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DAIRY Break: Fair Jams

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

August 25, 2025

A big crowd is at the MPR booth to see Nina Moini interview MPR’s politics team live on Minnesota Now.
A big crowd is at the MPR booth to see Nina Moini interview MPR’s politics team live on Minnesota Now.Jeff Jones | MPR News

The Morning Show is headed to the fair … and the afternoon! Jill and Nil will be broadcasting live from the MPR Booth at The Great Minnesota Get Together from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday to Thursday this week.

There will be special guests, live performances, and all of the joy and music discovery you’ve come to expect in the morning … but in the afternoon! You can keep up with everything The Current has going on at the fair this year right here.

From The Current: The Current's music and events at the Minnesota State Fair 2025

Because The Morning Show is in the afternoon this week, The Coffee Break will kick off at 5:30 p.m., and have a little less caffeine, but the same amount of fun! Let’s build a playlist of songs to listen to at the fair for The Current’s very first Dairy Break!

So for today’s 5:30 Dairy Break, what songs that are perfect for the fair would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
The Suburbs – Cows
Sylvan Esso – Parade with Me
The Youngbloods – Get Together
R.E.M. – Shiny Happy People
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Everyday People
The Kinks – Who’ll Be The Next In Line
Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever