OMG!!!!!!!!! THE SOUNDS ARE COMING!!!!!!

This just in from Sweden! The Sounds are touring. They are touring America AND they are stopping in Minneapolis. AND they will be playing at the lil' ol Varsity Theater!!!!!! This show will sell out. If you are even thinking you might want to go you better get your Varsity Theater tickets for this show asap when it goes on sale (which I believe is Saturday!)

The Sounds have only toured America twice (once for each album) and I caught them on both tours. They are fun, they are loud and in general, just awesome. I believe their new album comes this Spring - I can't wait!

The Sounds will be at the Varsity on Friday, May 8th.

See you there!

Second Show Added!!!!

Gary Louris & Mark Olson from Minneapolis based band the Jayhawks are playing a sold out show at the Varsity Theater on February 21st. If you're looking for a Varsity Theater ticket for this show, you are out of luck. All the local ticket outlets are sold out and Ticketmaster. Unless you know someone at the Varsity or Loring Pasta Bar you are going to have to listen from outside!

...still dying to see the show?

Then you better act fast! They just announced a second show at the Varsity on February 22nd. If you act fast you may be able to grab some Varsity Theater tickets for this show! But they'll sell out just as fast as the last show!

I had no idea that The Jayhawks front man was so popular still. even at First Avenue the demand is not not this great!



I won't be making it to this show, but I will definitely be seeing you at Glasvegas!

I'm Back! Glasvegas is awesome!

Long time no update here on the Varsity theater site! Life has been busy, the holidays have been upon us, what can I say?

Anywho, there are a lot of great shows coming up at the Varsity.
Owl City (pictured below) will be playing a show on February 13th (day before the Valentine's Day Wild game, whoo hoo!) Owl City is a one band electronic dance band from our very own Owatonna, Minnesota. You can check out their music on the band's myspace page: www.myspace.com/owlcity



For Christmas, my boyfriend bought me a Sirius/XM Satellite Radio thing. I love it. I haven't listened to my iPod in the car, the regular radio or my cd player since I've gotten it. It's awesome. The XM U station plays indie rock and the thing that I love about it is that I don't know a single band that is played on it. Sure, I know the old Pavement and Sonic Youth jams, but the new music I have never heard before and I love it. One of my greatest finds on it is this band called Glasvegas from Glasgow, Scotland. There is a lot of buzz around the band's debut album so I think Varsity Theater tickets for this show are going to be a hot ticket! I know I am going to go! And I am definitely getting my Glasvegas tickets for this show asap.

Varsity Theater New Year's Eve Party

There is so much to do on New Year’s Eve that I don’t think I will make it over to the Varsity Theater for this party, but I wanted to post it on my blog anyway. Don’t have plans for New Year’s? Head over to the Varsity Theater at 8pm and ring in the New Year with Mark Mallman, E.L.nO and Lucy Michelle.

Radio Station 89.3 The Current is sponsoring the show and it should be a great time. Tickets are around $15 with fees - if you go, let me know how it turns out!

Varsity Theater Blogger MIA

OK, I know I have not been doing a great job at keeping my Varsity Theater blog updated! I have been working like crazy (which is good, right?) and haven’t had much time to blog about my favorite hang out – in fact, I haven’t even been to my favorite hang out in awhile. My blogging friend Cortney over at Style and Sports went to Glitter Ball and said it was a great time. She said the people watching rocked and it usually does at the Varsity!

I don’t want to give up this blog, but I have to find time to fit it into my schedule these days. Don’t give up on me Varsity fans – I will try to get it together.

Varsity Theater Parking

have you ever wondered where to park when you go the varsity? Varsity Theater parking can be difficult especially if you are still trying to locate Varsity Theater tickets the night of the show and because it is located in Dinkeytown. Parking in the Dinkeytown area is extremely difficult simply because the amount of spaces far exceeds the amount of people that need to park their car.
When I go to the Varsity, I always park in the flat lot behind Burrito Loco. It's a short walk (about a 1 1/2 blocks) and it's reasonably cheap at $4 if you go after 5 pm.

Other than that you are confined to the 4th Street ramp, which is owned by the University and you have to pay by the hour. The other downfall of that ramp is that it's about 4 blocks away - not a problem in the summer, but now that cold weather is approaching you may want to just park at the flat lot. And good luck trying to find a parking meter! Those are always full!

Shiny Toy Guns this Friday! ! !

There are a still Varsity Theater tickets left for the Shiny Toy Guns show this Friday, October 22nd. I am really surprised because I thought it would be sold out by now for sure, but still, if you were going to wait until the night of the show you may want to reconsider!

Shiny Toy Guns are on tour to promote the re-re-release of their We Are Pilots album. Considering its original release was in 2005, they are certainly lucky to still be touring in support of it. The Oklahoma quartet was in town last year around this time opening for the Rapture at the Fine Line.

Varsity theater tickets for the Shiny Toy Guys show are on sale now!