{"id":2287899,"date":"2026-02-18T19:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2287899"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:12:11","slug":"soul-asylum-and-hippo-campus-to-headline-grandmas-marathon-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/soul-asylum-and-hippo-campus-to-headline-grandmas-marathon-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul Asylum and Hippo Campus to headline Grandma\u2019s Marathon concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3238764\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox21online.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b\/f\/entertainment-lineup-50th-grandmas-marathon.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1200\" data-lb-height=\"630\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entertainment Lineup 50th Grandmas Marathon<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-description-text\">(Grandmas Marathon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DULUTH, Minn. \u2013 Soul Asylum and Hippo Campus will headline concerts for Grandma\u2019s Marathon weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Minnesota-based bands will take the stage at Bayfront Festival Park in June 2026 to help celebrate 50 years of Grandma\u2019s Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were searching for acts that felt authentic to who we are and reflective of where we come from,\u201d said Grandma\u2019s Marathon. Marketing &amp; Public Relations Director Zach Schneider. \u201cBringing several Minnesota-based bands with different but complementary styles will make for an energetic and welcoming lineup for participants across all generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s headliner, Soul Asylum, had big hits in the 1990s with \u201cRunaway Train\u201d and \u201cMisery,\u201d both hitting the top 20 on the US charts.\u00a0 Their songs \u201cSomebody to Shove\u201d and \u201cBlack Gold\u201d both were top 10 hits on the Alternative Rock charts.<\/p>\n<p>Hippo Campus, the Friday evening headliner, is a Minneapolis-based indie band that\u2019s earned national recognition for its modern, infectious, and genre-blending sound.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Hippo Campus, Schneider said, \u201cTheir music resonates with all ages and fits perfectly into the celebratory nature of this year\u2019s marathon, and they will be wonderful \u2018stage setters\u2019 for the excitement to follow on race day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s supporting act will be GB Leighton, known for its high-energy sound and captivating live performances.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis was a no-brainer \u2013 GB Leighton is part of the fabric of Grandma\u2019s Marathon,\u201d Schneider said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROCK THE BAYFRONT \u2013 FRIDAY, JUNE 19<br \/><\/strong>1:30 p.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m. \u2013 GB Leighton<br \/>5:30 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 Hippo Campus<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROCK THE BAYFRONT \u2013 SATURDAY, JUNE 20<br \/><\/strong>9:00 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m. \u2013 Boxcar<br \/>11:00 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. \u2013 Not Fade Away: A Tribute to The Grateful Dead<br \/>1:00 p.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m. \u2013 The Slamming Doors<br \/>3:00 p.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m. \u2013 Charlie Parr<br \/>5:00 p.m. \u2013 6:00 p.m. \u2013 Mid Dream<br \/>6:30 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. \u2013 Emily Haavik &amp; The 35s<br \/>8:30 p.m. \u2013 10:00 p.m. \u2013 The Music of Prince <em>(featuring former members of The New Power Generation)<br \/><\/em>10:30 p.m. \u2013 11:45 p.m. \u2013 Soul Asylum\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fox21online.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment Lineup 50th Grandmas Marathon (Grandmas Marathon) DULUTH, Minn. \u2013 Soul Asylum and Hippo Campus will headline concerts for Grandma\u2019s Marathon weekend. 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