Detroit's Mo Pop Summer Music Festival Is Sitting Out 2023

DETROIT — Detroit's Mo Pop summer music festival will not happen in 2023, but organizers assured fans the festival will return again.

"As Mo Pop continues to evolve, we're announcing that we'll be taking a break from the annual outdoor summer festival you've grown with over the years," organizers said in a statement. "This is not a goodbye; this is our ongoing love letter to our fans and Detroit."

Organizers noted the festival's return from its two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its shift in venue created "unexpected challenges." Last year, Detroit rapper Big Sean headlined the festival in Hart Plaza.

"Although we may look different, we promise to continue our mission to showcase up and coming artists along with welcoming back some of your favorites from Mo Pop over the past years."

The festival began in 2013 as a one-day music show at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights, before developing into a two-day music festival in downtown Detroit. The festival has showcased indie rock, pop and hip-hop.

Other big names who have performed at the festival over the years include, Billie Eilish, Bon Iver, Glass Animals, Jhene Aiko, Kaytranada, Khruangbin, Modest Mouse, Vampire Weekend and Lizzo.