All summer we enjoy festival after festival, and on the weekends there are no festivals there are always free concerts around town. These are not the average local band shows though. In the last two years, for instance, I saw, (for free if you park in Greektown Casino and get your parking validated) dickie betts, grand funk, stanley jordan, styx, asia, bad company, puddle of mudd, blue oyster cult, collective union of souls (sp), taj mahal, james cotton, funk brothers, sponge, rascal flatts, the largest fireworks display in north america, unlimited hydroplane races, the grand prix, (some days I see so many acts I can’t remember), Larry Coryell, chaka kahn, dave brubeck, solomon burke, techno fest, b-52’s, parliment funkadelics, etc. I seriously can’t remember all the acts that play here that i have seen for free. But keep in mind, I work 60 hrs a week during the summer season so its hard to make all the shows. I would gladly provide any tourist with advice for their trip. Its the most over looked city in the country. And I haven’t even listed the shows that cost money. By the way, DTE concert theater almost always offers $5 dollar lawn seats all major acts, they just don’t announce that. This place really does rock. See ya next season.