July 4th, 2008 was not only a time to celebrate U.S. Independence Day, it was also a party of huge proportions for Ted Nugent at the DTE Energy Music Theater in his hometown of Detroit Michigan. Along with the 4th of July festivities, a celebration of more monumental proportions was about to take place. In front of over 20,000 people, Ted Nugent was about to achieve an almost unbelievable milestone in his over 40 years in the music business; performing his 6,000th concert.

Flanked by troops from the Selfridge Air National Guard, Ted kicked off the evening's festivities with a rousing version of The Star Spangled Banner followed by a blonde beauty emerging from a giant cake to commemorate the occasion. From this point on, the evening belonged to Ted; commanding, complimenting and challenging the gathered throng every step of the way with an evening filled with Ted Nugent classics and a few surprises along the way. Ted kicks things into overdrive right off the start with a killer version of Motor City Madhouse and follows it up with smoking versions of Wango Tango, Free For All, Stormtroopin' and Dog Eat Dog. Bass player Greg Smith takes over the vocal duties for Need You Bad before Ted returns to the mic with Weekend Warrior and Love Grenade from his most recent studio album from last year. The first surprise of the evening is a great guitar duo with Joe Podorsek, Ted's very first guitar teacher on a track called Honky Tonk. This guy must be well into his late 80's but still has the chops! Later on, Ted brings out former Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels drummer Johnny "Bee" Badanjek for a great version of Mitch Ryder's Jenny Take a Ride. After a solid version of Sam and Dave's Soul Man (made famous by the original Blues Brothers movie), former side-kick Derek St. Holmes makes his first return to the stage along side Ted Nugent in decades. He had been part of the original Ted Nugent band as a rhythm guitarist and occasional lead vocalist right from the very beginning until well into the 80's. Together, they rip out killer versions of Hey Baby, Catch Scratch Fever and Stranglehold. Ted finishes the show with Great White Buffalo and the crowd fav Ted Bear which had everyone singing along. As usual, the unsung heroes of the night are the members of Ted's amazing backing band with Greg Smith (bass) and Mick Brown of Dokken on drums. Together, they are the "Funk Brothers"

For a guy in his 60's, Ted still plays with the same energy as he did when he was in his 20's. Showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, he is "jokingly" looking forward to concert number 7000! If you can handle the incessant pro-American, pro-freedom and pro-guns banter throughout the entire show, Motor City Mayhem is one of the best live Ted Nugent DVDs that you can find right now. The Sweden Rock set that was released a couple of years back was another good one but Motor City Mayhem is much longer and with the special guests, is a unique and special event in Ted's long career that was thankfully caught on film. Also available as a double CD package to crank up in your car, this is a must for the fans!!