Summer 2016 Rock Concert Guide for Mid-Michigan, Flint, Detroit Area
There are a ton of good rock concerts coming to Flint, as well as the rest of Mid-Michigan, and Detroit in the immediate future. We've decided to highlight some of the must-see rock shows on the books for summer 2016.
Living in Flint isn't always the greatest, but it does put you in a primo location for summer concert season. You've got great shows that come to The Machine Shop, you're less than an hour away from DTE (aka Pine Knob) and Saginaw, and you're almost exactly an hour away from Detroit. Between those popular concert destinations, you've pretty much got all of the big rock shows covered. That doesn't include the occasional rock show at Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant, but that's only a 90-minute hike. No matter how you cut it -- Flint is the center of the summer concert season map.
The only problem with having so many rock shows accessible, is figuring out which ones to hit. So many go on in the summer now, it's almost impossible to hear about all of them in time to get tickets and make arrangements to go. In my previous experience, I've learned that a comprehensive list of the type of shows I'd like to see is very hard to find, and is never all compiled in one singular list. We're going to try and change that today. So we've listed every noteworthy show from classic rock to heavy metal and everything in-between for you below to help you plan the best concert season ever.
May
Hellyeah | Escape the Fate Wed 5/18/16 @ The Machine ShopHighly Suspect Thu 5/19/16 @ The Machine ShopRob Zombie | Halestorm Thu 5/19/16 @ FirstMerit Bank Event Park (Dow)Mushroomhead Fri 5/20/16 @ The Machine ShopLacuna Coil | Butcher Babies Sat 5/21/16 @ The Machine ShopSevendust | Like a Storm Tues 5/24/16 @ The Machine Shop
June
Creedence Clearwater Revisited Thu 6/2 @ Motorcity Casino(HED) PE | The Veer Union Sat 6/4 @ The Machine ShopHinder | Like a Storm Tues 6/14 @ The Machine ShopAndy Black (of Black Veil Brides) Fri 6/17 @ CrofootWhitesnake Fri 6/17 @ Fox TheatreAdam Gontier Sat 6/18 @ The Machine ShopAt the Drive-In Mon 6/20 @ St. Andrew'sCanceledAt the Drive-In Tue 6/21 @ St. Andrew'sCanceledAgainst Me! Tue 6/21 @ The Loft in LansingThrice Wed 6/22 @ Fillmore DetroitGuns N’ Roses | Alice in Chains Thu 6/23 @ Ford FieldSteve Miller Band Fri 6/24 @ DTEEverclear | Sponge Fri 6/24, 2016 @ Taylor Summer Festival (Heritage Park)
July
Zac Brown Band Thu 7/2 @ DTESeether Sun 7/3 @ Freedom HillBrand New | Modest Mouse Sun 7/3 @ DTERise Against | Red Sun Rising Wed 7/6 @ Common Ground in LansingWeezer | Panic! At the Disco Fri 7/8 @ DTEViolent Femmes Sun 7/10 @ St. Andrew's311 Tues 7/12 @ Freedom HillSublime with Rome Thu 7/14 @ Freedom HillDef Leppard | Reo Speedwagon | Tesla Fri 7/15/ @ DTEHollywood Vampires Sat 7/16 @ DTEGarbage Sat 7/16 @ Fillmore DetroitBlack Stone Cherry Sat 7/17 @ The Machine ShopRoyal Bliss Fri 7/22 @ The Machine ShopJane’s Addiction Fri 7/22 @ Freedom HillBush | Chevelle Sun 7/24 @ Freedom HillAlter Bridge Tues 7/26 @ DTEDisturbed | Breaking Benjamin | St. Asonia Tues 7/26 @ DTEZakk Wylde Thu 7/28 @ The Majestic TheatreLynyrd Skynyrd | Peter Frampton Thu 7/28 @ DTESlipknot | Marilyn Manson Fri 7/29 @ DTESmile Empty Soul Sat 7/30 @ The Machine Shop
August
Journey | Doobie Brothers Thu 8/4 @ DTE- Deftones Fri 8/12 @ Freedom Hill
- Killswitch Engage | Hatebreed Sat 8/13 @ Dirt Fest in Pontiac
- KISS Mon 8/15 @ Dow Event Center
- ZZ Top | Gregg Allman Wed 8/17 @ DTE
- Shinedown | Halestorm Thu 8/18 @ DTE
- Baroness Mon 8/20 @ St. Andrew's
- Rob Zombie | Korn Sun 8/21 @ DTE
- 10 Years | Finger Eleven Tues 8/23 @ The Machine Shop
- Counting Crows Tues 8/23 @ DTE
- Three Days Grace Sat 8/27 @ Genesee County Fair
- Slightly Stoopid Sun 8/28 @ Fillmore Detroit
- Blink 182 | A Day To Remember Tues 8/30 @ DTE
- Black Sabbath Wed 8/31 @ DTE
September
- Prophets of Rage Thu 9/1 @ DTE
- AC/DC (w/ Axl Rose) Fri 9/9 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
- Slayer | Anthrax Sat 9/10 @ Freedom Hill
- Avenged Sevenfold | Volbeat | KsE | Avatar Wed 9/14 @ Van Andel Arena