St Clair Shores Music in the Park 2022

Promoters this week announced the lineup for the popular Music on the Lake concert series in St. Clair Shores, which includes some newcomers, return acts, and several tribute bands.

Now in its 31st year, the 10-week series will again be held at Memorial Park along Lake St. Clair, which means boaters as well as landlubbers can enjoy the festivities.

“It’s the longest lasting event on our docket,” said Greg Hillman, vice president of Petitpren, the Clinton Township-based beer distributor.

The lineup kicks off on Wednesday, June 8 with Family Tradition Band of Macomb Township making their debut performance, playing “country hits of yesterday and today, with a splash of classic rock.”

Other acts include:

• June 15 — Capture Detroit, a Journey tribute band

• June 22 — American Ages, performing classic rock material

• June 29 — Atomic Radio, highlighting rock of the 1990s

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• July 13 — Rockstar, which is billed as the “ultimate 80s rock experience”

• July 20 — Air Margaritaville doing Jimmy Buffet songs and Caribbean soul

• July 27 — Mainstream Drive, presenting Top 40 hits

• Aug. 3 — Joey Vee Band, Macomb County’s own country music performer doing American country hits

• Aug. 10 — Captain Fantastic, presenting an Elton John catalogue revue

• Aug. 17 — the series finishes strong with the effervescent Kathleen Murray and The Groove Council performing Motown and R&B material.

By Mitch Hotts mhotts @medianewsgroup.com; @Mhotts on Twitter,

St. Clair Shores Mayor Kip Walby thanked Petitpren and Michelob Ultra for continually sponsoring the concerts, which are presented free of charge for parking and attendance.

“This is done at a big cost by Petitpren,” the mayor said during Monday’s City Council meeting. “This is not a few hundred dollars. This is thousands of dollars to provide this.”

The concerts carry a party-like atmosphere before and during the show, with food trucks, vendor booths, and face painters.

Memorial Park is located on Jefferson Avenue at Masonic Boulevard.