CATERWAUL tonight!

CATERWAUL: "noisiest festival in town" kicks off tonight in Minneapolis with The Crosses (Die Kreuzen), Didjits, Mike Watt, more

Caterwaul kicks off tonight, Friday, June 5th at Zhora Darling in Minneapolis, and runs through Sunday, June 7th. This year's stellar lineup is stacked with iconoclasts of old and new, with tonight's bill featuring The Crosses (member of Die Kreuzen), Didjits, and the iconic Mike Watt.

Minneapolis news outlet Racket calls it "the noisiest festival in town" and New Noise Magazine calls it a meeting of "the best underground rock bands."

Adding another dimension to this year's festival, Caterwaul co-founder Rainer Fronz underwent a successful heart transplant last weekend and is currently recovering at University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Buy Caterwaul tickets here: https://ticketstripe.com/caterwaul2026

Support Rainer Fronz here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-through-this-heart-transplant

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"The annual Caterwaul ... A very highly regarded presentation of underground music."
–Getting It Out Podcast

"Caterwaul 2026, the fifth edition of an event that’s quietly become one of the most stubbornly off-grid rock festivals in the US ... The room has gotten bigger, the booking sharper, and this year leans further into mixing genre-bending newer artists with names from underground rock’s deeper bench."
–Idioteq

"Caterwaul will return to Minneapolis for its fifth edition June 5th-7th, 2026 at Zhora Darling. Founded in 2020, the festival has positioned itself as a yearly showcase for the noisier fringes of rock."
–Lambgoat

"Caterwaul is returning for its fifth installment this year, taking place June 5-7 at Zhora Darling in Minneapolis. Once again, this year’s event brings together the best underground rock bands going, including Mike Watt, Rye Coalition, Dazzling Killmen, Didjits, Stress Positions ..."
–New Noise

"The noisiest festival in town returns, and this year all three days will take place at Zhora Darling. Big names in 2026 include punk stalwart Mike Watt and his band the Missingmen, Jersey screamo pioneers Rye Coalition, and the brutally mathy Dazzling Killmen."
–Racket

"Caterwaul returns to defiant Minneapolis, MN in 2026, taking place June 5-7, 2026 at Zhora Darling this year. 2026 marks the festival's fifth iteration."
–Scene Point Blank

"For its fifth annual run, the three-day noise-rock/avant-garde festival once proudly described as a 'gathering of the weirdos' is moving to a new location in lieu of its old base, Palmer’s Bar. It also boasts a few of its biggest names yet; not that it’s ever been about big names."
–Star Tribune

"Caterwaul is an exceptional festival that leans toward noise rock and punk rock ... Incredible bills, all three days of the weekend."
–Vinyl & Vision Podcast

"If you are not aware, Caterwaul is a DIY music event bringing together all kinds of fantastic bands ... If you are a fan of creative, noisy, fearless, underground, DIY music, this is a place to go to, where I am sure you will find many like-minded individuals."
–Whatever Comes Next Podcast

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Friday, June 5:

01:15 am - The Crosses

12:15 am - Didjits

11:15 pm - Mike Watt + The Missingmen

10:30 pm - Season to Risk

09:45 pm - New Brutalism

09:00 pm - Resurrectionists

08:15 pm - Birdhands

07:30 pm - Mad Mojo Jett

Saturday, June 6:

After Party:

12:30 am - Muscle

11:45 pm - ¿Watches?

11:00 pm - The Thirsty Giants

10:15 pm - Art Star

09:00 pm - Rye Coalition

08:05 pm - Great Falls

07:20 pm - Whippets

06:35 pm - Heet Deth

05:50 pm - Panel

05:05 pm - Orlock

04:20 pm - The Hammer Party

03:35 pm - Burned or Buried

02:50 pm - Bone Bag

02:05 pm - H.E.A.T.

Sunday, June 7:

08:00 pm - Dazzling Killmen

07:10 pm - Point Line Plane

06:25 pm - Body Stuff

05:40 pm - Bronson Arm

04:55 pm - Stress Positions

04:10 pm - Buio Omega

03:25 pm - We Are the Asteroid

02:40 pm - Cani Sciorri

02:05 pm - Baby Gurl

01:20 pm - Flesh Narc

12:35 pm - Battery Eyes

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