2025 TASTE OF MINNESOTA HEADLINERS RECAP

It was a beautiful night for a post-game concert and if you are a country music fan it was even better. Multi-platinum national recording artist 

Chris Young took the stage to entertain thousands of fans.

 His music was a combination of country music with some rock-n-roll overtones that gave a music fan a dose of feel-good music. The 75-minute set included many of his top hits with some emotional moments like honoring his friend Adam who had passed.

 It's been eighteen years since winning the reality show Nashville star and he has charted 20+ songs on the US Country Charts and 5 which have reached #1 over the years. It was great to hear some of his classics like "Gettin' You Home" & "Hangin' On" & also his newer hits like "Young Love & Saturday Nights."

  He mentioned most of his band had been with him for the long-haul, which included his bandmate and college buddy Seth Costner. Seth sang his rendition of Prince's "Kiss" during the set. It was a fun experience tying Country music to fans of the Minnesota music icon.

 I personally like the way Chris Young used the video boards with Kane Brown to sing their big hit "Famous Friends." It was unique and worked really well with the Target Field atmosphere and it seem the fans really enjoyed it as well. It was another successful post-game concert for the Minnesota Twins staff& fans. It was the second consecutive year (4th show overall) and I hope they keep the new tradition going.

It was the date that was circled on many of Twins fan's calendars. It was Flo-Rida night!

In front of the largest crowd of the season of 35,000 plus. With the show lasting approximately 58 minutes, Flo-Rida did not waste time reeling off his hits like "Low", "My House", and "Right Round".

He took his performance to the stands on both the first & third base sides of the field. He had even popped a bottle of champagne or two. All ages were joining in singing the songs that many sports venues and media have made popular. Flo-Rida also wore his custom-made Minnesota Twins City Connect Jersey and baseball cap during his performance. It was also the night the Twins debuted their City Connect uniforms with a 10th inning walk-off win.

It was the only Twins postgame concert on the schedule this season. Two more Target Field concerts scheduled this Summer will be when the Twins are on the road which includes Green Day with Smashing Pumpkins /Rancid and Def Leppard w/ Journey/Steve Miller Band. Check out the Flo-Rida Photo Gallery from last night's show below.

Carly Pearce took the stage for the Minnesota Twims post-game concert Thursday night at Target Field. 

 The Grammy-award winning singer really took to the fans during her performance.  Many interactions and smiles let tMinnesota know that she was (more than) happy to be around all who stayed to see her perform.

Carly touched on how 90's country music really helped shape her into the artist she has become today. Included in her set were covers of Shania twain and The Chicks.

She also played some new material along with her big hits. The 75 minute set was the second and final Twins post-game concert of the season.

WITH THE LATE CANCELATION OF AJR  (REPLACED BY OLIVER TREE), ALL EYES WERE ON THE HEADLINER FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. IMAGINE DRAGONS DID NOT DISAPPOINT.  THE ENERGY, THE LASERS, AND MANY ENCOURAGING POSITIVE STATEMENTS MADE THEIR SHOW A COMPLETE SUCCESS. 21 SONGS IN ALL ON THEIR SETLIST. MANY HITS WERE SANG BY MANY AND LOVED BY ALL. MENTAL HEALTH AND BEING COMFORTABLE WITH WHO YOU ARE SEEMED TO BE THE MAIN MESSAGE BY LEAD VOCALIST DAN REYNOLDS.  SONGS LIKE "DEMONS" AND "WHATEVER IT TAKES" TOOK ON NEW MEANING DURING THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE AT TARGET FIELD. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME SHOUT OUT MINNESOTA HAS COVERED THE IMAGINE DRAGONS AND BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE PUT ON A GREAT SHOW.