Acoustic concert & charity gala
An intimate waterfront evening of music, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, auction items, and community impact.
Music Giving Hope Presents
Detroit Youth Choir x Yacht Rock Detroit
Unplugged
An exclusive charity gala benefiting the Detroit Youth Choir — an intimate evening of acoustic yacht rock, cocktails, and community impact on the Detroit River.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Doors open 6:00 PM • 6:00–9:30 PM
The Roostertail
100 Marquette Dr, Detroit, MI 48214
$100
Open bar included
MGH2026
Limited to 500 • Invitation only
An Exclusive Invitation
Three legends, unplugged. For the kids.
The night before the festival, The Roostertail opens for an intimate acoustic charity gala: the songs you grew up on, stripped down on the Detroit River, with an open bar all night — and every ticket lifts the Detroit Youth Choir.
Music Giving Hope uses music to change lives. This gala benefits the Detroit Youth Choir, the nationally recognized 501(c)(3) that has given Detroit kids ages 8–18 a world-class performing-arts home since 1996.
Peter Beckett, John Ford Coley & Walter Egan
Three yacht rock voices performing up close, unplugged, and feet away from the room.
Every ticket lifts the choir
All proceeds support Detroit Youth Choir programs and the next generation of Detroit performers.
Why Be In The Room
The hits, the river, and a great cause.
01
The legends — unplugged and feet away.
Not across a festival field — across the room. The hits you know by heart, stripped down and acoustic on the Detroit River.
02
Open bar, all night.
Your ticket covers an open bar, coastal hors d'oeuvres, red carpet welcome, and a silent auction full of guitars and memorabilia.
03
It is for the kids.
Every ticket supports the Detroit Youth Choir, giving Detroit students ages 8–18 a world-class music education and performance home.
Acoustic • Up Close • Unplugged
The voices behind the songs you know by heart.
The Voice of Player
Peter Beckett
“Baby Come Back”England Dan & John Ford Coley
John Ford Coley
“I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”Fleetwood Mac Collaborator
Walter Egan
“Magnet and Steel”Your Evening
From 6:00 to 9:30 on the river.
A red carpet, five live acoustic sets, a silent auction, and a reason to be there.
Red carpet arrivals, open bar & cocktail mixer. Silent auction opens.
Five intimate acoustic sets begin on the waterfront stage.
Detroit Youth Choir spotlight — the reason we are all here.
Silent auction closes, then closing remarks & VIP networking.
Everything Your Ticket Includes
$100 ticket. All evening impact.
Yacht Rock Chic attire. Open bar. Live acoustic performances. A silent auction. A night that helps Detroit kids keep singing.
- Open bar — all evening
- Five live acoustic sets from yacht rock legends
- Coastal-style hors d'oeuvres
- Silent auction with guitars & exclusive memorabilia
- Red carpet arrivals & VIP networking
Why We Are Here
The sound they built in the 70s. The kids who will carry it.
For one night, the artists who built yacht rock play it acoustic on the river so the next generation of Detroit performers can keep singing.
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • The Roostertail • Detroit River
100 Marquette Dr • Detroit, MI 48214 • United States
Proceeds benefit the Detroit Youth Choir • 501(c)(3) • 21+
Presented by Music Giving HopeHosted at The RoostertailSponsored by Roostertail, Cambria Detroit Downtown, and GCK Productions
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