First Avenue Tickets

It was quite the 4th of July weekend for First Avenue. The Hold Steady took over the main room Sunday night (in addition to their Cabooze show on Saturday). And First Avenue celebrated the grand opening of the Depot, complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Their new sign is a little big I think - it takes the focus away from First Avenue's stars with its mammoth Depot sign. You can't miss it though!

Speaking of First Avenue's stars they are officially going back up. They have all been painted, now they are just waiting for their names. A lot of thought has went into who will be put on the stars this time around. First Avenue is getting rid of the bands no one can really remember and most importantly are giving the Replacements a more prominent spot. I was really glad to hear that the Replacements star will be going right by the 7th Street Entry! It won't be up at the top of the building anymore. That star should be eye level - it's the most important one!

As a standard protocol First Avenue repaints their building once every ten years. I know when the stars first came down a few weeks ago people flipped out. "Where are the stars?" everyone asked. I must admit, while waiting in line for the Black Keys show I was baffled at how different the building looked without them - it's goo to have them back.

And while you are waiting in line for a show with your First Avenue tickets, stop in the Depot and have a beer. It's a really cool bar. There is no patio, but the walls come up making the whole restaurant basically outside. It's awesome - check it out - and their beer is really cold!