A New Outdoor Concert Venue is Being Built on the Mississippi River in Minnesota

A new outdoor concert venue is coming to Minnesota! I love concerts, but especially when they're outdoors. I don't know, they just hit different.

This new venue will be along the Mississippi River, which will provide some incredible views when this new spot opens.

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Huge Grant Awarded to the City of Minneapolis

The venue is going to be built in Minneapolis with the help of a massive grant that was just given to the city.

The state of Minnesota just recently approved a $12.5 million grant to the city of Minneapolis for this project. Yeah, that's a ton of money!

$12.5 million is just a drop in the bucket compared to how much in total will go towards this project in general, because not just a new concert venue that will be there.

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City of Minneapolis Huge North Side Project

This project kicked off in 2024 and, as 5 Eyewitness News writes, will be a redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal, which "runs from the Lowry Bridge to just beyond Dowling Avenue."

That's where this new outdoor concert venue will go, as well as new housing, businesses, and a bike and pedestrian trail along the Mississippi.

It sounds like it's going to be super nice! However, the whole project has an estimated price tag of $300 million, so they're going to need some more grants.

New Outdoor Concert Venue Coming to Minneapolis

For the time being, the outdoor venue project is a go! City Council member LaTrisha Vetaw told 5 Eyewitness News, "'It’s one of the biggest developments in North Side history'".

Once the venue is complete, it will seat 12,000 people.

There's no official date for anything regarding the new venue, but I would imagine they'll try to get some work started ASAP now that they have money to do so.