The Cave (pub)

The Cave

Location	Carleton College Northfield, MN
Coordinates	44.460618°N 93.149868°W / 44.460618; -93.149868
Type	Music venue
Genre(s)	Various
Opened	1927
Seating type	standing room / bar and lounge seating
Capacity	150
Website	http://orgs.carleton.edu/cave

The Cave is the oldest student-run pub in the United States. It is a favorite gathering place for students at Carleton College and is one of a limited number of music venues in Northfield, Minnesota. Founded in 1927, it is housed on the lowest level of the Margaret Evans Dormitory.

The Cave is open every night as a coffeehouse for students. There are typically several shows each week, most often on Friday and Saturday nights.

The Cave is currently licensed to serve 3.2% beer.

Notable Acts

Many notable musicians have played at The Cave. These include:

• Phish
• Immortal Technique
• Mason Jennings, 5/22/98
• Low, 1998-1999
• Why?
• Zion I, 5/30/03
• Lifesavas, 5/30/03
• Lyrics Born, 5/30/03
• Jens Lekman, 3/3/05
• Sunset Rubdown, 5/17/06
• Frog Eyes, 5/17/06
• Spank Rock, 10/10/06

No Age, performing at The Cave, 5/18/10.

• Cloud Cult, 10/27/06
• Doomtree, 1/12/07
• Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, 4/4/07, 4/17/09
• Dan Deacon, 10/5/07, 10/29/09
• White Williams, 10/5/07
• Cool Breeze, 2/8/08
• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, 4/25/08, 10/10/08
• Peanut Butter Wolf, 5/16/08
• Gospel Gossip
• Heiruspecs, 10/17/08
• Mucca Pazza, 1/24/09
• Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, 4/10/09
• Wye Oak, 4/18/09
• Low, 9/17/09
• James Pants, 10/16/09
• Atlas Sound, 10/27/09
• Broadcast, 10/27/09
• Fuck Buttons, 11/18/09

The Cave is in the basement of Margaret Evans dormitory at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.

• Chicago Underground Duo, 2/19/10
• YACHT, 2/26/10
• Xiu Xiu, 4/1/10
• tUnE-yArDs, 4/1/10
• No Age, 5/18/10
• Shonen Knife, 9/20/10
• Big Freedia, 10/19/10
• Dosh, 1/6/11
• Das Racist, 1/21/11
• Toro Y Moi, 4/4/11

External links

• The Cave official site
• The Cave's Facebook page