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Rock the Garden set times, tips

The music starts at 4:15 p.m. and goes till 10.

By Chris Riemenschneider

June 18, 2010 at 5:54PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Solid Gold in the zone at last year's Rock the Garden / Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the set times for tomorrow's Rock the Garden concert outside the Walker Art Center:

3:00 pm - Gates open
4:15 pm - Retribution Gospel Choir
5:15 pm - OK Go
6:45 pm - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
8:30 pm - MGMT

RGC is definitely worth getting there early for, plus I noticed last year that a lot of people who got there early found their spots on the grass and kept them all night. Parking can be tricky around the event. There's a big lot at St. Mary's Cathedral, or a garage at MCTC by the Basilica. Of course, biking or mass transit might be your best bet. There will be a mass of bike racks outside. Huffing it from the light rail line isn't too far of a hike, either. Keep in mind that the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge (fancy blue pedestrian bridge that connects the Sculpture Garden with Loring Park over I-94) is closed for repairs. The City of Mpls always times these things perfectly!

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.