About Us

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Grand Opening is a traveling band based on the banks of the Mississippi River in Southeast Missouri led by powerhouse multi-award winning vocalist, Amber Vandeven. We’ve performed on stages from St. Louis to Memphis and all points in between.  Influenced by rock, country, blues and pop artists from the past 60 years, Grand Opening offers a unique blend of toe-tapping tunes from a variety of genres guaranteed to get you moving and singing along.  We’re here to make the Midwest groovy.   

Grand Opening is:  

Amber Vandeven – Vocals and Guitar

Rick Vandeven – Drums 

Gary Graf - Guitar

Mike Johnson - Bass