Michigan Lottery Ampitheater Freedom Hill

Great venue to see your favorite band! Love the intimate feel. Very clean, safe and look forward to seeing more concerts!!

Although I complain about how far this place is compared to Pine Knob or Downtown Detroit, what really bugs me about this venue is the sound equipment needs some love and replacement. At the Feist show and the sound has taken a dive. Show back on track. Spend on lotto or 12 dollar Bud Light profits upgrading this place.

Great concert venue! Staff is really nice and welcoming, the only slightly negative part is the very expensive drinks and the parking. Leaving the event people can get very frustrated as everyone is squeezing in to get ahead and start honking and yelling so definitely be aware.

I've been to a LOT of venues around the country and this venue is one of the better ones. Friendly staff (gate entry and in the seats), some decent food options, and good placement/orientation of the amphitheater itself to enjoy the best amount of shade. Parking is also free/included in the price of a ticket. My only complaint: not enough free water available and in order to get some ice, you have to pay full price for a beverage (at the time of my review it was $5.50). Bottles of water were insanely priced, which is really irritating, as well as a safety hazard, during the summer and it is dangerously hot. A person in the pit fainted due to dehydration!

I was pleasantly surprised with this venue after experiencing it for the first time for a concert. I had never really even heard of this place but Nate and I got tickets for Jimmy Eat World & Manchester Orchestra in August 2023. We bought tickets for the lawn but we got upgraded to some seats under the pavilion as we were walking up to the entrance. I'd read that this sometimes happens for shows that aren't sold out, and I was so thrilled because since I bought the tickets, I've decided that general admission lawn seats are just not for me anymore.As others have described, this venue is like a smaller Pine Knob. The parking lot is one big gravel area, so it was a bit bumpy and there aren't obvious spots but they did have some people directing traffic. The best part is that we arrived well before the first opener and didn't have to sit in any traffic getting into the venue (unlike one of our last visits to Pine Knob, where we sat in literal stand-still traffic for over an hour trying to get into the venue!). Once inside we found our new seats and scoped out the offerings - plenty of craft beer, seltzers, and a couple of wine options. Not a ton of cocktails that I could see. They have Little Caesar's pizza slices, sub sandwiches, and other typical concert venue food choices like soft pretzels and nachos. We got a soft pretzel, slice of pizza, and a bottle of water. Prices are average, with a large canned seltzer being around $16. I saw plenty of options for food (mostly fast food/fast casual) outside of the amphitheatre if you'd rather just eat ahead of time.The lawn looked nicely manicured but it's a bit small, especially compared to Pine Knob. Ushers and security employees at this show were all helpful. I liked that there were picnic tables in the concession area that were close enough to still hear the music. Those areas all looked pretty clean, but the women's bathroom definitely could have used some attention - I saw lots of spiderwebs and one of the stalls I used had an open pipe into the floor.It seemed like there was only one entrance/exit being used to get into the main pavilion, which was okay since the show wasn't sold out, but it could get pretty congested.Getting out of the parking lot was super easy but we did leave prior to the end of the show. This venue is pretty far from where we live but I'd probably come back if there was a show I really wanted to see there.

Freedom Hill (what I grew up calling it) is a great little amphitheater in Sterling Heights. My parents live very close to here so to have a decent sized concert venue so close is extremely nice. They get some pretty big acts for it just being Sterling Heights! They have improved their food and drinking vending over the years and the last time I was there they had a soft serve custard truck. philly water ice, among other food drink and options. I also liked that they allowed you to bring one factory sealed water bottle into the venue due to the heat index that day/week so you weren't forced to buy a price gouged water bottle lol. I'm sure this is not always the case though so definitely check your sources for the specific event you're attending before doing so! My friends and I always try to buy pavilion seats and we recommend buying them on the left side of the venue (left side if you're staring at the stage) because the sun sets from that side so you won't have the sun in your eyes all evening. They have a decent sized hill for lawn seating too. The major con of this place is the parking. The price is included in your ticket but dang it takes FOREVER to get out of there if you are parked towards the back. If you are attending a busy show, be prepared to wait 30+ minutes to even move at all in the parking lot.

I want to like this venue more than I do because it is much closer to my house than Pine Knob and the smaller size is nice. However we had a negative experience because so many people were smoking both weed and cigarettes when there are no smoking signs and it was not enforced. People would smoke directly in front of security guards and police and nothing was done about it. I am allergic to smoke and have asthma and was sick halfway through the night. We did enjoy the shorter drive home and the smaller parking lot was much easier to get out of than larger venues. I also feel like the concessions are a bit more expensive than comparable venues, a beer was $15 and a small bucket of donuts was $20.

This is my favorite outdoor concert venue. Especially since it's close to home. It's clean and well manicured. It's also usually very organized with the parking. Lines are usually a little long getting in. The food is expensive, limited and overpriced. I recommend just eating somewhere else before you come. Security guards are extremely friendly and helpful.

For a large venue, it felt intimate. Streamlined entry and free parking! Just don't come for the food- selections was limited to chips, hot dogs and pretzels.

Concert was amazing! But parking is awful!! They have absolutely no system in order getting out and you can't find your car. There's no signs to navigate where you parked. The parking lot is also so rickety. Ruins the concert vibe afterwards. The workers were nice but gave us plenty of attitude when we asked questions about tickets. The Amphitheatre itself was very well kept the vendors were very nice also. Would recommend but bring a whole lot of patience and time to waste after your even is done!