Ready your picnic basket and mark your calendars for summer nights with the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens! Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park unleashes an electric line up for the 2018 concert series with 31 shows featuring legendary and contemporary performers alike. This year’s lineup includes a special show with Alabama on August 23 to benefit the Welcoming the World: Honoring a Legacy of Love capital campaign. All net proceeds from this show will be contributed to the campaign.

Tedeschi Trucks Band, May 30 at 6:30 p.m., $75 presale  |  $78 member  |  $80 public Gladys Knight, June 3 at 7 p.m., $68 presale  |  $71 member  |  $73 public The Decemberists, June 4 at 7 p.m., $52 presale  |  $55 member  |  $57 public Jackson Browne, June 6 at 7 p.m., $72 presale  |  $75 member  |  $77 public The B-52s, June 8 at 7 p.m., $57 presale  | $60 member  |  $62 public Fitz and the Tantrums, June 10 at 7 p.m., $47 presale  | $50 member  |  $52 public Brandi Carlile, June 13 at 6:30 p.m., $56 presale  |  $59 member  |  $61 public Alison Krauss, June 17 at 7 p.m., $84 presale  |  $87 member  |  $89 public Seal, June 20 at 7 p.m., $91 presale  |  $94 member  |  $96 public Old Crow Medicine Show, June 25 at 7 p.m., $45 presale  |  $48 member  |  $50 public Herbie Hancock, June 27 at 7 p.m., $57 presale  |  $60 member  |  $62 public Blondie, June 29 at 7 p.m., $82 presale  |  $85 member  |  $87 public Huey Lewis and the News, July 8 at 7 p.m., $90 presale  |  $93 member  |  $95 public Patti LaBelle, July 13 at 7 p.m., $75 presale  | $78 member  |  $80 public The Temptations & The Four Tops, July 15 at 6:30 p.m., $58 presale  |  $61 member  |  $63 public Joe Jackson, July 20 at 7 p.m., $45 presale  |  $48 member  |  $50 public Dispatch with special guests Nahko and Medicine for the People, July 23 at 5:45 p.m., $55 presale  |  $58 member  |  $60 public Jason Mraz with special guest Brett Dennen, July 25 at 6:30 p.m., $83 presale  |  $86 member  |  $88 public The Beach Boys, July 26 at 7 p.m., $64 presale  |  $67 member  |  $69 public Air Supply, July 29 at 7 p.m., $50 presale  |  $53 member  |  $55 public Styx, August 1 at 7 p.m., $72 presale  |  $75 member  |  $77 public Vince Gill, August 6 at 7 p.m., $62 presale  |  $65 member  |  $67 public TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band, August 12 at 7 p.m., $59 presale  |  $62 member  |  $64 public Toad the Wet Sprocket & The Verve Pipe, August 19 at 6:30 p.m., $44 presale  |  $47 member  |  $49 public Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band and special guests, August 22 at 6 p.m., $75 presale  |  $78 member  |  $80 public Alabama, August 23 at 7 p.m., $150 presale  |  $153 member  |  $155 public – Special fundraising show to benefit the Welcoming the World: Honoring a Legacy of Love capital campaign. TOTO – 40 Trips Around The Sun Tour, August 24 at 7 p.m., $53 presale  | $56 member  |  $58 public O.A.R. with special guest Matt Nathanson, August 26 at 6:30 p.m., $75 presale  | $78 member  |  $80 public Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, August 27 at 7 p.m., $63 presale | $66 member | $68 public Lake Street Dive, August 30 at 7 p.m., $48 presale | $51 member | $53 public +LIVE+, September 3 at 7 p.m., $60 presale | $63 member | $65 public

Members-Only Presale Members may buy tickets during the members-only presale beginning at 9 a.m., April 28 through midnight, May 11. Members save $5 per ticket during the presale. There is a limit of 8 tickets per show, per transaction. The preferred method to purchase tickets is online, but multiple options are available:

• Online at StarTickets.com – handling fee of $8 per order (preferred method)
• By phone at 1-800-585-3737 - handling fee of $8 per order
• In-person at Meijer Gardens Admission Desk during normal business hours – no handling fees

On April 28, Meijer Gardens’ Huizenga Grand Room will open at 7 a.m. for members who would like to begin lining up to buy tickets at 9 a.m. Visitors can eat breakfast in the Balk Café or purchase coffee and a quick bite to eat while waiting in line. The DeVos Keeler Gift Shop will open at 9 a.m., selling Meijer Gardens branded low-rise concert chairs.

To join or renew a membership before April 28, call the Membership Department at 616-977-7689.

Public Ticket Sale Sales to the public begin at 9 a.m., May 12. Members save $2 per ticket purchased during the public sale. There is a limit of 8 tickets per show, per transaction. The preferred method to purchase tickets is online, but multiple options are available:

• Online at StarTickets.com – handling fee of $3.50 per order and convenience fee of $5.25 per ticket (preferred method)
• By phone at 1-800-585-3737 - handling fee of $3.50 per order and convenience fee of $5.25 per ticket
• In-person at Meijer Gardens Admission Desk during normal business hours – no handling or convenience fees