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1 XINA & Marvelous XINA & Marvelous Inventive Pop and R&B 7PM • $25/20 View events	2 George Maurer Group Annual Holiday Show George Maurer Group Annual Holiday Show Clever Contemporary Christmas Tunes 7PM • $30/25/20 View events	3 Private Event Private Event Closed View events	4 Southside Aces: Christmas in New Orleans Southside Aces: Christmas in New Orleans Traditional Jazz Luminaries 7PM • $25/20/15 View events	5 Travis Anderson Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Travis Anderson Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” A Fantastical Holiday Story 7PM • $25/20/15 Leo Kottke: Live at The Ordway Leo Kottke: Live at The Ordway w/Special Guest Nellie McKay 7PM • $75-45 Travis Anderson Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Travis Anderson Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” A Fantastical Holiday Story 9PM • $25/20/15 View events	6 Joe Pug & Robert Ellis Joe Pug & Robert Ellis Gritty Blue-collar Songcraft 7PM • $45/40 View events	7 Meshell Ndegeocello: Live at The Walker Art Center Meshell Ndegeocello: Live at The Walker Art Center No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin 6:30PM • $45/35/25 The English Beat The English Beat Ska Pop Soul Punk 7PM • $75/70/65 Meshell Ndegeocello: Live at The Walker Art Center Meshell Ndegeocello: Live at The Walker Art Center No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin 9PM • $45/35/25 View events
8 Nicholas David’s 11th Annual St. Nick’s Day Show Nicholas David’s 11th Annual St. Nick’s Day Show St. Paul Alt-Soul 7PM • $40/35 View events	9 Private Event Private Event Closed View events	10 Shaun Johnson Big Band: The Cool Yule Tour Shaun Johnson Big Band: The Cool Yule Tour Tonic Sol-Fa Frontman 7PM • $45/40/35 View events	11 Kathleen Johnson’s Holiday Hang Kathleen Johnson’s Holiday Hang Feat. Cornisha Garmon, LaMont Keten, and Len Jones 7PM • $35/30/25 View events	12 Gunhild Carling Gunhild Carling Sweden's Queen of Swing 7PM • $60/55/45 View events	13 Merry Christmas From José James Merry Christmas From José James feat. Jahari Stampley 7PM • $55/50/40 View events	14 Merry Christmas From José James Merry Christmas From José James feat. Jahari Stampley 7PM • $55/50/40 View events
15 Los Lobos Los Lobos American Rock Legends 7PM • $130/115/100 View events	16 The Peterson Family – Twas The Jam Before Christmas The Peterson Family – Twas The Jam Before Christmas Celebrating 35 Years of their Family Holiday Performance 7PM • $40/35/30 View events	17 The Peterson Family – Twas The Jam Before Christmas The Peterson Family – Twas The Jam Before Christmas Minnesota's First Family of Music 7PM • $40/35/30 View events	18 Esera Tuaolo: Mr. Aloha Holiday Show Esera Tuaolo: Mr. Aloha Holiday Show 7PM • $60/$50/35 View events	19 Stanley Jordan Stanley Jordan Visionary Guitar Wizard 7PM • $35/30 View events	20 Rachael & Vilray Rachael & Vilray Lake Street Dive Vocalist 6:30PM • $55/50/45 Rachael & Vilray Rachael & Vilray Lake Street Dive Vocalist 8:30PM • $45/40/35 View events	21 Rachael & Vilray Rachael & Vilray Lake Street Dive Vocalist 6:30PM • $55/50/45 Rachael & Vilray Rachael & Vilray Lake Street Dive Vocalist 8:30PM • $45/40/35 View events
22 A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band Christmas Rat Pack-Style 5PM • $45/40/30 A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band Christmas Rat Pack-Style 7:30PM • $45/40/30 View events	23 Spending Christmas With Alicia Witt Spending Christmas With Alicia Witt Famed Actor & Singer 7PM • $40/35/30 View events	24 Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays! View events	25 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 5PM • $45/40 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 7PM • $40/35 View events	26 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 6:30PM • $45/40 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 8:30PM • $40/35 View events	27 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 6:30PM • $45/40 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 8:30PM • $40/35 View events	28 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 6:30PM • $45/40 The Bad Plus The Bad Plus Progressive Jazz Scientists 8:30PM • $40/35 View events
29 The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show Loved Local Legends 6:30PM • $55/45/35 The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show Loved Local Legends 8:30PM • $55/45/35 View events	30 The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show Loved Local Legends 6:30PM • $55/45/35 The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show The New Standards Preener’s Eve Show Loved Local Legends 8:30PM • $55/45/35 View events	31 New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Dinner Show New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Dinner Show Roots Blues Jazz Pop 6PM • $175 New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Cocktail Show New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Cocktail Show Roots Blues Jazz Pop 10:30PM • $105 New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Livestream New Year’s Eve w/Davina and The Vagabonds – Livestream Roots Blues Jazz Pop 10:30PM • $15 View events	1 Davina and The Vagabonds Davina and The Vagabonds Roots Blues Jazz Pop 7PM • $45/40 View events	2 Kindred the Family Soul Kindred the Family Soul Legendary Neo-Soul 7PM • $85/75/65 View events	3 American Roots Revue: Songs of Freedom, Freight Trains and Hope American Roots Revue: Songs of Freedom, Freight Trains and Hope feat. Larry Long, Robert Robinson, Tonia Hughes Kendrick, Fiddlin' Pete Watercott & Billy Steele 6:30PM • $40/35/30 American Roots Revue: Songs of Freedom, Freight Trains and Hope American Roots Revue: Songs of Freedom, Freight Trains and Hope feat. Larry Long, Robert Robinson, Tonia Hughes Kendrick, Fiddlin' Pete Watercott & Billy Steele 8:30PM • $35/30/25 View events	4 Shabby Road Orchestra Shabby Road Orchestra Faithful Performances of Beatles Classics 6:30PM • $35/25 Shabby Road Orchestra Shabby Road Orchestra Faithful Performances of Beatles Classics 8:30PM • $30/20 View events

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December 2024

Rachael & Vilray

Lake Street Dive Vocalist

Dec 21, 2024 • 6:30PM • $55/50/45

“tunes that echo the feel of standards, without dipping into a single musical or lyrical cliché.” – Downbeat Rachael & Vilray has been a musical act ever since Rachael saw me play. I performed a very short set of covers and said she wanted in. Her voice is singular, agile, beautiful, and is the most […]

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Rachael & Vilray

Lake Street Dive Vocalist

Dec 21, 2024 • 8:30PM • $45/40/35

“tunes that echo the feel of standards, without dipping into a single musical or lyrical cliché.” – Downbeat Rachael Rachael & Vilray has been a musical act ever since Rachael saw me play. I performed a very short set of covers and said she wanted in. Her voice is singular, agile, beautiful, and is […]

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A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band

Christmas Rat Pack-Style

Dec 22, 2024 • 5PM • $45/40/30

“fresh and classic at the same time” – Star Tribune There’s no better place to be right before Christmas than at Dakota with Andrew Walesch and his eighteen-piece big band. Ring in the holidays with the songs of Bennett, Sinatra, Bublé, Basie, and more! Like a good many before him, singer and pianist Andrew Walesch manages to […]

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A Swingin’ Christmas With The Andrew Walesch Big Band

Christmas Rat Pack-Style

Dec 22, 2024 • 7:30PM • $45/40/30

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Spending Christmas With Alicia Witt

Famed Actor & Singer

Dec 23, 2024 • 7PM • $40/35/30

CLICK HERE TO ADD AN ALICIA WITT MEET & GREET VIP EXPERIENCE Package inclusions: • Must have a concert ticket to purchase upgrade • Pre-show Meet & Greet with Alicia • Autographs (Bring your own, or purchase items at the Merch table) • Photo Opportunity Limited Tickets Available. “This is a voice to treasure” […]

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Happy Holidays!

Dec 24, 2024 •

The Dakota is closed on December 24 to celebrate with friends and family. See you on Christmas Day for The Bad Plus.

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The Bad Plus

Progressive Jazz Scientists

Dec 25, 2024 • 5PM • $45/40

“finely orchestrated, catchy original tunes, and a knack for radically reconstituted pop covers.” – The New York Times The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades, they have played with spirit and adventure and have made […]

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The Bad Plus

Progressive Jazz Scientists

Dec 25, 2024 • 7PM • $40/35

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The Bad Plus

Progressive Jazz Scientists

Dec 26, 2024 • 6:30PM • $45/40

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The Bad Plus

Progressive Jazz Scientists

Dec 26, 2024 • 8:30PM • $40/35

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It’s because of concerts like this that I can’t stand living in Los Angeles. Why is it that Lowell Pickett’s Dakota … gets artists and tours to come to Minneapolis, MN and not darken the doors of any club in LA?

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