Rock star mgk gives intimate hourlong show for 250 at Minneapolis’ Electric Fetus

“I got a solution for the rain outside,” rock star mgk told 250 lucky music lovers Thursday evening who were inside the Electric Fetus, while another 200 or so waited outside in the rain.

Standing atop a wooden stool accompanied by his five-man band, mgk, the Cleveland rapper/singer formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly, broke into “Miss Sunshine” inside Minneapolis’ internationally renowned record store.

Mid-song, he urged the crowd to sing along, and the fans in their Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park and mgk T-shirts did so with gusto.

“That’s a 10 outta 10, my new friends,” he declared with a smile.

In order to make new friends, mgk, 35, has been eschewing his usual arena tour and instead doing pop-up concerts at record stores and clubs. Minneapolis was the final of four Midwestern stops on his Lost XX Road Trip Tour.

The free show was announced last week, but the time and location weren’t revealed until 2 p.m. Thursday via email.

Before his hourlong, 13-song performance, mgk autographed 300 copies of his new album, “Lost Americana,” for the Fetus to sell after his set.

The 35-year-old rock star climbed on top of his own merchandise truck parked in front of the Fetus and went into action for the camera, to the delight of the faithful.

The Fetus, which over the years has presented mini-concerts by Gracie Abrams, Elvis Costello and others, had been planning this gig for about a month. It was easily the 56-year-old shop’s biggest in-store performance as mgk brought his own security and management teams, road crew and sound equipment.

After the show, fans were thrilled as they queued up to purchase signed LPs for $37.99.

“I’ve been a fan since 2012 and he never ceases to amaze me,” said Nicole Freedman of Bloomington, who was sporting a Billie Eilish T-shirt.

“I don’t have words,” said Lori Lobdell of Bloomington, in her Guns N’ Roses T-shirt. “It was intimate, personal.”

Brianna Gibson of Bloomington got even closer — front and center, right in front of mgk. She called the performance epic.

“You feel it in your soul,” she said. “You couldn’t have a better experience.”

The Fetus staff stayed for nearly 90 minutes after mgk left, selling dozens of copies of his LP.

“We expect the unexpected, and he delivered,” said Fetus marketing manager Dawn Novak. “My favorite thing in this job is watching artists connect with fans. There was no shortage of that today.”