Minneapolis, MN
Hey ya! The flute tour you've been waiting for is coming to Minneapolis in October
It’s safe to predict no other flautist’s tour will garner as much attention as the one just announced for Northrop Auditorium in October. That’s probably not saying a lot, though.
One of hip-hop’s most beloved hitmakers, André 3000 of OutKast, will bring his New Blue Sun Live tour to the University of Minnesota’s performance hall on Oct. 19. The show will showcase the rapper’s much-publicized conversion to new age-y flute music.
Per the promotional materials for the tour: “New Blue Sun Live is more than a concert; it’s a sonic odyssey that leaves fans both enchanted and reflective; reaffirming André 3000′s status as a visionary in contemporary music.”
Known for the enduring, Polaroid-shaking 2003 megahit “Hey Ya!” as well as other infectious OutKast gems like “Ms. Jackson” and “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad),” André Benjamin has not performed in the Twin Cities in over two decades.
He and his childhood pal Big Boi skipped Minnesota on their last OutKast tour in 2014 and have been on hiatus since then. Big Boi has continued to regularly record and perform as a rapper, including a headlining appearance last summer at Taste of Minnesota. André, however, has mostly pursued acting, including a co-starring role alongside Will Ferrell in “Semi-Pro” and a lead role as Jimi Hendrix in the film “Jimi: All is By My Side.”
For the Northrop show, the 49-year-old Atlanta native will be joined by his “New Blue Sun” co-producer Carlos Niño and three other musicians playing tunes from the spacey and mellow collection. They’ve been playing tunes off the record — and nothing more — in concert since March, including such rolling-off-the-tongue titles as “That Night in Hawaii When I Turned into a Panther and Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn’t Control … [Expletive] Was Wild” and “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time.”
Tickets for the Northrop show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via tickets.umn.edu, priced $50-$230. Options for seats include a VIP package with a pre-show Q&A.
Minneapolis, MN
Simone Biles tops the leaderboard on night one of U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (KTTC) – Simone Biles completed night one of Women’s Gymnastics U.S. Team Olympic Team Trials atop the leaderboard.
It was a packed house Friday at Target Center with thousands of fans eager to see Biles, the seven-time Olympic medalist.
The crowd gave her a standing ovation after her performance on vault.
The stadium also showed love for Minnesota’s own Suni Lee, the all-around gold medalist in Tokyo as she competed on home turf.
After night one, Lee stands in third place just behind fellow Tokyo Olympian Jordan Chiles.
“I think, honestly, once you get out there and put yourself out there, and you know what you’re capable of doing and the potential, day two is a little easier, because you’re like, ‘Okay, I’ve done it once already, let’s just do it again,’” Chiles said.
Injuries have also played a big role in trials.
Competition took a devastating turn Friday night for Kayla DiCello who was an alternate for Team USA in Tokyo.
On the very first event, she sustained an injury on vault. Medical personnel escorted her out for evaluation and she did not return.
Shilese Jones also left Friday’s competition for a medical evaluation after warming up on vault.
Skye Blakely was hurt during Wednesday’s practice and did not compete Friday.
Women return for night two of competition Sunday.
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City of Minneapolis hosts athletes, tourists as Olympic trials continue ahead of Paris 2024
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are in 29 days, and U.S. gymnasts are in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the U.S. Olympic trials. Sixteen women and 20 men are vying for a total of 10 spots; Five for women, five for men.
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Each team will have two alternates.
All will be decided Saturday night for the men, and Sunday night for the women.
Minneapolis, known as the Bold North has been dubbed Gymnastics City, USA.
Athletes have been competing inside the Minneapolis Target Center.
On Thursday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry kicked off Promenade du Nord, a Parisian street celebration with local makers, performers, artists, vendors, and outdoor cafes.
SEE ALSO: Fred Richard and Brody Malone move closer to Olympic spots after solid night at gymnastics trials
Theresa Souza and her sister Angela Steidl are from Oregon. “I did a year in France when I was in high school, and I really wanted to go to Paris but it wasn’t going to happen and so I saw the tryouts were here in Minneapolis and so I was like, ‘I can do that,’ so I got my sister and here we are.”
The two have family in Minneapolis that they’re visiting.
Tim Daggett, a gymnastics analyst with NBC Sports said, “Every athlete that’s competing out on the floor, men and women, they have dreamed of this moment. They’ve cherished it. They’ve planned, they’ve struggled just to get to this point. And, you know, it’s all kind of on the line. And so, it’s very, very exciting. I remember back to the Olympic trials that I had been in, and it is a very, it’s a pressure cooker, no question about it. I’m excited.”
SEE ALSO: Fred Richard and Brody Malone move closer to Olympic spots after solid night at gymnastics trials
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