Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Sigur Ros at Roy Wilkins, 4/3/13

Sigur Roswith Oneohtrix Point NeverRoy Wilkins Auditorium, St. PaulWednesday, April 3, 2013Midway through Sigur Ros' set at the Roy Wilkins last night, Jonsi Birgisson broke out of his thoughtful repose to address the audience. He hadn't spoken the entire night, but this was important stuff: today w ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2013 lineup: Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend & more

What a difference a year makes when it comes to Lollapalooza, Chicago's destination music festival in Grant Park every summer. The first details of the lineup have emerged, and compared to the rockist-leaning 2012 bill it's looking very much like anything that can loosely fit within the antiquated " ... More >>

LL Cool J unveils Kings of the Mic U.S. tour dates -- Minneapolis in May

Four rap institutions are linking up for the Kings of the Mic tour later this year. Though LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and De La Soul have wildly different pedigrees and styles (and levels of movie stardom), this is a lineup that just keeps giving. When one ponders the sheer number of hits th ... More >>

The Postal Service extend tour dates -- St. Paul in August

The decade-old phenomenon that was the Postal Service is coming to the Twin Cities later this year. A little while back, the team of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel) announced they'd reform, play some shows, and Give Up would receive a deluxe 10th anniversary reissue in ... More >>

FUN. at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 1/23/13

FUN.Roy Wilkins Auditorium, MinneapolisWednesday, January 23, 2013FUN. mastermind Nate Ruess has always seemed destined to play in front of crowds like Wednesday night's 5500-person gathering at St. Paul's Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Back when he fronted a more exploratory pop outfit with the Format in ... More >>

2013 Saintly City Cat Club Annual Championship Cat Show

Valtari - A Film Experiment

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 10/31/12

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol with Jake Bugg Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul Wednesday, October 31, 2012 The pairing of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Wednesday initially didn't seem that odd but as both the sets played out it ... More >>

The Smashing Pumpkins at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 10/20/12

The Smashing Pumpkins with Anberlin Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul Saturday, October 20, 2012 Sometimes, you go to a show and get much more out of it than you expected to or even hoped to. Other times maybe you expect too much and are left disappointed and with a bad taste in your mouth. The Smas ... More >>

Smashing Pumpkins add U.S. tour dates -- St. Paul in October

See Also:44 Smashing Pumpkins-related things we'd rather do than audition to be a Smashing PumpkinThe Smashing Pumpkins in 2012 is essentially Billy Corgan and a bunch of people you've never heard of. And so when the band hits the road this fall, you will hear his voice, and his raging guitar, and t ... More >>

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol's U.S. tour dates, St. Paul show

Minnesota music fans who were left despondent when Oasis broke up in 2009 got a bit of a boost when Liam Gallagher hastily assembled the remnants from his former group to form a new band, Beady Eye, who rolled through First Avenue in December. And now we finally have word that Liam's brother Noel, w ... More >>

Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars vs. Chicago: Midsummer Melee

Roy Wilkins: Who was he?

The story behind the iconic St. Paul venue

Knitting with the Girls

Weekend Checklist: Owl City, Joey Ryan, Red Stag Block Party, Beach Boys

​"Every now and then we hear our song, we've been having fun all summer long."-"All Summer Long," The Beach Boys

The Black Keys at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 07/03/11

Photos by Erik Hess​The Black KeysJuly 3, 2011Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MNAfter the remarkably successful year that the Black Keys have had, they certainly have earned (and now require) a bigger venue for their raucous, garage-rock sound. Not surprisingly, most of the people that have p ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Eddie Vedder, Black Keys, Jason Mraz, Noah Hoehn

​"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless."-Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago talks about the band's Minneapolis memories

​Since the dawning of the Pixies in 1986, the alternative music genre has molded, shifted, collapsed and exploded. But one thing is for sure -- those early years had something that other generations didn't. When The Pixies first approached the music scene, mainstream success wasn't something that ... More >>

Pixies, TV on the Radio, Rusko, and more

The Black Keys announce July 3 date at Roy Wilkins

​Grammy-winning rock duo the Black Keys, who took home trophies this year for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package, Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, are returning to the Twin Cities on July 3 to play the Roy Wilkins Auditorium with openers Cage the Elephant.

Pixies coming to Roy Wilkins April 24

​As the temperature plunges below zero, it can be hard to stay optimistic and remember why on earth we all decided it would be a good idea to live here. But here's something to warm the spirits: Minnesota is so far north that we're practically in Canada, right? So when the Pixies announce a 13-dat ... More >>

Best Concerts of 2010

​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

Top 5 most overrated artists of 2010

Photo by Stacy SchwartzMumford & Sons at the Varsity Theater last May​Now, before you get all bent out of shape with this list, let me point out that just because I feel a band or an artist is overrated doesn't mean I don't like them or their music. It just conveys my belief that the massive ... More >>

Two Door Cinema Club, the Dandy Warhols, and more

LCD Soundsystem tickets finally on sale next week

​Exactly a month after announcing that LCD Soundsystem would play the Roy Wilkins Audiorium this fall, the venue has finally released details about the ticket price and sale date. The LCD Soundsystem show, which features openers Hot Chip, will take place on Saturday, October 23, and tickets will g ... More >>

Top 10 local music nerds to follow on Twitter

​For those about to tweet: We salute you. Twitter has become a phenomenal way to stay in the know on the latest make-ups and break-ups, stage antics, and "secret shows" (yeah right) in the Twin Cities. Here's a list of 10 fascinating local music peeps we enjoy following on Twitter, from musicians ... More >>

Loring Alley Party, Spirits of the Red City, and more from the weekend

Photo by Nikki Miller​Just another hot, hot summer of our lives... This past weekend was packed from end-to-end with local shows of every variety, from Friday night's Rogue Valley CD-release show at the Mainroom to Saturday's Pizza Luce Block Party and Loring Alley Party and Sunday's marathon hoot ... More >>

Arcade Fire to kick off tour in St. Paul

​Arcade Fire just announced the first leg of a tour in support of their new album, The Suburbs, and it will kick off right here in Minnesota with a show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on September 22. While we have expressed our reservations about Roy Wilkins' sound issues before (some bands sound like ... More >>

LCD Soundsystem announce St. Paul date

​National music blog Consequence of Sound is reporting that LCD Soundsystem will hit the road this fall for tour of Australia, the US, and the UK with Sleigh Bells and Hot Chip. The dance-tastic indie band, led by James Murphy, will come through St. Paul on October 23 to play Roy Wilkins Auditoriu ... More >>

2010 National Poetry Slam

National Poetry Slam Finals at Roy Wilkins Auditorium

​(Photo by hiddedevries)Think of it as the World Cup of slam poetry. Each year, hundreds of performers from all over North America come together to compete for top honor. This year's final event will be held at St. Paul's Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

Pavement announce St. Paul date

The indie rock pioneers will come to Roy Wilkins on September 12.

Mastodon and Dethklok tonight at Roy Wilkins

The grand expression of metal at its most unseriously serious hits the Xcel's second stage tonight.

Minnesota Rollergirls season kickoff this Saturday

Liked Whip It? Check out the real thing.

Gaslight Anthem, Lookbook, Tapes 'n Tapes, and more

The Offspring announce "Punk For the Right Price"

In Dexter Holland's world, $120 is a fair price.

Death Cab, Kool Keith, G.Love, and more

Extended interview: Beastie Boys' Mike D.

Watson Twins and more

Critic's Picks: Destroyer and more

Ladies and gentlemen, your Atomic Bombshells

Concert Highlights for the Week of May 9 - May 15

Unsolved mystery

Nightstand confessional

Trouble in RiverCentre

St. Paul built a new hockey arena for the Wild and a new convention center for the city. Guess which one is losing money?

Young White Guys: Still Dumb, Still Rock

Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge

Hello Pasty

Is the white minstrelsy of the Insane Clown Posse more than skin-deep?

Puppet Regime

"The people at the Ordway who sponsored this show are very stupid and innocent.": Vietnamese Americans picket the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater.