Taste of Maplewood, Goodrich Park, Maplewood (free) -- giant hamster balls, mechanical bull... |
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Aug 19-Sept 18 | play Oklahoma, Schneider Theater, Bloomington Art Center ($28) | ||
August 20 | jazz
Black
Blondie, West
Bank School of Music (workshop 2-5pm, concert 7pm, free) -- Marla Singer art fair Hmong Arts & Music Festival, Sculpture Park, Marion St., St. Paul (11am-7pm) bike ride Night Owl Classic, Upper Landing Park, St. Paul (7pm, $30) rock tribute Thin Lizzy birthday tribute, Triple Rock Social Club (9pm, $5) music fair West Bank Music Festival, Cedar Av (2-9:30pm outdoor stage, 9:30pm-close 10 indoor stages; $5) |
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Aug 20-21 | fair Greek Festival, St. George GOC Church, 1111 Summit, St. Paul (11am-8pm, 11am-6pm, free) | ||
Aug 20-Oct 2 | fair Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Shakopee (weekends) | ||
August 21 | 70s music
Hippiefest,
Weesner
Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm, $63) -- here's Dreamweaver
& Disagree culture Japanese Lantern Lighting, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Park (3-9pm, $5) -- preview |
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August 22 | croon jazz Croon & Swoon, Fine Line Cafe (7pm, $10) | ||
August 23 | pop Katy Perry, Xcel Energy Center (7:30pm, $25+) -- postponed from July 9th -- here's Firework | ||
August 24 | pop
Adele,
Xcel
Center (6:30pm, $30+) -- postponed from May 26th -- here's
Rolling In
The Deep jazz Return to Forever IV & Zappa Plays Zappa, Orpheum Theatre (7:30pm, $54) -- here's Señor Mouse rock Stevie Nicks, Mystic Lake (7:30pm, $42+) -- here's Sara |
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Aug 25-Sept 5 |
fair
Minnesota State Fair,
State Fairgounds, St. Paul -- the best state fair in the state |
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August 26 | emo rock
Death
Cab for Cutie, Roy
Wilkins (7:30pm, $35) -- here's You Are A
Tourist rock Def Leppard with Heart, Grandstand, MN State Fair (7:30pm, $41+) -- here's Photograph |
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Aug 26-27 |
rock
Creedence
Clearwater Revisited, Grand
Casino Mille Lacs (8pm) -- here's Ever Seen
The Rain fair Potato Days, Barnesville, MN -- mashed potato wrestling, potato hunt, potato pancakes... |
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Aug 26, 28 | opera Come and Sleep, Alchemical Project, Bryant-Lake Bowl (7pm, $12) | ||
Aug 26-28 |
fair
Woodbury Days,
Ojibway Park, Woodbury |
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August 27 | pop
Big
Time Rush, Grandstand, MN
State Fair (7:30pm, $35) -- here's Halfway There easy Tony Bennett, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton (8pm, $68) -- For Once In My Life football Vikings preseason v. Dallas Cowboys, H.H. Humphrey Metrodome (7pm, $23+) |
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August 28 | duathlon Minneapolis Duathlon, West River Parkway, Minneapolis (7am, $85) | ||
August 29 | classic pop
Happy
Together Tour, Grandstand, MN State Fair (8pm, $18) -- 2010 at
Coney Island >> The Turtles -- Happy Together, Elenore, & It Ain't Me Babe The Association -- Along Comes Mary, Never My Love, & Windy The Grass Roots -- Live For Today, Midnight Confessions, & Two Divided By Love The Buckinghams -- Kind Of A Drag |
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August 30 | rap, electro
Ke$ha,
Roy
Wilkins (7:30pm, $50) -- here's Tik Tok veterans President Obama, American Legion National Convention, Mpls Convention Center (11:55am, private) rock Steely Dan, Grandstand, MN State Fair (7:30pm, $45+) -- here's Reelin' In The Years |
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August 31 | country Toby Keith, Grandstand, MN State Fair (7:30pm, $39+) -- here's How Do You Like Me Now |