Journey, Eagles Cover Bands Dearborn Homecoming
Dearborn’s 32nd Homecoming festival, Aug. 5-7, will feature the band Frontiers – The Journey Tribute on the Main Stage at Ford Field Park on Aug. 6 at 8:30 p.m.
Touring all across the United States and performing at venues such as The House of Blues, the group is known as the national full-time touring tribute to Journey.
Featuring vocalist Jeremey Hunsicker, the group caught the attention of Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain and founding member and guitarist Neal Schon.
The band, which became a full-time endeavor in 2008, also features guitarist Stephen Chesney, bass player Greg Eanes, and drummer Chris Castelda.
For more information on Frontiers, visit their website at www.journeytributeband.com
Sunday night will feature another performance by a nationally acclaimed cover band, “Hotel California—A Salute to the Eagles,” who will take the Main Stage at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 7.
The quintet features members Dicky, Scott, Wade, Steve, and Kenny, who share vocals and musical skills. The members have opened separately for groups such as Boston, The Little River Band and Van Halen.
For more information on Hotel California, visit www.hotelcal.com
Starting off the Main Stage festivities on Friday, Aug. 5 will be Larry Lee and the Back in the Day Band. Former Detroit Lion player and vice president Larry Lee leads the group in exciting performances of songs from the past and present, from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Oakwood Healthcare System is the presenting sponsor of the 2011 Homecoming. This year, the festival is being coordinated by the City of Dearborn with its new partner, the Dearborn Community Fund, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing cultural and recreational experiences.
As is tradition, all shows at Homecoming are free and all are invited to stay for fireworks on both Saturday and Sunday nights.
The festival features 20 food booths operated by not-for-profit groups that raise money for their community activities, beer and wine coolers for purchase, free children and family activities, a carnival, three entertainment stages, Living History Hill, craft fair organized by the Dearborn Community Arts Council and class reunion picnics from all of Dearborn’s high schools.
Look for more information soon at www.cityofdearborn.org or call 313-943-2285.
June 21st, 2011 at 11:07 am
Cancel those 3 days of ‘entertainment’ and keep one of the Dearborn pools open for the kids ‘entertainment’ for a couple of months in the summer!!!
June 21st, 2011 at 5:57 pm
That’s just awful. I agree with Donna. The non-Dearborn community gets more out of Homecoming than those who live in town. Slashing Homecoming’s budget could’ve kept the pools or Snow Branch running one more fiscal year.
June 21st, 2011 at 11:30 pm
They say 150,000 – 250,000 people attend the Homecoming. Arts, Beats, & Eats charges, same for Winter Blast, River Days, etc. – we should charge $2 a piece and put the $300,000 – $500,000 towards the Pools & Snow Library. Now that’s a no-brainer!!!! S.O.P’s!!!!!!!
June 21st, 2011 at 11:38 pm
James your dead-nuts on. Forget Homecoming,as its past its time, and instead do something for the kids for a change, i.e. the pools,or the baseball program. Homecoming should be blown off, just like the Big Fella and his underling Orner.
June 30th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Donna we can’t afford to have a Homecoming, because of Judge Somers latest loss of a lawsuit in Federal Court today. Forget about the entertainment at the Homecoming, we could use what the City will have to pay from the lawsuits to take care of not only the Homecoming entertainment, but also the pools for our local kids. Spare us Judge Somers leave town like the misfit that u are, and u are now affecting our local kids as well, and the adult entertainment which Homecoming brings to our City residents.
July 1st, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Cancelling the 3 days of so-called entertainment at Homecoming would be excellent, this way the kids of Dearborn would be able to enjoy themselves at some of the local pools, however, our Einsteins running City government don’t want to do this because its too logical. Prevent some of our court lawsuits locally, and the kids could afford to have it like the old Dearborn used to be, not the way it is presently being run.
July 2nd, 2011 at 4:42 am
State pays for lawsuits, that is why AG office defended Somers not city halls legal beagles. still tax dollarss thoigh.
July 4th, 2011 at 1:10 am
Milwood u are wrong. The City is liable, as they were the ones being sued, and not the State. The State supplied the attorney, because part of Judge Somers is paid by the State (so they were trying to protect Pee Wee Herman). Get your facts straight, before saying something, and don’t forget Somers has another case coming in March against him.
July 5th, 2011 at 4:22 am
I was told by a elected city official, but than again I should concider the source first.
July 8th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
This line-up is horrible. We should be getting actual headliners like we have in the past. If we need to charge $5 per person then do that. The electronic music fest in Detroit is $35 or $40 a person so $5 or $10 is perfectly acceptable. I am moving out of this city to Birmingham in 2 weeks because they have not cut back on city events or city beautification. I am sick of Dearborn cutting back on things like decorations or downtown plantings. This years christmas decorations was an embarrassment when comparied to other cities like Royal Oak or Birmingham. We already had the decorations and lights from previous years….don’t say that paying laborers $10,000 was a big deal. And if doing stuff like that or spending money on entertainment at our city’s one big festival offends our residents then I’m glad I’m moving and I bet you thousands will follow.