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Melissa Ethridge at The Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater – Tue • Aug 12th • 7:30pm

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August 12, 2025 7:30 pm – August 12, 2025 11:00 pm

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Melissa Etheridge’s self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and become an underground hit. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, Bring Me Some Water, garnered Etheridge her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single, Ain’t It Heavy, from her 3rd album Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her breakthrough album, Yes I Am. The album featured the mainstream rock hits I’m the Only One (#8) and Come to My Window (#25), the latter which scored Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date.

In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, although bald from chemotherapy, performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song “Piece of My Heart”. Etheridge’s performance was widely lauded, with India.Arie writing “I Am Not My Hair” about Etheridge.


Etheridge is known for her mixture of “confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals.” She has also been an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993 – The Vogue

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August 12, 2025 7:30 pm – August 12, 2025 11:00 pm
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