Saturday, August 1

 Rise Against, Cabooze (6pm, $33+)

Sunday, August 2

 Brandi Carlile, Cabooze (5pm, $56+)

 Django Django, First Avenue (7:30pm, $20)

 Midwest Outlaws Car Show & Tacos, Canterbury Park (3-10pm)

 Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band, State Theatre


Tuesday, August 4

 Kelly Clarkson, Xcel Center (7pm, $30+)


Wednesday, August 5

 Mötley Crüe, Xcel Center (7pm, $20+)


Thursday, August 6

Aug 6-8: WeFest, Detroit Lakes, MN
Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Dierk bentley, Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen...


Friday, August 7

            

Aug 7-9:  Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul

Aug 7-9: Uptown Art Fair, Lake & Hennepin, uptown Minneapolis


Saturday, August 8

 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Onamia, MN (7pm, $50+)

 Hot Import Nights, Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee

 Jefferson Starship & Hippiefest, Jackpot Junction, Morton MN (8pm, $32)

Aug 8-9: Autopic (cartoon-comic art fair), Aria, 105 N 1st St, Minneapolis (Sat 10-6, Sun 11-6, free)

       

Aug 8-9: Loring Park Art Festival, Loring Park, Minneapolis

Aug 8-9: Powderhorn Park Art Fair, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis


Wednesday, August 12

 Internet Cat Videos, CHS Field, St. Paul (6:30-10pm, $10)

Perseid meteors


Friday, August 14

 Jeff Foxworthy, Jackpot Junction, Morton MN (8pm, $37+)


August 14-16:  All Motorsports Show, Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee


Saturday, August 15

 Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah, Bender Park, 200 North Third Street, Henderson, MN (9-5pm, free)

 India Fest, Minnesota State Capitol grounds, St. Paul (11am-9pm, free)

 Vikings v. Buccaneers, TCF Stadium (7pm, preseason)
                                                                                         

Tuesday, August 18

 NOFX, Myth, Maplewood (2pm, $40)


Saturday, August 22

 Foo Fighters, Xcel Center (7pm, $35+)

 Justin Moore & Josh Turner, Grand Casino Hinckley (7pm, $40+)

 Vikings v. Raiders, TCF Stadium (7pm, preseason)
                                                                                         

Aug 22-23:  Greek Festival, St. George Church, 1111 Summit Av, St. Paul (Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm)

Aug 22-23, 29-30, Sep 5-7, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, Oct 2-4: Renaissance Festival, Shakopee MN ($23)


Sunday, August 23

 Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory (3-9pm, $5)


Thursday, August 27

   
 Def Leppard with Styx & Tesla, Grandstand, State Fair (7pm, $52+, sold out except VIP)


August 27-29: Native American Arts & Crafts, Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee

August 27-Sep 7:  Minnesota State Fair, Fairgrounds ($13)


Friday, August 28

   

August 28-30: Woodbury Days, Ojibway Park, Woodbury


Saturday, August 29

   
 Carrie Underwood, Grandstand, State Fair (7:30pm, $50+, sold out)

full moon


Sunday, August 30

   
 Alan Jackson, Grandstand, State Fair (7:30pm, $40)

 Slightly Stoopid, Cabooze (4:30pm, $35)


Monday, August 31

   
 Happy Together, Grandstand, State Fair (8pm, $21)
Turtles, The Association, Mark Lindsay, Grass Roots, Cowsills, Buckinghams