The Gig List, August 18-24: Saint Paul Get Down; Lil Wayne; MNI HOUSE PICNIC

When

Monday, August 18, 2025 12:00 PM

Juice Lord. The "Can I Kick It?" 50 Years of Hip-Hop celebration took place at Pimento in Minneapolis on Thursday, August 17.
Juice Lord. The "Can I Kick It?" 50 Years of Hip-Hop celebration took place at Pimento in Minneapolis on Thursday, August 17.Amaya Peña for MPR

All showtimes listed below are Central Standard Time (CST).

MONDAY, AUG. 18

  • Naturally 7: 7 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • Yuno with Windser: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

TUESDAY, AUG. 19

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20

  • Lil Wayne with Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington: 8 p.m. at Target Center, Minneapolis 

THURSDAY, AUG. 21

  • Summer Nights in Rice with International Reggae All Stars: 5 p.m. at Rice Park, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Rebirth Brass Band: 7 & 9 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • Jay Bee & the Routine: 9:30 p.m. at Bunker’s Music Bar & Grill, Minneapolis

FRIDAY, AUG. 22

  • Saint Paul Get Down ft. Brother Ali, Juice Lord, Dwynell Roland, and Student 1: 2 p.m. at Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul (FREE)  

  • MPLS the band: 3:45 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. at MN State Fair Bandshell, Falcon Heights, Minn. (State Fair admission ticket required)

  • The Mary Cutrufello Band: 6 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Aloe Blacc: 6:30 & 9 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • Love TKO: tribute to Teddy Pendergrass: 7 p.m. at Crooners, Minneapolis

  • BabyTron with ShittyBoyz: 7:30 p.m. at First Avenue, Minneapolis 

  • Thomas Abban with Mathias Saint John: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Strictly R&B 2000s Throwback Party: 9 p.m. at The Cabooze, Minneapolis

  • Pure Pressure: Girl Blunt, Dazzle, Stain, & Deadbeatdaad: 9 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis

  • Late Night Lounge: DJ Wicked: 10:30 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

SATURDAY, AUG. 23

  • MNI HOUSE PICNIC: 1 p.m. at Loring Park, Minneapolis

  • The Current’s Music On-A-Stick featuring Atmosphere, Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco, the Pharcyde, and DJ Abilities: 5 p.m. at MN State Fair Grandstand, Falcon Heights, Minn.

  • Aloe Blacc: 6:30 & 9 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis

  • Netwerk with Glam Toyota, Daisy Hex, Girl Blunt, and SYM1: 7 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Cozy Worldwide: 9 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul 

  • Amen Volume 2: 10 p.m. at Gateway, Twin Cities

  • InMotion: I Have Nowhere To Wear This: 11 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

SUNDAY, AUG. 24


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When

Monday, August 18, 2025 12:00 PM