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First Avenue nightclub, 2005. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Mulad.
Handbill announcing upcoming shows at First Avenue and 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in honor of the venue's thirtieth anniversary, 2000.
Backstage pass for Soul Asylum concert at First Avenue, July 26, 1998.
Nirvana performing at First Avenue, October 14, 1991. Photograph by Jay Smiley.
Ticket for Babes in Toyland concert, October 7, 1991.
First Avenue, 29 North Seventh Street, Minneapolis, ca. 1990. Photograph by Dan Corrigan.
First Avenue calendar from April 1986. Courtesy of Chrissie Dunlap.
Handbill for Ramones concert, with opening act Loud Fast Rules (later Soul Asylum), at First Avenue, May 15, 1983. Courtesy of Dale T. Nelson.
U2 performing at First Avenue, February 21, 1982. Photograph by Steven Laboe.
Handbill for Hüsker Dü and Wilma and the Wilbers concert at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1980. Designed by Grant Hart.