First Avenue (Minneapolis)

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concert hall music venue nightclub

First Avenue (Minneapolis) is a legendary downtown Minneapolis music venue and nightclub renowned for its pivotal role in the city’s music scene and its association with artists like Prince.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
First Avenue & 7th St Entry 1
First Avenue (Minneapolis) canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall ⓘ
music venue ⓘ
nightclub ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Avenue (Minneapolis) ⓘ
surface form: First Avenue & 7th St Entry
architecturalStyle Art Deco (original building elements) ⓘ
associatedPerformer Atmosphere ⓘ
Babes in Toyland ⓘ
Hüsker Dü ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Semisonic ⓘ
Soul Asylum ⓘ
The Replacements ⓘ
buildingUseBeforeVenue bus depot ⓘ
capacity approximately 1500 (Mainroom) ⓘ
approximately 250 (7th St Entry) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalDesignation landmark of Minneapolis music scene ⓘ
featuredIn film Purple Rain ⓘ
formerName Sam’s ⓘ
The Depot ⓘ
Uncle Sam’s ⓘ
genreFocus alternative rock ⓘ
funk ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
hasFeature black exterior with white stars ⓘ
hasPart 7th St Entry ⓘ
Mainroom ⓘ
hosts DJ events ⓘ
dance nights ⓘ
live concerts ⓘ
local band showcases ⓘ
national touring acts ⓘ
locatedIn downtown Minneapolis ⓘ
location Minneapolis ⓘ
surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
musicSceneRole incubator for Minneapolis sound ⓘ
key venue for Twin Cities alternative rock scene ⓘ
notableFor association with Prince ⓘ
live music performances ⓘ
role in Minneapolis music scene ⓘ
opened 1970 ⓘ
operator First Avenue Productions ⓘ
state Minnesota ⓘ
streetAddress 701 First Avenue North ⓘ
wallDecoration stars honoring artists who have performed there ⓘ
website https://first-avenue.com ⓘ

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Gayngs → performedAt → First Avenue (Minneapolis) ⓘ
First Avenue (Minneapolis) → alsoKnownAs → First Avenue (Minneapolis) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Avenue & 7th St Entry