Of the two major metro-area casinos, Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake has been more aggressive in booking contemporary acts, particularly since it opened its new Mystic Showroom a decade ago. “(We want to attract) an audience that doesn’t necessarily have Treasure Island at the top of their mind.” The massive stage at Mystic Lake Casino measures about 150 feet wide by 48 feet high and 44 feet deep, with a quick-change area off to the side (in case Cher stops by.) “It’s a different avenue to expose people to Treasure Island,” said public relations manager Cindy Taube.

That, says casino operators, is the whole point. But Friday night, they are playing a venue probably off the radar of many of their fans - Treasure Island Casino in Welch, Minn., about 40 miles southeast of St. They returned to the Twin Cities in July to play the Basilica Block Party and then landed a track on the annual “Cities 97 Sampler.”Īt this point, one would assume multiple clubs and theaters around the Twin Cities would welcome X Ambassadors as headliners. In April, the group headlined the Myth in Maplewood. The Red Hot Chili Peppers-influenced rock band released their gold-selling debut album, “VHS,” in 2015 and watched its three singles - “Jungle,” “Renegades,” “Unsteady” - hit the charts around the world, with “Unsteady” going double platinum in the U.S.

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