The week after Memorial Day brought a slew of summer musical marvels to West Michigan, including the kickoff to outdoor concert series and national touring acts. Browse 10 photo galleries at Local Spins.
Grand Rapids Tour Stop: Brandon Boyd and Incubus lit up 20 Monroe Live last week. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
Post-Memorial Day brought a week of musical firsts across West Michigan.
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Festival Joy: The Hacky Turtles performing at Festival of the Arts on Saturday. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
• The B93 Birthday Bash featuring country stars such as Rascal Flatts was held for the first time at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park.
• Much-admired touring artists Incubus, Gin Blossoms (with Grand Rapids opener Valentiger) and BoDeans played 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids for the first time.
• The Tedeschi Trucks Band played the first show of the summer at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
• Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo staged its first outdoor concerts of the season in its Beer Garden, part of their special opening weekend festivities that launched with a sold-out show by Phillip Phillips.
All of it and more — including the second day of Grand Rapids’ Festival of the Arts, Saturday’s HippieFest in Kalamazoo and La Luz at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids — are featured in Local Spins week-in-review photo galleries.
TUESDAY
PHOTO GALLERY: Gin Blossoms, Valentiger at 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids
Photos by Anthony Norkus
WEDNESDAY
PHOTO GALLERY: Tedeschi Trucks Band at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids Township (Review online here)
Photos by Derek Ketchum
THURSDAY
PHOTO GALLERY: Incubus, Spirit Animal at 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids
Photos by Anthony Norkus
