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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: Minnesota Yacht Club Festival

Music fans taking in a performance at Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, Iowa, on August 6, 2022.
Music fans taking in a performance at Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, Iowa, on August 6, 2022.Alyssa Leicht

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

July 18, 2024

The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival makes its debut in Saint Paul tomorrow. The two-day event features national acts like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, and Gary Clark Jr. performing along with hometown favorites Soul Asylum, Durry, Gully Boys, and Hippo Campus during the two-day event that will be held on the banks of the Mississippi at Harriet Island.

You can check out the full lineup and festival guide to plan your experience. While you’re doing that, let’s get pumped for the event with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists performing at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Hippo Campus- Bambi
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- Crimson And Clover
Gully Boys- New Song No. 2
The Hold Steady- Your Little Hoodrat Friend
Alanis Morissette- Ironic
Soul Asylum- High Road
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Higher Ground
The Head and the Heart- Let's Be Still (bonus)