The Basilica Block Party is an annual two-day music festival that takes place in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The event is in its third decade, with past headlining artists including Ryan Adams, Weezer, Imagine Dragons, Ray LaMontagne, Panic!

[3] The event "started off with controversy" in 1995, according to The Star Tribune, as "people questioned using beer and rock music to raise money for a historic Catholic church."

[9] Since then, the roster has evolved, with past performers including Semisonic, The Wallflowers, The Avett Brothers, Weezer, AWOLNATION, and Ryan Adams.

Shortly before the event, scheduled headliners, the Avett Brothers were forced to withdraw because of exposure to COVID.