DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival Announce 2005 Summer Concert Schedules; 'Love It Live' Like Never Before

DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival Announce 2005 Summer Concert Schedules; 'Love It Live' Like Never Before

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Palace Sports and Entertainment (PS&E) announces the 2005 schedules for DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival (combined schedule attached). As additional tour plans unfold, more shows will be announced. In addition to offering one of the largest and most varied lists of events in the nation, this year's theme, "Love It Live," means PS&E is striving to make the outdoor concert- going experience even more enjoyable.

The ninth largest concert promoter in the world, PS&E is providing a wider choice of affordable shows, concessions specials and combo deals, as well as reintroducing guests to tailgating in the parking lot and bringing in food to picnic on the hill or throughout the venues' beautiful grounds this summer

"There is nothing to compare to the experience of sharing a concert starring your favorite performer on a warm summer night with a friend or loved one; it creates memories which last forever. Summer amphitheatre concerts have been a Michigan institution for several generations and we try to provide a wide variety of events to appeal to our guests' many tastes," said Tom Wilson, President and CEO of PS&E.

"To maintain this outdoor concert tradition in the face of ever-increasing summer activities, we have to provide our guests even more reasons to 'Love It Live,' with more shows offering $10 lawn tickets than ever, value-oriented concessions offers, encouraging pre-show tailgating and welcoming guests to bring in things to make their evenings more comfortable, including food, beach chairs and blankets."

The 2005 summer concert schedule includes an expanded list of events for which all lawn tickets are just $10 (including parking for DTE Energy Music Theatre concerts) covering a variety of entertainment tastes. In the past few years, a limited number of $10 lawn tickets were on sale for select shows at The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre Box Offices in person only. This year, the $10 tickets can be purchased wherever PS&E tickets are sold and will encompass the entire lawn for the shows offered.

To make it easier to "Love It Live," PS&E welcomes tailgating in the parking lot before shows and it offers a picturesque picnic area in Parents Park just outside the two main gates at DTE Energy Music Theatre. It is also reminding guests they are allowed to bring food in picnic baskets or small coolers (no glass items allowed) into the grounds of all three PS&E summer venues. This policy applies for most every show, and guests can visit Palacenet.com or call 248/377-0100 to confirm for each show. Once inside, the picnicking is allowed on the lawn and at any number of tables spread out along the concourses.

Additionally, blankets, binoculars and short-legged/low-backed (26 inch high maximum) beach chairs are welcomed into the grounds for nearly every show (visit Palacenet.com or call 248/377-0100 to confirm for each show).

Centerplate, the venues' concessionaire, will be offering food and drink combo specials on their menu for the first time ever to provide value alternatives for guests. In addition, there will be surprise, themed food and drink specials for a number of shows which will tie into the specific concert (for example, BBQ specials for a country show). These will be announced in advance on Palacenet.com and on the venue's video boards and over it's public address system at the show.

For guests' convenience, PS&E has established a designated drop-off/pick- up area at DTE Energy Music Theatre located conveniently outside and between the two main turnstile entrances at Parents Park. This spot is the easiest, safest and closest spot to the turnstiles which vehicles can access from the Sashabaw Road entrances and these vehicles can be efficiently routed to exit on Pine Knob Road with minimal interruption from ingressing traffic.

Since taking over DTE Energy Music Theatre in 1990, PS&E has added more than $26.5 million in improvements to enhance nearly every inch of the venue for guests highlighted by new restroom areas, new concessions stands including the Hilltop Deck, additional access stairways, introducing video screens and a state-of-the-art audio system.

Guests this summer will enjoy the totally revamped East Entrance plaza which will be renovated to resemble a village of old, complete with a winding pathway past merchant and sponsor displays and product demonstrations. This new "East Village" will have the feel of an old world Alpine hamlet as it provides another area for event-goers to visit before, during and after a show. As an additional venue upgrade, for conservation of natural resources, waterless urinals are being introduced to the men's rooms at each side of the pavilion structure.

Due to the addition of a pavilion roof and sound wall, the schedule for their Macomb County sister venue, Jerome-Duncan Ford Theatre, will not begin until mid-June and will be announced in the near future. For the first time, all three outdoor amphitheatres will be booked by PS&E.

PS&E ownership includes The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre, as well as the management of Meadow Brook Music Festival on the campus of Oakland University. Combined, PS&E's Michigan venues average 300 events and 3.5 million guests annually.

The organization recently entered into a corporative agreement to work with Hillside Productions in booking and marketing the Jerome-Duncan Ford Theatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

The Palace has been voted Arena of the Year eight times by Performance magazine and twice by Pollstar magazine, also listed annually among North America's top-grossing arenas. Voted "Best Outdoor Concert Venue" in Pollstar's 2000 Readers' Poll, DTE Energy Music Theatre has been listed as the nation's most attended amphitheater by Amusement Business/Billboard each of the 14 years of PS&E ownership.

PS&E also owns the leasehold rights to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The venue is a 1999 and 2004 recipient of the Prime Site Award by Facilities & Event Management magazine and is one of North America's top- grossing arenas annually.

DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE AND MEADOW BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL
SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE 2005

Show Artist Venue Time Ticket
Date Prices

TBA Kid Rock DTE Energy Music TBA TBA
Theatre

May 22 # Reba McEntire and DTE Energy Music 7:00 $53.75
Brad Paisley wsg Theatre p.m. pavilion
Terri Clark "Habitat $29.00 lawn
for Humanity Tour"
(country)

May 27 # Eddie Money DTE Energy Music 7:30 $26.50
(classic rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn

May 28 # Clay Walker DTE Energy Music 7:30 $30.00
(country) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn

June 3 # Blue Oyster Cult / DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
Mark Farner Formerly Theatre p.m. pavilion
of Grand Funk $10.00 lawn
Railroad
(classic rock)

June 4 # Judas Priest wsg DTE Energy Music 7:30 $46.50
Queensryche Theatre p.m. pavilion
(rock) $23.00 lawn

June 11 # Rascal Flatts wsg DTE Energy Music 7:30 SOLD OUT
Blake Shelton Theatre p.m.
(country)

June 17 # Motown Hit Parade DTE Energy Music 7:30 $29.50
featuring The Theatre p.m. pavilion
Spinners & The $10.00 lawn
Temptation Revue
featuring Dennis
Edwards (R&B/soul)

June 17 # Steven Wright wsg Meadow Brook 8:00 $29.50
Dave Landau Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(comedy) $10.00 lawn

June 18 # Stevie Nicks & Don DTE Energy Music 8:00 $89.50
Henley Theatre p.m. pavilion
(classic rock) $29.00 lawn

June 18 # Oasis wsg Jet and Meadow Brook 7:00 SOLD OUT
Nic Armstrong and Music Festival p.m.
The Thieves
(alternative rock)

June 19 # The Music of Led DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
Zeppelin, A Theatre p.m. pavilion
Rock n' Roll Symphony $10.00 lawn
(classic
rock/symphony)

June 21 # Wilco wsg My Meadow Brook 7:00 $30.00
Morning Jacket Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(rock) $25.00 lawn

June 24 & LaserSpectacular DTE Energy Music 8:00 $20.00
featuring the music Theatre p.m. pavilion
of Pink Floyd $10.00 lawn
(classic rock)

June 24- # International Wine Meadow Brook Fri: 5- $20.00
26 and Food Festival Music Festival 10 p.m. Advance
Sat: General
Noon- Admission
10 p.m. $10.00
Sun: Designated
Noon- Driver
6 p.m. $5.00 Kids
12-17
Free Kids
under 12

June 25 # Santana wsg Los DTE Energy Music 7:00 $53.00
Lonely Boys and Theatre p.m. pavilion
Salvador Santana $23.50 lawn
Band (pop/rock)

June 26 * The Doors of the DTE Energy Music 6:00 $48.00
21st Century wsg Theatre p.m. pavilion
John Kay & Steppenwolf, $20.00 lawn
Vanilla Fudge, Pat
Travers and the
Yardbirds "Strange
Days Festival"
(classic rock)

June 28 # The Doobie Brothers DTE Energy Music 7:30 $29.50
(classic rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn

June 29 # Earth, Wind & Fire DTE Energy Music 7:30 $75.00
and Chicago Theatre p.m. pavilion
(classic rock/funk) $55.00
pavilion
$27.50 lawn

June 30 Howie Mandel DTE Energy Music 7:30 $35.50
(comedy) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn

July 1 # Black Eyed Peas wsg DTE Energy Music 7:30 $35.00
Talib Kweli and Theatre p.m. pavilion
Fatty Koo "The Monkey $23.00 lawn
Business Tour"
(rap/hip-hop)

July 2 # John Mellencamp wsg DTE Energy Music 7:00 $59.50
John Fogerty Theatre p.m. pavilion
"Words and Music Tour $25.00 lawn
2005"
(classic rock)

July 4 # Pat Benatar & Neil DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
Giraldo with Theatre p.m. pavilion
fireworks $10.00 lawn
(classic rock/pop)

July 6 # Hall & Oates wsg Meadow Brook 8:00 $42.50
Average White Band Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(classic rock) $25.00 lawn

July 7-8 # Creedence Clearwater DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
Revisited Theatre p.m. pavilion
(classic rock) $10.00 lawn

July 7 # Robert Plant and the Meadow Brook 8:00 $48.50
Strange Sensation Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(classic rock) $25.00 lawn

July 8 # Mark Knopfler Meadow Brook 8:00 $65.00
(pop/rock) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$20.00 lawn

July 9 Hank Williams Jr. DTE Energy Music 7:30 $36.50
wsg MuzikMafia Theatre p.m. pavilion
(country) $20.00 lawn

July 9 # Carole King Meadow Brook 8:00 $65.00
(pop) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$20.00 lawn

July 10 # John Michael DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
Montgomery Theatre p.m. pavilion
(country) $10.00 lawn

July 15 # Zooma Tour featuring DTE Energy Music 3:30 $47.50
Trey Anastasio, Ben Theatre p.m. pavilion
Harper & The $32.50 lawn
Innocent Criminals
(pop/rock/festival)

July 15 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 8:00 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"Tchaikovsky $20.00
Spectacular" with pavilion
fireworks $15.00 lawn

July 16 Anita Baker wsg The Palace 8:00 $89.50
Babyface p.m. reserved
(R&B/soul) $65.00
reserved
$45.00
reserved

July 16 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 8:00 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"Great Gershwin" $20.00
pavilion
$15.00 lawn

July 17 # Avril Lavigne wsg DTE Energy Music 6:30 $39.50
Butch Walker Theatre p.m. pavilion
"Bonez Tour 2005" $24.00 lawn
(pop/rock)

July 17 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 7:30 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"The Three Phantoms" $20.00
(symphony/Broadway) pavilion
$15.00 lawn

July 19 * Gavin DeGraw and Meadow Brook 7:00 $25.00
Howie Day wsg Music Festival p.m. pavilion
Michael Tolcher $20.00 lawn
(pop/rock)

July 20 # Tom Petty & The DTE Energy Music 7:00 SOLD OUT
Heartbreakers wsg Theatre p.m.
The Black Crowes
(classic rock)

July 20 # Ani DiFranco wsg Meadow Brook 8:00 $34.50
Erin McKeown Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(folk/rock) $24.50 lawn

July 21 Tony Hawk's Boom The Palace 7:00 $85.00
Boom Huckjam p.m. reserved
(sporting event) $65.00
reserved
$40.00
reserved
$25.00
reserved
$12.50
reserved

July 21 # Richard Jeni Meadow Brook 8:00 $29.50
(comedy) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$19.50
pavilion
$10.00 lawn

July 22 Dwight Yoakam DTE Energy Music 7:30 $34.50
(country) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn $10.00 lawn $10.00 $10.00 lawn

July 22 Celtic Woman Meadow Brook 8:00 $50.00
(folk) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$30.00 lawn

July 23 # Dennis DeYoung: The DTE Energy Music 7:30 $42.50
Music of Styx with Theatre p.m. pavilion
Rock Symphony $10.00 lawn
(classic
rock/symphony)

July 23 Loretta Lynn Meadow Brook 8:00 $38.50
(country) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$24.50 lawn

July 24 ABBA The Music DTE Energy Music 7:30 $32.50
(classic rock/ Theatre p.m. pavilion
tribute show) $10.00 lawn

July 26 # Sugar Water Festival DTE Energy Music TBA $76.00
featuring Erykah Theatre pavilion
Badu, Jill Scott and $56.00
Queen Latifah and pavilion
Floetry $26.00 lawn
(R&B)

July 26 # Elvis Costello and Meadow Brook 8:00 $46.50
the Imposters Music Festival p.m. pavilion
featuring the vocal $20.00 lawn
stylings of Emmylou
Harris
(pop/rock)

July 29 # Montgomery Gentry DTE Energy Music 7:30 $35.50
wsg Bobby Pinson Theatre p.m. pavilion
(country) $18.50 lawn

July 30 & Break! The Urban Meadow Brook 8:00 $26.50
Funk Spectacular Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(dance/funk) $16.50
pavilion
$16.50 lawn

July 31 Hootie & The DTE Energy Music 7:30 $34.50
Blowfish (pop/rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$15.50 lawn

July 31 Kids Fest 2005 Meadow Brook 1:00 $10.00
(family event) Music Festival p.m. General
Admission

August 2 * 3 Doors Down wsg DTE Energy Music 6:00 $48.50
Staind, Breaking Theatre p.m. pavilion
Benjamin and No $25.50 lawn
Address "Seventeen
Days Tour"
(modern rock)

August 4 # Neil Diamond "Live - The Palace 8:00 $87.50
World Tour 2005" p.m. reserved
(pop) $45.00
reserved

August 4 # Ozzfest 2005 DTE Energy Music 10:00 $90.00
(rock festival) Theatre a.m. pavilion
$50.00 lawn

August 5 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 8:00 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"Tchaikovsky $20.00
Spectacular" pavilion
$15.00 lawn

August 6 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 8:00 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"Big Bad Voodoo $20.00
Daddy" pavilion
(symphony/swing) $15.00 lawn

August 7 * Alan Jackson wsg DTE Energy Music 7:00 $65.50
Sara Evans and Theatre p.m. pavilion
The Wrights $30.50 lawn
(country)

August 7 # Detroit Symphony Meadow Brook 7:30 $40.00
Orchestra Music Festival p.m. pavilion
"Classical Mystery $20.00
Tour: A Tribute to pavilion
the Beatles" $15.00 lawn
(symphony/classic
rock)

August 10 GIGANTOUR featuring DTE Energy Music TBA $42.50
Megadeth and Dream Theatre pavilion
Theater and more $20.00 lawn
(rock festival)

August 10 # Trio! Meadow Brook TBA $32.50
Stanley Clarke - Music Festival pavilion
Bela Fleck - Jean-Luc $17.00 lawn
Ponty wsg Joe Sample
(jazz)

August 11 & Chris Isaak Meadow Brook 8:00 $40.00
(adult contemporary) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$20.00 lawn

August 12 Journey DTE Energy Music 7:30 $46.50
(classic rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$23.00 lawn

August 12 # Clay Aiken Meadow Brook 8:00 $46.50
(pop) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$23.00 lawn

August 13 # James Taylor and DTE Energy Music 7:30 $65.00
Band Theatre p.m. pavilion
(classic rock/pop) $23.00 lawn

August 13 # Lewis Black Meadow Brook 8:00 $34.50
(comedy) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$18.50 lawn

August 14 Destiny's Child wsg The Palace 7:00 TBA
Mario, Amarie and p.m.
Tyra
(R&B)

August 14 The Allman Brothers DTE Energy Music 6:30 TBA
Band wsg moe. Theatre p.m.
(classic rock)

August 15 The Wiggles - Two The Palace TBA TBA
Shows
(family show)

August 18 # O.A.R. ( ... of a Meadow Brook 7:00 $27.50
revolution) wsg Music Festival p.m. pavilion
Pepper and The $27.50 lawn
Southland
(modern pop/rock)

August 18 "The More Drama DTE Energy Music TBA $34.50
Tour" featuring Theatre pavilion
Yes members of $15.00 lawn
(classic rock)

August 19 Steve Miller Band DTE Energy Music 7:30 $48.00
(classic rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$23.00 lawn

August 20 # Hilary Duff "Hilary DTE Energy Music 7:30 $55.00
Duff Summer Tour Theatre p.m. pavilion
2005" $30.00 lawn
(pop)

August 20 Brian Wilson Meadow Brook 8:00 $75.00
(classic rock/pop) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$45.00
pavilion
$23.00 lawn

August 21 Willie Nelson DTE Energy Music 7:30 $37.50
(country) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$10.00 lawn

August 21 Laugh-A-Palooza - Meadow Brook TBA TBA
Acts TBA Music Festival
(comedy festival)

August 24 # Motley Crue wsg The DTE Energy Music 6:00 $68.00
Exies and Silvertide Theatre p.m. reserved
"Carnival of Sins $23.00 lawn
Tour"
(rock)

August 24 Batman Fighting Fear Meadow Brook TBA TBA
Show wsg Candyband Music Festival
(family show)

August 25 Ted Nugent DTE Energy Music 7:30 $39.50
(classic rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$18.50 lawn

August 26 Trinity Irish Dance Meadow Brook TBA TBA
Company Music Festival
(dance production)

August 27 # Dane Cook "Tourgasm" Meadow Brook 8:00 $35.50
(comedy) Music Festival p.m. pavilion
$19.50 lawn

August 28 Video Games Live DTE Energy Music TBA TBA
(video/music Theatre
production)

August 28 Tori Amos Meadow Brook TBA TBA
(pop) Music Festival

August 30 Coldplay DTE Energy Music 7:00 $69.00
(pop/rock) Theatre p.m. pavilion
$34.00 lawn

August 31 # Jack Johnson wsg Meadow Brook 7:00 $35.00
Matt Costa and ALO Music Festival p.m. pavilion
(modern pop/rock) $35.00 lawn

September B.B. King Bluesfest DTE Energy Music 7:00 $46.50
1 wsg Kenny Wayne Theatre p.m. pavilion
Shepherd and Joe $20.00 lawn
Bonamassa
(blues)

September Brooks & Dunn wsg DTE Energy Music 7:00 $56.75
2 Big & Rich, The Theatre p.m. pavilion
Warren Brothers $27.50 lawn
and Cowboy Troy
(country)

September The Rocky Horror Meadow Brook 9/8- $40.00 VIP
8-11 Show (musical stage Music Festival 9/10- seats - all
production) 8:00 shows
p.m. $32.50 -
9/11- 9/9, 9/10
7:00 $25.00 -
p.m. 9/11
$20.00 - 9/8

September Randy Travis wsg DTE Energy Music 7:30 $34.50
9 Craig Morgan Theatre p.m. pavilion
(country) $10.0 lawn

September # Green Day wsg Jimmy The Palace 7:30 $45.00 G.A.
11 Eat World p.m. floor
(modern rock) $45.00
reserved
$37.50
reserved

# Individual tickets are on sale now.
* Individual tickets on sale this Friday, May 20 at 10 a.m.
& Individual tickets on sale this Saturday, May 21 at noon

* The remaining shows listed above will go on sale later this summer and
more shows will be announced soon.
* Shows at the newly renovated Jerome-Duncan Ford Theatre will be
announced at a later date.
* Tickets can be purchased at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy
Music Theatre Box Offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
* Tickets may also be charged by phone to American Express, Discover,
Visa and MasterCard by calling 248/645-6666.

Source: Palace Sports and Entertainment

CONTACT: Jeff Corey of Palace Sports and Entertainment, +1-248-377-8204,
jcorey@palacenet.com

Web site: http://www.palacenet.com/

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