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A Music Lover’s Guide to Minneapolis
Minneapolis Music Guide: Concert venues, Paisley Park, record stores and more in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Aside from serving as the birthplace and homebase of musical GOAT Prince during his lifetime, Minneapolis and its sister city St. Paul have proved to be a fertile breeding ground for many renowned acts: The Replacements, Jam & Lewis, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, The Time, Semisonic, The Jayhawks, Atmosphere, Heiruspecs, Babes in Toyland and more. As a music venue, Xcel has housed everyone from Prince to Paul McCartney, and unlike downtown Minneapolis, parking is a tad cheaper and traffic a bit easier (though after a huge show, it’s not gonna be moving fast). It started out as a parochial school fundraiser in the ‘90s and has grown into a sizable country music festival that’s attracted everyone from Willie Nelson to Toby Keith to Luke Combs to Miranda Lambert over the years, with Thomas Rhett and Jordan Davis headlining the 2025 edition on June 20-21.
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