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Concerts in Goudy Park return to Downtown Wayne

By Sarah Shurge
Have you patiently been waiting
for free concerts in Goudy Park to re-
turn to downtown Wayne? If so, get
ready because they are finally back!
Each show will be Wednesday night
at 7:30 p.m. at Goudy Park, located
at 3355 S. Wayne Rd.
There will be no bleacher seating
this year, so bring your own lawn
chairs or blanket to sit on.
The dates of the concerts are as
follows: August 9th is Itchycoo Park.
August 16th is Your Generation in
Concert. August 23rd is Thunder-
struck. And last but not least, August
30th is Power Play.

August 9th,
Itchycoo Park will be
performing Woodstock Era
The 6-piece band performs
music from the 60’s and beyond, fea-
turing the Beatles, Stones, Kinks,
Hollies, and so much more. The
group was created by drummer Thunderstruck from Cleveland, Ohio will perform an AC/DC Tribute on August 23rd.
Robert Lincoln Lewis. Lead vocalist
Marlow Ray Morgan was the winner For more information about Your is also the only AC/DC tribute band 4’s Best Local Band contest: 2015,
of the Dr. Pepper Vocal Competition. Generation in Concert, visit yourgen- in the United States to have a major 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.
For more information about Itchy- erationinconcert.com, or find them national brand sponsor, which is And winner of Local 4’ Best Cover
coo Park, visit itchycooparkmichi- on Facebook by searching Your Gen- Number Juan Tequila. Band contest: 2018, 2019, and
gan.com, or find them on Facebook eration in Concert, Twitter by search- For more information about 2022. For more information about
at facebook.com/ItchycooParkBand. ing @YourGeneration_ and Thunderstruck, visit thunder- Power Play, visit powerplaydetroit-
Instagram by searching @yourgener- struckus.com, or find them on Face- .com, contact powerplaydetroit-
ation_. Both Itchycoo Park and Your book by searching Thunderstruck: @gmail.com, or call (734) 968-8068.
August 16th, Generation in Concert are returning America's AC/DC Tribute and Insta- Major sponsors of the events are:
Your Generation in bands that performed at Goudy Park gram by searching @official_thun- Rotary Club of Wayne, Wayne Down-
Concert will perform last summer. derstruckus. town Development Authority, City of
The World’s Greatest August 30th, Wayne, Wayne County Community
College District, Wayne Westland Fed-
Tribute Band. August 23rd, eral Credit Union, Professional In-
The 8-piece band transports the Thunderstruck will Power Play will perform surance Associates, Jack Demmer
audience on a musical tour celebrat- perform an AC/DC Tribute. classic rock, pop, country, Ford, Mark Chevrolet, and Corewell
ing five decades of pop, rock, dance, Thunderstruck: America's AC/DC Motown, and rock. Health.
and R&B hits. The group has shared officially established in 2015 and Power Play Detroit has opened Bring a friend, bring your family,
stages with Lenny Kravitz, Flo Rida, has performed tribute shows with a for national acts such as Jimmy Buf- or come by yourself, just be sure to
Jason Derulo, The Billy Joel Band, consistent record of sold out shows fet, The Romantics, and 38 Special. come to Goudy Park on Wednesday
Sheryl Crow, and more. from coast-to-coast. Thunderstruck They were voted the winner of Local nights and enjoy the shows!
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