Labor Day weekend, accompanied by all of the music-heavy festivals around the metro area, brings the summer to an unofficial end. But the music hardly stops.<\/p>\n
For starters, the outdoor venues will continue to host shows into October; the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights doesn\u2019t wrap things up until the second weekend in October. Moving indoors won\u2019t reduce the offerings, either, and besides the stage, we have movies, books and TV specials to keep the music coming up to \u2014 and beyond \u2014 the holiday season.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a lot to look forward to in the coming months, and the \u201cend\u201d of summer seems like a good time to spotlight 20 of those that we\u2019re most looking forward to\u2026<\/p>\n
The kahuna of the fall will be Taylor Swift\u2019s 12th studio album, a decidedly upbeat and pop-flavored affair inspired by her uber successful Eras Tour \u2014 and possibly, some think, the predecessor to a halftime appearance at this season\u2019s Super Bowl. Swift, who co-produced with Max Martin and Shellback and features a guest appearance by Sabrina Carpenter on the title track, promises there won\u2019t be myriad extra songs a la last year\u2019s \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department.\u201d It will, however, come in multiple formats, especially on the vinyl front. And it\u2019ll come during the world\u2019s fascination with her engagement on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. It is scheduled for release on Oct. 3. (Republic Records)<\/p>\n Tedeschi Trucks Band and Gov\u2019t Mule, Sept. 10 at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Township: Derek Trucks and Gov\u2019t Mule co-founder Warren Haynes played together in the Allman Brothers Band from 2000-2014 and remain tight as friends and collaborators \u2014 including on Haynes\u2019 2024 solo album \u201cMillion Voices Whisper.\u201d That means we can expect plenty of collaborative guitar fireworks when they hit town for this one. (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues,\u201d Sept. 12: The Tap troupe is back and Marty Di Bergi (Rob Reiner) has his cameras rolling for the iconic sequel to 1984\u2019s \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap.\u201d They\u2019ve turned things up past 11, too, as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood make guest appearances. Hopefully, Stonehenge will look as it should and they\u2019ll be able to find the way to the stage in Cleveland this time out. (spinaltap.com)<\/p>\n The Lumineers, Sept. 13 at Comerica Park, Detroit:\u00a0The home of the Tigers\u2019 only concert this summer is from this duo that\u2019s been filling up Little Caesars Arena and Pine Knob for the past few years. They\u2019ll be joined by the Backseat Lovers and Chance Pena on one of The District\u2019s biggest nights of the year, with Bonnie Raitt and Malcolm Todd across the street at the Fox Theatre and Fillmore Detroit, respectively, and Garbage up the road at the Masonic Temple Auditorium.\u00a0 (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n The B-52\u2019s, Devo and Lene Lovich, Sept. 25 at Pine Knob Music Theatre: Call \u2019em weird or wacky, these kindred spirits will throw back to a time when we didn`t know what to make of their bouffant hairdos or yellow factory suits and upside-down plant-pot hats \u2014 but now accept \u2019em as part of what we came to recognize as provocative creative genius. (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n Queens, Sept. 28 at Little Caesars Arena:\u00a0They\u2019ve earned their respective crowns with generations of groundbreaking R&B, so the spectacle of Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills on one show should be a royal treat indeed.\u00a0 (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n Alice Cooper, Judas Priest and Corrosion of Conformity, Oct. 2 at Pine Knob Music Theatre: Shock rock hero Cooper\u2019s mostly annual concert visits to his hometown are never to be missed, and if you think you can skip this pairing with Judas Priest \u2014 their first time together since\u00a0the Operation Rock & Roll Tour in 1991 \u2014 well, you\u2019ve got another thing coming. (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne, \u201cLast Rites,\u201d Oct. 10: There was already great anticipation for the sequel to the Prince of Darkness\u2019 award-winning 2010 memoir \u201cI Am Ozzy,\u201d and that\u2019s only been further stoked by his death in July. The new volume tracks the past decade and a half, including the myriad health issues he experienced during that time, as well as his last musical projects, such as Black Sabbath\u2019s farewell tour and his last couple of solo albums. (Grand Central Publishing)<\/p>\n Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Oct. 9, Royal Oak Music Theatre:\u00a0This one\u2019s for the OG fans; the Radio Soul: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello will focus on his first 11 albums, from 1977-1986, and will include the title song, which is an early version of his hit \u201cRadio Radio.\u201d Guitarist Charlie Sexton will be joining the Imposters band again for the run. (249-399-3065 or\u00a0royaloakmusictheatre.com)<\/p>\n Judy Collins, Oct. 10, Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac: When the true legends come around, it\u2019s always advisable to see them. We haven\u2019t had Collins, 86, in town since her 2018 show with Stephen Stills at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, and who knows how many more opportunities there will be to hear her sing \u201cBoth Sides, Now\u201d or \u201cSend in the Clowns.\u201d (248-309-6445, ext.2 or flagstarstrand.com)<\/p>\n Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Oct. 11 at the Majestic Theatre, Detroit:\u00a0The Grammy, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning musician and producer\u2019s latest all-star troupe has made a global impact since it premiered last year, and the fall promises more with a trip to the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Japan during September (playing the Grateful Dead\u2019s \u201cBlues For Allah\u201d to commemorate its 50th anniversary) and the subsequent release of its debut album on Mack Avenue Records. The Ensemble will come home to celebrate with a concert at the Majestic, its second performance in the metro area. (313-833-9700 or\u00a0themajesticdetroit.com)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Beatles Anthology,\u201d starting Oct. 14: There are some polarized opinions about the return, and updated expansion, of the 1995 Fab Four documentary project to celebrate its 30th anniversary this fall. But those who can\u2019t get enough will certainly be saying \u201cyeah, yeah, yeah.\u201d A new version of \u201cThe Beatles Anthology Book\u201d publishes on Oct. 14, and \u201cThe Beatles Anthology Music Collections,\u201d now with an additional fourth volume, releases on Nov. 21. \u201cThe Beatles Anthology\u201d series itself, meanwhile, is now a nine-episode opus that begins Nov. 26 on Disney+. (TheBeatles.com)<\/p>\n Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays Marsalis and Shostakovich, Oct. 17-19 at Orchestra Hall:\u00a0After releasing its recording of Wynton Marsalis\u2019 \u201cBlues Symphony\u201d earlier this year, the DSO takes on another of his pieces, \u201cViolin Concerto,\u201d along with Shostakovich\u2019s Symphony No. 9. Music Director Jader Bignamini will conduct, with Giuseppe Gibboni as guest violinist.\u00a0(313-576-5111 or\u00a0dso.org)<\/p>\n \u201cSpringsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,\u201d Oct. 24: \u201cThe Bear\u2019s\u201d Jeremy Allen White stars as The Boss in this adaptation of Warren Zanes\u2019 best-selling book of the same name \u2014 primarily about the making of Bruce Springsteen\u2019s 1982 album \u201cNebraska,\u201d but also telling the story about how he got to that point. Directed by Scott Cooper, it premieres at this year\u2019s New York Film Festival on Sept. 28 before its wide release. (imbd.com)<\/p>\n Jon Batiste, Oct. 24 at the Fox Theatre, Detroit: The award-winning Louisiana musician\u2019s delivered one of 2024\u2019s best concerts at the Fillmore Detroit, and there\u2019s every reason to expect more of the same this time through after the release of his hot new album, \u201cBig Money,\u201d just a couple weeks ago, which features guest appearances by Andra Day, Randy Newman and No ID. (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n David Byrne, Oct. 25 at the Fox Theatre: Two must-sees on the same weekend is a big deal, but anyone who witnessed Byrne\u2019s \u201cAmerican Utopia\u201d show at the Fox in 2018 or watched the Broadway production via HBO, knows that the former Talking Heads frontman can be counted on to deliver the goods any time he steps on stage. This year\u2019s performance will be in support of his new solo album, \u201cWho Is the Sky?,\u201d which comes out Sept. 5. (313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com)<\/p>\n GRiZMas, Nov. 19-20 at the Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit:\u00a0Southfield-raised EDM favorite Grant \u201cGRiZ\u201d Kwiecinski brings back his holiday charity tradition for a 10th time, which will culminate with a pair of already sold-out concerts. Another 12 days of activities will be announced in the near future, he promises. The initiative has raised more than $1 million over the years for his Seven Mile charity. (12daysofgrizmas.com)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Billy Joel Songbook,\u201d Nov. 21-23, Orchestra Hall, Detroit:\u00a0After the Piano Man postponed and then canceled his planned Ford Field concert, fans can get their fix during this three-show weekend stand with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Pops, joined by singer-pianist Tony DeSare for a program of all the big hits. (313-576-5111 or\u00a0dso.org)<\/p>\n \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen,\u201d Dec. 2-14, Fisher Theatre, Detroit: Amidst an early season of other jukebox musicals (\u201cBack to the Future: The Musical,\u201d \u201cTina \u2014 The Tina Turner Musical\u201d), Alicia Keys\u2019 semi-biographical work, which was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, stands out thanks to a poignant story and songs that have already proven to be outstanding. (313-872-1000 or broadwayindetroit.com)<\/p>\n \u201cMalcolm X Jazz Suite,\u201d Dec. 5 at Orchestra Hall, Detroit: Trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\u2019s jazz creative director, will lead his E-Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet through this one-night-only reimagination of the score he created for Spike Lee\u2019s film \u201cMalcolm X\u201d in 1982. (313-576-5111 or dso.org)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pressandguide.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Labor Day weekend, accompanied by all of the music-heavy festivals around the metro area, brings the summer to an unofficial end. But the music hardly stops. For starters, the outdoor venues will continue to host shows into October; the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights doesn\u2019t wrap things up until the second weekend in October. 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