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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:33:00

Detroit gave its Queen of Soul the city's most beautiful stage. The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre at 2600 Atwater Street - The Aretha, to the city - sits directly on the Detroit River a mile and a half east of downtown, its stage backed by the international waterway and the Canadian shore beyond, a setting that puts it on lists of the world's top hundred concert venues. Boaters famously raft up along the seawall to catch shows for free. The venue opened in 1984 as Chene Park, the first phase of ...