| Up for some music? Want to see your favorite music | | | | to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and |
| performer in action? Love the live experience of a | | | | golf course, the DTE Energy Music Theatre was |
| concert? Detroit's capacity for handling big crowds and | | | | renamed in 2001 when DTE Energy purchased the |
| drawing the biggest names in music makes it a prime | | | | area's premiere outdoor amphitheater. Despite this |
| destination for concert-goers. This is Motown after all - | | | | change, many people still continue to call the venue |
| the city where the likes of Stevie Wonder and the | | | | "Pine Knob" or "the knob." Many of music's greatest |
| Supremes launched their careers. Rising stars and local | | | | stars have performed at the theater, including Chicago |
| bands still find an enthusiastic welcome for music of all | | | | and Eddie Money. The Detroit venue is also on some |
| kinds in Detroit City. | | | | of the biggest tours of the summer concert season, |
| Fox Theatre | | | | including Ozzfest, Gigantour, and Reggae Sunsplash. |
| The preservation of the Fox Theatre is one of | | | | Canadian power-trio Rush have regarded the DTE as |
| Detroit's proudest achievements. The 5,000-seat | | | | their favorite venue to play in the United States. The |
| palace of the arts, arguably the most opulent in the | | | | blockbuster Police tour makes its stop at the DTE in |
| nation when it opened in 1928, was designated a | | | | the summer of 2008. Tim McGraw and Gingantour |
| national landmark in 1989 after an $11 million renovation. | | | | with Megadeath are also scheduled to appear during |
| The Fox is now busy with concerts, family-oriented | | | | the May to September concert season. |
| shows and a wide variety of other offerings. It's the | | | | Meadow Brook Music Festival |
| anchor of the Theatre District and perhaps Detroit's | | | | Located at Oakland University, the Meadow Brook |
| greatest civic treasure. In 2008, the Fox welcomes | | | | Music Festival accommodates up to 8,000 in the |
| American pop band The Jonas Brothers; Grammy | | | | expansive outdoor pavilion and lawn seating area. The |
| award-winning R&B, soul and jazz singer Jill Scott; and | | | | Meadow Brook Music Festival is the official summer |
| Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, recipients of the 2007 | | | | home of the renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra, |
| Grammy award for Best Pop Collaboration with | | | | in addition to being one of the top concert venues in |
| Vocals, for the track Gone Gone Gone. Audiences | | | | Michigan, showcasing the musical talents of James |
| can also catch big-name entertainers like comedians | | | | Taylor and His Band of Legends in 2008. |
| Chris Rock and Frank Caliendo. | | | | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Joe Louis Arena | | | | Detroit's premier auditorium-style concert venue is |
| Home of the 10-time Stanley Cup Champion Detroit | | | | often referred to simply as the Palace, and is home of |
| Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena proudly stands along the | | | | the Detroit Pistons and hosts numerous concerts and |
| banks of the Detroit River. The 20,058-seat arena is | | | | special events throughout the year. Some of the |
| Detroit City's largest indoor venue and regularly hosts | | | | venue's past big-name entertainers include Sting, David |
| exciting attractions, including professional sports, college | | | | Lee Roth, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. In early 2008, |
| hockey, concerts, circuses, and even Disney on Ice | | | | the Spice Girls performed at the Palace as part of |
| shows. The People Mover stops at its door, so | | | | their reunion tour The Return of the Spice Girls to a |
| concert goers can park elsewhere downtown and | | | | sold-out crowd. The 2008 season also includes Avril |
| reach the arena quickly. The Foo Fighters are set to | | | | Lavigne, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Santana, |
| rock Joe Louis Arena in 2008. Def Leppard with REO | | | | Kanye West, Tom Petty, and Celine Dion. |
| Speedwagon and Styx will also make an appearance | | | | Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
| here and later in the year, Rush makes a stop at Joe | | | | Founded in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is |
| Louis during their extended Snakes & Arrows World | | | | one of the United States' most prestigious and |
| Tour. | | | | accessible orchestras. In 2003, it launched the Max M. |
| Cobo Arena | | | | Fisher Music Center, a performing arts complex, which |
| Situated near the Detroit River, the Cobo Arena is one | | | | has become a popular venue for musical concerts of |
| of Michigan's finest event sites, entertaining national and | | | | various genres, including some of the most popular |
| international audiences for over four decades. While | | | | jazz concerts in town. The Max houses the famous |
| the Detroit Basketball Championships are held here, so | | | | Orchestra Hall, the Music Box, Atrium, and Allesee Hall. |
| are some of the greatest rock and roll concerts in the | | | | Excellent acoustics and state-of-the-art facilities make |
| world - Slipknot, Madonna and KISS, to name a few. | | | | every performance memorable. The Max also has |
| Contemporary bands such as Weezer, Jimmy Eat | | | | facilities to host conferences, private concerts, |
| World, Bush, Oasis, Blink 182, and the Goo Goo Dolls, | | | | banquets and weddings. The Chieftans, Ireland's |
| as well as seasoned veterans like Bob Dylan play | | | | musical ambassadors, make their appearance at the |
| here. Cobo hosts several sporting and civic events, | | | | Fisher in 2008, as well as five-time Academy |
| rallies, gatherings, and location shoots. | | | | award-winner John Williams, followed by New Orleans |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | | | | Jazz and the Mambo Kings. |
| Originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due | | | | |