Minneapolis (January 31, 2012) --- Blood, Sweat & Tears, the classic jazz-rock band, will bring their Spinning Wheel to the State Farm Twin Cities Auto Show on Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. in the Minneapolis Convention Center Auditorium.

The first 2,000 rockers to buy tickets online will get a free commemorative Rock the Auto Show t-shirt (shrink-wrapped in the shape of a guitar) and all concert attendees will receive a free ticket to the Auto Show. Vouchers for the free t-shirts may be redeemed during show hours, before 8 p.m. on March 17.

Tickets are available online at www.TwinCitiesAutoShow.com. Reserved seats range from $35 to $55.

This concert event is sponsored by KOOL 108, Star Tribune and the Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association of Minnesota, Inc. (GMADA).

The 39th Annual State Farm Twin Cities Auto Show, presented by the GMADA, will be held March 10 18 at the Minneapolis Convention Center (1301 Second Ave. So., Halls B, C, D & E).

Featuring an estimated $15,000,000 in new vehicles and exhibits, this is the seventh largest Auto Show in the nation and the largest consumer show in Minnesota.

This years show will cover approximately 400,000 square feet blanketed by an estimated 400 new models representing 35 different makes of domestic and

imported automobiles, trucks, and SUVs. Every manufacturer selling vehicles in Minnesota will be represented.

The 2012 State Farm Twin Cities Auto Show is sponsored by The Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association of Minnesota, Inc. (GMADA).

GMADA is an organization of over 120 new car and truck franchised dealers in the Greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. The 2012 Auto Show Director is

Scott Lambert of GMADA; Chairperson is Kjell Bergh of Borton Volvo, and the 2012 Auto Show Featured Vehicle is the 2012 Volvo XC60.

For more information on the State Farm Twin Cities Auto Show, including hours, a $2 discount coupon and advance tickets, please visit

www.TwinCitiesAutoShow.com. Discount coupons are also available at participating new auto dealers in the metro area.

Find us on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Twin Cities Auto Show) or follow us on Twitter: (www.Twitter.com/TCAutoShow)

MEDIA NOTE: A Media Open House will be hosted on March 12 from 1 3:30 p.m. Details to come.

Contact: Molly Steinke, Nemer Fieger, 952-278-3142 or 612-309-1677, molly@nemerfieger.com

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