Pine Knob welcomes new marquee, full concert season as it turns 50 and reclaims old name

[marmar]

(Detroit Free Press) A quiet spring Friday in Clarkston was the prelude to a loud summer ahead.

Officials with 313 Presents staged a media event to herald the return of Pine Knob Music Theatre, a milestone anniversary and the arrival of the first full concert season since 2019.

A new marquee bearing the old Pine Knob name greeted guests heading onto Bob Seger Drive off Sashabaw Road, as the historic amphitheater returned to its original moniker after two decades as DTE Energy Music Theatre.

When the season kicks off next Friday with New York AJR — the first of nearly 50 shows — fans will find a venue teeming with signage sporting the Pine Knob logo and commemorations of the amphitheater’s 50th anniversary.

“How fun it is to say ‘Welcome back to Pine Knob Music Theatre,’ ” said 313 Presents President Howard Handler. ................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/05/20/pine-knob-new-marquee-50th-anniversary/9853188002/

[Hassler]

1. So many great memories of my youth there I the 70's.