MUSIC
Pink
It is the summer of pink thanks to a movie called "Barbie" and the mononymous pop superstar Pink bringing her stadium tour to North America. Others may sing songs of pain and pleasure with soaring voices, as Pink does, but no one else mixes in high-flying acrobatics — while singing, no less. Expect the gymnastics — physically and vocally — as this extraordinary concertizer delivers "Raise Your Glass" and "Just Give Me a Reason" along with "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" from this year's "Trustfall" album. Opening is another powerhouse vocalist, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Pat Benatar, as well as rockers Grouplove of "Tongue Tied" fame and DJ Kid Cut Up. (7 p.m. Thu. Thu. Target Field, 1 Twins Way, Mpls., $50 and up, ticketmaster.com)
JON BREAM
Zach Bryan
Less than a year after he was honorably discharged from the Navy, the Oklahoma country singer with the storybook rise to fame heard 6,000 young fans outside Surly Brewery last fall sing along to his Springsteen-meets-red-dirt songs, including his best-known hit, "Something in the Orange." His first stop in town as an arena headliner should essentially be a repeat of that ultra-warm scene, but with twice as many singers aboard. West Virginia picker Charles Wesley Godwin opens. (8 p.m. Wed., Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls., resale tickets only, targetcenter.com)
CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER
Ed Sheeran
The King of Wedding First Dances has a big surprise for Minneapolis this week: After years of performing solo with just a guitar and a looping machine, he now has a band, which he added in 2021. The quintet plus a string section will join Sheeran at both his State Theatre concert for 2,200 and his in-the-round U.S. Bank Stadium show for 50,000. This tour's generous 27-song set is heavy on material from this year's "-" (pronounced "subtract") as well as wedding winners like "Thinking Out Loud" and "Perfect." Ben Kweller opens at the State; Khalid and Cat Burns warm up the Vikings stadium crowd. (7:30 p.m. Fri., State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., sold out, and 6 p.m. Sat. U.S. Bank Stadium, Mpls. $49 and up, ticketmaster.com)