Friday’s holiday weekend starter in Kalamazoo just scratches the surface when it comes to the explosion of summer concerts across the state. We’ve got lineups for 50-plus outdoor venues.
A Milestone Evening: The Mountain Goats on stage at Bell’s first Beer Garden show on Friday night. (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
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California indie-rock band The Mountain Goats on Friday lit the fuse for an explosion of summer concerts across Michigan.
The kickoff to Memorial Day weekend and Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe’s summer beer garden concert series in Kalamazoo was a sold-out affair that had the crowd singing and dancing despite a bit of a chill in the air.
The band led by John Darnielle launched the evening with “Armies of the Lord,” the first track on the group’s latest album, followed by 2012 fan favorite, “Harlem Roulette.” What followed was a two-hour career retrospective featuring tracks from across the band’s three-decade-long career, capped by a five song encore that closed out a story-book night.
John Darnielle: He also performed a solo set. (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
The evening included a four-song solo set from Darnielle, who also performed the night’s only cover, an apropos version of The Extra Glenns’ “Going to Michigan” (View the full set list here.)
While Bell’s summer concert docket boasts more than two dozen concerts (ranging from North Mississippi All Stars and Of Montreal to The Steel Wheels, Todd Rundgren and Old 97’s), that series just scratches the surface when it comes to concert offerings at outdoor venues across the state in 2026.
Local Spins’ “Summer Concerts @ Michigan Venues” guide now features 55 robust schedules of shows heating up the Mitten State after we added more than a dozen listings to that exclusive roster of concerts this week.
Check out some of those additions below — including the lineups for Bell’s, Red Dock, The Fox Barn, The Score, Camp Blodgett and more — and view the full guide listing hundreds of concerts here: https://localspins.com/summer-concerts-michigan-venues/
KALAMAZOO: BELL’S SUMMER CONCERTS
When: Varying days and times
Where: Bell’s Eccentric Café – 355 East Kalamazoo Ave. Kalamazoo
Website: https://bellsbeer.com/concerts-and-events/
LINEUP:
May 22 – The Mountain Goats
May 30 – Redferrin with Shaylen
June 2 – Mekons
June 5 – Gimme Gimme Disco
June 11 – North Mississippi All Stars
June 12 – The Last Balloon Tour2026: Tank and the Bangas w/Ariel J.
June 13 – The Foo Fighters Tribute – Back and Forth
June 14 – Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass ft. Kyle Tuttle
June 17 – Kalamazoo Symphony: Beatles in the Garden
June 20 – Deadhead Disco
June 23 – Julie Doiron w/Carson McHone
June 24 – Folk Bitch Trio w/Georgia Harmer
June 28 – Pepper and the Movement – HIGH TIDE SUMMER wsg Kash’d Out
June 29 – Of Montreal wsg Cormae
June 30 –Black Country New Road wsg Horsegirl
July 2 – St. Paul and The Broken Bones wsg Nathan Graham
July 8 – The Heavy Heavy w/MT Jones
July 17 – An Evening with Zozo – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
July 18 – Dope Lemon
July 19 – Noise Pollution – AC/DC Experience
July 24 – Here Come the Mummies
July 25 – Pecos and the Rooftops
August 5 – Lip Critic
August 7 – Steel Pulse 0 Reggae Against Tour
August 9 – The Steel Wheels
August 17 – Todd Rundren Damned If I Do Tour
August 20 – G. Love & Special Sauce
August 21 – An Evening with Gaelic Storm
August 28 – Old 97’s wsg Buga
SOUTH HAVEN: COGDAL VINEYARDS
When: 6 p.m. Wednesdays & 1 p.m. Sundays
Where: Cogdal Vineyards, 7143 107th Ave., South Haven
https://www.cogdalvineyards.com/events
LINEUP:
May 23, June 17 – Don Middlebrook
May 24, September 5 – Diane and Lisa
June 3, July 18, August 26 – Michael Hulett
June 26, July 29 – Grayson Barton
June 10 – Sophia McIntosh
July 1 – Dave Johnson
July 8, July 19, August 12 – Chris Janowiak
July 15 – Two Dudes w/Flip Flops
July 22 – Erica Jankowski
August 5 – Nick DeKoff
August 19 – Crystal Hoffman
GRAND RAPIDS: THE SCORE SUMMER CONCERTS
When: 6 p.m. nightly
Where: The Score, 5301 Northland Dr. NE, Grand Rapids
https://www.thescoregr.com/event-calendar/
LINEUP:
May 1, July 24, August 28, September 11 – Innuendo
May 2, June 14, July 25, September 4 – Dolly Dagger
May 8, June 10, July 14, August 31, September 28 – JP & the Energy
May 9, June 17 – Zion Lion
May 15, August 19 – 404 Delux
May 16, June 16, August 11, September 24 – Decades
May 18, June 29, July 7, August 10 – Strumble Head
May 19, June 25, July 10, September 29 – Mr. Smith and The Jones
May 20, June 11, July 17, August 8, September 19 – Harry Dean and the Dusty Boys
May 21 – Trilogy, July 8, September 2
May 22, September 21 – Sol Vibe
May 23, September 5 – Azz-Izz
May 24, July 15, September 17 – Project 90
May 25, June 15 – The Cheap Dates
May 26, June 18, July 21, August 13, September 22 – Moonshot
May 27, July 1, August 12, September 16 – Funkle Jesse
May 28, September 10 – Lush
May 29, June 20, July 31 – Moxie
May 30, June 28 – Kennedy Affair
May 31, July 26, September 1 – Livin’ the Dream
June 1 – Uncle Klunk
June 2, July 20 – Two Beers In
June 3, July 28, August 26, September 23 – Porcelain Blu
June 4, July 16, August 20 – On the Fly
June 5, August 18 – Hattrick Band
June 6, July 2 – Rick Deez
June 7, July 12, August 16, September 20 – Oregon Dreamchild
June 8, July 13, August 4, September 8 – Brena
June 9 – Silent Bark
June 12, July 18 – POP2K
June 13, July 22 – Rocketfuel Handlers
June 15, August 3, September 7 – The Cheap Dates
June 16, July 3 – Decades
June 19, August 7 – Pleasuretown
June 20, August 22, September 18 – Moxie
June 21, July 19, August 9 – Oyxmorons
June 22, August 17, September 15 – Rusty and the Razorblades
June 23, July 23, August 25, September 13 – Sophia & the Sages
June 24, July 29, September 9 – Sunchaser Band
June 26, August 2 – The King of Mars
June 27, August 15, September 26 – Five Becomes West
June 30, August 24 – The 6 Pak
July 5, August 30 – Joni
July 6, September 14 – Eli Roe
July 8, September 2 – Trilogy
July 9, August 5 – The Covering Band
July 11 – Chicken Dolphin Band
July 18, August 21 – POP2K
July 27 – Under the Covers
July 30, September 3 – Tommy B Band
August 1 – Gruv’n
August 6 – Hazy Past
August 14, September 25 – Simply in Time
August 23 – Edge of Midnight
August 27 – Sushi Roll
August 29 – Electric Flower Company
September 6 – Crewneck
September 12 – Trapped on Mars
September 27 – Glad All Over
September 30 – Greech
DOUGLAS: RED DOCK
When: 3 p.m. Sundays
Where: Red Dock, 219 N. Union St., Douglas
Desmond Jones: Returning to Red Dock. (Photo/Enrique Olmos)
May 24 – Justin Avdek and Co.
May 31 – Rock Shop
June 7 – The Bootstrap Boys
June 14 – Mike Struwin
June 21 – Desmond Jones
June 28 – Great Lakes Brass Band
July 5 – Vinylicious
July 12 – Trixy Tang
July 19 – Zion Lion
July 26 – Nathan Walton & the Remedy
August 2 – Raising the Dead ft. Joe Marcinek
August 9 – The Legal Immigrants
August 16 – Melophobix
August 23 – Pajamas
August 30 – Blue Catz
September 6 – Anna Lee’s Company
SHELBY: FRIDAYS @ FOX
When: 6 p.m. Fridays
Where: 500 S. 18th Ave., Shelby
Website: https://www.facebook.com/TheFoxBarn
LINEUP:
June 5, August 7 – Eric Engblade
June 12 – Denny Powers
June 19 – Steve Chapel featuring Velvet Rage
June 26 – Plain Jane Glory
July 3, July 31, August 28 – Dueling Pianos
July 10 – Pretty Rage
July 17 – Tyler Roy Duo
July 24, August 21 – Macy Krew
August 14 – Smokin’ Dobroleles
September 4 – Michigan Mafia
WEST OLIVE: CAMP BLODGETT SUMMER CONCERTS
When: 6:30 p.m. monthly
Where: Camp Blodgett, 10511 Lake Shore Ave., West Olive
Admission: $20
Website: https://www.campblodgett.org/summer-concert
LINEUP:
June 19 – West Michigan Jazz Society presents Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra
July 24 – The Langford Lads
View complete listings for more than 50 venues here: Summer Concerts @ Michigan Venues 2025
PHOTO GALLERY: The Mountain Goats at Bell’s
Photos by Derek Ketchum
