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Pine Knob finishes its 2024 season with a pair of shows on Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, by Michigan's own Billy Strings -- a Grammy Award-winning guitarist and Americana star who's celebrating both the arrival of a brand new album, "Highway Prayers," and the arrival his first son.
Then, with Pine Knob about to close, we thought we'd offer listeners a look inside some of the backstage operations that keep the place running, during and even out of season.
We talk with Elmer Straub, 313 Presents Senior Vice President for Entertainment Production and Operations, and Mike Willart, Senior Vice President of Facilities and Construction for the Detroit Pistons, about how Pine Knob closes after a busy season. -
The Pine Knob season is nearing the end of its 2024 season, and the next to last weekend of the year will be a loud one.
On Friday, September 27th, Korn, Spiritbox and Gojira play at 6:30 p.m.
The next night, Saturday, September 28th, is the annual Riff Fest, which will feature Godsmack, Seether, Asking Alexandria and others.Jane's Addiction had to abandon the reunion tour of its original lineup because of turmoil within the band. Before all that came down, however, we spoke to drummer Stephen Perkins about the first Lollapalooza Festival during the summer of 1991, which was one of the most legendary shows in Pine Knob's 52 year history.
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Hard rockers Staind will be back at Pine Knob on Wednesday, September 11, for a second show there in just over a year. It will be the heavy rock quartet's seventh show at Pine Knob, and guitarist Mike Mushok tells us why Pine Knob is one of his favorite places to play.
Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are continuing their Shaper Dressed Simple Man tour, which the two classic rock acts launched last year and are bringing back to Pine Knob for another stop on Friday, Sept. 13.
Judas Priest isn't playing at Pine Knob this time, though -- it's at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheater on Tuesday, Sept. 17 -- but the British heavy metal group has its own history at Pine Knob, including an Ozzfest appearance during 2004. Frontman Rob Halford is another who has nothing but good things to say about Pine Knob.
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We're nearing the end of August, but there's still plenty of music coming to Pine Knob -- nearly a dozen shows, in fact, making for one of the busiest post-Labor Day weekend seasons ever.
Coming this Friday, Aug. 30, is Alice Cooper, the Detroit-born, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shock rocker on his tour with Rob Zombie. We can expect more of the same joyfully macabre entertainment his time, too -- but with a twist.Then, a look inside the business of concert merchandise with Bill Blackwell of Blackbird Vending in the latest episode of "Hello, Pine Knob!"
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The season is speeding by, and July is turning into August with a couple of notable shows from some of our favorite rockers.
Creed is in the midst of its first concert tour in 12 years, which, among other things, is marking the 25th anniversary of its multi-platinum sophomore album Human Clay. Creed performs with 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven on Wednesday, July 31.
Sammy Hagar brings his The Best of All Worlds Tour to Pine Knob on Friday, August 2.
Plus Melissa Etheridge shares her many memories about playing Pine Knob, from opening for Bruce Hornsby to her own headlining shows.
Finally, we thought we'd remember a particularly historic show. It was Talking Heads final appearance in the metro area, on August 11, 1983.
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First up is Carlos Santana discussing what to expect at his 2024 performance at Pine Knob this Tuesday. This year Santana's show also coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Woodstock festival, where the group made its name.
Next, we talk with 99.5 WYCD to prepare for their annual Hoedown concert. The 99.5 WYCD Hoedown has been around since 1983 and has been held at Pine Knob since 2016. The two-day event will headline Luke Bryan and host a different collection of supporting acts each night. To get ready, we gather the gang from 99.5 WYCD — including Tim Roberts, Rachel Hunter, Steve Grunwald, Rob Stone and Holly Hutton — to talk festival tips and favorite Hoedown memories.
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Styx and Foreigner return to Pine Knob, on Saturday, June 15. The two classic bands are out on tour, with John Waite, marking it the first time in a decade they've hit the road together.
During the mid and late 70s, Andy Freeberg and Darryl Pitt served as Pine Knob's official photographers, spending night after night at the theater chronicling performances by just about every act that played there. Andy studied at the University of Michigan and has had his work published in publications such as Time, Fortune, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice and Der Spiegel.
Darryl cut his teeth taking photos at Pine Knob and subsequently went on tour with several artists he met at Pine Knob, including Crosby, Stills and Nash, Diana Ross, Liza Minelli, Harry Chapin and Neil Diamond, leading to his images being exhibited at museums in Paris, Tokyo and Zurich. -
It is summertime in Michigan and that means the 2024 Pine Knob season is upon us! 47 shows highlight the 52nd season of the iconic venue. Host Gary Graff sits down with 313 Presents President Howard Handler, along with Kat Sutherland — the winner of the College for Creative Studies Pine Knob poster contest, to look ahead to a big 2024 slate of shows.
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Willie Nelson turned 90 earlier this year and instead of slowing down, he's gone on a birthday tour. In advance of Willie's Outlaw Tour stop at Pine Knob on September 22, host Gary Graff talks to Oak Park native Don Was from Wolf Bros and The String Cheese Incident's Kyle Hollingsworth. Also in this episode, a conversation with Eric Vanlerberghe from I Prevail, a band formed in Southfield.
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Alice Cooper's 10th time on stage at Pine Knob this August, it'll be in support of his 29th album, "Road". And in this episode of 'Hello Pine Knob', host Gary Graff sits down with the Detroit-born Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famer to talk about rocking into his golden years. Also in this episode, Graff chats with Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and Brent Smith from Shinedown.
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Foreigner has played Pine Knob 36 times, but their 37th show on August 30 might be their last. In this episode of Hello Pine Knob, host Gary Graff chats with the members of Foreigner for a look back at their illustrious career. Also joining Graff in this episode is Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and Scott Hoying from Pentatonix.
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Over the last 20 years, country artist Jelly Roll has gone on quite the musical journey, starting as a rapper and now finding himself climbing the country charts. In this episode of Hello Pine Knob, host Gary Graff sits down with Jelly Roll along with Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jeremiah Farites of the Lumineers.
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Godsmack, Staind and Nickelback were all formed in 1995. And almost 30 years later, they are all going strong. This week, all three bands will take the Pine Knob stage yet again. On a new episode of Hello, Pine Knob, host Gary Graff sits down with Sully Erna of Godsmack, Aaron Lewis of Staind and the guys from Nickelback.
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Bret Michaels is no stranger to Pine Knob, having played at the venue 17 times with his band Poison. But on July 13, Michaels brings his solo act to Clarkston with the Parti Gras tour. On a new episode of Hello Pine Knob, host Gary Graff chats with Michaels and Brad Gillis of Night Ranger who joins Michaels on the Parti Gras tour.
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For decades, Carlos Santana has been bringing his brand of rock-and-roll to venues across the world. Last year, at Pine Knob, a dehydrated Santana fainted on stage. But if you thought that was going to slow him down, think again. On a new episode of Hello Pine Knob, host Gary Graff talks to not only Santana but also Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson.
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Few musical acts dominated the mid-1990s like Matchbox Twenty, thanks to the multi-platinum album 'Yourself Or Someone Like You'. On a new episode of 'Hello, Pine Knob', host Gary Graff chats with the guys from Matchbox Twenty about their decades-long run of success. But before that, we hear from the Chairman of the Hill, Blake Gitlin.
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The 2023 Pine Knob Music Theatre season is here, and so is Season 2 of the 'Hello, Pine Knob' podcast! In the opening episode, host Gary Graff speaks with President of 313 Presents, Howard Handler; Pine Knob Executive Chef Scott Johnson and Liz Russel, Director of Concessions; 2023 Poster Contest Winner Alison Slackta, and Megan Mesack from the College for Creative Studies.
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