Name: Raynes Live with a String Quartet at the Belle Mehus Auditorium
Start: 2026-03-05T18:30:00-06:00
Location: Belle Mehus Auditorium

Raynes Live with a String Quartet at the Belle Mehus Auditorium

Bismarck-Mandan, we're coming home! Raynes all started right here in Bismarck. Joe Berger of Mandan and Mat Charley of Minot met at U Mary. Now, lead singer Mark Race considers Bismarck a second home (he even proposed to his wife here!).
On Thursday, March 5th, Raynes will be performing for the first time ever with the Bloom string quartet. There will be event-exclusive merchandise and a portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Youth Orchestra. This will be a night of firsts that you don't want to miss!
Join us at the Belle Mehus and bring the whole family.
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:30pm
About Raynes:
British-American trio Raynes formed when Mat Charley and Joe Berger, both born and raised in North Dakota, came across a video of UK native Mark Race on Instagram and fell in love—first with his face, then with his voice. After a few messages and phone calls, Mark was on a plane to the US to start a band (a few months later, he had the flight number tattooed on his arm).
Since then, Raynes has signed with Sony Music Publishing and released six singles and four EPs, drawing hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners and tens of millions of streams and earning press in Billboard and People. They’ve performed at BottleRock Festival and in clubs, concert halls, and amphitheaters across the US and the UK, developing a reputation as a high-energy live act.
In 2025, Raynes’ rendition of “I Want You to Want Me” was featured in an episode of Love Is Blind on Netflix.
Known for their intricate vocal harmonies and unique instrumentation as well as their poetic lyrics, Raynes has yet to come up with a good answer as to what genre their music falls under. With all three members coming from different musical backgrounds, the boys combine their diverse influences to form a group that draws inspiration from around the globe, incorporating elements of folk, rock, and chamber pop with Celtic and world music to create a wholly original—and difficult to categorize—sound.