Cloud Cult performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025. Laura Buhman for MPR
Anthemic indie-rock band Cloud Cult put on an outdoor show at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley on Friday, Aug. 8. The performance was part of the Zoo’s Wild Nights series. “The ultimate Smiths & Morrissey tribute band” Sweet & Tender Hooligans opened up, and there were DJ sets by Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose.
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Cloud Cult performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Cloud Cult performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Cloud Cult performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Laura Buhman for MPR
Sweet & Tender Hooligans
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Sweet & Tender Hooligans performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Cloud Cult, Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Sweet & Tender Hooligans performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Cloud Cult, Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Sweet & Tender Hooligans performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Cloud Cult, Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Laura Buhman for MPR
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Cloud Cult performed at Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Jake Rudh. Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Cloud Cult, Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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Minnesota Zoo - Wild Nights with Cloud Cult, Sweet & Tender Hooligans, DJ Jake Rudh and Alexis Rose, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
