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Coffee Break: Mega Concert Weekend!

Music fans enjoying Chappell Roan's performance on the main stage at Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, Iowa, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.
Music fans enjoying Chappell Roan's performance on the main stage at Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, Iowa, on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Madison Poppen for MPR

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

August 16, 2024

We’ve been celebrating Mega Concert Week on the morning show, and now the weekend is finally here! There are A LOT of shows to choose from, including Metallica at U.S. Bank Stadium, Hozier at Xcel Energy Center, and Green Day’s Saviors Tour with Rancid, Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas at Target Center.

If you’re not headed to any of those shows, there are plenty more happening at venues around the Twin Cities. You can check out all of them on The Current’s Gig List. Let’s get ready for all the live shows with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists playing in and around the Twin Cities this weekend would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Green Day- American Idiot
The Suburbs- Chemistry Set
The Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm
The Hollies- Carrie Anne
Pantera- Walk
The Linda Lindas- Racist, Sexist, Boy (Live at the L.A. Public Library)
Charley Crockett- I'm Just a Clown
Hozier- Francesca
Gully Boys- See You See (bonus)