First Avenue

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701 First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Neighborhood: Downtown West

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, First Avenue was originally built as the new Northland-Greyhound Bus Depot, opening in February 1937. The First Avenu... read more

First Avenue has 1 Sub Venue (view)

Dec 8	7:00 PM	Curtiss A (18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 12	7:00 PM	Angels and Airwaves (18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 13	7:00 PM	Dwynell Roland (18+ Event)	Get Details
Dec 13	8:00 PM	Yam Haus, Graveyard Club & Dwynell Roland	Find Tickets
Dec 14	8:00 PM	Dillinger Four (18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 14	8:00 PM	Dillinger Four with Pegboy, The Breakdowns, and Partial Traces Tickets (18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 19	7:00 PM	Brother Ali - First Avenue	Find Tickets
Dec 20	8:30 PM	JD McPherson (18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 20	8:30 PM	JD McPherson with Joel Paterson - Socks : A Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Tickets(18+ Event)	Find Tickets
Dec 21	9:00 PM	Bad Bad Hats Winter Ball with special guests Rat Boys and Last Import Tickets (18+ Event)	Find Tickets

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Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, First Avenue was originally built as the new Northland-Greyhound Bus Depot, opening in February 1937. The First Avenue club and music venue as we know it now, was not introduced until 1970, when, in actual fact, it was known simply as 'The Depot.' Since then, the venue that went onto become known as, First Avenue Minneapolis has played an integral role in the Twin Cities music scene.It seems that for every decade it's been open, First Avenue has had a big enough reputation to allow it to attract equally big names to its stage. In the '70s the venue played host to U2, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and more; in the '80s, it was REM, Run DMC and of course, Prince-- a Minneapolis native, who also, incidentally, chose First Avenue as the set and setting for Purple Rain. The Fugees and the Chemical Brothers are just two of the acts featured on the First Avenue schedule in more recent times.Want to experience this legendary venue for yourself? Stay up to date with what's on at First Avenue Minneapolis by making Eventful your source, and checking out the First Avenue schedule right above.