More Chene Park: Kem, Earth Wind & Fire, Ne-Yo, Flock of Seagulls among new 2018 shows
Brian McCollum
A doubleheader by hometown R&B star Kem leads a new batch of shows being rolled out by Chene Park Amphitheatre for the 2018 summer season.
Kem's Aug. 3-4 stand is among the newly announced concerts set to go on sale next weekend, following the riverside venue's initial lineup announcement last month.
Other new dates include Earth, Wind & Fire (Aug. 18), a co-headlining bill with the Roots and Common (July 27) and an R&B pairing of Ne-Yo and Brandy (July 20).
The veteran Mexican-American band Los Tigres del Norte will be making its first Detroit appearance in more than a decade (May 31), while a package bill featuring A Flock of Seagulls, the Romantics, Wang Chung and others will deliver a shot of throwback '80s pop (July 28).
The announcement comes on the heels of Chene Park's unveiling in March of a season schedule that includes Patti LaBelle, Babyface, Erykah Badu, Nas and a teaming of Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell and Mike Bivins.
Tickets for the new shows will go on sale at 10 a.m. April 14 through Ticketmaster and at the Chene Park box office at 2600 Atwater.
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Chene Park Amphitheatre, 2018 concert schedule
May 31: Los Tigres del Norte
June 6: Will Downing with Mark Mixx & Tha Street Cartel (Wednesday jazz series)
June 9: Jhene Aiko
June 13: David Sanborn with Tim Bowman (Wednesday jazz series)
June 16: Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike, with Silk
June 20: Jody Watley with Mike Phillips (Wednesday jazz series)
June 23: Erykah Badu and Nas
June 27: Branford Marsalis (Wednesday jazz series)
June 30: The Whispers with the Dramatics and Midnight Star
July 11: Norman Brown with Bobby Caldwell (Wednesday jazz series)
July 14: Patti LaBelle and Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds
July 18: Boney James with Sean Blackman (Wednesday jazz series)
July 20: Ne-Yo and Brandy
July 25: Kamasi Washington with Zo! and Carmen Rodgers (Wednesday jazz series)
July 27: The Roots and Common
July 28: Lost '80s Live: A Flock of Seagulls, the Romantics, Wang Chung, Farrington and Mann, Naked Eyes, Nu Shooz, Animotion
Aug. 1: Peabo Bryson with Thornetta Davis (Wednesday jazz series)
Aug. 3-4: Kem
Aug. 8: Damien Escobar with 313 the Live Experience (Wednesday jazz series)
Aug. 15: Jean Luc Ponty with Will Holton (Wednesday jazz series)
Aug. 18: Earth, Wind & Fire
Aug. 22: Raheem DeVaughn with the Hamiltones and L’Renee (Wednesday jazz series)
Aug. 29: Rachelle Ferrell with Lin Roundtree (Wednesday jazz series)