Janelle Monáe at Roy Wilkins
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Roy Wilkins Auditorium • 7:00pm
Added to calendar on Mar 8
Janelle Monae
From Atlanta, Georgia
First Twin Cities show since since September 23, 2010 • First Roy Wilkins show • First headlining show since March 31, 2010 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since October 7, 2008
From last.fm:
Janelle Monáe is a U.S. singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, and performer. Monáe was born Janelle Monáe Robinson on 1st December 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. She moved to New York to study theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her original plan was to pursue a career on Broadway, but she soon changed her mind and returned to music. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 2003, Monáe founded the Wondaland Arts Society with like-minded young artists, and made a couple of appearances on Outkast's 2006 album Idlewild... Read more about Janelle Monáe on Last.fm.
Bruno Mars
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985 in Waikiki, Hawaii), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is a Filipino-Puerto Rican American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist signed to Atlantic Records. He is most well known for his hit Just The Way You Are, which went #1 in 9 countries in 2010. He is also known for singing/co-writing the hooks for the #1 hit Nothin' On You by B.o.B, and Billionaire by Travie McCoy; he also co-wrote the international hits Right Round by Flo Rida and Wavin' Flag by K'naan. Read more about Bruno Mars on Last.fm.
Added to bill on May 16