The big gigs: Vampire Weekend, Luis Miguel

June 6, 2019 at 9:33PM
Vampire Weekend (Ezra Koenig)
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. MICHAEL SCHMELLING (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vampire Weekend

Far removed from when his cutely collegiate New York band played the Triple Rock 12 years ago, Ezra Koenig is now a full-time L.A. resident with a baby (Rashida Jones') and a Beyoncé co-writing credit. His band's first album in six years, "The Father of the Bride," is a sprawling yet breezy 18-track collection reflective of his new surroundings — a bit kooky and pretentious, but fun and pleasant enough. Old songs have been outnumbering new ones on their tour so far. Psychedelic tropicalia rockers Chicano Batman open. (7:30 p.m. Sun., Armory, 500 S. 6th St., Mpls., $88 "platinum" tickets only, ticketmaster.com)

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

Luis Miguel

He's considered the Frank Sinatra — or Elvis Presley — of Mexico. Either way, the English-speaking, Spanish-singing star remains a hugely popular international attraction. In his first Twin Cities appearance since 2008, he'll focus on material from 2017's "México Por Siempre," the mariachi-dominated record that captured the Latin Grammy for album of the year. Expect the 49-year-old heartthrob to also offer plenty of boleros and romantic songs to make women swoon. (8:30 p.m. Sat., Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, $29 and up, ticketmaster.com)

JON BREAM

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