Are you ready to party?
The 2017 Taylor Summer Festival is right around the corner, and the City of Taylor is proud to announce its concert lineup and tentative schedule. The festival will be held from Thursday, June 22, through Sunday, June 25, with the Masco Taylor Summer Festival Fireworks display scheduled for approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 24.
The Friday Festival Concert will be co-headlined by
Sebastian Bach and
Warrant, with special guest
Sponge. Wildly popular Detroit band
Eva Under Fire will lead
off the night. The Friday night festival concerts in the Sheridan Center Open Air Pavilion have become a staple of the annual summer festival, and doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are VIP $35 (preferred stage-front seating, dinner and two drink tickets).
Whiskeys on the Water will be providing the food for the VIP ticket holders.
Other tickets are $10 presale general admission and $15 GA at the door (GA tickets are standing room – no lawn chairs allowed).
ORDER CONCERT TICKETS HERE
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Other spotlight features of the festival include:
- Thursday, June 22 Free Movie Night in the Sheridan Center
- Friday, June 23 Toddler Day at the Carnival ($10 armbands, noon-3 p.m.)
- Saturday, June 24 Taylor Color Fest Run ($25 for adults; $5 for children under-5.)
- Saturday, June 24 WCSX Gone Fishin' (9 a.m. Coan Lake area)
- Saturday, June 24, free concert in the Sheridan Center
Here’s an inside look at the band lineup:
FRIDAY NIGHT: Sebastian Bach (formerly the lead singer of Skid Row)
Celebrated rocker Sebastian Bach is recognized globally as a vocalist, television star, actor and beyond. Bach hit the spotlight in the late 1980s as the iconic frontman for mainstream heavy metal / hard rock act Skid Row. Since his departure from Skid Row in the mid ‘90s, Bach still remains one of the most relevant rock figures in pop culture today, with three solo records, network television appearances on MTV, VH1 and CMT, guest appearances on Gilmore Girls, Trailer Park Boys, Californication and other popular television shows, and several acting stints on and off Broadway. Bach’s most recent album, Give ‘Em Hell impressively, landed on the U.S. Top Hard Rock and Top 200 Billboard charts, proving his prowess decades after his initial debut. Bach’s upcoming Harper Collins memoir 18 And Life on Skid Row is set to release December 6. He will also appear in new upcoming seasons of the Gilmore Girls and Trailer Park Boys via Netflix this fall.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Warrant
Glam metal band Warrant formed in 1984 in Hollywood and experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their Double Platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich including the single “Heaven,” which reach No. 1 in the Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band continued its success in the early 1990s with Double Platinum “Cherry Pie” After over 30 years, the band is still recording music and performing, now with ex-Lynch Mob lead vocalist Robert Mason.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Sponge
A Taylor Summer Festival favorite, Sponge returns for the third straight year. The band has proven to be one of the Motor City's heaviest hitters after gaining international notoriety with their debut album "Rotting Piñata,” "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles)." Sponge received massive airplay on radio stations from coast to coast and were in heavy rotation on MTV. Both “Plowed” and “Molly” hit No. 5 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Charts, catapulting “Rotting Piñata” to Gold, and ultimately Platinum status. Having shared stages the world over with Guns N’ Roses, Nickelback, Iggy Pop, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Kiss, to name just a few, Sponge continues to be one of rock’s most sought after live acts. Front man Vinnie Dombroski captivates audiences with his powerful voice, heart-on-his-sleeve lyrics and high-octane stage presence.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Eva Under Fire
Big local favorite Eva Under Fire, led by Amanda Lyberg vocals and Rob Lyberg (guitar), Corey Newsome (drums), Chris Slapnix (guitar/vocals) and Ed Gawlik III (bass/vocals) will open the evening's entertainment. Robbie Tee of Jamsphere said about Eva Under Fire: "Emerging from Detroit's underground rock scene is an eclectic mix of veteran performers who have teamed up to give you Eva Under Fire. The varying musical influence is heard throughout material they release. Their music combines pop, rock, alternative, and metal sounds, sprinkle in some punk and tops it off with Amanda's powerful lead vocals. The band has aspired to push boundaries with each new release and with every new track we see another side of Eva Under Fire's sound. The band has released their first full length album Anchors in spring 2016 and the reviews of the first few tracks have been very promising. Every so often, I come across a band that excites me more and more as I listen to their music for the first time. Detroit Alternative-Rock band, Eva Under Fire is one of those bands."
FREE SATURDAY NIGHT: Mega 80s
Take a handful of your favorite ‘80s songs, a splash of some retro fashion, a pinch of panache and an eye-popping video spectacle in the background and what do you get? The Mega 80's, of course! Since their emergence onto the Detroit music scene, the Mega 80's have taken southeast Michigan by storm. Now veterans of the 80's cultural milieu, they are still rocking as hard as ever. Lead vocalist for the Mega 80's, Carey Denha, has been the vocalist of Going Public, a Michigan State Universtiy band he played in when he attended the university in the 90's.
FREE SATURDAY NIGHT: Rockstar
Rockstar is the ultimate ‘80s hair band experience, recreating the sights, sounds, energy and excitement of an arena style rock show. You’ll hear all the great hair band hits of the ‘80s performed so well you’ll think you’re listening to the original artists themselves: Quiet Riot, Journey, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Night Ranger and many others.