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Mavis Staples (Headliner) - Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and culture would be difficult to overstate. She’s both a Blues and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; a civil rights icon; a GRAMMY Award-winner; a chart-topping soul/gospel/R&B pioneer; a National Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient; and a Kennedy Center honoree. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., performed at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, and sang in Barack Obama’s White House. She’s collaborated with everyone from Prince and Bob Dylan to Arcade Fire and Hozier, blown away countless festivalgoers from Newport Folk and Glastonbury to Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, performed with The Band at The Last Waltz, and graced the airwaves on Fallon, Colbert, Ellen, Austin City Limits, Jools Holland, the GRAMMYs, and more.

Rochester Civic Music is pleased to present the 2022 - 30th Anniversary Season of the "Think Bank Down by the Riverside" FREE outdoor concert series. The series takes place over six Sundays in July and August (July 10 through August 14) in one of the most beautiful green spaces in the area, Mayo Park (behind the Mayo Civic Center and Rochester Art Center) along the banks of the Zumbro River. This is an open-to-the-public City park, so lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers are welcome. On-site concessions, including mobile food vendors, will also be available. All events to feature local Southeastern Minnesota bands as opening acts starting at 7:00 p.m., with headliners taking the stage at 8:00 p.m.

Video: Experience the Think Bank Down by the Riverside

This summer will mark the 30th year the City of Rochester Music Department Rochester Civic Music has produced the popular outdoor concert series. Highlights over the last 30 years include performances from Eric Church, The Chicks, Josh Turner, Eric Paslay, Polica, Cloud Cult, The Revolution, Jefferson Starship, Margo Price, Jamey Johnson, The Suburbs, Gin Blossoms, Dessa, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, Jon Pardi, Lucius, The Wailers, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Los Lonely Boys, Grand Funk Railroad, Cracker, Three Dog Night, Foghat, George Thorogood, Herman's Hermits, Frankie Ballard, Uriah Heep, Collective Soul, Johnny Winter, The Guess Who, Kansas, The Smithereens, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Heiruspecs, Tommy James & the Shondells, 38 Special, Eddie Money, Bid Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Little River Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, Blue Oyster Cult, Martin Zellar, and so many more!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.