
Prince

'Heyday -- 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis'
Posted by Matthew Deery on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 12:00 AM
By Matthew Deery / April 25, 2017
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Last Thursday, after Prince's untimely death, outrage from the Twittersphere forced Cheerios to remove a tribute tweet and issue an apology as the world moved a step closer to becoming a soulless vacuum of tepid hypersensitivity.
Here is the highly controversial tweet. (Warning: This is not for children -- I've added the parental advisory warning due to the offensive nature of this tweet.)
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2013 was a fantastic year for live music in Minnesota with an endless number of options. I wished I could have attended more shows, but in the end, I value my marriage, day job, and sleep. Though, in 2013 I did attend more shows in a single year that I ever had before, 38 concerts to be exact. That's a concert every 9.5 days. I definitely couldn't have done that without the support of my wife. Thanks Carrie! Just a heads up though, I already have tickets to ten shows in 2014, but I promise I'll be quiet when I get home.
Here are my top 5 most enjoyable shows of 2013: