This summer is not only the perfect time to lay in the sun and have backyard barbeques in the moonlight; seeing your favorite live music acts is much more stress-free when spent in the summer heat instead of inches of snow.
There is something for everyone this summer. For the ladies, John Mayer and the Backstreet Boys are hitting the stage. Metalheads will be satisfied with Bullet For My Valentine and Asking Alexandria, old-timers will be ready to see Earth, Wind & Fire and The Beach Boys and those who crave top 40 hits can gear up for performances from Adam Lambert and Lady GaGa.
If you’re looking for a good laugh, comedians Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes and Weird Al Yankovic will be in the area as well.
Below, many of the coming attractions are listed, for your convenience (if tickets are still available).
May
May 20 – Five for Fighting – the City Theatre, Detroit
May 21 – Rick Springfield – Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit
May 22 – Imogen Heap – the Fillmore, Detroit
May 22 – Maxwell & Jill Scott – the Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.
May 23 – Cats – Fisher Theater, Detroit
May 23 – WWE Presents ‘Over The Limit’ – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
May 30 – Bullet For My Valentine – the Fillmore, Detroit
June
June 1 – Earth, Wind & Fire – Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, Toledo
June 4 – Asking Alexandria – Magic Stick, Detroit
June 4 – Brad Paisley – Huntington Center, Toledo
June 4 – Erykah Badu – Chene Park, Detroit
June 4 – Hawthorne Heights – Headliners, Toledo
June 8 – Adam Lambert – OMNI, Toledo
June 10 – Wanda Sykes – Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit
June 12 – Kathy Griffin – Fox Theatre, Detroit
June 16 – MGMT – The Fillmore, Detroit
June 18 – Backstreet Boys – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
June 19 – Sheryl Crow – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
June 20 – Blake Shelton – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
June 20 – Otep – Emerald Theatre, Mt Clemens, Mich.
June 23 – Dave Matthews Band – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
June 27 – Saliva – Headliners, Toledo
June 30 – U2 – Spartan Stadium – East Lansing, Mich.
June 30 – Weird Al Yankovic – Toledo Zoo Ampitheater, Toledo
July
July 1 – American Idols Live! – the Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.
July 1 – Cyndi Lauper – Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit
July 6 – Zac Brown Band – Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, Toledo
July 11 – Hole – the Fillmore, Detroit
July 16 – Sting – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
July 17 – Demetri Martin – Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Mich.
July 17 – Simon & Garfunkel – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.
July 22 – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.
July 23 – Limp Bizkit & Ice Cube – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
July 28 – John Mayer – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
July 29 – Brooks & Dunn – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
July 31 – Kings of Leon – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
August
August 1 – The Beach Boys – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
August 3 – Carrot Top – Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Mich.
August 5 – Maroon 5 – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
August 10 – Barenaked Ladies – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
August 14 – The Black Keys – The Fillmore, Detroit
September
September 2 – American Idols Live! – Huntington Center, Toledo
September 2 – Eminem & Jay Z – Comerica Park, Detroit
September 4 – Lady GaGa – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.
