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==Notable events== ===Concerts=== The arena has been a popular venue that has hosted many concerts, including artists like [[Taylor Swift]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Megan Thee Stallion]], [[Elton John]], [[Twenty One Pilots]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Melanie Martinez]], [[Charli XCX]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[The Spice Girls]], [[Doja Cat]], [[One Direction]], [[Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Metallica]], [[Pantera]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Nicki Minaj]], and Minnesota legend [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]. [[File:2008-0903-RATM-pan02.jpg|750px|center|thumb|The Target Center hosting a [[Rage Against the Machine]] concert]] ===MMA and professional wrestling=== [[WWE]] has held many events at this venue and is best known for [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam 1999]], [[Judgment Day (2005)|Judgment Day 2005]],<ref name="PWTattendance">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_13325.shtml|title=WWE News: Cena at Mall of America, Judgment Day attendance, Wrestling for Jesus|date=May 23, 2005|last=Keller|first=Wade|author-link=Wade Keller|access-date=November 29, 2013|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> [[Bragging Rights (2010)|Bragging Rights 2010]], [[Elimination Chamber (2014)|Elimination Chamber 2014]], [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2017]] and [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2019)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019]]. Professional wrestling promotion [[All Elite Wrestling]] taped an episode of their weekly television show ''[[AEW Rampage]]'' at the center on November 12, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coder|first=Brie|date=November 12, 2021|title=AEW Rampage Preview (11/12): Bobby Fish vs. Jungle boy, Orange cassidy & Matt Hardy battle|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/11/aew-rampage-preview-11-12-bobby-fish-vs-jungle-boy-orange-cassidy-matt-hardy-battle/|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=[[Wrestling Inc.]]|language=en-us}}</ref> The center also hosted that year's edition of their annual pay-per-view event [[Full Gear (2021)|Full Gear]], which occurred the following day.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gagnon|first=Joshua|date=November 13, 2021|title=AEW Full Gear Preview, Live Coverage Reminder|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/11/aew-full-gear-preview-live-coverage-reminder/|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=[[Wrestling Inc.]]|language=en-us}}</ref> AEW made their Dynamite taping debut on August 10, 2022, for a special episode entitled "Quake by the Lake" The Target Center held the memorable [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] championship [[UFC 87]]: Seek and Destroy in August 2008, which featured the Welterweight title match where [[Georges St-Pierre]] defeated [[Jon Fitch]].<ref name=ufc87>{{cite web|title=Lesnar-Coleman Headlines UFC 87 in Minnesota on August 9|publisher=UFC.com|url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1415}}</ref> On October 5, 2012, [[UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot]] was held at the venue. On June 29, 2019, [[UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos]] was held at the venue. ===Gymnastics=== In 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> In 2024, the arena hosted the [[United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)|US Olympic Trials for gymnastics]] for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris from June 27 to 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/what-you-need-to-know-usa-gymnastics-trials-paris-olympics-minneapolis-target-center/600282608/|title=What you need to know about the 2024 U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in Minneapolis|website=startribune.com|publisher=Minneapolis Star Tribune|date=June 14, 2023|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> ===Other events=== In 1991, the center hosted the [[1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships]], where skater [[Tonya Harding]] became the first American woman and second in the world to land a triple [[axel jump]] in competition. Harding took home the gold medal. In 1999, Target Center hosted the "People's Celebration" inaugural event for Gov. [[Jesse Ventura]]. The event drew 14,000 people, and included performances by [[Jonny Lang]], [[Warren Zevon]], and [[America (band)|America]].<ref>[http://www.actsofcreation.com/_pages/docs/peoplecel.html The People's Celebration]</ref> The [[Professional Bull Riders]] held a [[Built Ford Tough Series]] event at Target Center during the 2003 and 2006 seasons. The Target Center hosted the [[Campaign for Liberty#Rally for the Republic|Rally for the Republic]] convention organized by the [[Campaign for Liberty]], a movement founded by Texas Congressman [[Ron Paul]], who ran an [[Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2008|unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination]]. Among the attendees of the convention were former [[Governor of Minnesota]] [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Barry Goldwater Jr.]], and former [[Governor of New Mexico]] [[Gary Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Target Center β Rally for the Republic (Ron Paul)|url=http://www.city-data.com/forum/minnesota/388320-target-center-rally-republic-ron-paul.html|work=[[City-Data]]|date=July 24, 2008|access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> The Target Center is home to the [[Target Corporation]] Annual Sales Meeting, events that host more than 10,000 retail managers and employees near Target's corporate offices. In 2018, [[Dave Matthews]] performed a short set at the event. President [[Donald Trump]] held a rally at the arena on October 10, 2019.<ref name="Trump_Rally">{{cite web |title=Events |url=https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events |website=Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. |access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live hosted their Glow Party event at the arena on November 19, 2022.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
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