DTE Energy Music Theatre
Location	7774 Sashabaw Road Clarkston, Michigan 48348  United States
Type	Outdoor amphitheater
Opened	June 1972
Owner	Palace Sports and Entertainment
Former name(s)	Pine Knob Music Theatre (1972 - 2001)
Capacity	15,274
Website	DTE Energy Music Theatre web site

The DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan. It was originally known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre, due to its proximity to the nearby Pine Knob ski area and golf course. The name was changed in early 2001 when DTE Energy (the parent company of Detroit Edison) purchased the naming rights to the amphitheater in a ten-year, $10 million deal. Despite this change, many people still continue to call the venue "Pine Knob" or "the knob". Clarkston, which also goes by the somewhat confusing official name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Palace Sports and Entertainment - owned by billionaire philanthropist William Davidson - is a sports and entertainment company that owns and operates such venues as the Palace At Auburb Hills in Michigan and the St. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ... Clarkston, which also goes by the somewhat confusing official name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Pine Knob is a downhill ski area in Clarkston, Michigan. ... DTE Energy Co. ... Detroit Edison (DTE Energy) is a utility company serving most of Southeast Michigan. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ...

The amphitheater held its grand opening in June 1972 with an Andy Williams concert. However, on June 25, 1972 (a few days before Williams' appearance), there was a "pre-opening" concert featuring teen idol David Cassidy. Since then, many of the greatest stars in music have performed there. Chicago has appeared at this venue almost every year since 1972, and Eddie Money typically opens the concert season each spring. Annually, the music theater has consistently ranked among the top-selling outdoor concert venues in the nation. For other persons named Andrew Williams, see Andrew Williams (disambiguation). ... David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor, singer and guitarist, best known for his role as Shirley Joness oldest son, Keith Partridge, on The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974. ... Chicago is a pop-rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. ... Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 2, 1949) is an American rock musician and singer who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums. ...

The amphitheater is owned by Palace Sports and Entertainment. Palace Sports and Entertainment - owned by billionaire philanthropist William Davidson - is a sports and entertainment company that owns and operates such venues as the Palace At Auburb Hills in Michigan and the St. ...

DTE Energy Music Theatre also hosts the Clarkston High School graduation ceremony, typically held at the end of May or beginning of June. Clarkston High School is a high school located in Independence Township, Michigan. ...

DTE is the usual Detroit area stop for some of the biggest tours of the summer concert season, including Ozzfest, Gigantour, Reggae Sunsplash and the Family Values Tour, and was the Detroit area stop for Lollapalooza (in all years it played there but one) before that tour signed an exclusive deal with the city of Chicago. Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal,Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... A Gigantour 2005 web banner, before Anthrax was announced to join the festival. ... Over the last 3 decades Reggae Musicians and Singers come together to provide a wonderful reggaeful weekend of rhythm to keep your blood flowing. ... The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual Hard rock, metal and rap tour. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...

Canadian Power-Trio Rush have regarded DTE as their favorite venue to play in the U.S.A. Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ...

Sometime in the early 2000s, an ordinace was passed in the city of Clarkston forbidding concerts or events to be played past 11:00PM there due to complaints from nearby residents of the noise. The band(s) playing there are subject to a $5000 fine for going over the 11:00PM time limit and are then charged $10000 per minute fine for every minute past 11:10PM they are playing. Some concert events have had to be moved up from original posted times due to this, although a fair amount of bands choose to play anyway (typically Aerosmith) with the fine money given as a deposit. This article is about the band Aerosmith. ...

See also

• List of contemporary amphitheatres

This is a list of contemporary amphitheaters, not to be confused with Roman amphitheaters Alpine Valley Music Theater Blossom Music Center Celeste Center Coors Amphitheatre (San Diego) Cricket Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Darien Lake Performing Arts Center DTE Energy Music Theatre Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre...

External links

• DTE Energy Music Theatre Web Site