In the "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?" department, I just found out through an email alert that Al's pal Ben Folds in playing at the Palace of Auburn Hills on July 5th. Same day I'm going to see Al at CityFest. The only other info is "all day". What does this mean?? I might have to investigate further. I'd love to see Ben in concert someday. Guess it won't be this year.
ETA: On further investigation, Ben's show starts at 7:30. He's touring with John Mayer. Sounds like that would have been a nice show. But, tickets are $49.50 and $59.50, so it would have been a little steep. I'd rather see Al, anyway, and his show is free!