Live-music venues worth the trip in Bemidji, Minnesota

Its own site describes a premier regional event center that opened in October 2010 as home of Bemidji State University hockey, hosting concerts, rodeos, expos and conventions alongside the games in a complex with 25 private suites. It functions primarily as the BSU hockey arena, taking occasional arena-scale touring concerts.

Its own site describes a locally owned Irish-inspired pub and restaurant in the heart of downtown Bemidji, continuing the spirit of its earlier identity Brigid’s Cross, where guests enjoy local craft brews or a pint of Guinness while taking in live music, open mics or trivia nights.