Posts by Billy Briggs

Tenacious D (Jack Black, Kyle Gass) brought the goods- another night of rock, semi-operatic metal and laughs to St. Paul’s Palace Theatre for the second of two sold-out nights. Photos by Billy Briggs  

The 12th annual Soundset Festival returned to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Saint Paul, MN on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Artists included Lil Wayne G-Eazy, DMX, Prof, SZA, Run The Jewels, Beast Coast, Trippie Redd and Doja Cat. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Overnight sensation Lizzo brought her big vocals and even more daring outfit to St Paul’s Palace Theatre on 5/5/19. Photos by Billy Brigg.s

Weezer and The Pixies brought their respective radio indie and record store indie to the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN on 3/3019. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Cheap Trick, still going strong 40+ years later, brought their power pop catalog to Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake MN on 3/8/19. Photos by Billy Briggs..

Robyn visited St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on 3/5/19 in support her most recent solo album Honey. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Interpol has been a steady presence on the road following the release of 2018’s Marauder, selling out venues with a mix of their songbook that stretches back to their 2002 highly acclaimed debut Turn On The Bright Lights. The band visited St Paul’s Palace Theatre on 2/5/19 and Billy Briggs captured their dark moods.

Atmosphere performed two hometown shows at St Paul’s Palace Theatre on December 14th and 15th and Glide’s Billy Briggs was there on the 15th to capture his magic.

Thom Yorke nor Radiohead had visited Minnesota in 21 years – quite a wait considering the North Star state has plenty of fans of that band from Oxford. Yorke didn’t disappoint as his show on December 6th at Northrop Auditorium which featured longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich as his only bandmate as they covered the […]

Industrial metal legends Ministry have recently let loose on a fall tour in support of their new album, AmeriKKKant and they hit the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis on 11/27/18. Al Jourgensen shows no slowing down at age 60, as the Ministry live show continues to be enthralling with yowls, riffs and plenty of anti-Trump imagery to make a statement […]

As we wait for the next step in the recently reunited era of Ween to write new music and record an LP- fans are just glad to have Deaner and Gener back performing their “hits.” The duo (along with Glenn, Dave and Claude) performed the first of two nights at St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on […]

Florence and The Machine continued their U.S. voyage in support of their latest fourth LP High As Hope to Minneapolis’ Target Center on 10/20. As always it was a grand spectacle with loud choruses and chiming instruments making for as theatrical a live show as there is out there. Photos by Billy Briggs  

Foo Fighters visited Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN on 10/18/18 and made for a high energy show at St Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on 10/18/18. One of the highlights of the show was when the band brought an autistic blind child on stage to jam out wiht Grohl and the guys. Photos by […]

Sting & Shaggy brought their upbeat, island-flavored 44/876 Joint Tour to The Armory in Minneapolis, MN on 9/30/18. Photos by Billy Briggs.    

Justin Timberlake brought his pop extravaganza to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on 9/28 and 9/29/18. Photos by Billy Briggs from the 9/28th show.    

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band featuring Graham Gouldman, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Steve Lukather, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette played Starr’s solo hits, Beatles hits and each band member’s most popular songs to The Ordway Center for Performing Arts in St Paul, MN on 9/23/18. Photos by Billy Briggs.  

Beck offered plenty of hits and colors as he rocked The Armory in Minneapolis on 9/13/18 both electric and acoustic. Photos by Billy Briggs.  

Gary Clark Jr, as always, delivered a fiery set of guitar-centric rock to his fans. This time around he delivered his “Cold Blooded” set list to Surly Festival Field in Minneapolis, MN on 9/8/18. Photos by Billy Briggs.    

Alice Cooper still throws down as if hitting age 70, bringing one of the heaviest rock shows around to theaters across the U.S. All the hits and a few new numbers were performed by a stellar band that includes virtuoso Nita Strauss. Photos by Billy Briggs..