Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has announced the lineup for its 2026 Tuesday Evening Music Club, with 12 shows featuring groups ranging from indie bands to folk musicians to Motown—and a return performance by the Grand Rapids Ballet to end the summer.
Featuring an array of live performances from local and regional favorites, Tuesday Evening Music Club takes place on select Tuesday evenings in June*, July, and August. (*No concert on June 16). The series is made possible through the support of WYCE and Corporate Live.
Concerts are held in the 1,900-seat Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater, offering manicured general admission lawn seating, free and convenient on-site parking, and the ability to bring a picnic or enjoy food and beverages from the Eileen DeVries Concessions Center. Amphitheater plaza gates open at 5 p.m. and performances begin at 7 p.m.
“Tuesday Evening Music Club is a favorite summer staple in West Michigan, attracting regional artists across all music genres to play in our beautiful garden amphitheater,” said Carol Kendra, Chief Operating Officer of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. “With tickets included in admission plus free and convenient on-site parking, this series offers value-oriented entertainment for families and friends on a summer evening.”
Tuesday Evening Music Club concerts are free for members of Meijer Gardens and included with general admission for nonmembers.
2026 Tuesday Evening Music Club Details
Dates: Tuesday evenings in June*, July and August. (*No concert on Tuesday, June 16)
Time: Amphitheater gates open at 5 p.m. Performances begin at 7 p.m.
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater, 1000 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Admission: Free for Meijer Gardens members. Included with general admission for nonmembers. Tickets include access to the concert and to Meijer Gardens until 9 p.m.
2026 Tuesday Evening Music Club Lineup
June 2: Motown Sound
Originally performed in partnership with Saugatuck Center for the Arts, this music revue dives deep into the history of how Motown Records came to be and where the magic began. Motown Sound incorporates music and history by interweaving educational narratives between performances. The audience is part of the show as they are brought through time from start to finish. Expect performances of Motown's hottest hits, including Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Stop! in the Name Of Love, My Girl, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Dancing in the Street, and more.
June 9: Chris Cranick + Phabies
Chris Cranick is a singer-songwriter with a lot of soul and a bit of sass. An accomplished guitarist and wordsmith, he effortlessly blends folk, blues, rock, and more into a unique style all his own.
Awarded WYCE’s Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, Phabies was created by multidisciplinary artist Laura Hobson. Phabies is a lyric-focused blend of ‘60s-era folk and genre-blending pop, alternative, and indie, propelled by strong vocals and thoughtful lyrics.
June 16: NO CONCERT
June 23: Franklin Park
Classmates from 1969, Franklin Park pays homage to the music of their youth, flawlessly covering the likes of the Beatles, The Byrd’s, The Rascals and more. Expect a fun-filled dance down memory lane.
June 30: Embodying Ubuntu: An Evening with Zondo, Samuel Nalangira And The Nathan Moore Affair
This evening of soulful music speaks from the heart of humanity with three stellar musical frontmen and their joy-filled accompanists. Zondo believes in music’s transformative power to drive social change, advocating for restorative justice, peace and universal liberation. Samuel Nalangira is a Ugandan-born, Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist, bridging centuries-old African traditions with inventive contemporary expression. The Nathan Moore Affair is the soulful gestalt of singer/keytarist Nathan Moore, guitarist Chris Schleuder, bassist Mark Glubke and percussionist Carolyn Koebel.
July 7: Blüejay with special guest Tarrow
Blüejay is a Grand Rapids bass and dubstep artist focused on high-energy sound and fully engaging the crowd—known for blending dubstep with recognizable, crowd-favorite tracks and creating electrifying sets that resonate with audiences of all ages. As an LGBTQ+ artist, she aims to foster inclusive, unforgettable experiences through music. Tarrow is a bass producer who prides himself on his ambient alternative style with dubstep and progressive house influences. He has grown up studying piano and incorporates this experience in his compositions. Cinema influences his compositions and aids his ability to capture listeners’ emotions.
July 14: 6-Pak
The highly acclaimed crowd favorite 6-Pak returns for its ninth year. The legendary all-girl band, originally formed in 1967, performs the grooviest hits from that era.
July 21: The Duron Family Band + Jake Kershaw
The Duron Family Band has been performing and recording music in West Michigan since the 1940s, when father Antonio immigrated from Mexico. This family of career musicians still maintains the family band. Their performance will be a sampling of the culmination of a four-year, 66-song recording project to preserve their legacy, featuring uniquly wrought, culturaly significant music from traditional Latin folk to old-time rock ‘n’ roll and Americana.
Having released his first EP in 2017 at just 16, Jake Kershaw has accomplished more musically than most artists twice his age. He has played alongside such prestigious performers as Jonny Lang, Tommy Emanuael, Anthony Gomes, and Larry McCray, and has opened for Kenny Wayne Shepard, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Bernard Allison, and a host of others—all of whom he stylistically emulates. Jake is ready to take the mantle as the world’s next great blues guitar virtuoso.
July 28: Soul Syndicate
Hometown favorite Soul Syndicate pays high-energy, spot-on homage to R&B, soul, and classic rock favorites from various eras.
Aug. 4: Michigan I-O
Holland-based folk music ensemble Michigan I-O has gathered songs from a 1938 journey by folklorist Alan Lomax, who led a crew commissioned by the Library of Congress to record folk songs of Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The songs tell a story of the lumbering, mining, shipping, and everyday realities of the people who lived and worked in Michigan’s early statehood. Michigan-IO gives voice to these timeless tunes in a contemporary way that honors the stories and celebrates the folk music tradition throughout the Great Lakes.
Aug. 11: Great Lakes Brass presents A Love Letter to New Orleans
A Michigan-grown second-line brass band, Great Lakes Brass, celebrates the culture and traditions of New Orleans. Their spirited take on traditional, funky, and original music brings joyful energy, sure to get guests on their feet. Great Lakes Brass will be returning to Meijer Gardens with a special 10-piece band to play songs from their upcoming EP Love Letter to New Orleans.
Aug. 18: The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra with special guests Northview High School Jazz Band
For over four decades, The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra has been one of the region’s premier big bands, uniting some of the area’s top talent—exceptional soloists, seasoned sidemen, and passionate educators, captivating audiences at concerts, festivals, and dances, and celebrating the rich tradition and thrilling evolution of jazz. For this performance, they will team up with the Northview High School Jazz Band to carry on that tradition, pass the torch and inspire the upcoming generation of jazz enthusiasts.
Aug. 25: Grand Rapids Ballet
Michigan’s only professional classical ballet company, Grand Rapids Ballet returns to Meijer Gardens in a program for all ages that celebrates a variety of repertoire, ranging from classical to contemporary. The first half of the program will show off their international roster of dancers in short works by Artistic Director James Sofranko, Penny Saunders and Dani Rowe. The second half presents “In The Countenance of Kings,” by resident choreographer of New York City Ballet Justin Peck, with music by Michigan native Sufjan Stevens.
Tuesday Evening Music Club is generously sponsored by WYCE and Corporate Live.
