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First Avenue announces new L-Acoustics L Series Sound System

The First Permanent L Series in-venue installation First Avenue, the independent venue and concert promoter in Minnesota, is excited to announce the first permanent in-venue installation of the L-Acoustics L...

Nov
21
st
2023
  • Blog

October Horoscope from First Avenue

First Avenue’s amateur astrologists have spoken – our (totally) research-based horoscopes for the month of October are here. Will you be catching flights or feelings? Having self-doubt or conquering the...

Sep
29
th
2023
Posted by Sam Shetka
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50 Years of Hip-Hop at First Avenue

Hip-hop’s varied history has been well documented over the past few months leading up to the celebration of the genre’s 50th anniversary – a date memorializing the first time DJ...

Aug
11
th
2023
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MN Twins x FA Flatbill Hat

NEW MERCH! First Avenue x Twins Retail Collab! These limited edition co-branded hats come in 2 styles – all-over star print or half star print, both with the signature First...

Jul
20
th
2023
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Upper Harbor Terminal Update

Upper Harbor Terminal Community Performing Arts Center announces new partnerships rooted in community involvement with the African American Community Development Corporation and the Minnesota Orchestra Minneapolis (Thursday, July 20, 2023)...

Jul
20
th
2023
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Upcoming Country Shows in the Twin Cities:

Check out these upcoming country shows in the Twin Cities! Ruston Kelly April 30 at First Avenue Buy Tickets Facebook RSVP Ben Chapman May 12 at Amsterdam Bar & Hall...

Apr
28
th
2023
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Interview: Cindy Lee

On Sunday, October 23rd, the Turf Club stage was set with an amp, a guitar, and a drum machine with some flowers tied to the microphone stand. The crowd was...

Oct
26
th
2022
Posted by Joely Kelzer
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First Avenue Night at Target Field

Join us at Target Field for First Avenue Night on Friday, August 19, 2022, when the Twins take on the Texas Rangers! This special ticket package is designed especially for...

Aug
15
th
2022
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NIVA Con 2022 State of the Union

What an absolute honor to be in this room. NIVA always astounds me, but never more than today.  We went from strangers and work acquaintances to daily zooms. We united...

Jul
18
th
2022
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First Avenue Stands Against the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

First Avenue stands against today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. This heartbreaking decision puts our collective health and well-being at risk, denies people their very human rights, and...

Jun
24
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2022