Cloudland Theater

Cloudland Theater is an independent live music venue and art space located at 3533 E Lake St in the Longfellow neighborhood of South Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opened in October 2023, the space was founded by Twin Cities music scene veterans Maren Macosko (guitarist/vocalist for The Soviettes) and Brad Lokkesmoe (Gateway District) to help fill a neighborhood void left by the closures of beloved small venues like the Hexagon Bar and the Triple Rock Social Club.

Cindy Lawson at Cloudland Theater (March 7, 2025)

An evening of local music was on the slate at Cloudland Theater with Cindy Lawson as the headliner. Entering Cloudland, you will get greeted by Anslem, just about the friendliest door man in all of the Twin Cities. He’s been at it since they opened and does nearly every show. And Cloudland really is a tremendously friendly and inviting venue, giving local artists a real space to perform.

Glitterer at Cloudland Theater (03-02-2024)

Cloudland Theater opened in October of 2023, a DIY project from former musicians of the band the Soviettes, they being Maren Macosko and Brad Lokkesmoe. It’s not really a theater nor is it a bar. It is a small music venue on Lake Street that still retains the vestiges of the former tenant, an architecture firm with the place being clean, airy, open with great sightlines to the cozy stage. The reason Macosko and Lokkesmoe built the venue is to give up-and-coming bands a place to play after COVID and the George Floyd riots laid claim to venues like Triple Rock and Hexagon.