Minneapolis, MN

First Avenue & 7th Street Entry

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First Avenue & 7th Street Entry is a Minneapolis two-stage operation running live music seven nights a week, with the 1st Avenue room listed at 1,400 and 7th Street Entry at 200. That is a serious split in scale: confirm which room owns your date before designing a show around the wrong beast. The venue is 18-plus, accepts all genres, and allows booking inquiries by email or contact form, so lead with a clean pitch and the essentials rather than treating the submission as a mystery novel. Background feedback describes the Entry as intimate, says the house engineer knows the room, and points to consistently strong sound and staff who keep traffic moving. It also gives a practical warning: the back hallway can tighten up on bills with four or more bands, and backlining is encouraged. The available sound-system details remain unspecified, so verify inputs, monitors, changeover timing, stage dimensions, and the room-specific production plan in advance. Confirm ticket terms, set time, load-in, hospitality, and payment in writing. Two stages, seven nights, and one small hallway: plan like somebody has to carry an amp through it.

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Contact
Sonia
Role
Talent Buyer

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info@first-avenue.com

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ticketing@first-avenue.com
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Capacity
1,400
Capacity notes
(1st Avenue), 200 (7th Street Entry).
Age policy
18+
Genres
All Genres
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Address
701 1st Avenue North, 55403, United States
Venue phone
(612) 338-8388

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