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Last month, promoters announced a new music festival, the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival. Tuesday they announced the lineup for the two-day event, scheduled for July 19-20 at Harriet Island Regional Park along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.

The festival will include an impressive collection of ‘90s radio stars, including Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also in the lineup: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Black Crowes, and Minnesota's own The Hold Steady and Soul Asylum.

• December: Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival scheduled for next summer in St. Paul

The festival is being produced by C3 Presents, an Austin, Texas-based company that also produces Austin City Limits Music Festival and Lollapalooza.

A complete list of acts and dates are as follows:

Friday, July 19

Gwen Stefani

Alanis Morissette

The Black Crowes

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

The Head and The Heart

Morgan Wade

Michigander

Harbor & Home

Saturday, July 20

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Offspring

Hippo Campus

Gary Clark Jr.

The Hold Steady

Soul Asylum

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

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Minnesota Yacht Club Festival lineup, ticket prices announced

Yacht Club Festival Friday lineup

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - We finally know who is playing at the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club Festival on July 19 and 20 at Harriet Island in St. Paul. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, and Alanis Morissette will headline the two-day music festival. Take a look below for the full lineup of bands and ticket options.

Yacht Club Festival – Friday night lineup

Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morisette, The Black Crowes, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Head & The Heart, Durry, Morgan Wade, Michigander, Gully Boys, Harbor & Home.

Yacht Club Festival – Saturday night lineup

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Hippo Campus, Gary Clark Jr., The Hold Steady, Soul Asylum, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Wilderado, Nico Vega, Irontom.

Ticket options and prices

The ticket presale begins Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. CT. A general on-sale will follow at 11 a.m. CT for any remaining tickets. One-day or two-day general admission tickets are available, as well as general admission "plus", VIP, Riverboat VIP, and Platinum tiers. Presale passcodes are available at MinnesotaYachtClubFestival.com . 

General admission is $135 for one day or $215 for both days.

GA+ ($285 / $330) provides access to the GA+ Lounge with "relaxed seating, air-conditioned restrooms, private bar and dedicated food for purchase." 

VIP   ($495 / $675) offers all GA+ amenities "plus access to an exclusive viewing platform at the main stage, dedicated entry lane into the festival, unlimited access to the VIP Lounge and more." 

Platinum ($925 / $1,395)  tickets offer all VIP amenities "plus front-of-stage viewing at the main stage, exclusive viewing at the second stage soundboard with select complimentary beverages, unlimited access to the air-conditioned Platinum Lounge at Wigington Pavilion with indoor and outdoor seating, complimentary full-service bar and all-day dining, and a dedicated Platinum Concierge to assist with any festival needs."

Riverboat VIP (21+, $595 / $825) "offering guaranteed exclusive access to Padelford Riverboats with relaxed seating, shade, private restrooms and a 60-minute cruise along the river with complimentary margarita happy hour and DJ set on the Padelford Riverboats, among other VIP amenities."

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The 1-Day GA Ticket allows you admittance to Harriet Island Regional Park for one day of the festival. You must select which day you want to attend below. Includes access to:

• 10 performances on multiple stages over two days at the venue, along the Mississippi River
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Fans listen to country singer Morgan Wade during the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club festival at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on Friday, July 19, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Country singer Morgan Wade performs during the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club festival at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on Friday, July 19, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Melissa Nelson from St. Cloud dances with a hula-hoop as she listens to Minnesota-based band Harbor & Home during the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club festival at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on Friday, July 19, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

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Minnesota Yacht Club Festival Reveals Inaugural Lineup: RHCP, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, More

Minnesota Yacht Club , a new music festival produced by  C3 Presents , has announced the high-profile artist lineup for its inaugural event, set to take place at St. Paul, MN’s Harriet Island Regional Park on Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th, 2024. Artists will perform across two stages with no overlapping sets.

The festival is due to begin on Friday, July 19th with headlining performances by Gwen Stefan i and  Alanis Morissette in addition to sets by  The Black Crowes , Joan Jett & The Blackhearts , The Head and the Heart , Durry , Margan Wade , Michigander , Gully Boys , and Harbor & Home underneath the park’s giant cottonwood trees.

On Saturday, July 20th,  Red Hot Chili Peppers will top a bill featuring live music by  The Offspring , Hippo Campus , Gary Clark Jr. , The Hold Steady , Soul Asylum , Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue , Wilderado , Nico Vega , and Irontom .

In addition to the music and a selection of local food vendors, Minnesota Yacht Club attendees can elevate their experiences with historic riverboat rides on the adjacent Mississippi River , allowing them to take in the majestic natural surroundings. Riverboat VIP tickets (21+) offer access to Padelford Riverboats with relaxed seating, shade, private restrooms, and a 60-minute cruise along the river with complimentary margarita happy hour, and a DJ set, among other VIP amenities.

Additional premium ticket experiences include GA+ (offering access to the GA+ Lounge featuring relaxed seating, air-conditioned restrooms, private bar and dedicated food for purchase); VIP (offers all GA+ amenities plus access to an exclusive viewing platform at the main stage, dedicated entry lane into the festival, unlimited access to the VIP Lounge and more); and Platinum tickets (offer all VIP amenities plus front-of-stage viewing at the main stage, exclusive viewing at the second stage soundboard with select complimentary beverages, unlimited access to the air-conditioned Platinum Lounge at Wigington Pavilion with indoor and outdoor seating, complimentary full-service bar and all-day dining, and a dedicated Platinum Concierge to assist with any festival needs). For more details on the various ticket types, head here .

“We are thrilled to host this exciting music festival presented by C3, a top-tier festival promoter, at Harriet Island Regional Park,” said St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter when the festival was first announced late last year. “With the breathtaking Mississippi River as its backdrop, this two-day event promises stellar performances, delicious local cuisine, and an opportunity for both residents and visitors to relish our nationally-acclaimed park facilities.”

A ticket pre-sale window will begin on Friday, February 2nd at 10:00 a.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. ET. Sign up now for a pre-sale passcode here . A general on-sale will follow an hour later on Friday, February 2nd at 11:00 a.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. ET if tickets remain.

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It was smooth sailing for opening of Minnesota Yacht Club, the new music festival in St. Paul

Liz and Tom Glenn knew how to plan for a full day at a big music festival with their kids in tow.

The Shoreview family arrived Friday at the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club Festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul with a blanket, a stroller and other parenting accoutrements like the Tushbaby. That's a fanny-pack device that a parent can strap on and hold a child in front for dancing.

And Liz did just that with Vera, 7, during Michigander, the favorite act of Zander, 4, who studied the Kalamazoo indie rock group on YouTube.

"This is their first concert," said Liz, 42, whose first festival was Lilith Fair back in the 1990s.

Minnesota Yacht Club is the first music festival since 2012 at Harriet Island, which has a long history of such events including Riverfest and Taste of Minnesota.

But as the elitist moniker might suggest, Minnesota Yacht Club (MYC) was a first-class operation — from electronic wrist bands of various strata to riverboat cruises — presented by C3 based in Austin, Texas, which stages Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas.

"They do great on events. It's dialed in," said Jay "J-Bird" Cook, who helped organized the Soundset hip-hop festival in the Twin Cities from 2009 to 2019. He came to MYC with his wife and daughter to see Joan Jett, "one of my childhood crushes."

Such '90s stars as Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani on Friday drew a crowd of 34,000, mostly between the ages of 45 and 60 (Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Offspring are slated for Saturday). There are two stages, running opposite each other, with about a minute passing when one stage finishes and the other begins.

Greg Pilkington, 61, of Salt Lake City was disappointed that the Black Crowes, the act he most wanted to see, canceled on Thursday night because of illness. But otherwise he was impressed.

"This is well thought out," said the New Orleans Jazz Fest regular. "The food was OK, better than most fests but not as good as Jazz Fest."

He added that the video screens on the two stages were "small for a venue of this size."

The good thing, several festgoers mentioned, was that you could stay in one spot and still see the other stage even though it was a couple of football fields away.

Chris Foley, 53, of Dayton was impressed by "how much infrastructure they have. I thought they wouldn't put in enough money. The sound is so good we could hear from the St. Paul Hotel. And the vendors are set up so people can spend money as fast as they can."

Some festgoers in long lines might disagree. One bearded man was about 40th in line at the mocktail stand. "It's either this or go sober," he said, declining to give his name. But he'd already done his good deed for the day, volunteering to fill up a large garbage bag with empty cans in exchange for a free festival T-shirt.

Of course, he could have paid $40 for the shirt at the merch tent, where there were special express lanes for Chase cardholders and VIP ticket holders.

Paxton Schenck,14, of Woodbury tapped her feet in the VIP bleachers to Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You."

"It's really cool," she said. Her only previous concert, she said, was Katy Perry.

But she and her aunt, Elizabeth Hjelmen, 43, of Minneapolis wanted to head down to the field to get close to the stage for Stefani. Good move, because Stefani's husband, country superstar Blake Shelton, joined her for "Purple Irises."

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter welcomed the crowd before Stefani took the stage at dinnertime. He asked for a round of applause for all the St. Paul workers who helped make the festival run smoothly in a city park, and praised the partnership with C3 promoters.

"If you want to come back next year," Carter said, "then make some noise."

The crowd hollered back at him.

Several veteran festivalgoers had suggestions for next year.

"They need more seating for VIP," said Amy Ross, 65, of Albuquerque, N.M. "It's not a cheap ticket for a two-day festival — $675. Selling chairs would be a huge money maker."

Sporting a Joan Jett & the Blackhearts T-shirt, Mike Latour, 67, of Minneapolis, a veteran of Coachella and Lollapalooza at Harriet Island in the '90s, wished that Jett's set had lasted longer than 60 minutes.

Corey Baesler, 28, of Minneapolis pronounced MYC "not as cool as Bonnaroo but better than Warped Tour or We Fest. Letting people bring in camping chairs would be my recommendation."

With blankets allowed, festgoers just had to plan ahead — like the Glenns did. They arranged for Grandma to pick up the kids about 6:30 p.m., so Mom and Dad could return for the final four hours of music.

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Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2024 Set Times Released

By That Festival Site | 18 April, 2024

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, set to make its debut on July 19th - 20th, 2024, at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul MN, has just released its highly anticipated set times. The festival boasts an impressive lineup featuring iconic acts like Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, and The Offspring, alongside rising stars such as Gary Clark Jr. and Morgan Wade.

With excitement building for this inaugural event, attendees can now plan their festival experience down to the minute. From the electrifying performances of Gwen Stefani to the soul-stirring melodies of Alanis Morissette, each artist's set time promises to deliver an unforgettable experience against the picturesque backdrop of Harriet Island Regional Park.

As anticipation reaches a fever pitch, festival-goers are gearing up for two days of non-stop music, good vibes, and unforgettable moments. With a diverse lineup spanning multiple genres and generations, the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival is poised to make a splash in the festival scene and establish itself as a must-attend event for years to come.

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Review: Stefani, Morissette spark a ‘Hella Good’ start to Minnesota Yacht Club festival

Day One at St. Paul’s big new music fest was defined by female stars and pretty stellar organization

By Chris Riemenschneider

Experience matters. Even in rock ‘n’ roll — and especially at rock ‘n’ roll festivals.

After eight months of cutesy marketing and ample media coverage, St. Paul’s Minnesota Yacht Club festival finally set sail Friday on Harriet Island Regional Park and got off to a remarkably swift and smooth start for an inaugural music fest. Credit for its success should largely go to its seasoned crew.

The music lineup in the fest is heavily loaded with old pros, and that proved not to be a bad thing Friday. Opening day’s feminist rock trifecta of Alanis Morissette, Gwen Stefani and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts all skillfully strutted their stuff and showed the kids how to get it done. Never mind that there were very few kids among the crowd of 34,000 fans.

As much as those venerable performers deserve props, though, so do the operators of Minnesota’s first new major music fest in more than a decade.

The event was launched by C3 Presents, the Texas-founded company behind Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and a couple dozen more festivals. These folks truly know the music fest business. About time Twin Cities fans benefitted from it.

Yacht Club’s electronic wristbands and well-trained security staff made for smooth entrances. The stage production and sound were primo. The layout and flow between the two stages was well-organized. The music ran nearly nonstop and on time. And all the assorted VIP and “platinum” areas offered added comfort for those willing to pay at least a few hundred bucks more more than the relatively good-value $215-$255 general-admission two-day passes.

One noticeable snag: Food and drink lines got long as the crowd swelled in the late afternoon. Good thing many Minnesotans are too cheap to down $15 beers, or things could’ve been worse.

Seriously, though, the crowd on opening day was discernibly devoid of youth and almost exclusively middle-aged. MYC’s lack of musical and generational diversity could be considered a shortcoming for what was billed as a hip, modern festival.

All those teens and college kids buying up throwback Chili Peppers and No Doubt T-shirts at Urban Outfitters and Kohl’s are apparently more into cheap fashion ware than they are those bands’ music, because none of them showed up to Yacht Club on opening day. If they had to move the festival to September for any reason, falling on a school day probably wouldn’t hurt attendance much.

There’s plenty to learn and apply to future years. In the meantime, here are some general takeaways from Friday’s festival:

Women obviously ruled the day. It was a nostalgic lineup, sure, but this one trait about Friday’s lineup could be seen as a hip, modern element. Aside from specifically targeted events like Lilith Fair, you never would have seen a festival with that many female singers atop the poster card in the 1990s, when Morissette and Stefani’s old band No Doubt were in their heyday; certainly not in the ‘80s, when Jett dominated.

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Losing the Black Crowes on the lineup due to illness was a real disappointment, but that just emphasized the women headliners all the more. What’s more, the day also saw electrifying sets by a couple other women-led acts, too: Country rocker Morgan Wade and the punky hometown band who kicked off the day in hard-throttling style, Gully Boys.

Stefani seemed to be having the most fun. Her husband, Blake Shelton, may have wisely picked up on the strong feminine vibe when he showed up to sing one song with her — and only one! — their new single “Purple Irises,” compared with the three she sang with him in town at his TC Summer Jam gig in 2022 . That bit seemed to delight her a lot, but so did the crowd’s excited reaction throughout her 75-minute performance, from “Sunday Morning” at the start to the mid-set groover “Hella Good” to her firebrand penultimate song, “Just a Girl.”

“Think about how many years I’ve been loving you guys!” she cheered before the latter hit, adding, “This song means even more nowadays.” Especially on this day.

The elder stateswoman rocked the hardest . This was the best and most bombastic of Jett’s many gigs here in recent years. Of course, the 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s main hits went over in a big way at a big, summery music fest, including “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Bad Reputation” and the Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb.” She also dropped in a cool batch of edgier, deeper cuts with inclusive messaging, including “Different” and a cover of the Minnesota classic “Androgynous,” which she introduced by saying, “I’m a big fan of this band and its songwriter, Paul Westerberg and the Replacements.”

Morissette hasn’t changed much (and that’s a good thing). With an orange-ish moon adding dramatic ambience overhead, the Canadian record-maker/breaker put on a rather gutsy, in-your-face, 90-minute performance predictably filled with her big hits, including “One Hand in My Pocket” as the opener and “You Oughta Know” near the end. But she made the set way better than just a nostalgic singalong by delivering some similarly emphatic-sounding, inner-tumultuous newer songs, including the epic piano ballad “Rest” and the rockier “Smiling,” the latter written for her hit Broadway musical, “Jagged Little Pill.” Her voice was as strong as ever, her band was versatile, and she clearly deserved being the headliner.

There was one new element to the show we didn’t see in the ‘90s, though: Morissette brought out her daughter Onyx, age 8, and another young friend to sing “Ironic.” How ironic to hear it sung with such sweetness.

Even the younger acts sang the Gen-X hits. Wade earned loud cheers for her semi-ironic cover of Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl.” Nerdy but impactful Kalamazoo indie-rocker Michigander sang part of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” The U2 song fit his own lost-wanderer, soul-searching vibe, evidenced by his unreleased tune that followed, “Giving Up.” And after their own hit “Who’s Laughing Now,” local rockers Durry ended their set with a rousing take on Jimmyeatworld’s “The Middle” (technically a millennials hit, but close enough).

The day’s breakout performer was… . Sporting a Jett T-shirt and playing under a blazing midafternoon sun — things would soon cool down nicely with cloud cover — Wade coolly delivered an ultra-impressive set of musically refined, ruggedly poetic twang-rock that greatly contrasted her choice of covers. The Virginia singer came off like a tattooed Stevie Nicks in down-and-out rockers like “The Night” and “2 AM in London,” each fueled by her smoky but sweet voice. A genuine wow.

What about Day Two? The bro factor should be much higher on Saturday, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining, preceded by the Offspring, Gary Clark Jr., the Hold Steady, Soul Asylum and Hippo Campus. Tickets are sold-out except for some higher-end platinum and VIP options.

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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Featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morissette, and many more, Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2024 took place at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20. The event was organized by Live Nation-owned C3 Presents, a Texas company that puts on Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and other large-scale music festivals around the country and world.

Reportedly 34,000 fans came out to see Friday’s lineup featuring Gwen Stefani (with a cameo by husband Blake Shelton), Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Head and the Heart, Durry, Morgan Wade, Michigander, Gully Boys, and Harbor & Home. The Black Crowes canceled their performance due to illness in the band.

Saturday’s performances attracted about 35,000 fans to see Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Offspring, Hippo Campus, Gary Clark Jr., the Hold Steady, Soul Asylum, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Wilderado, Nico Vega, and Bugsy.

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Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival Set for St. Paul

A new two-day festival is coming to St. Paul from the people behind Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.

by Julianna Landis

December 21, 2023

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The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, a new festival announced by event organizers C3, will take place at Harriet Island Park in St. Paul next summer. The festival will take place on July 19 and 20, 2024, but further information, including an artist lineup or ticket prices, has yet to be announced. 

The two-day festival will fill a gap left by local festivals such as the Basilica Block Party, canceled two years in a row, or Rock the Garden, permanently shuttered by its hosts. 

While the artist lineup is still unknown, C3 states on the festival’s website that concertgoers won’t be forced to move from stage to stage mid-set to catch all their favorites, promising “no schedule conflicts” across the 20 slated artists. The promoter is also behind other major festivals like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits.

The concerts will take place outdoors at Harriet Island Park across the two days, and will include local food vendors, historic riverboat rides, and more, per a news release from the city of St. Paul. “With the breathtaking Mississippi River as its backdrop, this two-day event promises stellar performances, delicious local cuisine, and an opportunity for both residents and visitors to relish our nationally-acclaimed park facilities,” St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said in the statement.

The festival has a text alert service set up on its website  for people interested in concert updates.

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Yacht Club Festival announced 2025 dates

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St. Paul (KSTP)

Almost a month after a successful event, the Minnesota Yacht Club has announced it will return for 2025.

After almost not having a festival in July, the Minnesota Yacht Clubs Festival already has a date for 2025 — July 18-20.

The festival’s inaugural date was 2024, which tens of thousands of people attended, many from across the Midwest. It featured large musical acts like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Gwen Stefani and more.

According to the city of St. Paul, hotels in downtown St. Paul were booked solid during the festival, and bars and restaurants were busy, marking the event as a large success.

Tickets aren’t being sold for the event at this time, and no details have been shared about the lineup plans for 2025.

Updates for the festival can be found here .

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Yacht Club Festival 2025 dates, Harriet Island return announced

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - After its inaugural festival seemingly went off without a hitch – despite flooding on Harriet Island in the weeks prior to the event – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival organizers announced dates for a return in 2025.

According to a social media post, organizers say, "we're thrilled to announce our return!" and advised music fans its 2025 festival will be held on July 18-20, again at Harriet Island in St. Paul.

The iteration of the festival occurred on July 19-20, 2024, and featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, the Offspring and more.

The festival organizers did not say who would perform at the 2025 festival.

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