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Grand Rapids Riverfest preview with Greta: Spoon at Red Rocks

Rock band Spoon performing on a stage with dark blue cloudy sky behind them.
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Spoon performing at Fargo Brewery in 2021.

From Austin, Texas, the band Spoon has released ten albums including a string of five straight top 10 records: "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" (2007), "Transference" (2010), "They Want My Soul" (2014), "Hot Thoughts" (2017), and "Lucifer on the Sofa" (2022).

Grand Rapids Riverfest is Spoon’s only Minnesota date in 2024.

Greta Ravenhurst, a local teen, smiles with Gerardo Larios of Spoon during a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado on August 14, 2024.
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Greta Ravenhurst, a local teen, smiles with Gerardo Larios of Spoon during a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado on August 14, 2024.

GRAND RAPIDS — As we get ready for the 4th annual Grand Rapids Riverfest, we spoke with a Spoon superfan on the Morning Show. Greta Ravenhorst is a 16-year-old from Racine, Minnesota, who got to see her fourth performance from the band this week, this time at Red Rocks in Colorado. Greta got us prepped for the Grand Rapids Riverfest headliner, the band's only Minnesota date on their fall tour.

"I really like the chemistry that everybody has on stage. Like there was one song where they were playing a solo, like back and forth" she said. "I thought that was really cool, and they have lights that look really good."

Greta described Spoon's sound as authentic, and kind of nostalgic. Her dad Ryan got her into the band, and Greta's childhood was filled with their sound.

KAXE Music Director and Grand Rapids Riverfest Coordinator Kari Hedlund has seen them live as well. "What I've been so impressed by them every single time is how tight they sound."

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"They Want My Soul (Deluxe)" by Spoon is KAXE's Album of the Week for Aug. 12-18, 2024.

Greta and her dad will head to Grand Rapids on Sept. 7 to see Spoon again. "My favorite song is, I think, 'I Summon You,' off the Gimme Fiction release."

Tickets are still available for Grand Rapids Riverfest which also features Shakey Graves, Sarah Jarosz, S.G. Goodman and Corey Medina and Brothers. Prices will increase on the day of the event. Get yours today at Grand Rapids Riverfest.


Which band are you looking forward to at Grand Rapids Riverfest in 2024? Let us know!

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Heidi Holtan is Director of Content and Public Affairs. She manages producers/hosts and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR.