Performing arts venue
Appears in 15 stories · Last updated Nov 7, 2026
Hosted Hell's Kitchen for six nights in September 2026
Alicia Keys's Hell's Kitchen played six nights at DeVos Performance Hall in September, the first stop on its North American tour. The tour closed at Shea's Buffalo Theatre on November 1 and is now at Rochester's West Herr Auditorium Theatre through November 8.
Updated 4 days ago
Host venue; its own page lists 2,543 seats, though coverage of these shows says 2,404.
The Grand Rapids Symphony played 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' live to film at DeVos Performance Hall on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Saturday, October 31, then took the program to the Hastings Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 1 at 4 p.m.
Updated 7 days ago
Lists four shows for January 2027 on its calendar
DeVos Performance Hall has posted four shows for January 2027. The 2,404-seat venue in Grand Rapids is listing the shows on its own events page.
Updated Nov 1
Host venue for the performances
The Grand Rapids Symphony and violinist Midori were scheduled to play DeVos Performance Hall on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7. Marcelo Lehninger conducts Louise Farrenc's Overture No. 1, Ravel's complete Mother Goose ballet and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1.
Updated Oct 31
Host venue for the November 20-21, 2026 performances
Grand Rapids Symphony's Messiah by Candlelight runs two nights at DeVos Performance Hall, November 20-21, 2026. The hall seats about 2,404, and the venue does not publish ticket counts, so the crowd size is unknown.
Updated Oct 30
Host venue; its own page lists 2,543 seats, coverage of the Star Trek shows cited 2,404
The Grand Rapids Symphony played The Music of Star Trek at DeVos Performance Hall on October 2-3, with principal pops conductor Bob Bernhardt leading and a costume contest part of the run. On one of those nights a symphony string ensemble was across downtown at Acrisure Amphitheater, backing an ArtPrize fashion show that drew more than 3,600 people and a Guinness world record.
Updated Oct 21
Host venue; the run opened November 10 and continues through November 15
Maybe Happy Ending opened at DeVos Performance Hall on November 10 and runs through November 15. The hall has 2,543 seats. Neither the venue nor the tour publishes ticket-sales figures, so turnout is not yet known.
As of October 2026: Hosted the two-night America at 250 run on October 9-10, 2026
The Grand Rapids Symphony held its two-night America at 250 concerts at DeVos Performance Hall on October 9-10, 2026. The program paired Joan Tower's Made in America, Z. Randall Stroope's Franklin, and Amy Beach's "Gaelic" Symphony, with the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus.
Updated Oct 11
As of October 2026: Hosts December 2026 shows
DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids' largest performance venue, has posted its December 2026 calendar with four shows. Grand Rapids Ballet's The Nutcracker anchors the slate, running six performances over two weekends with the Grand Rapids Symphony playing Tchaikovsky's score live.
Updated Oct 1
As of September 2026: Host venue for 2026-27 season
Six nights in October, up to 2,404 people will file into DeVos Performance Hall for The Notebook, the touring musical based on Nicholas Sparks' 1996 novel. The run is the second production in Broadway Grand Rapids' seven-show 2026-27 season at the downtown venue, which opened in 1980.
Updated Sep 22
As of September 2026: Host venue for the season opener
The Grand Rapids Symphony opens its 2026-27 season on September 25 with North Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski performing Prokofiev in the 2,404-seat DeVos Performance Hall. If both nights sell out, roughly 4,800 people move through downtown Grand Rapids, most arriving and leaving within an hour of each performance.
Updated Sep 4
As of September 2026: Listing seven shows for November 2026
DeVos Performance Hall has posted its November 2026 calendar, with seven shows on the books. The list includes Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox on Nov 8 and Straight No Chaser on Nov 28.
Updated Sep 1
As of August 2026: Active
DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has 8 shows on its October 2026 calendar. The largest room in use seats about 2,404 people.
Updated Aug 29
As of August 2026: Venue with September 2026 calendar live
DeVos Performance Hall announced six shows for September 2026, filling the venue's large main room that seats 2,404 people. The listings come from the hall's own public calendar and shift as acts are added or cancelled.
Updated Aug 28
As of August 2026: Host venue for the Aug. 28 comedy show
DeVos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids holds about 2,404 people, and on Aug. 28, 2026 it hosts Houston comedian Ali Siddiq. The venue does not publish how many tickets have sold, so the size of the crowd is not known.
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