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Steel Panther
Varsity Theater — Minneapolis, MN
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About Steel Panther

Steel Panther is a Los Angeles-based glam metal band that treats the genre with both reverence and comedy. They're serious musicians playing unserious music about partying, women, and other metal staples, but they execute it with genuine musicianship. The band includes Satchel on guitar, Michael Starr on vocals, Lexxi Foxx on bass, and Stix Zadinia on drums. They've been active since the early 2000s, building a cult following by nailing the sound and look of 1980s hair metal while maintaining a winking distance from it. Albums like 'Feel the Steel' and 'Lower the Bar' showcase their ability to write genuinely catchy hooks while keeping the humor front and center. They're not trying to save rock or make a statement. They're just making songs about strippers and cocaine with killer guitar solos.

Steel Panther shows are packed with devoted metalheads who come for the guitar work and stay for the absurdity. The crowd sings along to every word, doesn't care that they're being mocked, and actively participates in the chaos. Starr works the stage like he's at the Sunset Strip in 1987. It's high-energy, sweaty, and genuinely fun.

Known for Death to All But Metal, Community Property, Gangsta Wrap, Fat Girl, All I Wanna Do Is Take Your Money

Steel Panther + Minneapolis

Steel Panther rolled into Fillmore Minneapolis on November 27, 2024, and delivered exactly what you'd expect: a setlist that swung between their sleazier deep cuts and the kind of songs that get a reaction just from saying the title out loud. "It Won't Suck Itself" landed early, followed by "Asian Hooker" and "17 Girls in a Row"—the band's commitment to their particular brand of humor fully intact. They closed with "Gloryhole," because subtlety has never been their thing. The Minneapolis crowd seemed to get the joke, or at least they showed up for it. Twelve songs total, no apologies, no pretense. Just Steel Panther being exactly what they've always been.

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Live Music in Minneapolis

Minneapolis has always been a hard rock town underneath its Prince-obsessed exterior. The city bred a certain toughness into its metal scene—bands that could actually play, venues willing to book anything from underground thrash to glam-influenced hair metal knockoffs. Steel Panther's particular brand of comedy metal, the deliberately over-the-top aesthetic that treats rock clichés as material rather than inspiration, finds its natural audience here. It's a city that respects musicianship enough to laugh at it.

Minneapolis road trip to see Steel Panther?

Stay in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district—it's where the city's creative energy actually lives, with galleries, vintage shops, and the Mississippi River nearby. Eat at Café Alma in the same neighborhood for restrained, high-quality Italian cooking. Spend an afternoon at the Walker Art Center, which sits on a rise overlooking downtown and has genuine landscape appeal. Grab coffee at Spyhouse, a roaster that takes itself seriously without the performative nonsense. The Stone Arch Bridge is worth a walk if the weather cooperates.

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