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U2 performing at First Avenue

U2 performing at First Avenue, February 21, 1982. Photograph by Steven Laboe.

7th Street Entry handbill

Handbill for Hüsker Dü and Wilma and the Wilbers concert at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1980. Designed by Grant Hart.

B. B. King concert poster

Poster for B. B. King concert at the Depot, June 28, 1970. Courtesy of Mark Freiseis.

Joe Cocker performing at the Depot

Joe Cocker performing at the opening night of the Depot, April 3, 1970. Photograph by Darrell Brand.

First Avenue & 7th Street Entry

In the late 1960s, Allan Fingerhut and Danny Stevens leased the old Greyhound Bus Depot in Downtown Minneapolis with the plan to open a rock club. Since then, First Avenue & 7th Street Entry has nurtured a diverse group of musicians, both local and national, and brought together people from various backgrounds. It remains one of the most highly regarded music nightclubs in the country.