Packers announce Stone Temple Pilots, Collective Soul for free Kickoff Weekend concert outside Lambeau
GREEN BAY - It’s a ’90s rock double bill for the Green Bay Packers’ Kickoff Weekend concert this year.
Stone Temple Pilots and Collective Soul will play a free concert at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 outside Lambeau Field ahead of the Packers home opener against the New Orleans Saints at noon the next day. Expect a decade's worth of radio hits, with "Vaseline," "Plush," "Heavy" and "Shine" among them.
Like last year’s Train concert on Kickoff Weekend, the stage will be set up in the parking lot on the northwest side of the stadium.
Parking for concertgoers will be free in west side Lambeau Field lots on a first-come, first-served basis. Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed for the concert. Food and beverages will be sold in the Lambeau lot and at Titletown across Ridge Road.
Fronted by the late Scott Weiland, STP rose to fame during the grunge era with debut album "Core" in 1992 and its "Purple" follow-up in 1994, which featured the hit "Interstate Love Song." Lead singer Jeff Gutt has been at the helm in recent years, including for a 2021 show at EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon.
It's been far longer between Green Bay visits for brothers Ed and Dean Roland and their modern rock band, who played The Weidner for a couple of sold-out shows during the late '90s at the height of such hits as "Precious Declaration," "The World I Know" and "December." The band's 11th studio album, "Vibrating," came out last year.
This will be the sixth Kickoff Weekend concert hosted by the Packers as part of home opener festivities. Rock bands Blues Traveler and Everclear performed in 2017. A concert by Milwaukee native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller drew a huge crowd in 2018 as part of the team’s 100th season celebration. Big & Rich were joined by Cowboy Troy in 2019. Country artist Jake Owen brought a beach bum vibe to his concert in 2021.
There were no Kickoff Weekend festivities in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lambeau Field Atrium, including the Packers Pro Shop, Lambeau Field Stadium Tours, the Packers Hall of Fame and 1919 Kitchen & Tap, will be open regular hours for the Sept. 23 concert.
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Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KendraMeinert.
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