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First Avenue

701 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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History

Formerly known as

The Depot1970–1972
Uncle Sam’s1972–1980
Sam’s1980–1981
Sam’s Danceteria1980–1981
1st Avenue
First Avenue and 7th St Entry

via MusicBrainz

On stage

Artists who've played First Avenue

Top 6 of 45 acts on record.

Ber

Ber

4 appearances

Mac DeMarco

Mac DeMarco

1 appearance

AFI

AFI

1 appearance

Oklou

Oklou

1 appearance

Low Cut Connie

Low Cut Connie

1 appearance

Cadence Weapon

Cadence Weapon

1 appearance

Nearby

Other venues in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Armory

32 shows

Fine Line Music Cafe

22 shows

7th Street Entry

20 shows

Target Center

14 shows

Varsity Theater

10 shows

Icehouse MPLS

8 shows

The Cedar Cultural Center

3 shows

U.S. Bank Stadium

See the full Minneapolis scene.

Walking distance

Other venues nearby

Within 1 km of First Avenue.

Skyway Theatre

150 m · Minneapolis

State Theatre

200 m · Minneapolis

Orpheum Theatre

250 m · Minneapolis

Target Field

400 m · Minneapolis

The Dakota

550 m · Minneapolis

Filmore

650 m · Minneapolis

Soundtrack

The sound of First Avenue

50 tracks from 25 acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.

Now playing:Quarry·Wednesday

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Quarry
Wednesday
02
TRASH DECADE - JEFF IN LEATHER RMX
HEALTH
03
Problem Child
The Damned
04
Oh Yeah
Low Cut Connie
05
I'm Not In Love
Ber
06
bleed
she’s green
07
Adjectives Might Work
Letlive.
08
Joneses
Mother Soki
09
I'm Fine
Ashe
10
in the bed (demo)
dodie
11
Skullflower
Rico Nasty
12
The Desert - Instrumental
Bruce Springsteen
13
Dangerous
Jessie J
14
TORTURE II - PATHS OF THE ETERNAL RMX
HEALTH
15
Very Heaven
Elbow
16
Grandloves (feat. Young Magic)
Purity Ring
17
My Love
Hannah Jadagu
18
keep it up
Nate Sib
19
Sedona
Sir Chloe
20
Disco Cowgirl
G Flip
21
smile again
she’s green
22
Sulk
Mother Soki
23
HOT WHEELS (feat. Rico Nasty)
Rico Nasty
24
The Shadow Of Love
The Damned
25
Paradox
Sextile
26
sea castle
Purity Ring
27
No White Flag
Gouge Away
28
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Bruce Springsteen
29
Niki FM
Hawthorne Heights
30
one last time, please (demo)
dodie
31
Ryne's Song
Ashe
32
I Had a Dream Joe
Cat Power
33
I Wanna Love You
The Maine
34
Spun
Sextile
35
Big Ol' Hammer
G Flip
36
Hooves
Sir Chloe
37
Moonshine
Hippo Campus
38
Feels So Easy
Ber
39
keep it up
Nate Sib
40
Unhate
Cat Power
41
Dissolve & Decay
Hawthorne Heights
42
Lovers' Leap
Elbow
43
Subtract & Divide
Gouge Away
44
Queen
Jessie J
45
One More Last One
Wednesday
46
Comprehension Is Overrated
Letlive.
47
Normal Today
Hannah Jadagu
48
Little Freakers
Low Cut Connie
49
The Way We Talk
The Maine
50
Bang Bang
Hippo Campus

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