First Avenue Mainroom Reopening Doors For 1st Full Concert In Nearly 500 Days

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- For the first time in 492 days, iconic Minneapolis music venue First Avenue Mainroom will be reopening for a full concert this weekend.

Flip Phone Pride: XXL and special guests will kick off the reopening Friday night and will return for another show Saturday evening. Tickets are limited.

The venue closed due to COVID-19 pandemic safety restrictions last March. To mark the reopening, a special ribbon cutting ceremony will be taking place prior to doors opening at 8:45 p.m.

"Event goers can expect comments from Dayna Frank, First Avenue owner and CEO, plus appearances from Flip Phone performers, Tygra and Priscilla Es Yuicy," First Avenue said in a press release.