The Current

Great Music Lives Here ®
Listener-Supported Music
Donate Now
Local Current Blog

19 stunning concert images of 2017

by Simone Cazares

December 28, 2017

2017 was a year of memorable concerts in the Twin Cities and around the region. Here are some of our most epic concert photos from throughout the year, selected by staff photographer Nate Ryan. You can read more about each show by clicking on each of the titles.

Photo by Emmet Kowler (January)

170107_dan-wilson_004

Photo by Nate Ryan (January)

03_2017Selects__NRA4471_jaysmart

Photo by Nate Ryan (January)

The Lemon Twigs

Photo by Emmet Kowler (January)

170128_chilldummy_459
Musicians performing in the rotunda of a state legislative building

Photo by Nate Ryan (March)

_NRA9813

Photo by Nate Ryan (March)

14_NRA1688

Photo by Emmet Kowler (March)

[image]

Photo by Nate Ryan (April)

32__NRA7550

Photo by Nate Ryan (May)

_NRA0036

Photo by Nate Ryan (May)

_DSF3926

Photo by Nancy Musinguzi (May)

SOUNDSET-PERFORMANCES-14-horizontal-option

Photo by Nate Ryan (June)

_NRA2548

Photo by Nate Ryan (June)

01_Petty_NRA3260

Photo by Nate Ryan (June)

41_01_EauxClaires_DSC0805

Photo by Nate Ryan (June)

10_01_EauxClaires_DSC8359

Photo by Nate Ryan (June)

28_01_EauxClaires_DSC9719

Photo by Emmet Kowler (July)

[image]

Photo by Evan Frost (July)

23_Frost_RTGRecap_20170722

Photo by Emmet Kowler (July)

20_Frost_RTGRecap_20170723-1

Photo by Emmet Kowler (July)

170701_grant_436

Photo by Nate Ryan (August)

21__NRA5757

Photo by Darin Kamnetz (August)

2017-08-06 Sylvan Esso-Darin Kamnetz-101a

Photo by Emmet Kowler (August)

170817_MDSxDADA_017

Photo by Nate Ryan (September)

U2 performing at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sept. 8, 2017.

Photo by Nate Ryan (October)

26_2017Selects__DSC9956_preview

Photos by Maddy Fox (October)

27_2017Selects_CourtneyKurt-20171026 -maddyfox

Photo by Emmet Kowler (October)

171029_arcade-fire_008-2

Photo by Nate Ryan (November) 

29_2017Selects__DSC6102_preview

Photo by Maddy Fox (November)

BrotherAli-1
Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.