Motor City 5 tribute at Lincoln Park Historical Museum, Memorial Park Band Shell

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – The members from one of the motor city's most legendary rock bands are all graduates of Lincoln Park High School – The MC-5.

"You talk to anyone about the music scene in Detroit and they all mention the MC-5," said Lincoln Park Historical Museum Curator, Jeff Day. "They're still a huge part of Detroit's rock history."

This weekend Lincoln Park is paying tribute to the Motor City 5 by throwing a 50th Anniversary Bash and it starts by taking over the Lincoln Park Historical Museum.

"Fred Smith's family, Rob Tyner's family, Wayne (Kramer), Dennis (Thompson), they've all contributed items to the exhibit, so that's made this effort extra special," said Day.

Want to be check it out?

Saturday: MC-5 Museum Exhibit & party

- 6pm - 9pm at Lincoln Park Historical Museum

Sunday: Tribute concert & picnic

- 2pm-6pm Memorial Park Band Shell

The tribute concert will be held at The Kennedy Memorial Park Band Shell – the newly renovated band shell.

"Our historical museum wanted to do a tribute to the MC-5 and we wanted to renovate the band shell, so we put the two together," says Lincoln Park Emergency Manager, Brad Coulter.

"Combining the efforts really created a buzz because people in this area really wanted to see this band shell fixed up and throw in the MC-5 event and it got a lot of attention."

So much attention -- that over $15,000 was raised by community donations and the MEDC matched that, bringing in $25,000 total for the renovations.

"What we're really celebrating is a couple of guys from Lincoln Park that made a name for themselves and we're proud of that," said Coulter.

The only remaining members of the MC-5 are guitarist Wayne Kramer who lives in LA and cannot make the event and drummer Dennis Thompson, who will receive a key to the city Sunday and resides in Southgate.