Pacer’s 41st Annual Benefit was announced to take place on April 27, 2024, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The 2024 Gala will feature The Goo Goo Dolls as headliner.

We last cover the Pacer’s event in 2019, before the pandemic, and wrote, “After seven consecutive months of snow and an extraordinarily long winter, summer has officially come early–
courtesy of The Beach Boys who brought warmth, sunshine, and almost sixty years of hits to PACER Center’s 37th Annual Benefit, presented by Starkey Hearing Technologies, held this past weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center, to support the work PACER does for families of children with disabilities and children who are bullied.”

Prior to the concert, there’s usually a red carpet for celebrities. The list is a who’s who of stars: “Among the additional guests were: 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton; comedian and author Billy Crystal; Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker; Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side); singer Portia Clark, Davina Bennett; TV personality Diane McInerney; announcer Alan Kalter; actors Frankie Muniz, (Malcolm in the Middle) and Kyle Massey; and musicians Huey Lewis, Arthur Brown, vocal group ARIA, and Rohan Marley. Boxers Evander Holyfield and Andre Berto; NBA’s Cole Aldrich, Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Ron Harper, Ralph Sampson; NFL’s Kyle Rudolph, Andrew Sendajo, Ray Lewis, Ahmad Rashad, Greg Jennings, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, , Derrick Coleman, Robert Smith; NHL’s David Backes; MLB’s Justin Morneau; ESPN’s John Brenkus and Paralympian Mallory Weggemann.”

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
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There is a new major music festival coming to Minneapolis in 2024. The very first Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (MYC) will be held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 19-20, 2024.

No bands have been announced yet, but you can expect world class music acts… based on the fact that the event was created by C3 Presents (its parent company is Live Nation). C3 Presents produced Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits Music Festival, among many others.

Everyone in the Minneapolis music scene is excited about this, mainly because Minneapolis don’t really have a big music festival… so hearing about MYC, in the words of Lizzo, “It’s about damn time.”

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.