Burnsville Concert Charter Bus Rentals

Two of the biggest concert venues in Minnesota sit about 15 miles north of Burnsville on I-35W, and on arena show nights, that stretch of freeway earns every bad thing you've ever said about it. Target Center (600 1st Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55403) holds 20,000 fans for major touring acts, and the ramps around Hennepin Avenue and 1st Avenue North back up hours before doors open. Xcel Energy Center (175 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102) draws massive crowds across the river, with West 7th Street and Kellogg Boulevard both crawling after the final song.

Rather than splitting your group across three cars and paying $40 to park in a ramp you'll be stuck in for 45 minutes after the show, a Burnsville concert charter bus rental takes everyone together, drops at the venue, and picks the group up curbside when the lights come on. The official Target Center parking page says bus and motorcoach groups must reserve through MPLS Parking; bus parking costs $30, while overnight bus parking costs $40. Xcel Energy Center does not provide oversized-vehicle parking, so groups needing that option are directed to Union Depot Lot D, with arrangements requiring 48-hour notice and pre-payment.

Check the Target Center directions and parking page and the Xcel Energy Center directions and parking page for current bus drop-off and access details before your show date, and confirm with the venue directly — these can shift by event.

Minneapolis has one of the best live music scenes in the Midwest, and Burnsville groups heading into the city for a club show know the drill: parking in the Warehouse District or around Hennepin Avenue is expensive, limited, and gone by the time you get there. First Avenue (701 1st Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55403) is the crown jewel — a venue with real history and a capacity of around 1,500 that sells out fast. The Fillmore Minneapolis (525 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55401) in the North Loop draws mid-size touring acts, and parking around 5th Street and Washington Avenue is tight on show nights.

First Avenue does not have an official parking lot; its FAQ points visitors toward the surface lot behind the venue at 1st Avenue and 8th Street, plus nearby ramps, so your group can plan the pickup point without assuming the club has its own lot.

A minibus or sprinter van rental is the smart call for club-show groups — small enough to drop right on 1st Avenue or 5th Street, and easy to coordinate pickup when the show wraps. Compare 15–35 passenger minibuses from a network of Burnsville-area companies through this website, and lock in your pickup window before the opener even hits the stage.

Bands and touring performers moving through the Twin Cities corridor have their own set of logistics headaches — gear transport, multiple venue stops, tight load-in windows, and a group that needs to actually rest between shows. Burnsville's position right off I-35W makes it a natural staging point for acts playing both Minneapolis and the south-metro casino circuit, and a charter bus or sprinter van rental keeps equipment and group together without the cost and coordination chaos of renting multiple vehicles.

A 40–56 passenger charter bus with undercarriage luggage bays handles instrument cases, amplifiers, and personal bags without anyone playing Tetris in the back of a rented van. Smaller touring groups can compare sprinter van rentals and 15-passenger minibuses for tighter group sizes. You set the itinerary — load-in times, venue addresses, hotel stops — and the bus works around your schedule.

Call 612-474-5340 to build a custom package around your tour dates!

Burnsville sits right off I-35W and Cedar Avenue (MN-77), which puts your group within striking distance of nearly every major concert venue in the Twin Cities metro — but it also means you're dealing with the same post-show traffic crush on I-35W northbound that every other fan is fighting. A bus handles that so nobody in your group has to. And because Burnsvillecoachbusservice.com works through a national booking platform, finding concert bus rentals in Burnsville and every nearby city is just as easy.

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