Meijer Gardens Announces Tentative 2021 Concerts
Past favorites and a unique new combination of artists have been provisionally scheduled for three separate Summer series of concerts at Meijer Gardens.
Outdoor gatherings are not yet a sure thing in 2021, but Meijer Gardens is anticipating we will be able to get together and enjoy some music in the outdoors under the stars. West Michigan s favorite summertime venue has just released a very eclectic lineup of concerts. There will be three different musical series, spotlighting the symphony, local artists and national acts from classic rock to classical hip-hop.
We are pleased to announce plans for the safe return of live music this summer with three unique series – Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens, Tuesday Evening Music Club and the Jim & Marie Preston Sunday Strings, featuring musicians from the Grand Rapids Symphony and West Michigan. All dates, performers and information are subject to changed based on COVID-
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Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park plans 3 concert series this summer
Westaby, Robb
and last updated 2021-04-29 16:15:45-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is planning for the return of live music this summer with three series featuring musicians from the Grand Rapids Symphony and West Michigan.
They include âFifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens,â âTuesday Evening Music Clubâ and the âJim & Marie Preston Sunday Strings,â according to a news release Thursday.
All dates, performers and information are subject to change based on COVID-19 restrictions.
âWe are very excited to bring the Grand Rapids Symphony back to Meijer Gardens for these special concerts,â said Mary Tuuk Kuras, president and CEO of the Grand Rapids Symphony. âOur shared mission of promoting the arts and bringing our community together makes this partnership a wonderful fit.â
Kansas, O.A.R. and The Verve Pipe among groups tentatively planned for Meijer Gardens concert series
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
O.A.R. performing in 2015 at Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The band is one of the acts set to perform in this year s summer concert series. (MLive file photo)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI O.A.R., Kansas and The Verve Pipe are among the groups tentatively scheduled for the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens series this summer.
The groups were announced Thursday, April 29 by Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, with the caveat that all shows are subject to change because of coronavirus restrictions.
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âWe did this show with The Verve Pipe in Jacksonville,â recalls singer-guitarist Jason Moore. âThey were on the way down. We were kinda trying to find the way up. Me and [singer] Brian Vander Ark drank a bottle of Jack ahead of the set. I was hammered by the time we went on. The microphones kept shocking us. I was furious.âÂ