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Sound Check, Grand Rapids: Acrisure Amphitheater Is Bringing the Big Names

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Your Guide to Acrisure’s Summer Line Up

Grand Rapids is getting a serious glow-up on the live music front. We hope you’re snagging tickets and planning your first trip downtown: here’s some suggestions on where to park.

The new Amphitheater’s opening show is May 15 with a lineup to follow that’s honestly awesome.

Big names, summer nights, and a brand-new spot to soak it all in…yeah, it’s safe to say our concert calendar just got a whole lot louder.

Acrisure Amphitheater Highlights

Here’s a look at a few of the concerts that are on our radar for 2026:

LIONEL RICHIE

Date: May 15, 2026
Time: 7:30PM

Acrisure Presents Lionel Richie as the Grand Opening concert also featuring Michigan duo War and Treaty and Grand Rapids’ own Brian Vander Ark.

 

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KID CUDI

Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 6:30PM

Kid Cudi brings The Rebel Ragers Tour.

With M.I.A., Big Boi and A-Trak.

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JELLY ROLL

Date: June 13, 2026
Time: 7:00PM

Jelly Roll brings The Little ASS Shed Tour.

With special guest Kashus Culepepper.

 

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MEGHAN TRAINOR

Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 6:00PM

Meghan Trainor brings her Get In Girl Tour.

With special guest Icona Pop.

 

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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

Date: July 7 & 8, 2026
Time: 7:30PM

Dave Matthews Band brings their Summer 2026 Tour for 2 days of shows!!!

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Full List of Concerts Coming to Acrisure Amphitheater

See You in the Crowd

With awesome headliners, summer-night vibes & an excuse to get outside with good music in the air, Acrisure Amphitheater is the place to be.

Bring your people, show up early and settle in – Grand Rapids’ newest stage is ready when you are.

And we’ve got a feeling this is just the beginning.

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Kate Overbeek

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Kate is a Grand Rapids native. After graduating from MSU, she landed there to raise her three boys with her husband of over 20 years. She loves to travel, especially to new spaces and places. Her teenage sons keep her schedule busy and her fridge empty. But when she's not rooting for them in sports, she's usually skiing, playing golf, hanging around the lakeshore, and trying to catch a view of sunset.