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"I've long known it as an iconic club and bar in downtown Minneapolis brought to national acclaim by Prince and recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the best live music venues in America; after 477 days shuttered and silenced, it returns with the Mainroom reopening July 16–17 for back-to-back Pride parties hosted by Flip Phone. Over the past year the venue was far from idle — it teamed up with some 3,000 independent music venues through NIVA to lobby for the Save Our Stages Act, helping secure Shuttered Venue Operations Grants as part of COVID-19 relief." - Ali Elabbady