Pine Knob is a hill located in Independence Township in Oakland County, near Clarkston, Michigan.

[5][6] Pine Knob Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat (7,202 seats in the pavilion; 8,072 on the lawn) outdoor amphitheater concert venue that has featured hundreds of celebrities and is one of the highest grossing outdoor amphitheaters in the United States.

[7] The concert venue, which opened in 1972, was originally called Pine Knob Music Theater until DTE Energy purchased its naming rights in 2001.

[9][10] Colonel Sidney D. Waldon (1873-1945), an executive at Packard Motor Company, purchased 840 acres of land at Pine Knob in 1927.

[11] Today, the mansion and carriage house serve as a banquet facility for weddings and other events.