Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

All Shows: Gates Open: 6:30PM Show Begins: 7:30PM
Show will be held rain or shine

Get ready for a night of legendary rock at Canterbury Park with Blue Öyster Cult! For over 50 years, BÖC has captivated fans with their electrifying blend of hard rock and heavy metal, delivering iconic hits like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," "Godzilla," and "Burnin’ for You." With a history of critical acclaim, chart-topping success, and influence on rock giants like Metallica, this is a show you won’t want to miss. Experience the energy, the power, and the music that has stood the test of time!

TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 14TH at 10:00AM

The concert area offers excellent sight lines in an intimate setting with stellar acoustics, placing music lovers close to the artists. The Canterbury grandstand concert bowl, which can comfortably accommodate your choice of reserved stadium seating, VIP table service, or a pit pass, is a unique setting ‘South of the River’ in Shakopee, MN.

Canterbury's Outdoor Concert Venue Features:

• Comfortable Fixed Individual Seating
• Outstanding Sightlines & Acoustics
• Close Proximity to the Stage
• Pit Pass Dance Area
• Indoor Restrooms
• Ample Food & Bar Service
• Unique Trackside Setting & Views
• VIP Seating with Tableside Cocktail Service
• Free Parking

Located on the Main Level
VIP ticket holders will receive admission to the show, a premium table or high-top seating in the reserved area on a deck right in front of the stage. VIPs will also be able to enjoy tableside cocktail service throughout the concert, a full cash bar, as well as restaurant menu options.

Located on the 2nd Level Outdoor Mezzanine
Cutwater Balcony Ticket Holders will receive admission to the show and a high top table for six on the top of the Grandstand Balcony, providing an excellent view of the stage and easy access to the bar. Package includes a six-pack of Cutwater Can Cocktails.

Located on the 2nd Level Outdoor Mezzanine
Our reserved seating section offers comfortable, private seats in our grandstand balcony with easy bar access, and amazing site lines and sound quality.

The Beer & Wine Garden is the only standing section to the right of the stage on the track apron. Guests are able to enjoy the picnic area and benches for seating. This section is open to all attendees to enjoy before or during the show. This section has a limited view of the stage, but a large screen to watch the show as well. Proudly serving Woodbridge, Meiomi, Kim Crawford wines, canned beer and seltzers

Make a night of your Concert Experience here at Canterbury Park! Visit our 24 hour Casino for late-night Poker or Blackjack and book a stay at the comfortable Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot. Conveniently located off Hwy 169, 25 minutes from the Minneapolis St Paul Airport (MSP) and Mall of America. Less than 2 miles from Canterbury Park and other attractions.
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For over five decades, Blue Öyster Cult has been thrilling fans of intelligent hard rock worldwide with powerful albums loaded with classic songs. Indeed, the Long Island, NY--‐based band is revered within the hard rock and heavy metal scene for its pioneering work. Blue Öyster Cult occupies a unique place in rock history because it's one of very few hard rock/heavy metal bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical acclaim as well as commercial success.

The band is often cited as a major influence by other acts such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed in VH1's countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.

Upon the release of BÖC's self--‐titled debut album in 1972, the band was praised for its catchy--‐yet- -‐heavy music and lyrics that could be provocative, terrifying, funny or ambiguous, often all in the same song. BÖC's canon includes three stone--‐cold classic songs that will waft through the cosmos long after the sun has burned out: The truly haunting "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from 1976's Agents of Fortune, the pummeling "Godzilla" from 1977's Spectres and the hypnotically melodic "Burnin' for You" from1981's Fire of Unknown Origin. Other notable BÖC songs include "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll," "Then Came the Last Days of May," "I Love the Night," "In Thee,""Veteran of the Psychic Wars," "Dominance and Submission," "Astronomy," "Black Blade" and "Shooting Shark."

The intense creative vision of BÖC's original core duo of vocalist/lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are complemented by Richie Castellano on guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section of bass guitarist Danny Miranda, and drummer Jules Radino.

We realized we're a 'classic rock' band. That's what we are, that's what we do best, and that’s what we know. The band members are proud of BÖC's classic sound, and pleased the band is creating vibrant work for disenfranchised music lovers who don't like the homogenized, prefabricated pop or sound--‐alike, formulaic rap--‐metal, which monopolizes the radio airwaves and best--‐seller charts.

BÖC has always maintained a relentless touring schedule and an album of new material THE SYMBOL REMAINS was released October 9th 2020 to rave reviews.

Their most recent studio album GHOST STORIES was released in April 2024