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201 4th St. SE
Suite 170
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-328-2200
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About Rochester Public Music
Rochester Public Music brings people together through concerts, cultural programs, and music education. Our events are free and public by design.
We turn parks into concert venues, bring artists into classrooms, and share music across neighborhoods. Our work is rooted in shared experience, local connection, and the belief that music belongs to everyone.
Music with Purpose.
Rochester Public Music is a department of the City of Rochester.
Our Programs
- FORWARD Park Concerts: Free summer concerts in Rochester parks. Local bands, local food, and space for everyone to gather.
- Riverside Music Series: Live music. Big names. No tickets. Large-scale concerts featuring chart-topping acts and rising stars.
- Sound School: In-school residencies where students explore rhythm, movement, and musical identity — from hip hop and taiko drumming to close-harmony singing.
- Passport Sessions: Free outdoor concerts during Thursdays Downtown, celebrating culture and connection through sound.
Down by the Riverside: Lindsay Ell w/ Luke Hendrickson
- Date: 07/11/2021 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Location: Mayo Park
30 Civic Center Dr. SE
Rochester, Minnesota 55904
- Artist Website URL https://www.lindsayell.com/
- OpenerLuke Hendrickson
LINDSAY ELL (Headliner) - Lauded as “one of the most exciting and talented young artists in country music” (Forbes), Lindsay Ell is a triple threat: accomplished musician, unique vocalist and songwriter. She is a multi CMA, ACM, CCMA, and CMT award nominee with radio hits like "Criminal", "Waiting On You", “What Happens In a Small Town” with Brantley Gilbert, and her most recent single "I Don't Love You" from her latest album Heart Theory, an emotional concept LP about the seven stages of grief.
Luke Hendrickson (Opener) - Hendrickson has been a staple of the Southeast Minnesota country music scene since 2010, when he started performing as part of Luke n Bob Texas. He’s been taking his solo rootsy country/folky blues music around the country and even internationally in the last few years, since the release of his Comfort Food EP. His hard work ethic and down home attitude really shines through on his latest full-length effort One Night At the Crystal Lounge. (John Sievers, 507 Magazine)
Rochester Civic Music is pleased to announce the return of the "Think Bank Down by the Riverside" FREE outdoor concert series. The series takes place over six Sundays in July and August (July 11 through August 15) in one of the most beautiful green spaces in the area, Mayo Park (behind the Mayo Civic Center and Rochester Art Center) along the banks of the Zumbro River. This is an open-to-the-public City park, so lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers are welcome. On-site concessions will also be available. All events to feature local Southeastern Minnesota bands as opening acts starting at 7:00 p.m., with headliners taking the stage at 8:00 p.m. This summer will mark the 29th year the City's Music Department (Rochester Civic Music) has produced the popular outdoor concert series.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.