Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and Twin Cities favorite Brandi Carlile will headline Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on Feb. 21.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 31 through Axs. American Express cardholders have access to a presale that starts at 1 p.m. Oct. 28.
A native of rural Washington state, Carlile claims some of her strongest supporters in the Twin Cities, thanks in part to airplay from Cities 97 early in her career. Over the past two decades, Carlile has performed locally more than 30 times in venues ranging from the Fine Line and Varsity Theater to the Basilica Block Party and the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.
In April, Carlile released her eighth album, “Who Believes in Angels?,” a collaboration with Elton John. The pair wrote the music with John’s longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin and producer Andrew Watt. It earned warm reviews and hit No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart. Their single “Never Too Late” served as the lead single for the documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late” and was nominated for a best original song Oscar.
Carlile will issue the follow-up, “Returning to Myself,” on Friday. It sees her “looking inward, reflecting backward and, ultimately, returning home after spending the last few years pouring herself into collaborations with musical icons and legends,” according to a news release. She produced it with Watt, the National’s Aaron Dessner and Justin “Bon Iver” Vernon.
Over the course of her career, Carlile has earned 26 Grammy nominations and 11 wins. In 2019, she co-founded the country music supergroup the Highwomen with Amanda Shires, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby. The band’s self-titled debut was a commercial and critical hit.
She also worked with Tanya Tucker on two albums, including 2023’s “Sweet Western Sound” and 2019’s Grammy-winning “While I’m Livin’.” In 2022, she backed Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival. It was Mitchell’s first live performance since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.
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