Coffee Break

Coffee Break: Outdoor Music

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

May 19, 2026

Music fans sing along with Green Day at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
Music fans sing along with Green Day at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Juliet Farmer for MPR

It seems like every time we turn around, another cool show is being announced, or a festival is on the way. So much so that The Current’s Digital team even put together a handy guide for all of the festivals and outdoor shows headed our way this summer.

From The Current: Big summer concerts: Minnesota outdoor live music guide for 2026

From Blue Ox, to the return of Eaux Claires to the Minnesota Country Club Festival, the Yacht Club, and everything in between, let’s make a playlist of outdoor shows you want to see this summer.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists you want to see this summer would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the Black Parade
Amyl and the Sniffers- Big Dreams
Valerie June- Astral Plane
Lucy Dacus- Hot and Heavy
Guns n Roses- Live and Let Die
Big Thief- Not
Iron Maiden- Run to the Hills

Coffee Break: Outdoor Music