Eminem returns home, and brings a friend

One of the beautiful things about an outdoor concert is how the sound carries, providing those without tickets outside the venue at least a partial “glimpse” of the show. We imagine plenty of people unable to secure tickets for the sold-out “Home and Home” concert series featuring Michigan native Eminem and Brooklyn son Jay-Z will be lining up outside Comerica Park to hear both artists as they perform. And with the Lofts of Merchants Row a mere 3 blocks from the Park, our residents are within walking distance and earshot from this summer’s biggest concert in the city.

(Sidenote – the home and home designation is a baseball term referencing when two teams play each other, each team hosts the same amount of games over the series.)

Tickets for the show, which went on sale in early June, started at $65 for presale, but that didn’t prevent thousands from snapping up the right to see one of this town’s most memorable performers. The same goes for New Yorkers clamoring to fill the new Yankee Stadium to see the rap mogul headline in his hometown. In fact, tickets for the first show in each city sold so fast, the pair announced second shows for both Detroit and New York. The four concert dates are Thursday, September 2 and Friday, September 3 in Detroit; Monday, September 13 and Tuesday, September 14 in New York.

What makes this show so unique is that both artists are true headliners, each able to draw crowds of 30,000+ on their own, yet, are willing to take a backseat to the other out of respect. The shows, according to both artists, won’t be a competition, and should feature music from across their spectrum, not just new tunes. Although neither will discuss guest appearances or simultaneous performances, rumors swirl about the various collaborators who may touch down in Detroit and New York.

The injection of people downtown for these two shows will be another great boost for our city – economically and otherwise as thousands are sure to flood area restaurants, bars and clubs before and after the show.

So even if you don’t have a ticket, there will be plenty of activity downtown this week and weekend for those looking for some excitement. Stand near the walls of Comerica Park, enjoy the free music and take in the crowds and electricity of downtown Detroit.

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