Nicollet Avenue institution born in 1986, now in a building all its own.
- Shop
- Roadrunner Records
- Address
- 4534 Nicollet Avenue
- Town
- Minneapolis, United States
- Established
- 1986
- Formats
- Vinyl, CDs
- In the shop
- Buys collections, In-store gigs
- Opening hours
- Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Roadrunner Records was born in 1986 at 4302 A Nicollet Avenue, fathered by original owner Todd Adams, who had just moved to the Cities after selling his Madison store, Mad City. It shifted to 4304 Nicollet in the early 1990s and expanded into the growing CD format, hosting in-store performances by The Mekons, The Go, Bonnie Prince Billy, Eric Anderson, Michael Hurley and Michael Yonkers along the way, plus big basement sales with thousands of LPs. In 2008 the store was reduced to 4304 Nicollet, selling primarily used and new vinyl, and in 2020 it moved a few blocks down to 4534 Nicollet, a new building all its own.