If your concert doesn’t include badass women in rock and metal, fake blood, a mosh pit stuffed animal heist, and trading cards being launched into a crowd of screaming fans…what are you even doing? Vana’s stop at the Fine Line in Minneapolis, MN for her first ever headline tour definitely checked all those boxes. With supporting acts Redhook, Deadlands, and Chandler Leighton, it was truly one of my personal favorite concerts I have attended this year.

Ashnikko brought her Smoochies Tour to the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, transforming the historic venue into a vibrant, candy-colored world built on confidence, charisma, and community. With opening support from Princess Nokia, the night was full of bold outfits, charisma, and playful chaotic energy.

Two decades after If Only You Were Lonely put heartbreak on the map for an entire generation, Hawthorne Heights returned to the iconic First Avenue in Minneapolis on March 9th, 2026, to remind us why the album became a staple of the mid-2000s emo scene. The band played the record in full, but not before supporting acts Creeper and Letlive delivered theatrical, emotional, and chaotic sets that hyped the crowd for a night built on celebration and nostalgia.