Florence + the Machine and Demi Lovato are among the acts recently announced to play Target Center in the new year.
Here’s a look at what’s coming up at the downtown Minneapolis basketball arena. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster unless otherwise noted.
Bad Omens
Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson, left, Noah Sebastian and Nicholas Ruffilo of Bad Omens perform on board the Carnival Magic during day six of the ShipRocked cruise on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The metal band formed in Virginia in 2015 by three locals and Swedish guitarist Joakim Karlsson. Their first demo earned the attention of underground metal label Sumerian, which signed the band and put them on the road with other acts on the label. A spot on the 2017 Warped Tour further expanded their audience.
Bad Omens’ third album, “The Death of Peace of Mind,” went gold and hit No. 11 on the Billboard rock chart, while its single “Just Pretend” was a breakthrough hit that topped four different singles charts. The band’s recent single “Specter” found similar success and is expected to be included in their upcoming fourth record.
Show date: March 2, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
New Edition
Bobby Brown and his childhood friends formed New Edition in the early ’80s and, after winning a Boston talent contest, attracted the attention of singer/producer Maurice Starr. But after their 1983 debut album “Candy Girl” was a hit here and in England, they parted ways with Starr over money issues. (Starr went on to create New Kids on the Block.)
New Edition scored hits with “Cool it Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man” and continued after Brown departed for a solo career in 1986. They worked with Minneapolis producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on their fifth album “Heart Break,” which established a more mature sound for the group.
Over the next several decades, the group has reunited numerous times. The current lineup includes Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill. The local tour stop will also include ’90s hitmakers Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton.
Show date: March 22, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Axs.
Florence + the Machine
Singer/songwriter Florence Welch began performing as a teenager with her friend Isabella “Machine” Summers. The pair had a band in place by the time they released the first Florence + the Machine album, 2009’s “Lungs.” It found instant success in England and, soon after, earned fans around the world, including the U.S., where it went platinum and earned the band a best new artist Grammy nomination on the strength of the single “Dog Days Are Over.”
The group has scored further hits with “You’ve Got the Love,” “Cosmic Love,” “Shake it Out” and “Hunger.” They’ve previously played Target Center twice and, in 2022, the former Xcel Energy Center.
Show date: April 8, on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 5.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato performs at “One Night Only” on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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After appearing on “Barney and Friends” when she was 10, Demi Lovato went on to establish herself as a Disney star through appearances in the “Camp Rock” films and “Sonny with a Chance” TV series. An opening spot on the Jonas Brothers’ 2008 tour helped turn her debut album “Don’t Forget” into a hit.
Each of her seven subsequent records made it into the Top 10, including 2022’s rock-inspired “Holy Fvck.” She returned to her dance pop roots with her just-released album “It’s Not That Deep.”
Show date: May 2, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
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