First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2025

Schedule

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

First Avenue & 7th St Entry | Minneapolis, MN

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93X, Cities 97.1, City Cast Twin Cities, The Current, Jazz88, KFAI, KFAN, KVSC, Radio K, and WMCN present
First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2025 featuring Chutes, GR3G, LASALLE, Maygen & The Birdwatcher, Mother Soki, Sallyforth, and Sophie Hiroko
with hosts Diane (The Current), Krista Wax (KFAI), Sean McPherson (City Cast), and Silver Ouimet (Radio K)
First Avenue
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Tickets on sale now → https://firstavenue.me/3LYMSMi
6:30 PM Doors
7:00 PM Showtime
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First Avenue & 7th St Entry, 701 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403-1327, United States

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