Detroit Musician Begging Amazon To Save State Fair Bandshell This has been an incredibly tough year for the live music industry, with small music venues banding together to try and get government assistance through an effort called "Save Our Stages." With that being said, more focus has been put on outdoor venues and none are more memorable in Michigan than the old state fair grounds in Detroit. The site which once brought in thousands every year was recently sold to Amazon for a new distribution center. A writer for the Metro Times and musician, David Gifford, is now pleading with Amazon to not tear down the bandshell, which was a stage for such legendary acts as The Jackson 5, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, MC5, Chuck Berry, Dr. John, Johnny Winter, and The Stooges with Iggy Pop, J. Geils Band, ICP, WAR, John Lee Hooker, Alice Cooper and many, many more. In a recent article, he sites his main reason for wanting to preserve the bandshell, instead of having it torn down for a new parking lot: