Top 10 pop and rock concerts in the Twin Cities this fall

For its 40th anniversary, the nonprofit that helps family farmers is coming to Minneapolis. Leading the way is founder Willie Nelson, who was inspired to create Farm Aid by Bob Dylan’s comments at the massive Live Aid concert for starving people in Africa. Also slated to perform in this daylong event are Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Waxahatchee, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle, Lukas Nelson, Jesse Welles, and Minnesota’s own Trampled by Turtles, among others. (Starts at noon, Sept. 20, Huntington Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota, 420 23rd Av. SE., Mpls., $101 and up, farmaid.org)

He quickly went from Stephen Colbert’s late-night bandleader to a seven-time Grammy-winning musical savant. The dazzling, dynamic New Orleans piano maestro showcases his range on his August release, “Big Money” — from the festive, foot-stomping bluesy title track to “Lonely Avenue” his duet with fellow NOLA-rooted piano man Randy Newman. Other guests include Andra Day and No I.D. (8 p.m. Sept. 27, Palace Theatre, 17 W. 7th Pl., St. Paul, resale only, axs.com)

After mostly sticking to festival gigs and laying relatively low since the pandemic — a sabbatical she deserved after her music career exploded at age 16 with her “Pure Heroine” album — the New Zealand electro-pop singer of “Royals” fame is returning to the road this fall at 28. She’s mostly playing arenas in other U.S. cities but will settle in for a two-night stand in cozier confines here promoting her fourth album, “Virgin,” produced by Bon Iver cohort Jim-E Stack. U.K. musician Amber Bain, aka Japanese House, opens. (7 p.m. Oct. 11 & 12, the Armory, 500 S. 6th St., Mpls., only resale tickets left, ticketmaster.com)

The Beatle, who is accustomed to setting records, will become the first artist to perform in four different major Twin Cities stadiums — Met Stadium, the Metrodome, Target Field and now U.S. Bank Stadium. At 83, the seemingly ageless rock icon is still full of mirth and verve, delivering more than 30 songs — from the Beatles to Wings to his solo career — in nearly three hours. This may be the last — or maybe the first for those born yesterday — chance to see Macca. (8 p.m. Oct. 17, U.S. Bank Stadium, Mpls., $135 and up, ticketmaster.com)

His untethered American Utopian Tour in 2018 was one of our favorites of recent memory, and we’re confident this one will also be similarly mobile and memorable. The former Talking Heads frontman is hitting the road again with many of the same band members, plus dancers and other musicians from the Ghost Train Orchestra, a New York chamber music ensemble that collaborated with Byrne on his playful new album, “Who Is the Sky?” (8 p.m. Nov. 3 & 4, Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Av., Mpls., $137-$223, ticketmaster.com)

A fractured shoulder delayed her August performance until November. Will she be fully recovered so all those newly minted Gen Z fans get to see her do the inimitable “Gold Dust Woman” dance? Since Nicks appeared as herself in FX’s “American Horror Story” in 2014, she’s been part of the pop culture conversation once again. There was a TikTok of a man skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” (sung by Nicks) that went viral. And, the ultimate, Taylor Swift not only mentioned the Fleetwood Mac singer in “Clara Bow” on last year’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” but asked Nicks to pen a poem included in the physical copies of the album. Then, this summer’s announcement of a reissue of the long-lost 1973 “Buckingham Nicks” album has Stevie fans in a frenzy. (7 p.m. Nov. 12, Grand Casino Arena, 199 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, $128 and up, ticketmaster.com)

This Los Angeles-based sextet is proving that K-pop is a style, not necessarily only for acts based solely in Korea. Katseye’s members come from the Philippines, Switzerland, the United States and South Korea. Formed on the reality series “Dream Academy,” Katseye built its following on the Netflix docuseries “Popstar Academy: Katseye.” Now the group has a bona fide hit, “Gnarly,” and the increasingly popular “Gabriela” at more than 150 million streams on Spotify. Katseye’s North American tour kicks off in Minneapolis. (8:30 p.m. Nov. 15, the Armory, 500 S. 6th St., Mpls., resale only, ticketmaster.com)

Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has been concocting wild blends of African beats, Caribbean grooves and American hip-hop braggadocio since his 2013 breakout album, “L.I.F.E.” He’s dabbling further into rock, reggae and even country music on his latest record, “No Sign of Weakness,” whose guest singers include Shaboozey and Mick Jagger. (8:30 p.m. Nov. 28, the Armory, $112, ticketmaster.com)