River Days is proud to present our 2009 music line-up. National talent will appear on the Bank of America Stage. Exciting local talent will be featured on the Michigan Lottery and Detroit RiverFront Conservancy stages.

Also, sure to draw a crowd on Saturday, June 20 at the Michigan Lottery Stage is the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Sandwich and Making Contest at 2 p.m. The contest will feature three of the fastest sandwich makers going head-to-head again three World Class Major League Eaters to see who is faster. Major League Eaters are infamous for gobbling down hot dogs and chicken wings on TV. Jimmy John’s believes they have they fastest sandwich makers around, what better way to prove it?

  
 

Friday June 19

  
     
  6:30PM

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

  8:00PM Starship starring Mickey Thomas
  9:30PM Gin Blossoms
     
  Saturday June 20  
 
  5:00PM 313
  6:30PM   Larry Lee & Back in the Day Band
  8:00PM The Dramatics
  9:30PM   The Return - The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band
     
  Sunday June 21  
     
  4:00PM 

Gospel on the River III with Bill Moss Jr. and Shana Wilson
  6:00PM K’Jon
  7:00PM Ginuwine
  8:30PM

Pop Evil
     
 

Friday June 19

  
     
  12:00PM-1:30PM 

TJ Kelly  (Country) 

  2:00PM-3:00PM 

Black Collar Blues (New School)

  3:30PM-4:30PM  Lisa Lauren Smith (Neo Soul)  
  5:00PM-6:00PM  Band B  (Rock) 
  6:30PM-7:30PM  

Priscilla Price  (R&B/Blues)

  8:00PM-9:30PM  Persuasion (Variety/Pop/Country)     
  10:00PM-11:00PM The Reefermen    (Rock)   
     
  Saturday June 20  
 
  12:30PM-1:30PM   J Legardy (Detroit Hop) 
  2:00PM-3:00PM                   

Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Sandwich Making/Eating Contest

  3:30PM-4:30PM

Danny D (Rock)    (Rod Stewart Tribute Band)  

  5:00PM-6:00PM  Frankie D’Angelo  (Pop) 
  6:30PM-7:30PM  Lester Williams (R&B) 
  8:00PM-9:30PM Stellar Drive  (Rock)                         
  10:00PM-11:00PM Impact 7     (Motown) 
     
  Sunday June 21  
     
  12:00PM-1:00PM  

Cowboy Alan (Country)
  1:30PM-2:30PM 

Griff N’ John’s Afterhouse Experience (Bluescoustic)

  3:00PM-4:00PM   Flophouse  (Funk & Rhythm/R&B) 
  4:30PM-5:30PM  

The Basiks  (Reggae)

  6:00PM-7:00PM   Nuroksol (Rock) 
  7:30PM-8:30PM   Bill Bynum & Co (Bluegrass/Country
  9:00PM-10:00PM            The McKinney Zone (Jazz/Soul)
     
 

Friday June 19

 
     
  12:00PM-1:30PM  Brian Patrick (Pop/Neo Soul)   
  2:00PM-3:00PM  Clear Grey (Rock)        
  3:30PM-4:30PM  Just Friends  (R&B/Motown)    
  5:00PM-6:00PM  JStokes (Neo soul) 
  6:30PM-7:30PM  

Rev. Marc Falconberry (Blues)
  8:00PM-9:30PM  Lucky Brown  (Reggae/Jam Rock)     
  10:00PM-11:00PM Rev. RightTime  (Funk)   
     
  Saturday June 20  
 
  12:00PM-1:30PM   Cass Durfrin  (Acoustic Pop)    
  2:00PM-3:00PM                    The Random Family (Pop/Rock)
  3:30PM-4:30PM

See Jane Rock  (Tween Rock)   
  5:00PM-6:00PM 

Sky Covington as Nina Simone (Jazz/Soul) 

  6:30PM-7:30PM  Third Coast Kings  (R&B/Old School)
  8:00PM-9:30PM Nadir-Distored Soul (R&B)
  10:00PM-11:00PM

Tumbao Bravo! (Latin)

     
  Sunday June 21  
     
  12:00PM-1:00PM  

Guggenheim Grotto (Celtic/Folk)
  2:00PM-3:00PM  Pato  (Pop/Rock)
  3:30PM-4:30PM   Chunky Funk (R&B)   
  5:00PM-6:15PM  

Charlie Wheeler Band (Blues Rock) 

  6:45PM-8:00PM  

Whitey Morgan  & 78’s  (Country/Honky Tonk)

  8:30PM-10:00PM   Deadstring Brothers (Americana/Roots/Rock)    
  9:00PM-10:00PM Mikhal Caldwell (Fusion)