Update: Tickets for Aretha Franklin tribute concert gone in minutes, lineup set Aretha Franklin's life and musical legacy will be celebrated with a free concert at Chene Park Amphitheatre on the eve of her funeral, including performances by the Four Tops and Johnny Gill. More than 20 onstage guests are set for the Chene Park show, which will run 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Other artists include Raheem DeVaughn, Angie Stone and Kierra (Kiki) Sheard, one of several Detroit singers who will perform. Minister Louis Farrakhan will also be part of the event. The full list of participants is below. Tickets for the free show will be released at Ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. Monday, with a limit of two tickets per user. Ticketmaster is waiving service fees "in honor of the Queen," according to a Chene Park media release. Capacity at the riverside amphitheater is about 6,000. Note: Tickets will be supplied in "digital mobile" form, meaning attendees will be emailed codes that then will be scanned from their cell phones at the Chene Park gates. More:Aretha Franklin funeral music: Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson The concert, spearheaded by Franklin's family, is tapping artists largely from the R&B, gospel and hip-hop worlds. Artists at the show will be performing with bands led by bassist Ralphe Armstrong, a longtime Franklin friend, and Kern Brantley, the Lady Gaga music director who led a tribute show for Franklin at the 2017 Detroit Music Weekend festival. Members of Franklin's family, including her son Eddie and granddaughter Victorie, will also perform. he show has quickly come together since Franklin's death last Thursday. Other Detroit venues, including Little Caesars Arena, were considered at various points, sources told the Free Press. More:Aretha Franklin funeral and tribute: Key details, locations and more Franklin’s funeral is scheduled for Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple. The service is expected to draw a host of major figures from politics, music and Hollywood. While there is some overlap, the list of performers at the Chene Park show is distinct from the lineup at the funeral. A public viewing will be held 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 28 and 29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and noon-4 p.m. Aug. 30 at New Bethel Baptist Church. Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com. Aretha Franklin tribute concert, artist lineup, Aug. 30, 2018 (Alphabetical list; show running order has not been determined) Cherri Black Dee Dee Bridgewater Doug Carn Jean Carne Kurt Carr Steffanie Christi'an Angela Davis Raheem DeVaughn George Faison Minister Louis Farrakhan Gwen Foxx The Four Tops Eddie Franklin Gracie Franklin Victorie Franklin Johnny Gill Beth Griffith-Manley Kimmie Horne Santita Jackson Dr. Bobby Jones KIKO Alise King L’Renee Jenifer Lewis Tasha Page-Lockhart LJ Reynolds Kierra (Kiki) Sheard Angie Stone<doc-sep>The Detroit News Tickets to the Aretha Franklin tribute concert at Chene Park sold out within minutes of becoming available Monday on Ticketmaster. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. on the website and were completely gone within 10 minutes, promoter Chandra Lewis said. A representative for Chene Park did not immediately return a request for comment. The tickets were given away for free, and Tickemaster waived fees. The venue did post on Instagram, saying it is working on a livestream of the event. It also said in a post on Facebook that those interested in the event should "avoid scammers and fake tickets that are being sold." "... Do NOT share or post photos of your tickets/or bar code anywhere," the post warned. More: Everything you need to know about the week-long Aretha Franklin sendoff The concert, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, will bring together many of the Queen of Soul's old Motown friends and even feature some of her family members. Scheduled to perform are Gladys Knight and The Four Tops; L.J. Reynolds (of the Dramatics); Dee Dee Bridgewater; KiKi Sheard; Johnny Gill; Angie Stone; Aretha's son Eddie Franklin and granddaughters Victorie Franklin and Gracie Franklin. Also announced: Cherri Black, Doug Carn, Jean Carne, Kurt Carr, Steffinie Christian, Angela Davis, Raheem DeVaughn, George Faison, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Gwen Foxx, Beth Griffith-Manley, Kimmie Horne, Santita Jackson, Dr. Bobby Jones, KIKO, Alise King, L’Renee, Jenifer Lewis and Tasha Page-Lockhart. Accompanying the artists will be the Ralphe Armstrong Band and Kern Brantley Band. For those that didn't get tickets to Thursday's concert, a gospel tribute will be held 6 p.m. Monday at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit. That is where Franklin got her start singing and where her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was the longtime pastor. Everything to know on Aretha's 4-day sendoff Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul<doc-sep>Following Aretha Franklin’s open-casket viewing and prior to her funeral in Detroit, the city’s Chene Park will host a memorial concert for the soul legend, as the Detroit Free Press reports. Franklin was born in Detroit and died there last week surrounded by her family. Sources told DFP that Gladys Knight, Johnny Gill, Ronald Isley and Karen Clark-Sheard were among the planned performances at the free outdoor concert, but TMZ has obtained a reported list of 23 scheduled musical performers: The Four Tops Gladys Knight Johnny Gill Ron Isley Kiki Sheard Kurt Carr Jean Carne Doug Carn Ronnie McNeir L.J. Reynolds Tasha Page-Lockhart Dee Dee Bridgewater Dr. Bobby Jones Jenifer Lewis George Faison Angie Stone Raheem DeVaughn Gracie Franklin Eddie Franklin Victorie Franklin Santita Jackson Ralphe Armstrong Band Kern Brantley Band TMZ also reports that Louis Farrakhan will be attending the event. Prior to Franklin’s death, legendary music executive Clive Davis was planning a tribute concert for the singer, songwriter, and pianist was announced for November, which is slated to be held at New York’s Madison Square Garden in November.<doc-sep>
Gladys Knight, the Four Tops, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Raheem DeVaughn, Johnny Gill and Angie Stone lead a lineup of artists honoring the late Aretha Franklin during a free public concert the night before her funeral in Detroit. Nearly 30 acts will perform at the event, which takes place Aug. 30 at the city’s Chene Park Amphitheatre. Tickets will start being distributed Aug. 27 via Ticketmaster.com, which is waiving its usual fees. Fans are limited to two tickets apiece. Others singing and speaking during the show include: Cherri Black, Doug Carn, Jean Carne, Kurt Carr, Steffinie Christian, Angela Davis, George Faison, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Gwen Foxx, Eddie Franklin, Gracie Franklin, Victorie Franklin, Kimmie Horne, Beth Griffith-Manley, Santita Jackson, Dr. Bobby Jones, KIKO, Alise King, L’Renee, Jenifer Lewis, Tasha Page-Lockhart, LJ Reynolds and KiKi Sheard. Detroit musicians Ralphe Armstrong and Kern Brantley, who have both worked with Franklin, will provide accompaniment In a statement, Franklin estate spokeswoman Sabrina V. Garrett Owens said, “On behalf of the family, thank you to those paying tribute and celebrating the life of Aretha. We are grateful for the tremendous outpouring of love and support we have received from friends, supporters and fans all around the world.” The concert will be part of a four-day memorial that includes public viewings on Aug. 28-29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and on Thursday, Aug. 30, at New Bethel Baptist Church. The funeral on Aug. 31, at Greater Grace Temple is for friends, family and invited guests only and will feature performances by Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill, Jennifer Holiday, Chaka Khan, Ron Isley and others will be performing during the ceremony. Franklin died on Aug. 16 at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer.