Concerts / North Corktown
MotorCity Casino Hotel
An automotive-inspired hotel complex with a concert venue and traces of Detroit’s industrial past.
01 / The story of this place
Make time for these
MotorCity Casino Hotel incorporates the history of a former bakery building. Its design draws on Detroit’s automotive identity, while the wider complex includes a hotel, dining, and the Sound Board performance venue. Architecture, dinner, or a concert can each be the focus of a visit. Different facilities within the property have different admission rules.
- Automotive-inspired design
- The Sound Board performance venue
- Historic industrial fabric
Famous Detroiters
Famous people tied to this place 2
Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.
- Aretha Franklin 1942–2018 · singer, songwriter, pianist
Performed here
Venue of her 2013 Christmas concert, part of her return to live performing after illness.
- Marian Ilitch born 1933 · businesswoman, co-founder of Little Caesars
Related place
Detroit casino resort in which she was an original investor and which she has owned outright since 2005.
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-24
An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.
Historical background: Wikipedia and its contributors; article licenses and revision histories are available on the source pages.
03 / Events
Events at this place
Published events automatically linked from our event guide. Times are local to the venue.
Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PMNight of Knockouts XLIII
Night of Knockouts XLIII — sports event at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 PMRaheem DeVaughn
Raheem DeVaughn — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Sep 27, 2026, 7:30 PMColin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Oct 4, 2026, 7:30 PMMark Farner's American Band
Mark Farner's American Band — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Oct 11, 2026, 7:30 PMGet the Led Out
Get the Led Out — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 PMJeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Osborne — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Oct 18, 2026, 7:30 PMMýa
Mýa — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Oct 25, 2026, 7:30 PMWigner
Wigner — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Nov 6, 2026, 8:00 PMEddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Nov 8, 2026, 7:30 PMAJ McLean of Backstreet Boys
AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Nov 20, 2026, 7:30 PMBoney James
Boney James — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Nov 22, 2026, 7:30 PMCheap Trick
Cheap Trick — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Dec 9, 2026, 8:00 PMEric Benét
Eric Benét — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Dec 11, 2026, 8:00 PMRick Springfield
Rick Springfield — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Jan 6, 2027, 8:00 PMChanté Moore
Chanté Moore — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
Feb 21, 2027, 7:30 PM$hort Stories by Too $hort
$hort Stories by Too $hort — concert at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit.
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