Concert review: A Taylor Swift cover band had kids singing and dancing at the Grandstand

The Minnesota State Fair Grandstand opened the season with a sold out Old Dominion show and wrapped up on Monday with Taylor Swift.

Well, not the actual Taylor Swift, but her music did ring through the stands during late morning and mid-afternoon sets from Bri and the Anti-heroes. The band of six friends came together in the spring of 2023 to pay tribute to Taylor Swift. Led by vocalist and North Dakota native Brianna Helbling, the group says they have sold out every show they’ve played, including First Avenue.

Alas, the Anti-heroes’ streak is now broken, as the crowds for the two shows numbered in the hundreds, not thousands. But it was still a blast to hear songs like “”We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “… Ready for It?” performed beneath sunny skies and some of the most gor