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Detroit, Michigan

Looking for tickets in the Metro Detroit area? Affectionately known as "The Motor City", "Motown", "Hockeytown", "Rock City", or simply "The D", Detroit is the largest city in the state of Michigan. Detroit has been a center for live music ever since the 1940s, where the blues scene saw the long-term residency of John Lee Hooker, and other important blues musicians that had migrated from southern states. During the 1950 and 1960s, the city became a center for jazz, home to legends Donald Byrd, Art Blakey, Cass Tech, and many others. In more recent times, Detroit has maintained a thriving music scene that has produced a number of artists who continue to shape music. During the late 1990s and into the new millennium, the band Sponge has continued to tour and produce music, as well as artists such as Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker. The city also has an active garage rock scene that has generated national attention with acts such as: The White Stripes, The Von Bondies, The Dirtbombs, Electric Six, and more recently by bands like The Hard Lessons and former P-Funk Allstar drummer Gabe Gonzalez's Funk Band The Enemy Squad.

Don't forget about sports if you are visiting Detroit. Detroit is one of only 13 American metropolitan areas that host all four major professional leagues in North America (NBA Detroit Pistons, MLB Detroit Tigers, NFL Detroit Lions, NHL Detroit Red Wings) TwoStepTix is your source for hard to find tickets to any of these events.

Visiting Detroit for theatre events? You have come to the right place. The Detroit Theatre District is the nation's second largest. Other major theatres include the Fox Theatre, Music Hall, the Gem Theatre, Masonic Temple Theatre, the Detroit Opera House, The Fisher Theatre, and Orchestra Hall.

Important music events in the city include: the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, the Motor City Music Conference (MC2), the Urban Organic Music Conference, the Concert of Colors, and the hip-hop Summer Jamz festival.

Popular venues in Detroit, Michigan:

• Fox Theatre Detroit
• The Fillmore Detroit (formerly State Theatre)
• Comerica Park
• City Theatre
• Joe Louis Arena
• Chene Park
• Magic Stick
• Harpos
• Saint Andrews Hall