Let’s get loud. Between the festival circuit and the big-name touring acts coming to amphitheaters and stadiums, there’s great concerts happening every week from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Here are some to look out for.
The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre
2600 Atwater St., Detroit; thearetha.com
6/10: Boney James
6/17: Maysa
6/20: Juvenile
6/21: Father’s Day Jokes, Jazz, and Jams
6/24: Lalah Hathaway
7/1: Eric Roberson, Goapele
7/8: Melanie Fiona, Durand Bernarr
7/10: G Herbo
7/15: Kelly Price
7/18: Boosie Badazz and Friends Blues On The River
7/22: Jonathan Butler, Keiko Matsui
7/25: Charlie Wilson, Evelyn “Champagne” King, and Mary Jane Girls ft. Val Young
7/29: PJ Morton
7/31: Jefferson Starship: Runaway Tour with Atlanta Rhythm Section, Firefall, and Orleans
8/1: Money Bagg Yo, Kash Doll, YK Neice
8/5: Damien Escobar
8/12: Robert Glasper
8/14: Tink, Fridayy
8/19: Kindred the Family Soul
8/26: Hiroshima, Naturally 7
9/4: Justin Moore
Comerica Park
2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313presents.com
8/21: My Chemical Romance, Iggy Pop
The Crofoot Ballroom
1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; thecrofoot.com
5/16: Free Throw
5/22-5/23: Sheryl Underwood
5/24: The Decibel Magazine Tour: Cryptopsy, Necrot, Fulci, BLOOD
5/28: Steam Powered Giraffe
6/5: Smokedope2016
6/12: Kawaii Rave
6/13: The Cab
Russell Industrial Center
1600 Clay St., Detroit; russellindustrialcenter.com
5/23: Sara Landry, Ellen Allien
5/24: Richie Hawtin
5/25: Dom Dolla, Boys Noize
6/26: Max Styler
Elektricity
15 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; elektricitymusic.com
5/15: Side Quest
5/16: Anime Rave
5/29: Muerte & Stoned Level: Stoned To Death
5/30: Grabbitz
6/5: Crater Bass ft. Green Matter
6/6: Shiverz: Chronicles Of The Underground Vol. 3
6/12: Down The Rabbit Hole
6/13: Dystinct Live In Detroit At Elektricity
6/19: Full Throttle Frenzy Ft. Deucez (Limited Free W / Rsvp Before 11pm)
6/20: Neon Dreams Ft. Blüejay (Limited Free W / Rsvp Before 11pm)
7/10: Dirt Monkey: Golden Banana Tour
7/11: Despicable Beats (Limited Free W / Rsvp Before 11pm)
7/18: Girly Pop
8/21: Mitis: Through The Dark Tour
8/22: Madvktm
The Fillmore
2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; ticketmaster.com
5/15: Wage War
5/16: Nate Smith
5/17: Black Veil Brides
5/19: WRIF Presents: Alter Bridge – What Lies Within Tour
5/26: Baby Keem
5/30: K-POP Superstars
6/3: Killswitch Engage
6/6: Electronic Orchestra
6/16: Echo and the Bunnymen
6/17: Dance Gavin Dance
6/23: Charley Crockett, Nat Myers
6/24: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
6/26: Spoon, the Beths
6/30: Wale, Smino
7/1: Buju Banton, Stephen Marley
7/13: The Pretty Reckless
7/19: Poppy
7/23: Kaleo
7/24: T.I.
7/31: 42 Dugg, Babyface Ray
8/3: Tomahawk
8/11: Jack Harlow – Monica Tour
8/13: Happy Together Tour with the Association, the Troggs, Jason Scheff, Gary Puckett, the Fortunes
8/14: Diggy Graves
8/16: Mon Laferte
8/23: Theory of a Deadman, Sevendust
8/28: Bop To The Top
Ford Field
2000 Brush St., Detroit; fordfield.com
7/2, 7/3, 7/5: Usher Raymond, Chris Brown
8/6: Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age
8/8: Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Allen Stone
8/29: Ed Sheeran
Fox Theatre
2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313presents.com
5/13: Dethklok, Amon Amarth, Castle Rat
5/16: Brit Floyd
5/17: Ari Lennox, Lekan, Phabo
5/19: Charlie Puth, Daniel Seavey, Ally Salort
6/6: Ali Siddiq
6/20: Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill, Ginuwine, Kut Klose
6/23: Marcus King Band, Penelope Road
6/29: Chicago
7/9: Madison Beer, Thuy, Lulu Simon
7/11: Ella Mai, AMA, Girlfriend
7/18: Rick Ross, the Renaissance Orchestra, the Sainted Trap Choir
7/25: Metric, Broken Social Scene, Stars
8/7: Tori Amos, Bartees Strange
8/26-8/27: Jill Scott
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids; meijergardens.org
5/27: O.A.R.
6/7: The Wallflowers, Early James
6/8: Sierra Ferrell
6/10: Five for Fighting, Edwin McCain
6/12: Wilco
6/15: Trombone Shorty, Orleans Avenue, Tank and the Bangas
6/17: Trey Anastasio, Jeff Tansky
6/19: Tash Sultana
6/22: Pink Martini All-Stars
6/24: Larkin Poe, The Record Company
6/28: Little Feat
7/1: St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Nathan Graham
7/2: Matteo Bocelli
7/10: Ziggy Marley, J Boog
7/13: Lucy Dacus, Smidley
7/15: Trampled by Turtles
7/16: Shakey Graves, Cam Neal
7/20: Buddy Guy
7/22: Kaleo, Dawes
7/23: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
7/26: St. Vincent with Grand Rapids Symphony
7/27: Houndmouth
7/30: Brothers Osborne
8/3: Jesse Welles, Steph Strings
8/5: Men at Work, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Shonen Knife
8/6: The Beach Boys
8/12: Umphrey’s McGee, moe.
8/13: Mat Kearney
8/16: Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
8/26: ZZ Top, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
8/28: Myles Smith, Michael Marcagi
Majestic Theatre
4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; majesticdetroit.com
5/13: Babyfxce E, Luhh Dyl
5/16: Demon Hunter, Convictions, Cultist
5/20: Clara La San, Sausha
5/21: Courtney Barnett, Truman Sinclair
5/22: Between The Buried and Me, Thank You Scientist, The World is a Beautiful Place, I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
5/23: Thornhill, 156/Silence, Fox Lake, Vianova
5/24: Austeria, Haylee Wood b2b 2ar, Cass, DJ Goose, Jude Harris
5/30: Club 1BD
6/7: Passion Pit
6/16: Dexter and the Moonrocks, Cigarettes @ Sunset, High June
6/18: Joshua Slone, Jake Minch
7/31: Infected Mushroom
8/16: Jutes, With in Color, Wilt
8/18: Chance Peña, Hans Williams
Masonic Temple
500 Temple St., Detroit; themasonic.com
5/29: Audrey Hobert
6/24: The Human League, Soft Cell, Alison Moyet
7/18: Louis Tomlinson
7/24: Men at Work, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Shonen Knife
8/7: Sam Barber, Waylon Wyatt, Wild Horses
8/10: Big Thief
Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; 313presents.com
5/16: Satchvai Band, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai , Animals as Leaders
5/31: Primus, the Claypool Lennon Delirium, and The Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
6/13: Wilco
6/20: Paul Simon
6/25: Tobymac, Zach Williams, Seph Schlueter, Jamie Macdonald
7/24: Emmylou Harris, Graham Nash
7/29: Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Spacey Jane
8/8: Howard Jones, Wang Chung, the English Beat, Modern English
8/15: The Beach Boys
8/21: Brandi Carlile, I’m With Her
8/28: Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith and the Saints, Bayker Blankenship, Logan Jahnke
8/30: Needtobreathe, Drew & Ellie Holcomb
Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre At Freedom Hill
14900 Metro Pkwy., Sterling Heights; 313presents.com
5/13: Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Plain White T’s
5/21: Khalid, Lauv
5/23: The Kid Laroi, Tommy Richman, WizTheMc
5/30: Triumph, April Wine
6/5: Parker Mccollum, Max Mcnown, Kassi Ashton
6/9: Mt. Joy
6/12: Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate, the Get Up Kids
6/13: Turnpike Troubadours, Muscadine Bloodline, Katie Pruitt
6/25: Young The Giant, Cold War Kids, Almost Monday
7/10: Ted Nugent
7/15: Sarah McLachlan, Allison Russell
8/15: Motionless in White, Lorna Shore, Fit For a King, Static Dress
8/19: Lindsey Stirling, Pvris
8/20: Empire of the Sun, Polo & Pan, Midnight Generation.
8/22: Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Kenny Whitmire
8/28: The Fray, Dashboard Confessional And Colony House
8/29: The Rock Orchestra performing Metallica, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Rage Against the Machine, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, System of a Down, Guns N’ Roses, Evanescence, Papa Roach, the Cranberries, and more
Pine Knob Music Theatre
33 Bob Seger Dr., Clarkston; 313presents.com
5/23: Kid Cudi, Big Boi, A-Trak
6/5: Kesha, Chromeo, Sizzy Rocket
6/15: The Strokes, Thundercat, Hamilton Leithauser
6/16: MGK, Wiz Khalifa, Mod Sun
6/18: Santana, the Doobie Brothers
6/19: Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Dauzat St. Marie
6/21: Godsmack, Stone Temple Pilots, Dorothy
6/27: Darius Rucker, Corey Kent, Lauren Alaina, Austin Williams, Jacob Hackworth, Atlus, Kevin Powers
7/3: The Guess Who, Don Felder
7/10: Jack Johnson, Hermanos Gutiérrez
7/11-7/12: Luke Bryan, Shane Profitt, Lauren Watkins, Raelynn, DJ Rock
7/13: Muse, Bloc Party, the Temper Trap
7/16: John Mellencamp
7/17: Hank Williams Jr., Sammy Kershaw, Mary Kutter
7/18: The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers, Southall
7/20: Mötley Crüe
7/24: Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz
7/25: Jack White
7/26: Kidz Bop Live
7/29: Ne-Yo, Akon
7/30: 311, Dirty Heads, Ocean Alley, Rome
7/31: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Six Gun Sally
8/1: Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band
8/2: Evanescence, Spiritbox, Nova Twins
8/4: Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte
8/5: Train, Barenaked Ladies, Matt Nathanson
8/6: 5 Seconds Of Summer, the Band Camino
8/15: Hilary Duff, La Roux, Jade Lemac
8/16: Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks, Eva Under Fire
8/21: Deep Purple, Kansas
8/22: Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sierra Hull , Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble
8/23: TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue
8/28: Tim Mcgraw, 49 Winchester
8/29: Toto, Christopher Cross, the Romantics
Royal Oak Music Theater
318 W. 4th St., Royal Oak; royaloakmusictheatre.com
5/15: Patrick Warburton
5/16: Qvueen Herby
5/17: Alex Edelman
5/21: Yebba
5/27: Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen
6/7: Corinne Bailey Rae
6/16: Taking Back Sunday, Bayside
6/18: Connor Price, Nic D
7/8: The Marvelous Miss Gender Starring Bosco
7/10: Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band
7/12: Laurie Berkner
8/9: Oliver Tree
8/12: The Psychedelic Furs, Living Colour
8/20: Todd Rundgren
8/31: Peter Hook and the Light
Festivals
5/23-5/25: Movement Music Festival (Hart Plaza, Detroit) with Carl Cox, Sara Landry, Dom Dolla, and more
5/30-5/31: Tied Down Detroit (Russell Industrial Center, Detroit) with Blood for Blood, Carryon, Straight Ahead, Nails, Negative Approach, Terror, and more
6/19-6/20: Pug Fest 4 (The Orchid Theatre, Ferndale and The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac) with Algernon Cadwallader, Heart Attack Man, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), Kerosene Heights, and more
6/25-6/28: Electric Forest (Double JJ Resort, Rothbury) with Illenium, Excision, GRiZ, Kaskade, Chris Lake, the String Cheese Incident, and more
7/31-8/2: Pig & Whiskey with Reverend Horton Heat, Goober and the Peas, the Verve Pipe
7/15-7/19: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Hassan Hakmoun, Nikki D and the Sisters of Thunder, Martha Redbone
9/4-9/7: Detroit Jazz Festival (Hart Plaza) with Joe Lovano, Ron Carter, Bob James, Ravi Coltrane, Artemis, Kurt Elling and Yellowjackets, Delcon Lamarr Organ Trio, and more
This article appears in May 13-26, 2026.
