# Event Details - **Event Name**: Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Presented by The Current Saturday, September 26, 2026 6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music All Ages Acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Beth Orton makes a rare return to Minneapolis in support of her astounding and acclaimed new album, The Ground Above. Michigan-born, multi-instrumentalist Kenny Stahl opens this lush and atmospheric night of music. Presented by The Current. The follow-up to her critically-acclaimed 2022 release Weather Alive, the new release finds the ‘90s “comedown queen” taking on an urgent and emotionally fearless tone. Considered by many as her best album yet, The Ground Above elegantly shores up Beth Orton’s creative resurgence, altogether representing a more mature form of comedown – one that comes with midlife epiphanies and a strong sense of resilience A pioneer of the "folktronica" genre (mixing elements of folk and electronica), Orton has long been regarded as possessing one of the most unique and expressive voices in music — a voice that has grown evermore rich and wise over time. For more than 30 years, Beth Orton has been our antenna to the cosmos, the poet laureate of forces too vast to take in all at once. Her records arrive patiently, unified by emotional focus rather than any single musical style. From the pioneering folktronica of 1996’s Trailer Park to the earthy classic-rock miniatures of 2006’s Comfort of Strangers through 2022’s self-produced Weather Alive, she has built a catalogue that exists proudly out of time, each album its own planet in an ever-expanding solar system. If Weather Alive lived underwater, spectral and dreamlike, The Ground Above marks a resurfacing. It is her most direct and unapologetic music to date; profoundly urgent, embodied, and powered by a hard-won strength. Where the previous record unfolded in a suspended dreamscape, The Ground Above finds Orton firmly back on land, taking a giant intake of air. It documents survival, integration and renewal without denial, acceptance without resignation. “All the songs on the record are looking through the prism of the years from many directions at once,” Orton says. “If writing songs is therapy, it’s hallucinogenic therapy. It’s working with the unconscious, it’s lucid dreaming.” The album represents independence and authorship, while being deeply collaborative at its core. Working with trusted musicians including multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily and Vernon Spring’s Sam Beste, drummers Tom Skinner (Sons of Kemet, The Smile) and Chris Vatalaro, and bassist Tom Herbert, Orton reaches new heights as a producer, songwriter, singer, and bandleader. Split into two distinct halves, The Ground Above offers a life-affirming reckoning with grief and love as parallel certainties. “What kept me alive, and sometimes nearly killed me, through most of my childhood and all the way through my early 30s was a kind of feral invincibility, barrelling through. I said yes to life, over and over again, embraced and devoured all that I could, propelled magnetically in a flying dream that didn’t allow for time to catch up with me, except for when it did of course.” Michigan-born multi-instrumentalist Kenny Stahl has spent the last decade working in the shadows of modern music's biggest stages, quietly shaping the sonic architecture and live sets of heavyweights like Chance the Rapper, Mac Miller, Dijon, and Nathaniel Rateliff. After cutting his teeth everywhere from Jam Nights to backing Paul Simon at the legendary Newport Folk Festival, Stahl is finally stepping out from behind the curtain. His debut dark-folk project, I couldn’t not do this, trades stadium chaos for a deeply cinematic, grit-and-atmosphere world built on raw storytelling and the sharp isolation of a life spent on the road. Hitting the circuit this fall, Stahl brings the meticulous precision of a master technician to a live show that is intimate, haunting, and completely arresting — marking the arrival of a formidable new auteur in indiefolk. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/minneapolis/beth-orton-the-ground-above-with-special-guest-kenny-stahl/200029990542449 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, art, literary-art, festivals, live-music, health-wellness, meditation, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 44 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Minneapolis - **state**: MN - **country**: United States - **location**: The Parkway Theater - **lat**: 44.915632269079 - **long**: -93.262956902356 - **full address**: The Parkway Theater, 4812 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417-1009, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/9ba852025d97949f8a95fea45f517a753edae3e8aa6948d042fe24117a32bad6-rimg-w640-h640-dc383838-gmir?v=1788241478 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl being held? - **A:** Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl takes place on Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Parkway Theater, 4812 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417-1009, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl? - **A:** Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl is organized by The Parkway Theater. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Parkway Theater's events? - **A:** The Parkway Theater has 151+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. The Parkway Theater has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Beth Orton // The Ground Above with special guest Kenny Stahl is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Minneapolis, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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