The superstars are out in force this summer across Michigan: Keith Urban, Rod Stewart, Styx, Rick Springfield, the Temptations, Wynonna Judd, Trombone Shorty, The Wallflowers, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Zac Brown Band, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Creed, Buddy Guy, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Goo Goo Dolls, Alison Krauss and more.

Their tours are making Michigan stops at high-profile venues, including Pine Knob Music Theatre, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill.

But more intimate outdoor venues are making their mark, too, including Warner Vineyards in Paw Paw, Bell's Brewery Beer Garden in Kalamazoo and Stix in Ludington. 

Lineups at these venues include national acts such as Jackyl, The Bacon Brother, Badfish, The Verve Pipe, Future Ialands, Bob Mould, Railroad Earth, Drive-By Truckers, The BoDeans, .moe, The Dead South, Elephant Revival and, yes, the aforementioned Ted Nugent. 

And of course, local and regional acts are taking the spotlight, too, on farm stages such as Ed Dunneback & Girls Fruit Farm pi, Wildwood Family Farms and Lavender Hill Farm to wineries, churches, golf courses and beaches, such as Muskegon's The Deck. 

View some of the concert schedules below, with full listings for more than 30 outdoor venues across Michigan in the Local Spins Summer Concerts at Michigan Venues Guide online at localspins.com/summer-concerts-michigan-venues-2025.

Clarkston: Pine Knob Music Theatre

Where: Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob Seger Drive, Clarkston

Website: pineknobamp.com/events

Lineup:

• June 11: Halsey
• June 20: Outlaw Music Festival: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trample by Turtles
• June 21: Simple Minds
• June 22: Keith Urban, Chase Matthew & Alana Springsteen
• July 2: "Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger and Weirder Tour
• July 9: Dave Matthews Band
• July 16: Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, I Prevail & Beartooth
• July 17: Pantera
• July 19: Kesha, Scissor Sisters
• July 27: The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory
• July 29: AJR
• August 1: Cyndi Lauper
• August 2: Barenaked Ladies
• August 4: The Doobie Brothers
• August 5: Rufus Du Soul
• August 6: Big Time Rush, Katelyn Tarver
• August 8: Thomas Rhett
• August 9: Nelly, Ja Rule & Eve
• August 11: Toto, Christopher Cross & Men at Work
• August 12: Rod Stewart
• August 13: Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts
• August 15: Little Big Town, Wynonna Judd, Shelby Lynne
• August 16: Styx, Kevin Cronin & Don Felder
• August 19: Volbeat
• August 21: The Black Keys
• August 22: Hardy
• August 28: Billy Idol, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• August 30: Dierks Bentley, Zach Top, The Band Loula
• September 10: Tedeschi Trucks Band
• September 11-12: Jason Aldean, Nate Smith, Raelynn
• September 16: Suicideboys
• September 20: Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace
• September 26: Lainey Wilson, Muscadine Bloodline, Lauren Watkins
• September 28: Papa Roach & Rise Against

Grand Rapids: Meijer Gardens 2025 summer concerts

Where: Meijer Gardens, 1000 E. Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids

Website/Tickets: meijergardens.org/calendar/concerts

• May 30: SOLD OUT The Head and the Heart with Futurebirds, Anna Graves: $82 member presale | $85 member | $87 public
• June 4: Chaka Khan: $130 member presale | $133 member | $135 public
• June 8: I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan): $50 member presale | $53 member | $55 public
• June 12: Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ with Abraham Alexander: $77 member presale | $80 member | $82 public
• June 15: SOLD OUT Rick Springfield with John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young: $88 member presale | $91 member | $93 public
• June 16: Diana Krall: $97 member presale | $100 member | $102 public
• June 18: SOLD OUT The Revivalists: $78 member presale | $81 member | $83 public
• June 22: Gary Clark, Jr. with Lamont Landers: $84 member presale | $87 member | $89 public
• June 23: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: $115 member presale | $118 member | $120 public
• June 25: Wynonna Judd: $75 member presale | $78 member | $80 public
• June 29: The Psychedelic Furs with The Chameleons: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63
• July 7: The Verve Pipe with Grand Rapids Symphony: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
• July 13: SOLD OUT Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with JJ Grey & Mofro: $93 member presale | $96 member | $98 public
• July 16: SOLD OUT O.A.R.: $83 member presale | $86 member | $88 public
• July 18: Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters with Kitchen Dwellers: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
• July 21: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: $72 member presale | $75 member | $77 public
• July 23: Guster with Grand Rapids Symphony: $70 member presale | $73 member | $75 public
• July 27: Dinosaur Jr. and Snail Mail with Easy Action: $50 member presale | $53 member | $55 public
• July 31: The Australian Pink Floyd Show: $65 member presale | $68 member | $70 public
• Aug. 1: The War And Treaty with Grand Rapids Symphony: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
• Aug. 3: SOLD OUT Train with Edwin McCain: $110 member presale | $113 member | $115 public
• Aug. 7: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark: $70 member presale | $73 member | $75 public
• Aug. 11: SOLD OUT Cheap Trick: $96 member presale | $99 member | $101 public
• Aug. 14: The String Cheese Incident: $90 member presale | $93 member | $95 public
• Aug. 17: SOLD OUT CAKE: $88 member presale | $91 member | $93 public
• Aug. 18: SOLD OUT Andy Grammer: $59 member presale | $62 member | $64 public
• Aug. 21: Maren Morris: $105 member presale | $108 member | $110 public
• Aug. 24: Umphrey’s McGee: $62 member presale | $65 member | $67 public
• Aug. 25: Charley Crockett: $68 member presale | $71 member | $73 public
• Aug. 28: The Crane Wives: $43 member presale | $46 member | $48 public
• Sept. 4: Smokey Robinson: $135 member presale | $138 member | $140 public
• Sept. 5: SOLD OUT Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with Willie Watson: $120 member presale | $123 member | $125 public
• Sept. 11: SOLD OUT Vance Joy with Evan Honer, Kyle Schuesler: $105 member presale | $108 member | $110 public
• Sept. 14: Rilo Kiley: $65 member presale | $68 member | $70 public

Interlochen: Arts Festival Summer Concert Series

Where: Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000 M-137, Interlochen

Website: interlochen.org/concerts-and-events

Lineup:

• June 13: Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Abraham Alexander
• June 14: Ben Folds, Lindsay Kraft
• June 15: Whiskey Myers, Bayker Blankenship
• June 17: Diana Krall
• June 20: Gary Clark Jr., Lamont Landers
• June 25: Rick Springfield
• June 26: Wynonna Judd
• June 28: May Erlewine and Joshua Davis (Corson Auditorium)
• July 9: America
• July 10: Iron and Wine, I’m With Her, Ken Pomeroy
• July 12: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Wood Brothers
• July 14: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, JJ Grey & Mofro, Dumpstaphunk
• July 15: The Infamous Stringdusters, Leftover Salmon, Kitchen Dwellers
• July 17: Ashley McBryde
• July 18: Let’s Sing Taylor
• July 22: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Marshall Tucker Band, Jefferson Starship
• July 23: Mat Kearney, Garrett Adair (Corson Auditorium)
• July 24: Straight No Chaser, O-Town
• August 4: The War and Treatt (Corson Auditorium)
• August 5: Earth, Wind & Fire
• August 6: The Temptations, The Four Tops
• August 7: The Head and The Heart, Wilderado, Katie Pruitt
• August 9: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Semisonic, Sixpence None the Richer
• August 12: .moe, Eggy
• August 15: An Evening with CAKE
• August 16: Brit Floyd’s Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary
• August 18: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
• August 22-23: Greensky Bluegrass

Kalamazoo: Bell's Beer Garden Summer Concerts

Where: Bell’s Eccentric Café, 355 East Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo

Website: bellsbeer.com/concerts-and-events

Lineup:

• May 1: Electric Six wsgs Messer Chups
• May 2: DEHD with Sweat FM & Merlin Brando
• May 3: Future Islands with Open Eagle
• May 4: The Arcadian Wild wsg River & Rail
• May 9: Out of Favor Boys Album Release Party
• May 10: Jon Hayes & The Company with Deerfield Run
• May 11: Bob Mould Band wsg Winged Wheel
• May 15: Bronson Arm with Brother Wolf
• May 16: An Evening with Android Paranoid (A Tribute to Radiohead)
• May 22: Jon Spencer
• May 23: Kanin Wren presents the Ultimate Taylor Swift Experience
• May 24: Hot Like Mars with The All-American Funk Parade
• May 27: Florist with Allegra Krieger
• May 29: Kait Rose & Co presents: An Intimate Evening featuring the Music of Joni Mitchell
• May 30: Headband Henny and PARALLELZ with special guest Celeste Allison & Moravian
• May 31: Pajamas
• June 6: Gimme Gimme Disco
• June 7: Pride after Party with IDIOT Kids
• June 11: Kyle Smith Bad for Business Tour with Highdeas
• June 13: Railroad Earth
• June 17: Watchhouse Rituals tour with Two Runners
• June 18: Craft Music in the Beer Garden (Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra)
• June 19: The Spits
• June 20: The Druid Drummer with Lucius Fox & Mighty Big Rig
• June 21: G. Love & Special Sauce
• June 25: Rising Appalachia
• June 27: An Evening with the Insiders (A Tribute to Tom Petty)
• June 29: The Cat Empire
• July 8: The Wallflowers
• July 9: Todd Rundgren
• July 10: Elephant Revival
• July 11: Trevor Hall and The Great In-Between
• July 21: Shakey Graves
• July 22: Drive-By Truckers & Deer Tick "Charm & Decadence Tour" with Thelma and the Sleaze
• July 23: White Denim
• July 24: Dean Johnson & Erin Rae
• July 30: Ducks Ltd.
• August 6: Fruit Bats
• August 8: Here Come the Mummies
• August 9: The Sinatras’ 40th Anniversary Show with special guest Broken Hearts are Blue
• August 18: The Dead South
• September 18: Superchunk
• September 19: The Baseball Project feat. members of R.E.M. & The Dream Syndicate with The Minus 5
• September 21: The 1985
• October 5: Southern Culture on the Skids

Ludington: Stix Bar

Where: Stix Bar, 1963 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ludington, MI, 49431

Website: stixludington.com/live-music

Lineup:

• May 23: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
• May 31: Neon Crows
• June 6: Jackyl
• June 13: Badfish
• June 20: The Verve Pipe
• June 21: Montgomery Gentry, Eddie Montgomery
• July 6: Lonestar
• July 17: Eli Young Band
• July 25: The BoDeans
• Aug. 7: Here Come the Mummies
• Aug. 29: Ted Nugent (sold out)

Mount Pleasant: Soaring Eagle Casino Summer Series

Where: Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mount Pleasant

Website: soaringeaglecasino.com/shows

Lineup:

• May 25: Zac Brown Band
• June 13: Cody Johnson featuring Carly Pearce with special guest Jade Eagleson
• July 17: Def Leppard with special guest Collective Soul
• July 26: Foreigner with special guest Loverboy and Night Ranger
• August 8: Brooks & Dunn
• August 23: Creed with special guest Mammoth WVH and Hinder

Paw Paw: Warner Vineyards Summer Concert Series

Where: Warner Vineyards, 706 S. Kalamazoo St., Paw Paw

Website: warnerwines.com/concerts

Lineup:

• May 15: Pandora’s Box: The Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute
• May 16: Journey Tribute: The Rock Show
• May 17: The Insiders: Tom Petty Tribute Band
• May 23: Fool’s House: The Ultimate 90s party
• May 24: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
• May 25: Near Francis: Return to Zero Tour
• May 29: Chapel Hart
• May 30: The Phil Collins Experience
• May 31- In the End: Linkin Park Experience
• June 4: Jackyl
• June 5: Turn the Page: Tribute to Bob Seger
• June 6: The Prince Experience starring Gabriel Sanchez
• June 7: Bon Jovi Tribute: Slippery When Wet
• June 8: Kenny Rogers Tribute: The Gambler Returns
• June 12: The Bacon Brothers
• June 13: Tributes to Nirvana and Chris Cornell
• June 14: Badfish: A Tribute to the Subline
• June 15: Creedence Clearwater Tribute
• June 17: Augustana
• June 19: The Dave Matthews Tribute Band
• June 20: Montgomery Gentry featuring Eddie Montgomery
• June 21: The Verve Pipe
• June 22- Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras with Tom Schwarts
• June 26: The Ultimate Doors: A Tribute to the Doors
• June 27: Yächtley Crëw
• June 28: Everclear
• July 2: The Rockett Mafia featuring RikkiRockett of Poison
• July 3: Lonestar
• July 5: 80s Dance Party
• July 10: Adrenalize: The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience
• July 11: Big Love: Fleetwood Mac Tribute
• July 12: Thunderstruck: America’s AC/DC Tribute
• July 13: Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Show
• July 17: Dancing Queen: An Abba Salute
• July 18: Eli Young Band
• July 19: 1985: Totally 80s Mixtape LIVE!
• July 20: Pop 2000 Tour!
• July 24: Red NOT Chili Peppers
• July 26: BoDeans
• July 27: Keller & The Keels
• July 31: Terrapin Flyer
• August 1: Tributes to Steely Dan and Allman Brothers
• August 2: Selena the Show ft. Karla Perez
• August 7: Eric Martin of Mr. Big (full band)
• August 8: JUMP: America’s Van Halen Experience
• August 9: moe. with special guest Eggy
• August 10: Good Intentions Tour
• August 15: Heartache Tonight: A Tribute to The Eagles
• August 16: A1A: The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show
• August 17: The American Ride: Toby Keith Tribute
• August 21: Wannabe: A Spice Girls Tribute
• August 22: Hip Hop Recall
• August 29: Whiskey Friends
• August 30: Ted Nugent: Stranglehold 50th Anniversary Tour
• September 1: Tom Keifer of Cinderella’s #Keiferband with L.A. Guns and Yet Again
• September 6: Paw Paw Wine Fest
• September 13: Taylorville: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
• September 20: The Kentucky Headhunters

Sterling Heights: Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

Where: Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, 14900 Metro Parkway, Sterling Heights

Website: freedomhillamphitheater.com

Lineup:

• May 16: Warren Zeiders
• May 21: Teddy Swims
• May 25: Peach Pit & Briston Maroney
• May 30: Riley Green
• June 1: Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens & Beach Weather
• June 2: The Driver Era
• June 6: Mt. Joy
• June 7: Bailey Zimmerman, Dylan Marlowe & Drew Baldridge
• June 14: Russell Dickerson
• August 16: Goo Goo Dolls & Dashboard Confessional
• August 22: Coheed and Cambria & Taking Back Sunday
• August 26: Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls
• September 6: Alison Krauss and the Union Station, Jerry Douglas & Willie Watson

— View more listings at LocalSpins.com.