A Living, Breathing Annual Celebration
Each year, Lookin’ Back hosts an annual celebration of Bob Seger’s birthday, The Bob Seger Birthday Bash. A distinction no other Bob Seger tribute band has carried as consistently or as extravagantly over the years. While Mr. Seger himself has yet to attend (the nearby resident is always invited), the events have become a meaningful tradition for the band, some of his most devoted fans, and a signature part of the band’s identity and opportunity for venues ANYWHERE!
The love for Bob Seger’s music isn’t manufactured here — it’s simply palpable. From theaters and festivals to city amphitheaters and private events, Lookin’ Back continues to deliver shows that feel genuine, powerful, and memorable. Some of those special shows we never want to forget and are listed below in chronological order, and just for lookin’ back:
1st Annual Bob Seger Birthday Bash held at Tanglewood Golf Club (FREE)
2nd Annual Bob Seger Birthday Bash at The Palazzo Grande in Shelby, MI (SOLD OUT)
3rd Annual Birthday Bash at 59 West End Nightclub in Hartland, MI (SOLD OUT)
4th and 5th Annual (68th/69th) at Wonderland Lanes in Commerce (SOLD OUT)
6th Annual Bash at Michigan Theatre of Jackson (1200 seat ambitions)
7th Annual Bash Friday, May 6, 2016, at Bakers of Milford (SOLD OUT)
8th Annual Bash Saturday, May 5, 2017, Bob Seger Birthday FIESTA at Wonderland Lanes (SOLD OUT)
9th Annual (Performed Stranger In Town) at Wonderland Lanes May 5, 2018 (SOLD OUT).
10th Annual Bob Seger Birthday Bash (SOLD OUT) on May 4 at Mt. Brighton, MI Ski Lodge.
11 Annual Bob Seger/1st Annual Billy Joel Birthday Bashes at Wonderland Lanes November 7, 2020. (COVID-19 CANCELLED)
12th Annual Bob Seger & 2nd Billy Joel Birthday Bash Weekend May 7 & 8 Chateau Aeronautique Onsted, MI (SOLD OUT)
13th Annual Bob Seger & 3rd Annual Billy Joel Birthday Bash at Riverside Golf & Banquet Battle Creek, MI
14th Annual at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth! 3 shows May 9 [2] & 10 [1]. (ALL SOLD OUT)
15th (2025) Michigan Theatre of Jackson May 9 on Billy Joel’s birthday. Our new Billy Bob Birthday Bash. (Lookin’ Back aka Allentown +1 lead singer.)
16th 2026 ( TO BE DETERMINED & COULD BE AT YOUR PLACE so Call TODAY! )
Lookin’ Back books, produces, & promotes many of its own shows.
Lookin’ Back has performed at The Sands, The Little River, Caesars Windsor, Hard Rock Cafe Casino Velvet Room. From beer tents to casinos, private parties, performing art centers to a handful of select bars, Lookin’ Back make Bob Seger’s fans more than happy!
(From Wikipedia History) In early February of 1974, Mr. Seger first introduced the Silver Bullet Band in Knoxville, Tennessee, and toured the nation with BTO & would eventually get picked up by KISS, who was largely responsible for helping Bob get his first gold record. Bob Seger is Rock-n-Roll and is still making history! In the Mid-70’s Bob Seger found himself inducted into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. In April of 1976, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band had their big commercial breakthrough with the album Live Bullet, recorded over two nights in September 1975 at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. The album remained on the Billboard charts for 168 weeks and peaked at #34 which was Seger’s highest-charting album at that time. It also contained a hit rendition of a cover of Ike & Tina Turner’s Nutbush City Limits (#69 US) as well as Seger’s own classic take on life on the road- Turn the Page, and re-released a few of his late 1960’s successful releases Heavy Music and Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man. Other hits on that record included Katmandu, Get Out Of Denver, Travelin’ Man, and Beautiful Loser. Live Bullet Album The success of Live Bullet gave rise to his blockbuster follow-up album Night Moves put Bob Seger squarely and forever after on the national stage.
Three-fifths of all initial sales of Live Bullet sold in Detroit-area record stores, and over time would reach 5x Platinum status. The Live Bullet record remains a music critic’s favorite, the 44th best-selling album of the 70s, and for almost 20 years was one of the top 50 live albums of all time. Bob Seger’s 1986-1987 American Storm was to be Seger’s last major tour which resulted in 105 shows over nine months and sold nearly 1.5 million tickets. Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits compilation was most recently named the nation’s biggest-selling compilation record of all time, selling nearly 10 million copies as of 2010.
With all that said, we’ve dedicated ourselves to delivering for clients a world-class Bob Seger experience on par with the genuine article we’re sure everyone will appreciate and enjoy. w/Alto-Uptown Grille Alto Reed Performs with Lookin’ Back AGAIN!