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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/09/2026

Bon Iver in the house at today’s Lynx playoff game 🏡🏀

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 03/09/2026

More llamas!!! All photos by Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune 🦙

Llama dressed as a fish and owner dressed as a fisherman

Llama dressed as princess peach and owner dressed as Mario

Llama dressed as the sun and owner dressed as a rainbow

Llama and owner dressed up in a caribou coffee theme

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 03/09/2026

Threading the 2026 MN State Fair 4-H Llama and Alpaca costume contest contestants here because you deserve it 😇

Llama and owner dressed up in a Mamma Mia theme

Llama and owner dressed up in back to school theme

Llama and owner dressed up in curious George theme

Llama and owner dressed up as thing 1 and thing 2

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 28/08/2026

We got a little slow here at the end of the day but 12 hours later we did eat probably over 100 new foods. Reviews + more content coming soon 🫡

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Pickle Korean Corn Dog ($18) from Chan’s Eatery is a savory, crunchy, briny yummy snack 🥒

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Dubai Whoopie Pie ($13) from Dino’s is a great option for a sweet treat 😋

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Butter Soft Serve ($8) from Libby’s near the grandstand ….guys….let’s save the butter for the princess carvings 😨

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Bao Belly ($16 for 2) from RC’s BBQ did not disappoint 🥹

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Beer Soft Serve ($12) at Pryes slaps, as always. New this year: peach flavor! 🍑

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Cracklin’ corn ribs ($15) from Blue Barn are a hit with our crew 🌽

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Ranch Beer ($8) from Dual Citizen!!! Pretty good lowkey!!!!

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Shrimp Basket ($11) from Shrimp Shack is deceptively delicious! Breakfast of champions 🍤

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

The Apple Donut Ham Grinder ($19) is unwieldy, but if you get all the components in one bite…it’s pretty darn tasty 🍎

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

Here’s Mancini’s Walking Chopped Italian Grinder ($13). Anything can be a walking taco if you put your mind to it 🤯

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 27/08/2026

We’re out with the Strib Taste Team at the Minnesota State Fair trying all the new foods 😋 Follow along here for updates throughout our odyssey 🫡

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 19/07/2026

It’s another super hot day at Minnesota Yacht Club. Today kicked off with Common People 🎸

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 19/07/2026

Lucy Dacus played a mid-afternoon set at MN Yacht Club today 🥳

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 18/07/2026

Devon Gilfillian brought some groove to the day 🎸🎶

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 18/07/2026

Porchlight opens day 2 of Minnesota Yacht Club 😀

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 18/07/2026

Here’s The Fray performing Over My Head at Minnesota Yacht Club 😎

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 17/07/2026

You guys might know this one from Marcy Playground 👀 🎥: @abbysliva.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 17/07/2026

Night Moves, a band from Minneapolis, is keeping the day moving 🎶 🎥: @abbysliva.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 17/07/2026

Pat Kennedy, channeling a little Bruce Springsteen energy, kicks off the festival ⚓️ 🎥: @abbysliva.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 14/07/2026

Do you have a question for our restaurant critic Raphael Brion? Plz reply to this with your question and he might answer in an upcoming column 🍽️

Raphael Brion, a white guy smiling in a sassy blue shirt and khakis stands in front of Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 29/06/2026

There’s pros and cons to the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater. @chrisrstrib.bsky.social walks us through a few of the things that are working and a few that need work 🎶🌅 🎥: Chris Riemenschneider and @abbysliva.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 26/06/2026

3 Strings is an adaptive band that entertained the crowd at the Special Olympics fan fest this past week 🎸🎶 🎥: StribGoingOut Intern Izzy Caswell

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 25/06/2026

The 9th annual Wedge neighborhood cat tour was full of felines and fans as folks weaved their way through 8 official stops, with plenty of un-official cat viewing opportunities. 🎥: our amazing StribGoingOut intern Izzy Caswell with an editing assist from Abby Sliva

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 18/06/2026

Here’s a peek inside the new 19,000 capacity Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minn. It’s a Live Nation venue that will host concerts starting this Saturday with bookings through September 🎫

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 07/06/2026

Downtown Minneapolis was full of purple and Prince fans yesterday ☔️ 🎥: Alex Kormann + @stribrooks.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 06/06/2026

Minneapolis’ hottest party is the sharpening of the 15-foot tall Lake of the Isles Pencil on John Higgins’ lawn ✏️ 🎥: @abbysliva.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 04/06/2026

Chaka Khan performed at First Ave last night as part of a Prince Celebration kick-off party ☔️ 🎥: Jon Bream/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 11/04/2026

Review: At a new career high, why is Morgan Wallen so low? www.startribune.com/morgan-walle...

Morgan Wallen on stage (not in Minneapolis, we didn’t photograph the show)

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 10/04/2026

Review: Despite illness, Lady Gaga wows with maximalist spectacle in St. Paul www.startribune.com/lady-gaga-mi...

Lady Gaga on stage in St. Paul, Minnesota at Grand Casino Arena

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 14/03/2026

Patti Smith did a reading and played a couple tunes at the O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University in St. Paul last night 🎶 🎥: Jon Bream/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 07/03/2026

Dropkick Murphys performed a free show today outside the memorial for Alex Pretti 🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 22/02/2026

Brandi Carlile brought out Minneapolis’ Singing Resistance on stage to perform It’s OK to Change Your Mind last night at Target Center 🎶

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 03/02/2026

🥁 More than 60 drummers participated in a Twin Cities Drum Collective protest against ICE throughout downtown Minneapolis today. Several drummers included messages or QR codes on their drums for donating to charities to support their communities. 🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸 🎥: Jon Bream

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Tom Morello leads the crowd in ‘Killing in the Name’ at First Ave 🎸🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Tom Morello takes the stage at his Defend Minnesota! benefit concert at First Avenue 🎸 📸: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Members of Rise Against cover Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ in a Free World’ at First Ave 🎶 🎥: Jon Bream

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Members of Rise Against perform at First Ave 🎸 🎥: Jon Bream

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Star Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 30/01/2026

Ike Reilly opens the performances at the Defend Minnesota! benefit put on by Tom Morello + Rise Against at First Avenue 🎶 🎥: Jon Bream

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