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Photos: Live highlights from Mid West Music Fest 2025

by Juliet Farmer

May 12, 2025

Gully Boys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Gully Boys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.Juliet Farmer for MPR

The 2025 Mid West Music Fest took over four venues across Winona, Minnesota, on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10.

The lineup of primarily local acts included Charlie Parr, Charlieboy, Gully Boys, Humbird, Kiss the Tiger, Laamar, Mae Simpson, Nur-D, People Brothers Band, Reilly Downes and the Acid Cowboys, Saltydog, Sleeping Jesus, Sugar Lads, Westerlund/Hagen Duo, Yonder, and many more.

Friday, May 9

Sleeping Jesus
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A rock band plays onstage.
Sleeping Jesus performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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A rock band plays onstage.
Sleeping Jesus performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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A crowd of audience members watch as a rock band plays onstage.
Sleeping Jesus performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Westerlund/Hagen Duo
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A percussionist and a trumpeter play music on an indoor stage.
Westerlund/Hagen Duo performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9.
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A percussionist and a trumpeter play music on an indoor stage.
Westerlund/Hagen Duo performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9.
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A trumpeter plays music on an indoor stage.
Westerlund/Hagen Duo performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday, May 9.
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Nur-D
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crowd watching Nur-D performing on stage
Crowd in attendance for Nur-D's performance at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Nur-D performing on stage
Nur-D performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Nur-D performing on stage
Nur-D performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Sugar Lads
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People sing into microphones onstage.
Sugar Lads performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday May 9, 2025.
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Two saxophonists and a guitarist perform onstage.
Sugar Lads performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday May 9, 2025.
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Saxophonist and guitarist perform onstage.
Sugar Lads performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona on Friday May 9, 2025.
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People Brothers Band
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People Brothers Band performing on stage
People Brothers Band performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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People Brothers Band performing on stage
People Brothers Band performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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People Brothers Band performing on stage
People Brothers Band performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Kiss the Tiger
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the band kiss the tiger performing on stage
Kiss the Tiger performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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the band kiss the tiger performing on stage
Kiss the Tiger performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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the band kiss the tiger performing on stage
Kiss the Tiger performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Gully Boys
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the band gully boys performing on stage
Gully Boys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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the band gully boys performing on stage
Gully Boys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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the band gully boys performing on stage
Gully Boys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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Saturday, May 10

Charlieboy
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the band charlieboy performing on stage
Charlieboy performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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the band charlieboy performing on stage
Charlieboy performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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the band charlieboy performing on stage
Charlieboy performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Laamar
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laamar and his band performing on stage
Laamar performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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laamar and his band performing on stage
Laamar performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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laamar and his band performing on stage
Laamar performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Humbird
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humbird and her band performing on stage
Nate LeBrun. Humbird performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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humbird and her band performing on stage
Humbird performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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humbird and her band performing on stage
Humbird performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Yonder
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Yonder perform onstage at Peters Biergarten.
Yonder performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Audience members watch Yonder perform onstage at Peters Biergarten.
Yonder performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Yonder perform onstage at Peters Biergarten.
Yonder performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Saltydog
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the band saltydog performing on stage
Saltydog performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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the band saltydog performing on stage
Saltydog performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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the band saltydog performing on stage
Saltydog performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Mae Simpson
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mae simpson and her band performing on stage
Mae Simpson performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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mae simpson and her band performing on stage
Mae Simpson performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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mae simpson and her band performing on stage
Mae Simpson performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Charlie Parr
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man performing on stage with a guitar
Charlie Parr performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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man performing on stage with a guitar
Charlie Parr performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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crowd watching charlie parr play
Crowd in attendance for Charlie Parr's performance at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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Reilly Downes and the Acid Cowboys
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reilly downes and the acid cowboys performing on stage
Reilly Downes and the Acid Cowboys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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reilly downes and the acid cowboys performing on stage
Reilly Downes and the Acid Cowboys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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reilly downes and the acid cowboys performing on stage
Reilly Downes and the Acid Cowboys performed at Mid West Music Fest in Winona, Minn. on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Photos: Live highlights from Mid West Music Fest 2025