Upcoming Shows

Katy Tessman performs solo, with her band Katy Tessman and the Turnbuckles, and as a Mom & Son Duo.

​For booking shows and outreach events please email SUMMIT.

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Katy's "Fly" Album Release Tour in Fall 2023 takes her to 13 different cities and towns in Minnesota.
• October 14, 2023 Katy and her band captivated a sold out audience for the release of her new album at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis.
• February 11, 2023  Katy and her band performed for a sold out audience for her single release and lyric book launch for ”Hero Now Crowned“ at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis. 
• In June 2022, Katy and her band celebrated the release  of her new music to a sold out audience at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior.
• After a 20-year pause from the stage, Katy Tessman made her re-debut in January 2022 with a ticketed event at Ginkgo Coffeehouse in St Paul; during the height of the omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic, Katy filled the house with a (masked/vaxxed) audience. 
• Learn more about Katy's performance history and solo debut album here.

OUTREACH - sharing her story, talent, and positivity to those who need it:

• Mama Hellcats : a showcase of mothers raising awareness and funds for domestic violence resources; May 16, 2024 at the Hook & Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis
• As a spokesmodel for the Breast Cancer Superhero Portrait Project, Katy supports artist Barbara Portwit at community events.
• Young Survivor of breast Cancer, Katy was invited to speak at the Young Survivor Coalition's monthly in-person support meeting in May 2023 hosted by Gilda's Club - Twin Cities.
• In March 2023, Katy sang her songs, talked about books, and played games with The Dude on Star Studio's closed circuit television program at Children's Hospitals in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
• During Lent 2023, Katy was the guest speaker and performer at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins.
• In October 2022, Katy and her band hosted a fundraiser for the Angel Foundation and performed to a sold out audience at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior

​Venues (Local)

• Turf Club
• Aster Cafe (sold out release show)
• The Hook & Ladder Theater
• Icehouse
  
• Green Room
• 318 Cafe (sold out release show)
  
• Woodshop Sessions
• KJ’s Hideaway
• Staring Lake Amphitheater
• Parley Lake Winery
• 331 Club
• The Roseville Rog
  
• Underground Music Cafe
  
• All Saints Indian Mission
  
• ​Peavey Plaza
• The Graft House
  

Venues (Outstate)

• Uncommon Ground – Chicago, IL
• Guernsey Country Public Library – Cambridge, OH
• Free Folk Brewery – Fayetteville, WV
• Commodore Grille – Nashville, TN
• East Nashville Hope Exchange – Nashville, TN
• Augusta Winery – Augusta, MO
• Pulpit Rock Brewing – Decorah, IA
  
• Brandi Fenton Memorial Park – Tucson, AZ
• Wussow’s Concert Cafe – Duluth, MN
• Rapids Brewing Co. – Grand Rapids, MN
• Unwined Up North – Grand Rapids, MN
• Armory – Park Rapids, MN

FESTIVALS:

• Stone Arch Bridge Festival – Minneapolis, MN
• Common Roots Festival – St. Cloud, MN

TRIBUTES:

• Cover Me – a Bruce Springsteen Sing-along
• Tribute to Loretta Lynn & Emmylou Harris
• Paul McCartney 80th Birthday Tribute 
• Simon & Garfunkel Tribute

SHOWCASES:

• The MN Songwriter Showcase celebration of Women in Music at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis.
• Twin Cities Songwriter Rounds at the 331 Club in Mpls and The White Squirrel in St. Paul
• Grand Event Center Songwriter Rounds in Northfield
• Singer/Songwriter Songwriting Challenge participant showcase in Hudson and St. Paul

check out Katy's SHOW archive