Lake Street

ROOTS, ROCK, & DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL XXII

The award-winning annual Lake Street Roots, Rock & Deep-Blues Festival returns to its ‘block-party’ format for the first time since Covid-19 on Saturday, June 7, 2025!

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Cedric Burnside (Mississippi) • Peterson Brothers Band (Texas) • Hillstomp (Oregon) • The Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band (Mississippi) • Kent Burnside (Mississippi) • Left Lane Cruiser (Indiana) • Lightnin’ Malcolm (Mississippi) • Dig Deep (Wisconsin) • Brass Solidarity • Corey Medina & Brothers • The Foxgloves • The Buffalo Weavers • Cornbread Harris • Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band • Jeff Ray • The Flood Brothers (Missouri) • Mike Munson • Lutheran Heat • Sawtooth Witch • DJ Rock The Monkey • GOAT

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Saturday, June 7

The Hook and Ladder Theater

Moon Palace Books (Art Lot)

Arbeiter Brewing

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Gates Open 2:00pm :: 21+

RAIN or SHINE

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TIER 1 - EARLY

Tier 1 tickets are very limited and only available while supplies last and/or before May 1, 2025.

FULL FEST - General Admission - $40

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TIER 2 - ADVANCE

Tier 2 Tickets are available at the Box-Office and Online until Saturday, June 7 at 2PM.

FULL FEST - General Admission - $50

AFTER 8PM - General Admission - $40

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TIER 3 - GATE

Tier 3 Tickets will be available online and at The Gate while supplies last starting on Saturday, June 7 at 2PM.

FULL FEST - General Admission - $60

AFTER 8PM - General Admission - $50

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BOX-OFFICE Tickets Are Available in The Zen Arcade During Hours of Operation.

NO REFUNDS

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With the help of a Lake Street Lift grant, the non-profit Hook & Ladder Theater is activating a series of on-site stages and satellite locations, including;

Arbeiter Brewing will feature a live music stage, craft beverages, food trucks, bouncy house (for kids) and more! 2-10pm

Lagniappe and Du Nord Cocktail Room will offer guests an early-bird pre-fest brunch option and a cool-down location with comfortable seating throughout the fest along with features on their unique New Orleans craft food and beverages. 11am-9pm/5-10pm, respectfully

Moon Palace Art Market (curated by Benchpressed) will host a music stage, story-telling in the courtyard, numerous craft vendors, food trucks, interactive arts activities and more from 2-8pm. *Weather contingency location - inside coliseum building

The Hook & Ladder Theater will present music on (4) stages in addition to a live-painting stage! 2pm-12

In all, the festival is presenting 22 acts in 2025! While The Hook & Ladder capacity/footprint requires a ticket purchase (or registration code from a community partner) to enter, the alternate stages are both barrier-free and open the community!

7 Stages: Outdoor Main Stage • Indoor Theater & Lounge Stages • Indoor Zen Arcade Stage & Lounge • Arbeiter Brewing Stage • Art Lot Stage

This award winning music, food and arts festival features an eclectic mix of the best local, regional and national entertainment across seven stages, and a wide variety of local craft food and beverage options. This unique summer celebration of performance, craft, and culinary art is also the annual fundraiser for The Firehouse Performing Arts Center, the non-profit community theater that is home to The Hook & Ladder Theater, Zen Arcade/Mission Room, and the Under The Canopy music series.

• Free Art Fair at Moon Palace Books
• Free Arbeiter Brewing Stage (2-10pm)
• Free Parking in large lot behind (West of) The Hook & Ladder Theater
• Free Water - Bring Your Own Water Bottle – Water Filling Stations by Tap MPLS
• Free Metro Transit Rides To And From The Festival
• Live Art
• Air Conditioned Lounge
• Multiple Food Trucks at The Hook & Ladder and Arbeiter Brewing

We will also be paying tribute to Chris Johnson, the founder of Deep Blues Festival. Chris held the inaugural festival in 2007 to celebrate the alternative and blues- influenced music he felt deserved more attention. Fan turned organizer, Chris became one of the most beloved and valued members of the Deep Blues scene. As proprietor of Bayport BBQ, Chris presented and hosted the artists and music he loved. The club was named “Best Blues Venue” in the Twin Cities. Chris’ wife Kristen and his children will be in attendance as we honor the Godfather of Deep Blues.

Tickets are $40-60 for this fully immersive city-central festival experience, with proceeds going towards continuing the valuable year-round community programming offered at The Firehouse Performing Arts Center.

Accessibility:

FPAC is proud to present an accessible event for attendees. The art market has paved paths and all activities are on ground level throughout. We are also offering accessible restrooms at each activation site, providing ASL on the larger Hook stages and volunteer assistance where/when requested/required.

Volunteers:

FPAC and The Hook & Ladder are volunteer run, from the board of directors to our box-office, and we would like to take this opportunity to formally thank our reliable year-round crew of community volunteers that make this festival and every other Hook event possible!

Getting to the Fest:

RRDB XII encourages attendees to consider biking, ride-shares and public transportation to get to/from this year’s event. We are also proud to again be partnering with Metro Transit to provide free transportation for attendees to/from the event on Saturday, June 7th.

Parking:

There is limited street parking along Snelling & Minnehaha and a limited number of parking lot spots nearby.

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Thank you to our sponsors, partners, & neighbors:

Lake Street Lift • The Great Northern • Lake Street Council • The Graves Foundation • Semilla Center • Metro Transit • Tap MPLS • Waste Wise (MN Chamber of Commerce) • Benchpressed • The Minnesota Blues Society • Summit Brewing • DuNord Social Spirits • RKR Ganja Beverages • Nobool Presents • KFAI 90.3FM • Mpls.St.Paul Magazine • The Zen Arcade • Longfellow Rising • Minnesota State Arts Board • Moon Palace Books • Arbeiter Brewing • Sweet Lou’s Craft Sausage • Loncheria Los Amigos

• Arts Market Vendors:
• Abela Scents (Ruddy Bakare)
• Addis
• Akiiwan Beadwork (Tayla Fairbanks)
• Beck’s Books (Beck Gilbert)
• Bench Pressed Letterpress / Anton Wolf's Hot Sauce
• CombFlower Ceramics (Lydia Gutowsky)
• Cool Trash (Emma Crutcher-McGowan)
• E.M. Creative Studio (Emily Missaghi)
• Gin Pottery (Hannah Schmaltz)
• Harvest Leather Goods (Steven Juell)
• Hilary Greenstein Art
• Lora Hlavsa
• Maat Mons (Manola Suvannarad)
• Middleton Designs (Kellie Middleton)
• Potty Mouth Makery (Grace Bray)
• Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio
• The Blue Topaz (Rah Diavola)
• Two Bird Tie Dye (Christian Beis)
• Vivid Violet Aura (Sophie Radvan / aura photography)

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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UNDER THE CANOPY STAGE (Outdoors)

2:15 - BRASS SOLIDARITY

3:30p - COREY MEDINA & BROTHERS

5:00 - THE RISING STARS FIFE & DRUM BAND

6:45 - ERIN McCAWLEY'S HARRISON STREET BAND

8:30 - CEDRIC BURNSIDE

ZEN ARCADE STAGE (Indoors)

3pm - DJ ROCK THE MONKEY

4:30 - THE FLOOD BROTHERS

6:15 - CHRIS JOHNSON 'FAMILY TIME'

7:30 - HILLSTOMP

10pm - DIG DEEP

ZEN ARCADE LOUNGE (Indoors)

6:45 - SAWTOOTH WITCH

8:30pm - SAWTOOTH WITCH

HOOK & LADDER THETAER STAGE (Indoors)

2:30 - CORNBREAD

3:45 - FOXGLOVES

5:15 - LIGHTNIN' MALCOLM

6:30 - KENT BURNSIDE

8:15 - PETERSON BROTHERS

10:00 - LEFT LANE CRUISER

MOON PALACE ART LOT / STAGE (Outdoors)

2pm - Market Opens

2 - Storytelling with MIZ DIAGNOSIS

3 - BRASS SOLIDARITY

5 - BOBBY J's WEST BANK SOCIAL CLUB

6 - BOBBY J's WEST BANK SOCIAL CLUB

7pm - Market Closes

HOOK LOUNGE STAGE (Indoors)

2-10pm - GOAT (Live Painter)

ARBEITER BREWING STAGE (Indoors)

2:00 - KFAI DJ

3:00 - MIKE MUNSON
4:00 - KFAI DJ

4:30 - MYSTERY ARTIST

5:30 - KFAI DJ

6:00 - THE BUFFALO WEAVERS

7:00 - KFAI DJ

7:30 - JEFF RAY
8:30 - KFAI DJ

9:00 - LUTHERAN HEAT

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Lake Street Lift projects were made possible by funding from DEED and the City of Minneapolis.

Lake Street ROOTS, ROCK, & DEEP BLUES Music & Arts Festival is a participant in The Great Northern’s 2025 Festival Producer Incubator program, made possible by funding from DEED and the City of Minneapolis.

Metro Transit code to secure your bus/light-rail passes: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025RootsRockDeepBluesFestivalJune7