Bayfront Festival Park

First Avenue and Rose present TRAMPLED BY TURTLES with special guest S.G. GOODMAN Bayfront Festival Park Saturday, July 5, 2025 All Ages Show 4:30 PM Doors 6:00 PM Showtime The band is from Duluth, Minnesota where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003. At the time, Simonett had lost most of his music gear, thanks to a group of enterprising car thieves. Left with nothing more than an acoustic guitar, he began piecing together a new band, this time taking inspiration from bluegrass, folk, and other genres that didn’t rely on amplification. Simonett hadn’t played any bluegrass music before, and he filled his lineup with other newcomers to the genre, including fiddler Ryan Young (who’d previously played drums in a speed metal act) and bassist Tim Saxhaug. Along with mandolinist Erik Berry and banjo player Dave Carroll, the group began carving out a fast, frenetic sound...

The Current presents Lake Street Dive with Your Smith Bayfront Festival Park Tuesday, July 15, 2025 All Ages Show 5:30 PM Doors 7:00 PM Showtime Note: Children 12 & under admitted free. TICKETS Venue Presale: Thursday, January 30 from 10:00am to 10:00pm (Password: TWENTYFIVE) Public Onsale: Friday, January 31 at 10:00am ABOUT LAKE STREET DIVE Lake Street Dive have pushed the possibilities of pop music as a unifying force, not only through their eclectic sound—a boldly original cross-pollination of soul, folk, jazz, classic pop, and more—the five-piece’s all-embracing ethos has also made them a beloved live band known for building a potent connection among every crowd. In the making of their new album Good Together, vocalist Rachael Price, bassist/background vocalist Bridget Kearney, drummer/background vocalist Mike Calabrese, keyboardist/vocalist Akie Bermiss, and guitarist/background vocalist James Cornelison reinforced the deep sense of purpose behind their output, often turning their attention to the many...