Big bands coming to Grand Casino's outdoor concert series: Kiss, Rascal Flatts, Paramore

Six shows are set for the amphitheater in Hinckley.

May 25, 2017 at 2:20PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Kiss' Paul Stanley/ Star Tribune photo by David Joles
Kiss' Paul Stanley/ Star Tribune photo by David Joles (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Treasure Island and Mystic Lake aren't the only Minnesota casinos planning to stage a series of outdoor concerts this summer.

Grand Casino Hinckley has announced six shows, including Kiss, Rascal Flatts and Paramore.

Alice Cooper will kick off the series on June 8. Kiss will heat things up on July 15, followed by Paramore and X Ambassadors rocking on July 28.

Country favorites Rascal Flatts are set for Aug. 18, with multi-genre hero Kid Rock ready to party the following night, Aug. 19.

The series closes with the fifth annual Grand RockTember Music Festival on Sept. 8-9 with the oldies lineup of Styx, Slaughter, Jackyl, Warrant, Extreme, Skid Row and Queensryche.

Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com. For information, go to grandcasinomn.com.

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Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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