Ted Nugent announces possible final show
Is the end near for MAGArocker Ted Nugent?
Maybe, if his news release on Monday announcing a show coming up this summer at Michigan Lottery Amphiteatre at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights is to be believed. It’s the second straight year he will take the stage at the venue.
In the release announcing the Adios Mofo tour, the self-proclaimed Motor City Madman seems to take a reflective tone.
“My amazing American Dream sure as hell ain’t over, and no way can I even see it from here,” he said in a statement.
“However, my fiery vaportrail of flamethrowing all American R&B and rock ‘n roll has been so much damn fun I can hardly believe it. I will write The Book, but for now, it’s Adios Mofo ‘23! Thank you thank you thank you all!”
Nugent, 74, the husband of Macomb County fitness instructor Shemane Nugent, got his start with the Amboy Dukes in the 1960s.
He went on to launch a solo career that spawned guitar-driven hits such as “Cat Scratch Fever,” Stranglehold” and “Great White Buffalo.”
“Performing my killer songs with this killer band for these killer music loving audiences every night is an indescribable joyous musical celebration beyond words,” he said.
More recently, Nugent has become known for his conservative political views concerning the Second Amendment and gun rights. During the last two presidential election cycles, he campaigned for former President Donald Trump.
Nugent performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug.
11. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 7. To purchase tickets, visit 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Also Monday, promoters announced the following upcoming concerts at MLA:
• Singer-songwriterfilmmaker Melanie Martinez brings her 29-city Portals tour to Sterling Heights at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July
8. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday. Fans can take part in the Melanie Martinez mailing list presale by joining her email list here by Tuesday, April 4 at 5 p.m. PT to receive the presale code.
• Emo-rockers the AllAmerican Rejects will present their first headlining tour in nearly a decade, the “Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m.
Tickets for these and other shows may be purchased by visiting 313Presents.com, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. Freedom Hill is located on 16 Mile Road, just east of Schoenherr Road in Sterling Heights.