Twin Cities concerts this week: Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, NBNL Fest, King Gizzard

Kids are back in school, the Minnesota State Fair wraps on Labor Day, and summer unofficially feels over.

Nonetheless, outdoor concerts and festivals are still happening. Whether it's local music fests like NBNL or big concerts beyond the Twin Cities like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan in Somerset, Wisc., or Spoon in Grand Rapids, there's plenty to see.

Here are some shows worth your time this week.

Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival w/ Nicole Christianson, Papa John and the Poppettes, and more

Monday, Sept. 2 at Minnehaha Park Bandshell (free)

Celebrate Labor Day with a free outdoor concert at Minnehaha Park. The music starts at 1 p.m. with a new bluegrass band hitting the stage every hour. Performers include Pete's Pool Hall, Corpse Reviver, Gentlmen Dreadnought, King Wilkies Dream, Papa John and the Poppettes, and Nicole Christianson. 4801 South Minnehaha Park Cr., Minneapolis (free)

More shows on Monday:

• Semisonic at the Minnesota State Fair’s Leinie Lodge Bandshell (free with fair admission)

• Lung, Noun, and Zora at Cloudland Theater

• Unleash the Archers at Amsterdam Bar and Hall

• Pop Wagner's Tavern Trio at 331 Club

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Tuesday, Sept. 3 at The Armory

The eclectic jam band built a reputation on exuberant live performances that have frequently slotted them with other jam-centric contemporaries, but their sound is more expansive than the label suggests. Their seemingly never-ending tour hits the Armory on Tuesday, undoubtedly trailing quite a few people who follow the band from city to city.

The Australian group has frequently defied expectations, cascading between genres and impulses with reckless, uninhibited abandon. The live shows are a sight to see. 500 South 6th St., Minneapolis ($52–$62 general admission, $100–146 balcony)

More shows on Tuesday:

• Travis Anderson Trio: The Music of George Gershwin at The Dakota

• Taylor McCall with Luke Callen at 7th St. Entry

• The New Havoline Supremes at The White Squirrel Bar

• Triple Fiddle at the 331 Club (free)

Alain Johannes with The Imaginaries

Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Turf Club

Weezer may be the hot ticket, but Alain Johannes is also hitting St. Paul on Wednesday. While he's not a household name, many of his collaborators are. He grew up playing in a pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band with Hillel Slovak, Flea, and Anthony Kiedis. His band Eleven with Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. He recorded and toured with Queens of the Stone Age and joined frontman Josh Homme in Them Crooked Vultures, a band that featured Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. He's written music for video games like Ghost Recon Wildlands and worked with the likes of P.J. Harvey, No Doubt, Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Eat... you know what? That's enough of that.

That's all prelude, because on his third solo album, Hum, Johannes again proves he's at his best on his own. Hum is a beautifully winding album the dabbles in experimental folk, rock, and more ethereal sounds. 1601 University Ave. W, St. Paul ($25)

More shows on Wednesday:

• Weezer at Xcel Energy Center

• Weezer Pre-Party with Pleezer (Weezer cover band) at Amsterdam Bar and Hall

• Kehlani with FLO and Anycia at The Armory

• Gershwin! with Arne Fogel at Crooners

• Enter the Void: Askserpent, Foley Amundsen Duo, and Sunken Wood Infinity at Can Can Wonderland

• The Second Stringers (Lars-Erik Larson, Nick Salisbury, Blair Krivanek) at The White Squirrel Bar

• Adi Yeshaya Jazz Orchestra feat. Jennifer Grimm at The Dakota

• Poolboy with Yellow Ostrich, Harlow, and Cal Son at 7th St. Entry

• Sir Lucius at Underground Music Cafe

• Foley Admundson Trio at Can Can Wonderland

• Hunny Bear with The Ancient Waves and EFMI at The White Squirrel Bar

• Clidesfeld, Curve, and Wish Wash at The Pillar Forum

• Patrick Adkins Trio at Berlin (free)

Suicide Machines with Hey-Smith, Kill Lincoln, and Bad Operation

Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Fine Line

The Detroit punk stalwarts may feel like they come around often, but that may just be because they've been around the block. The band's debut, Destruction by Definition, came out in 1996. After a short hiatus in the mid-'00s, they've played shows and even released a new album in 2000, their first since 2005. But the tours have been sporadic, making it a good opportunity to catch the punk veterans. 318 N 1st Ave., Minneapolis ($30-$35 general admission, $45–$50 balcony)

More shows on Thursday:

• Luke Bryan with George Birge, Larry Fleet, and Ella Langley at Somerset Amphitheater

• Buckcherry and Drowning Pool at Grand Casino Hinkley

• An Evening with the Tannahill Weavers at the Cedar Cultural Center

• 200 Stab Wounds with Balmora, Upon Stone, and Stabbing at Turf Club

• David Wax Museum at Icehouse

• LUKDLX with Nyasia at The White Squirrel Bar

• The Riffin' Trio at Berlin

• Natalie Fideler and ELOUR at Hook and Ladder Mission Room (free)

• Mars Red Sky with Howling Giant at 7th St. Entry

• Magical, Them, Fragged Out, and more at The Pillar Forum

• Ava Levy with Anna Devine at Graze (free)

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan with Jon Mellencamp

Friday, Sept. 6 at Somerset Amphitheater

While this one is taking place outside of Minnesota’s geographical borders, legends like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan will draw concertgoers from Dylan's home state. (I'm contractually obligated to mention that.)

The Outlaw Music Festival offers an opportunity to see the aging icons — Nelson is 91 and Dylan is 83 — along with John Mellencamp and Southern Avenue. The Outlaw moniker might seem frivolous for a couple of musicians at their age, but the duo have ruffled feathers along the way even this year with Dylan banning phones at some shows this year and, as ever, upsetting some fans with his setlist choices. Willie had to take a leave of absence for a stretch early in the tour, but is expected to play on Friday. 495 Main St., Somerset, Wisc. ($62–$419.50)

More shows on Friday:

• Rocktember with Ace Frehley, Steven Adler, Molly Hatchet, and more at Grand Casino Hinkley

• The New Standards at The Dakota (two shows)

• Joseph with Becca Mancari at First Avenue

• Ian McConnell with The Back Alley at Turf Club

• Prairie Clamor with Microbes Mostly, and Virginia's Basement at The White Squirrel Bar

• Prints at Berlin

• Ear Coffee’s 7 Year Party feat. Bigsy, Kate Malanaphy, and more at the Cedar Cultural Center

• The Silent Treatment, Sunken Planes, and Field Hospitals at Cloudland Theater

• Riot Ten at The Fillmore

• Austin Williams with Monique Smaz at 7th St. Entry

• Couch Potato Massacre, Mary Jam, Dingus, Ray Gun Youth, and more at Palmer's Bar

• Wish Wish, Zero Place, and Modern Wildlife at 331 Club

• Anita Velveeta, Thumber, Falling With Scissors, and more at The Pillar Forum

Grand Rapids Riverfest ft. Spoon, Shakey Graves, Sarah Jarosz and more

Saturday, Sept. 7 at Grand Rapids Library Amphitheater in Grand Rapids

The long-running Texas-based Spoon heads to the potential future home of Dorothy's ruby slippers for a big end-of-summer(-ish) celebration. Fellow Austinite Shakey Graves will also perform alongside Sarah Jarosz, S.G. Goodman, and northern MN blues staple Corey Medina & Brothers. 140 NE 2nd St., Grand Rapids ($129)

More shows on Saturday:

• Sexyy Red with Kodak Black, Hunxho, Loe Shimmy, and BlakeIANA at The Armory

• Rocktember with Loverboy, Stephen Pearcy, Aldo Nova, and more at Grand Casino Hinkley

• Second Annual City Country Fest w/ Clare Doyle, Molly Brandt, and more at Palmer's Bar

• Muscadine Bloodline with Lance Roark at First Avenue

• Goatwhore with Vitriol and Nectrofier at Turf Club

• Ultimate Fakebook, Rad Owl, and Linus at Zhora Darling

• Music Heals Us 2: Mary Bue, Venus DeMars, and Larry Wish at the Uptown VFW

• Bridgette Calls Me Baby with League Two at Fine Line

• Snow Tha Product at The Fillmore

• Senseless Violets at Berlin

• Hellseher with Son/Boy and Witch Tree at The White Squirrel Bar

• Jared McCloud album release at 331 Club

• Golden Garters at Amsterdam Bar and Hall

• Pullstring, Motherwind, and John Forrest & the Model Citizens at Can Can Wonderland (free with arcade entry)

• Shannon Curtis at Bryant Lake Bowl

• LowDown Brass Band with Beneath Green and Autopilot at 7th St. Entry

• Joyann Parker Band at Icehouse

CANCELED: NBNL Fest w/ The Suburbs, Bad Bad Hats, and more

Sunday, Sept. 8 at Graze Provisions + Libations

**NBNL Fest has been canceled, organizers announced on Thursday, Sept. 5.**

The festival formerly titled North By North Loop returns to the North Loop with seven bands playing across two stages in the streets outside Graze. The second-annual iteration features The Suburbs, Bad Bad Hats, The Flamin' Ohs, MAKR EN ERIS, Landon Conrath, LAAMAR, and The Secret Neighborhood Band. 506 N 4th St., Minneapolis ($35)

More shows on Sunday:

• ARTMS World Tour at Uptown Theater

• NUR-D at The Hewing Hotel Rooftop

• The Lox with Tony Moxberg at First Avenue

• Duff Thompson, Steph Green, and Lake Davi at Cloudland Theater

• Dylan Hicks & Small Screens: Modern Flora Album Release at The Parkway

• Celebrate Minnesota: Crowder, Jeremy Camp, and Lecrae at The Ledge Amphitheater

• Andrew Broder & PEOPLE featuring nona Invite and DJ Amy Picket at Berlin

• Morgan St. Jean at 7th St. Entry

• Emmy Woods & The Red Pine Ramblers at 331 Club

• Church of Cornbread with Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free)

Related: North By North Loop fest returns with a new name after SXSW cease-and-desist

Just announced concerts:

• Oct. 13: Jules! at 7th St. Entry

• Oct. 22: The Convalescence at the Turf Club

• Oct. 27: M.A.G.S. at 7th St. Entry

• Oct. 29: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) with live soundtrack by Chris Strouth & Paris 1919 at the Parkway Thater

• Nov. 2 and 3: Twin Cities Ballet present Frankenstein and Other Tales at The Fitzgerald Theater

• Nov. 13: The Lying Luttenbachers at Icehouse
  

• Nov. 16: Extreme Noise presents Zero Boys, Sick Thoughts, G.U.N., Color TV, Citric Dummies, and DJ Patrick Costello (of Dillinger Four) at The Cedar Cultural Center
  

• Nov. 17: Amythyst Kiah Still + Bright Album Release Tour at The Parkway Theater
  

• Nov. 22: The Motet at Amsterdam Bar and Hall

• Nov. 30: Minnesota’s Last Waltz // A Tribute to The Band at The Parkway Theater
  

• Dec. 4: Belles at 7th St. Entry

• Feb. 7, 2025: Samora Pinderhughes at The Cedar Cultural Center

• July 18 and 19, 2025: Steely Dane // The Ultimate Steely Dan Tribute Band at The Parkway Theater

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