7th St. Entry

Such an iconic stage. So many bands. I've easily have seen over 100 bands here. My first time there was in the 80's and I saw Impaler. It was a beautiful way to lose my virginity to this venue. Metal with actual raw pieces of meat and fake blood. My teenage self was on the road to having ringing in my later years. Biggest name for me? Jane's Addiction before they moved to the Main Room and that Lala Palooza thing. Hell, the pretenders played there in 2023 as a warmup place to kick off their big tour and to get close to fans. How kick ass is that? The place holds 250 people. 250! Think about that. Nirvana also played that room before they blew up. The last amazing show I saw there was Melissa Carper in the late summer of 2024. Three piece band. A fiddle player, Melissa on a standup base and a dude strumming on a hollow body. It was one of those shows where the audience was there for the music and there was no chit chat. The music was beautiful and I was rocking ear plugs, even though they weren't really needed for that show. It was f'n beautiful. I can't believe I'm only associated with two photos (at the writing of this review) and I will be correcting that. Cross over between the Main Room is now kind of a pain in the ass as people typically don't do it and staff are a little in the muck but it is what it is. If you can see a show there, do it.

A really intimate venue for smaller artists. I find the same issue is the lines outside being really confusing since the staff doesn't explain it to the crowd outside. Simple inside layout and a neat little stage

A small intimate and welcoming venue with great acts for under $20!The Usual Things & The Kickback. What's so special about this venue? This place has been around since 1970 and have hosted and launched many name acts. Just take a look at he wall and I'm sure you'll recognize at least one artist. How about PRINCE? Yeah, he's the only one with a gold star. It's not the cleanest nor fanciest, but it's a great place to have a good night out. They have a fully stocked bar, but their bathroom is eh. Make sure to pace yourself :)

I've been to First Ave quite a few times but finally went to my first show at the Entry. I really enjoyed how intimate the venue is. You can't fit a ton of people in there, but it made for a great experience being with folks who just wanted to hear some great music. I saw The Ghost of Paul Revere and Collapsing Stars (a great local band) and had a heck of a time!

great venue! small and dingy but charming. It's a very intimate place to see a show - only a handful of people can fit inside. saw stu larsen here with peter miller as the opener - both were great. Sound quality here is very good. bartender looked like he hates being alive, but drinks aren't too expensive. i'd recommend coming to a show here.

Legendary. I've known about 7th for a while now being an underground hip hop head and being able to take in a local show was a surprise during my long weekend visit from Chicago. Naturally in high school I became a huge rhymesayers fan and have kept up with the MN scene and this place lived up to what I knew. I love small intimate venues and since there was good sound it made the experience that much more memorable. Only paid $10 for a local show. From what I saw there was one bar, small too, but never had too much trouble getting a drink. Seating limited to some bar stools and a back wall but I never go to these shows thinking I'll get a seat but I managed to snag a stool. The crowd was dope. You had the urbanites but there were random old ppl and it was diverse. It's famed that first avenue is the landmark but this small 250 capacity room is the road to glory.

I love the 7th St. Entry! I have so many great stories about this place! 1. I have got the chance to play here a couple of times and it's so awesome playing in such a legendary place where the sweat of the Replacements is still felt on the stage as well as the thousands of other bands who have played here!2. I saw Of Montreal here in 2004, and got to see Kevin Barnes naked in the downstairs green room, wanted to say good bye to him.. OOPs caught him changing!3. When I was 19 I had a fake ID and I tried to get into a show here, and they took away my fake ID and threatened to call the cops on me when I kept saying, "give me back my ID" oops! 4. When I was in High School, I once told my parents I was driving to Sioux Falls SD, from my home town in NorthWest Iowa and I really drove to Minneapolis to see Creeper Lagoon and Archers of Loaf at 7st. for an early all ages show, It was amazing and I still got home before curfew! This venue is small and intimate, yet has one of the best sound systems in the city, and it's legendary! I love this place with all my heart even though they took away my fake ID when I was 19!

As long as I've been coming to First Ave I've only been to the entry a handful of times. All of those times were really good experiences. This last show I saw Jain. She is a super dancy one woman show! I left there so sweaty and smiling so wide. My only down side with the entry is that with the space being so small, when it gets crowded it's hard to get anywhere else (bathroom or bar).

I haven't reviewed The Entry already? What the...I've seen good and bad shows here---local and national musicians---and that's what's so great about this venue. It's a platform for artists that might just be making it big the next time they tour through... or maybe your next door neighbor's sister is playing violin in a sorta awesome bluegrass band. It's a grab bag of unique bookings.I have to agree with Alexandra H about the bathroom situation and how amazingly improved it is now that you can sneak over to The Depot for the number ones and twos.

If I could rate it at zero...I am a tourist that arrived Monday November 7th at 10pm. So deliberately arriving at what should be a dead time with little or no excitement. I just wanted to see the place. I was sober, not at all loud, middle-aged and standing at a rather pedestrian 6 foot 250 I'm hardly an intimidating sight. I walk into a silent, dingy, small club with dimly lit houselights and a band disassembling equipment. My intent was to just look. Not one thing more. A tall skinny kid with light lavender hair asks me my business. My "intimidating" response? "I'm not staying, I'm just looking around." He puts his hand on me and tells me I can't be there. I leave. I didn't raise my voice, I didn't curse, I didn't gesture. I just left. Not one thing more. After I take a couple of pictures of FA (it was closed) from the outside, and the mural, a woman with dark skin (whom I presume was stalking) comes out of 7 Street and starts barking at me. At this point I have had enough. Without raising my voice, I start walking to my vehicle and I tell her to F right off. She started screaming at this point and does the millennial version of "I'm telling my Mommy!" by whipping out her iPhone and pointing it at me as I am driving away. Prince made that place legendary, but then abandoned it. I think I see why now. If FA and 7th Street are more or less separate entities then I guess I can't hold FA directly responsible for staff behavior, but if they are one entity do the math. They deserve scorn and not much more. I went to Paisley Park (security just a teeny bit tighter than what's called for at the "mammoth" 7th Street Entry) and the security staff was nothing but courteous towards myself and my family. Same with Bunker's. Bunker's bouncer was also courteous and helpful when it came to answering questions.It was very disappointing, and when I return to Minne, I won't be patronizing First Avenue.