Local Spins’ latest update on weeknight community concerts adds schedules for shows in more than 30 Michigan cities, with many revving up this week. View the lineups; get the link to the full guide.
Pumping Up Allegan: Asamu Johnson and crew will return to Rollin’ on the River in July. (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
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That there are more than 130 concert series in Local Spins’ Free Outdoor Community Concerts 2023 Guide says an awful lot about the opportunities that Michigan bands — and fans of Michigan music — have in nearly every corner of the state.
with a family-friendly vibe that celebrates Michigan’s great outdoors, the shows draw thousands to parks, plazas and riversides nearly every day of the week.
Take Allegan’s Rollin’ on the River which kicks off Friday (June 9) with Grand Rapids rock band The American Hotel System and continues through Aug. 25, with such renowned regional acts as Cabildo, Full Cord, Asamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues, The Mainstays and Elijah Russ Collective on the summer schedule
Big Rapids, meanwhile, boasts music in Hemlock Park on Wednesdays (starting with the Ferris Community Summer Band on June 21) and in Pocket Park on Fridays (with Still Wonder playing June 9). Cedar Springs spotlights music the same two nights, with Verus kicking off the “Music in the Heart” series at Heart of Cedar Springs Park on June 21 and Wyatt & Shari Knapp launching the Friday series at Solon Township’s Velzy Park on June 9.
Cordero: They’ll play East Grand Rapids among other summer series. (Photo/Chelsea Whitaker)
Hastings rolls out five different series on Wednesdays and Fridays — morning, noon and night, featuring everything from Jake Kershaw to the Grand Rapids Symphony — while Coopersville’s Pocket Park started up its “Music on Main” series last month, hosting Rusty & The Razorblades for its next show on June 14. Trufant kicks off its Wednesday night Music in the Park series this week with Porter Kenyon at Petersen Park on June 7.
Mondays have been a live music tradition in East Grand Rapids for years, with Cordero kicking off this year’s Concerts in the Park at Collins Park on June 12; Tuesdays are the tradition in Wyoming, with The Reverend Jesse Ray getting things started on June 13.
Grand Rapids’ long-running Celadon Summer Concert Series on the city’s Northeast Side gets heated up June 14 with Serita’s Black Rose, followed by Prior Noon (June 30), Deerfield Run (July 14), Dave’s at 7 (July 21) and Adaboy! (Aug. 4).
And there are many more to choose from in Holland, Greenville, Gull Lake, Kalamazoo, Ludington, Manistee, Middleville, Zeeland and just about anywhere else you can land on any given night.
Local Spins maintains the only comprehensive guide to these free community concerts, and today, we reveal lineups for several of them, with many more in our Free Outdoor Community Concerts 2023 Guide.
ALLEGAN: GOOD TIMES AT THE GAZEBO
When: 7 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Mahan Park, Gazebo, 101 Brady St., Allegan
LINEUP:
July 1 – Back Friends Porch Band
July 8 – Kitten and the Tonics
July 15 – Glad All Over Band
July 22 – Samuel Nalangira’s Ugandan Folk Band
July 29 – Crooked Root Band
August 5 – Calabogie Bluegrass Band
August 12 – VanDyke Review Band
August 19 – Three of a Kind
August 26 – The Adams Family
ALLEGAN: ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER
When: 7 p.m. Fridays
Where: Allegan Riverfront Stage, Riverfront Plaza, Allegan
LINEUP:
June 9 – The American Hotel System
June 16 – Prior Noon
June 23 – Some People’s Kids
June 30 – The Blue Pines
July 7 – Cabildo
July 14 – Pajamas
July 21 – Full Cord
July 28 – Asamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues
August 4 – The Mainstays
August 11 – Kitten & The Tonics
August 18 – Austin Benzing
August 25 – The Elijah Russ Collective
The B-Side Growlers (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
When: 7 p.m. Thursdays
Where: East Riverside Park, 90 Park St. Belding
LINEUP:
June 1 – Tacyon Groove
June 8 – Marty Miller
June 15 – Flashback
June 22 – Twister
June 29 – Woody Black & Company
July 6 – Fred &Friends
July 13 – Tequila Roze Chilled
July 20 – Vernon Potts
July 27 – Hagen Hudson Trio
August 3 – Silverado Express
August 10 – Downtrodden
August 17 – B-Side Growlers
August 24 – Country Green
August 31 – Belding High School
BIG RAPIDS: HEMLOCK PARK
When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Hemlock Park, 398 Hemlock St., Big Rapids
LINEUP:
June 21,28, & July 5 – Ferris Community Summer Band
July 12 – Project 90
July 19 – Dixon’s Violin
July 26 – Aaron Lewis
August 2 – Out of Favor Trio
August 9 – Angela Perley
August 16 – Monte Pride
BIG RAPIDS: POCKET PARK MUSIC SERIES
When: Noon Fridays
Where: Downtown Big Rapids, Michigan Avenue
LINEUP:
June 2 – Whiskey Bound
June 9 – Still Wonder
June 16 – Colmus Family
June 23 – Wyatt and Shari Knapp
June 30 – Peter Gordon and His Fun-Lovin’ Crowd
July 7 – Divermento
July 14 – All That Jazz
July 21 – Dave Yonker
July 28 – Lisa Carol
August 4 – The Backsliders
August 11 – Balsam Brothers
August 18 – White Elephant Records Presents
August 25 – Poppa Fish
September 1 – Cold Leather Seats
Jack Leaver (Courtesy Photo)
When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Heart of Cedar Springs Park, 37 W. Maple St., Cedar Springs
LINEUP:
June 21 – Verus
June 28 – Rusty and the RazorBlades
July 5 – Jack and the Leavers
July 12 – Jaded 8
July 19 – Flatland Crip
July 26 – The Clean Cuts
August 2 – Gitchel Family
August 9 – The New American Playlist
August 16 – Rain Date
August 23 – Aug-toberfest -Alex Meixner
CEDAR SPRINGS: SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
When: 7 p.m. Fridays
Where: Solon Township Velzy Park, 15176 Algoma Ave NE, Cedar Springs
LINEUP:
June 9 – Wyatt and Shari Knapp
July 14 – Rhythm Masters
July 28 – B-Side Growlers
August 11 – Boyfriend’s Band
COOPERSVILLE: MUSIC ON MAIN
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays (usually)
Where: Pocket Park, Corner of Main Street and Eastmanville, Coopersville
LINEUP:
June 14 – Rusty and the Razorblades
June 28 – Trixy Tang
July 12 – Patty Pershayla & The Mayhaps (at Southside Bar and Grill)
July 27 – Kari Lynch
August 9 – Two Dudes in Flip Flops
August 11 – Gunnar and the Grizzly Boys
August 24 – Brena
EAST GRAND RAPIDS: CONCERTS IN THE PARK
When: 7 p.m. Mondays
Where: John Collins Park, 650 Lakeside Dr. SE, East Grand Rapids
LINEUP:
June 12 – Cordero
June 19 – Simply in Time
June 26 – Caitlin Cusack
July 10 – Austin Benzing
July 17 – Orchestre Polyphonia hosted by Alliance Française de Grand Rapids
July 24 – Prior Noon
GRAND HAVEN: WAWL SOUNDS OF SUMMER SERIES – BOLT PARK
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Bolt Park, Pennoyer & Beechtree, Grand Haven
LINEUP:
June 20 – Van Mason
June 27 – Sweet Justice
July 11 – HyRyd
July 18 – The Carl Webb Band
July 25 – The Illustrated
August 8 – Catfish and the Man
GRAND HAVEN: WAWL SOUNDS OF SUMMER SERIES – POTTAWATOMIE PARK
When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Pottawatomie Park, 15600 Comstock St., Grand Haven
LINEUP:
July 5 – Velvet Mushroom Syndicate
July 12 – The Electric Red
July 19 – ig Nick and the Rhythm Kings
July 2 – U’Neek Soul
Serita Crowley of Serita’s Black Rose. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: 2050 Celadon Dr. NE, Grand Rapids
LINEUP:
June 14 (Wednesday) – Serita’s Black Rose
June 30 – Prior Noon
July 14 – Deerfield Run
July 21 – Dave’s at 7
August 4 – Adaboy!
HASTINGS: COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Thornapple Plaza, 301 E. State St, Hastings
LINEUP:
July 12 – Dave’s at 7
July 19 – Thornapple Jazz Orchestra
July 26 – Geez Louise!
August 2 – Jesse Cline
August 9 – AmpRage
August 16 – The Kettle Bells
August 23 – Grumpy Old Men
Melophobix (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: Thornapple Plaza, 301 E. State St, Hastings
LINEUP:
June 16 – Denise Davis
June 23 – Melophobix
June 30 – Hazy Past
July 7 – Jake Kershaw
July 14 – Kaitlin Rose (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)
July 21 – Grand Rapids Symphony
July 28 – The Way Down Wanderers
August 4 – Taylor Swift Experience
August 11 – Bootstrap Boys
August 18 – Zion Lion
HOLLAND: SUMMER CONCERTS
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: Kollen Park, 240 Kollen Park Dr., Holland
LINEUP:
June 16 – Whiskey Bound
June 23 – Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish
June 30 – Cool Lemon Jazz
July 7 – 6 Pak
July 14 – Grupo Fierro
July 21 – CORDERO
July 28 – Toppermost-Beatles Tribute
August 4 – Karizma Band
August 11 – Post Fontaine
KALAMAZOO: BEATS ON BATES
When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Bates Alley between Pitcher and Portage Streets, Kalamazoo
LINEUP:
June 7 – FlyLiteGemini, Out of Favor Boys
June 14 -Sage Castleberry, DJ Mel V
June 21 – J.Cam.G with band, DJ Jason
June 28 – Sam Luna, Grace Theisen Trio
July 12 – The Skeletones, DJ Conscious
July 17(Mon) – Kalamazoo Concert Band w/ Megan Dooley (6:30 p.m.)
July 19 – Acana (2 Sets)
July 26 – Yolonda Lavender, DJ Chuck
August 2 – The Kalamazoo Kittens
August 9 – Comedian Cam Honeyager, Pieter the Great, DJ Mel V
August 16 – UG Bion, Early N Da Mornin’, Courtney Moore, Jurell, DJ NoLimit
August 23 – Zion Lion (2 sets)
August 27 (Sat) – DJ Chuck with Native Child and more
Samuel Nalangira (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
When: 4 p.m. Sundays
Where: Bronson Park, 200 S. Rose St., Kalamazoo
LINEUP:
June 25 – The Megan Dooley Trio
July 1 (7:30 p.m. Sat) – Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
July 30 – Michigan Nightingales
August 13 – Samuel Nalangira Ensemble
MIDDLEVILLE: RIVERBANK MUSIC SERIES
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: DDA New Amphitheater, Lions Sesquicentennial Park, 91 E. Main St., Middleville
LINEUP:
June 9 – Skeletones
June 16 – Lew Russ
June 23 – The Caribbean Soul Experience
June 30 – Don Middlebrook Duo
July 7 – Left On Main
July 14 – Chick and the Boomers
July 21 – Fat Animals
July 28 – Tony & Doug
August 4 – Erika Scherry Band
August 11 – 3 Of A Kind
August 18 – Out of Favor Boys
OKEMOS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT FREE CONCERTS
When: 6 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Market on the Green, 1995 Central Park Dr, Okemos
LINEUP:
June 7 – Sea Cruisers
June 14 – Don Middlebrook
June 21 – Showdown
June 28 – Shellouts
July 5 – Meridian Community Band
July 12 – The Black Barn Band
July 19 – Oxymorons
July 26 – Slick Jimmy
August 2 – Mike and Liza
August 16 – Global Village
August 23 – ABC Sisters and the Pib Band Theory Band
August 30 – Steve Spees
September 6 – Joe Wright
September 13 – Kanin Wren
September 20 – Tony Thompson & Friends
September 27 – Dedfoot Duo
ST. JOSEPH: WEDNESDAYS NIGHT MARKET
When: 4 p.m. Wednesdays
Where: Court Place Plaza, (Kiddie Corner to Silver Harbor Brewing,) St. Joseph
LINEUP:
June 7 – Dan Geib
June 14 – Chris Burch
June 21 – Mike Talbot
June 28 – Anna PS
July 5 – Dave Johnson
July 12 – Grant Millien
July 19 – Serita’s Black Rose
July 26 – Doc Revolver
August 2 – Mike Talbot
August 9 – Don Savoie
August 16 – Chris Burch
August 23 – Doc Revolver
August 30 – Jeff Gust
WAYLAND: CONCERTS IN THE PARK
When: 7 p.m. Fridays
Where: City Park, 204 Church St., Wayland
LINEUP:
August 4 – Big Cadillac
August 11 – Otsego Jazz Ensemble
August 18 – Main Street Dueling Pianos
August 25 – Onager
The Reverend Jesse Ray (Photo/Anna Sink)
When: 6 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Lamar Park, 2561 Porter St Sw., Wyoming
LINEUP:
June 13 -The Reverend Jesse Ray
June 20 – Michael Hulett
June 27 – Cabildo
July 1 – Sarena Rae
July 18 – Klay N’ the Mud
July 25 – La Furia Del Ritmo
August 1 – The Soul Syndicate
August 8 – Patty Pershayla and the Mayhaps
ZEELAND: MUSIC ON MAIN
When: 6 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Downtown Zeeland, Main Avenue
LINEUP:
June 1 – The Rock Shop
June 8 – Dunegrass
June 15 – Vinylious
June 22 – Pretty Rage
June 29 – Johnny Park Band
July 13 – Moses, Tessa and Friend
July 27 – Bakker Handegraff
August 10 – Klay N’ the Mud
August 24 – Jonathan Cordero Band
ZEELAND: SOUNDZ OF SUMMER
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: 100 Lawrence Ave., Zeeland
LINEUP:
July 11 – Funkle Jesse
July 18 – Old Days
July 25 – Great Scott
August 1 – Kari Lynch Band
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