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Minneapolis Amphitheater update
The Community Performing Arts Center (CPAC), an 8,000-capacity concert venue operated by the Port of Minneapolis, LLC—a joint venture between First Avenue and the Minnesota Orchestra—will host around 50 ticketed events...
Jul
24
th
2025
- Blog
First Avenue’s Staff Picks: Best of 2024
Catch up with the First Avenue team as they share their 2024 favorites! Dive into their top albums, unforgettable live shows, surprise discoveries, and the concerts they’re already looking forward...
Dec
18
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2024
- Blog
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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
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2023
- Uncategorized
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
- News
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
- News
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
- News
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
- News
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
- News
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
- News
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