Umphrey's McGee: One of the harder-rocking jam bands of the day, the Chicago sextet is settling in for its second multi-night stand at St. Paul's reborn theater after issuing a companion LP and EP in recent months, "It's You" and "It's Not Them." Aqueous from Buffalo, N.Y., opens. (7 p.m. Fri. & Sat., Palace Theatre, $35-$40.)
David Sanborn: The always funky jazz sax man might have a slightly different flavor of funk because his regular keyboardist, the Twin Cities' own Ricky Peterson, is on tour with Fleetwood Mac now. Geoffrey Keezer is on piano for these gigs. (7 & 9 p.m. Fri., Dakota Jazz Club, $30-$60.)
Phil Cook: The omnipresent MVP of Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires festival — and his bandmate in their '00s group DeYarmond Edison before Cook launched Megafaun — is back in town with his rootsy, Southern-soulful solo entourage, featuring local hero JT Bates on drums. His new album, "People Are My Drug," sounds like a full-length pairing of the Staples with the Band. (9 p.m. Fri., Turf Club, $16-$18.)
Porcupine: Frontman Casey Virock, bassist Greg Norton (ex-Hüsker Dü) and famously mighty local drummer Ian Prince have been steamrolling audiences of late with their beautifully frayed, artfully evocative '90s-brand roar-rock, adding a sizable buzz behind the release party for their second album, "What You've Heard Isn't Real." Illinois quartet Poster Children opens. (11 p.m. Fri., Icehouse, $10.)
Ed Sheeran: He's just one guy with a guitar and loop machines, but he'll fill Minneapolis' newest enclosed stadium with people and sound. He's the same pop star who played Xcel Energy Center last year and the Varsity Theater in 2014. But Sheeran has so many new songs like "Perfect" and "Shape of You" that tug at the heart strings of young women that he has graduated to stadiums after only three albums. Snow Patrol and Lauv open. (7 p.m. Sat. U.S. Bank Stadium, Mpls., $37.50-$117.50, ticketmaster.com)
Florence + the Machine: The towering-voiced Florence Welch has never matched the commercial success of her triumphant 2009 megahit "Dog Days Are Over," but she has garnered ample acclaim for her three albums since then, including the new "High As Hope." She has also built up a sizable diehard audience with her dramatic, high-energy live shows. Seattle synth-pop charmer Perfume Genius opens. (7 p.m. Sat., Target Center, $40-$100.)
Ray LaMontagne: On this year's "Part of the Light," his seventh album, the New England strummer suggests Pink Floyd without all the layers of sound. He's trippier than he used to be, which isn't all bad. (7:30 p.m. Sat. State Theatre, $65-$89.50)
Kyle: The poppy, 25-year-old Southern California rapper broke big last year with the Lil Yachty-buoyed hit "iSpy" and followed it up with the playful, breezy debut album "Light of Mine." He's out doing his first headlining shows with Marc E. Bossy opening. (9 p.m. Sat., First Avenue, $25-$30.)