The
DeVos Performance Hall is a 2,404-seat theater located on the south side of the building. It was built in 1980 and is home to the
Grand Rapids Symphony and Broadway Grand Rapids. DeVos Performance Hall has hosted concerts by artists such as
Guns N' Roses,
B. B. King,
Barenaked Ladies,
James Taylor,
Tori Amos,
Eddie Money,
Sammy Hagar,
Harry Connick Jr., and
Ne-Yo. It has also featured comedians such as
Jerry Seinfeld,
Bill Cosby,
Daniel Middleton and
Ron White; and family shows including Dora The Explorer Live, Bear in The Big Blue House Live, Blue's Clues Live and Thomas & Friends Live.
Eddie Money had traditionally kicked off DeVos Performance Hall's summer concert schedule every year. The new lobby of DeVos Performance Hall was unveiled in June 2002 as part of the DeVos Place Expansion project. The renovated lobby includes a terrazzo floor, and a renewed box office with an outside window and a scrolling marquee. Another part of the renovations included revised restroom facilities, located on the north side of the theater on the second and third floors. Internal renovations included refurbished theater seating, as well as new wall and ceiling finishes, new flooring and enhanced colored
accent lighting. New balcony light fixtures were added along with redesigned balcony fronts. The 2026 opening of
Acrisure Amphitheater is expected to reduce the number of concerts being held at DeVos Performance Hall during the summer months. ==Welsh Auditorium==