Rock ‘n’ roll legend Don Felder will perform at Warwick Hills’ famed 17th hole on Aug. 25. Photo by Tyler Conrad
GRAND BLANC — American rock ‘n’ roll legend Don Felder will headline The Concert @17 at the 2023 Ally Challenge presented by McLaren later this summer.
Felder, former lead guitarist of the Eagles and a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, will take the stage at the famed 17th hole of Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club on Aug. 25. Entering its second year, the Concert @17 presented by Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort will be held Friday evening, following the first round of tournament competition of the Ally Challenge.
“The Concert @17 presented by Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort has been a great addition to tournament week at The Ally Challenge,” said Erin Stone, the tournament’s director of business development and community engagement. “Providing a first-class experience for our spectators is a primary goal of the tournament, and to bring classic rock guitar hero Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles, to the famed 17th hole at Warwick Hills on Friday night is a big win for our fans and music lovers alike.”
Felder spent 27 years with the Eagles, who have the fine distinction of recording the top-selling album of all time, Their Greatest Hits (1971- 1975), which has sold over 38 million copies and counting. His matchless lead-guitar tone added extra fuel to Eagles tracks like “Already Gone,” “One of These Nights,” “Take It to the Limit” and “New Kid in Town,” in addition to having co-written “Victim of Love,” “Those Shoes” and his most popular co-creation, “Hotel California.”
Felder left the band in 2001 and has since forged an impressive career as a top-tier solo artist with a three fully realized full-length albums as well and several very successful singles for film scores like “Heavy Metal,” 1983’s sonically soaring Airborne and 2012’s multifaceted song-cycle treatise, Road to Forever and American Rock ‘N’ Roll. Felder added “best-selling author” to his impressive resume when his 2008 memoir, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001), became an instant New York Times smash bestseller.
Tickets for the 2023 Ally Challenge presented by McLaren are now on sale. The tournament is open to spectators from Thursday (Aug. 24) to Sunday (Aug. 27) and ticket prices start at $10. For a complete listing of ticket options, visit the tournament website at theallychallenge.com.
Access to The Concert @17, and the Ally Community Concert featuring Miranda Lambert, require the purchase of a valid tournament ticket for the day each concert is hosted, or a weekly ticket option.
The 2023 Ally Challenge presented by McLaren, one of the premier regular season events on the PGA TOUR Champions, will take place the week of Aug. 21 – 27 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club. All three rounds of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren will be broadcast on Golf Channel.