1. MoPop 2017 (July 29 &30): Killer line-up (literally, Killer Mike will be performing) including Foster the People, alt-j, Phantogram, Solange, and Jay Som.
2. Gorillaz play Detroit’s Fox Theatre (Sept. 18): Your jaw will drop for three reasons: the gorgeous backdrop art, the live renditions of international favorites, and the soul-shaking finale.
    
   

   
3. Gogol Bordello at Royal Oak Theater (Sept. 26) and Grand Rapids’ The Intersection (Sept. 27): A show that promises to leave you smiling and possibly dancing some blend of jig-line dance-mosh pit.
4. Moon Hooch at The Stache (Sept. 27): If you love brass instruments and live re-mixings of songs, don’t miss this jam band’s stop in Grand Rapids. Tickets are cheap!
5. Glass Animals at Royal Oak Music Theatre (Sept. 29): Their focus on the personal in their album “How to Be a Human Being” promises a profoundly intimate experience with the crowd at this show.

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