If you’ve waited for prices to drop to see some live concerts this year, now is your time to act.
Live Nation is giving away tickets for $20 to celebrate National Concert Day, which is today. People in the AT&T THANKS program can begin buying tickets on May 1 at 10am at att.com/frontoftheline.
The rest of us will have a chance to score $20 tickets for the “Kickoff to Summer Ticket Promotion” beginning Tuesday May 2 at 8am. The promotion will continue for one week, while supplies last.
Discounted tickets will be available to the following local venues: DTE Energy Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill and the Palace.
List of local concerts in the $20/ticket promotion:
May 20 at Meadow Brook -- Steve Martin and Martin Short featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko, “An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Lives”
May 26 at DTE -- Eddie Money with Dez Money & The Faze and Tripper
June 7 at Meadow Brook -- Wilco with Kacy & Clayton
June 9 at Meadow Brook -- Four Voices: Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter & Indigo Girls Amy Ray & Emily Saliers
June 16 at Meadow Brook -- John Legend with Gallant, “Darkness and Light Tour”
June 18 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Pieces of a Dream, Avery Sunshine, Eric Roberson, Michael Lington, Alex Bugnon, Marc Antoine and Paul Taylor & Marion Meadows, “2nd Annual Jazz Spectacular”
June 25 at DTE -- Train with O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield, “Play That Song Tour”
June 28 at The Palace -- Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull with CNCO
June 30 at DTE -- Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young with Kristian Bush, Russell Dickerson, Seth Ennis, Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys, Trent Harmon and Midland, “99.5 WYCD Hoedown”
July 1 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton, “Summer Tour 2017”
July 2 at Meadow Brook -- Dispatch with Guster and Marco Benevento, “America, Location 12 Tour”
July 3 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Hank Williams Jr.
July 7 at DTE -- Third Eye Blind with Silversun Pickups and Ocean Park Standoff, “Summer Gods Tour”
July 8 at Meadow Brook -- Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang
July 8 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- 105.9 Kiss-FM presents KISS Fest 2017 starring Guy featuring Teddy Riley and Aaron Hall, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Dru Hill, Jagged Edge and After 7
July 9 at DTE -- Boston with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, “Hyper Space Tour”
July 9 at Meadow Brook -- MercyMe with Jeremy Camp, Natalie Grant, Meredith Andrews and Jimi Cravit, “Summer Lights Tour”
July 14 at Meadow Brook -- Kenny Rogers with Linda Davis, “Final World Tour: The Gambler’s Last Deal”
July 15 at Meadow Brook -- Postmodern Jukebox and Straight No Chaser, “Double Feature Tour”
July 16 at DTE -- Chicago and The Doobie Brothers
July 18 at Meadow Brook -- Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen
July 19 at DTE -- OneRepublic with Fitz and The Tantrums and James Arthur, “2017 Honda Civic Tour”
July 20 at The Palace -- Queen + Adam Lambert
July 21 at DTE -- Jim Gaffigan, “Noble Ape Tour”
July 23 at DTE -- Incubus with Jimmy Eat World and Judah & The Lion, “8 Tour”
July 23 at Meadow Brook -- Tedeschi Trucks Band with The Wood Brothers and Hot Tuna, “Wheels of Soul Summer Tour”
July 23 at Michigan Lottery AMP -- Andiamo Restaurants, Mix 92.3 and Motown Museum Presents A Salute To The Legends of Motown featuring The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Spinners and The Stylistics
July 24 at Meadow Brook -- Amos Lee and Lake Street Dive
July 25 at DTE -- REO Speedwagon and STYX with Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles), “United We Rock Tour”
July 27 at Michigan Lottery AMP -- The Beach Boys with The Righteous Brothers
July 28 at Meadow Brook -- Demetri Martin, “Let’s Get Awkward Tour”
July 30 at DTE -- Korn with Skillet, Yelawolf and DED, “The Serenity of Summer”
July 30 at Meadow Brook -- Lifehouse and Switchfoot with Brynn Elliott, “Looking for Summer” Tour
July 31 at Michigan Lottery AMP -- Rancid and Dropkick Murphys with The Bouncing Souls and Jake Burns, “From Boston To Berkeley Tour”
August 1 at DTE -- Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper
August 3 at Meadow Brook -- Goo Goo Dolls with Phillip Phillips, “Long Way Home Tour”
August 3 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- 89x Birthday Bash presents Young The Giant with Cold War Kids and Joywave, “Home of the Strange Tour”
August 4 at Meadow Brook -- 100.3 WNIC presents Jay’s 80s Summer Bash featuring Howard Jones, English Beat, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Paul Young and Katrina (ex-Katrina And The Waves), “Retro Futura 2017 Tour”
August 6 at DTE -- TLC with Color Me Badd, All 4 One, Biz Markie, C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams and SNAP!, “I Love the 90’s - The Party Continues Tour”
August 8 at DTE -- James Taylor & His All-Star Band with Bonnie Raitt and her band
August 9 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Santana, “The Transmogrify Tour”
August 11 at DTE -- 94.7 WCSX presents Foreigner with Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, “40th Anniversary Tour”
August 11 at Meadow Brook -- Idina Menzel
August 13 at DTE -- Brantley Gilbert with Tyler Farr and Luke Combs, “Devil Don’t Sleep Tour”
August 17 at DTE -- YES with Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy, “YESTIVAL”
August 22 at DTE -- Earth, Wind & Fire and CHIC ft. Nile Rodgers, “2054 The Tour”
August 25 at DTE -- Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy with The Marshall Tucker Band, Foghat and more, “RFD TV presents Jeff & Larry’s Backyard BBQ Festival”
August 25 at Meadow Brook -- The Music of Prince with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
August 25 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Ted Nugent
August 26 at Meadow Brook -- 17th Annual Wine and Craft Beer Festival presented by Kroger
August 27 at DTE -- Depeche Mode, “Global Spirit Tour”
August 27 at Meadow Brook -- 17th Annual Wine and Craft Beer Festival presented by Kroger
Sept. 3 at DTE -- Deep Purple and Alice Cooper with The Edgar Winter Band
Sept. 3 at Meadow Brook -- Garrison Keillor with Fred Newman, Rich Dworsky & the Road Hounds and Heather Masse, “Prairie Home Love and Comedy Tour”
Sept. 9 at Michigan Lottery Amp -- Sublime With Rome and The Offspring
Sept. 23 at DTE -- Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows with Rivers & Rust, “A Brief History of
