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Night Ranger Set To Headline SterlingFest 2024 In Sterling Heights

Night Ranger tops this year’s Sterling Heights, Michigan’s” Sterlingfest.” According to an announcement from the city’s March 19 council meeting, the80s arena rockers are ready for a catalog of music….

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Night Ranger tops this year's Sterling Heights, Michigan's" Sterlingfest." According to an announcement from the city's March 19 council meeting, the80s arena rockers are ready for a catalog of music. Look for  Night Ranger on Saturday, July 27, at Sterling Heights's Dodge Park.

Band Night Ranger at Bret Michael's Party Gras at Pine Knob Music TheaterWCSX Jason Anthony

They can still Rock in America!

What Is Sterlingfest?

Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair is a yearly summer festival in Sterling Heights, Michigan. This year is July 25-27th at the beautiful remodeled  Dodge Park, which has historically drawn crowds of 120,000-125,000 people over three days.

The Band Night Ranger

Night Ranger is a rock band from the San Francisco area that was formed in 1979. The band grew in popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles and the help of MTV music video exposure. Guitarist Brad Gillis, drummer Kelly Keagy, and bassist Jack Blades performed on all but one of their albums. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and 17 million albums total. Best known for the songs "Sister Christian," along with other top 40 hit singles in the 1980s, including "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", "When You Close Your Eyes," and "Sentimental Street."

Night Ranger Played Last Year's Bret Michales Part-Gras

Night Ranger played on the band's 40th anniversary for one incredible show and did not disappoint.

Jack Blades of Night Ranger stopped by the WCSX broadcast to talk with Screamin’ Scott and Jim O’Brien about the tour and Night Ranger’s 40th Anniversary!

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Jack Blades of Night Ranger talks with Screamin' Scott and Jim O'Brien

The Parti-Blog: Coverage From Parti-Gras 2023 At Pine Knob CLICK HERE   

the band Night Ranger a rock band from the 80's era performing live at wcsx's party grasWCSX/ Jason Anthony

Night Ranger Live In Concert

Night Ranger Celebrated Their 40th Anniversary With A Live Album

The album was recorded during a Night Ranger performance with Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra at the Key Bank State Theatre in Cleveland, OH, on November 9, 2022. The Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) comprises 80+ musicians aged 12 to 18, representing more than 40 schools in Ohio. The students performed alongside Night Ranger throughout their entire set. This made for a genuinely great Night Ranger concert event.

The all-new live album "40 Years And A Night with Contemporary Youth Orchestra" is available here: https://orcd.co/40years.

Night Ranger Set To Headline SterlingFest 2024 In Sterling Heights Look for  Night Ranger on Saturday, July 27 at Sterling Heights Dodge Park

Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.