Two Minnesota names show up on some big touring bills this fall and winter: Solid Gold opens for Night Moves at First Avenue, and DJ Jake Rudh spins at shows by The Damned, Temples and Colin Hay.
Solid Gold, the Minneapolis synth-rockers, open for Night Moves on Saturday, Nov. 28, in the First Avenue Mainroom. The Current presents the show, which celebrates 10 years of Night Moves' Pennied Days. Agnes Uncaged also plays. Doors are at 6:30 PM and the show starts at 7:30 PM. It's 18+. (First Avenue event page)
DJ Jake Rudh, host of "Transmission" on 89.3 The Current (Thursdays at 10 PM), has four dates lined up:
- Monday, Nov. 2: The Damned's Final Damnation 50 show in the First Avenue Mainroom, with Flamin' Groovies and The Courettes. Extreme Noise Records presents. Doors 6 PM, show 7 PM, 18+. (First Avenue event page)
- Friday, Dec. 11: Temples' The BLISS Tour with GIFT at the Turf Club. Radio K presents. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM, 21+. (First Avenue event page)
- Sunday, Jan. 24, and Monday, Jan. 25, 2027: both nights of Colin Hay's two-night stand at The Cedar Cultural Center. Hay, the Men At Work frontman, comes with his full band to play Men At Work songs and his solo catalog, including his new album Now And The Evermore. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM both nights. Seated, all ages. (The Cedar: Night 1, Night 2)