With a goal of becoming ‘Southwest Michigan’s premier outdoor music venue,’ the amphitheater is creating a bigger stage and adding more national acts to its series.
After hosting an impressive slate of outdoor concerts last summer, including Gov’t Mule, Ted Nugent, Lettuce, Everclear, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Lonestar, Warner Vineyards in Paw Paw is set to up the ante for 2026 in more ways than one.
Not only will the unique, 2,200-plus-capacity Southwest Michigan amphitheater sport a dynamic and larger new stage, but Warner Vineyards plans to expand its concert offerings by hosting nearly seven dozen shows, including tour stops by Grand Funk Railroad, Parmalee, The Marshall Tucker Band, Tab Benoit, Rick Ross, Blue Oyster Cult and more.
“In 2025, we did 69 shows,” said president and owner Patrick Warner. “We hope to book 80 shows this year to help pay for our expansion. … We hope Warner Vineyards becomes Southwest Michigan’s premier outdoor music venue.”
Warner Vineyards first began offering live music several years ago and began booking national acts in 2023…