Ted Nugent has carved a permanent place in rock 'n' roll history as the ultimate guitar-shredding showman, selling more than 40 million albums, performing over 6,500 high-octane live shows, and continuing to set attendance records at venues around the globe.

Nugent returns to Penn's Peak at 8 p.m.Nugent was named Detroit's Greatest Guitar Player of All Time by readers of MLive, and his no-holds-barred career spans five decades of multiplatinum hits.From the groundbreaking Amboy Dukes' hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind," to classics like "Stranglehold" (ranked in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs and #1 Guitar Lick), "Cat Scratch Fever," (32nd Best Hard Rock Song of All Time) Damn Yankees chartbuster "High Enough," and cult classic "Fred Bear," (the most requested song for radio airplay in Michigan and Wisconsin), Nugent and his inimitable sound have been featured on VH1's "Behind the Music," A&E's "Biography" and more.A Nugent show is not just a performance - it's a fire-breathing celebration.Also coming to Penn's Peak• Aug. 18, The Beach Boys, 8 p.m.• Aug. 19, The Wall Live Extravaganza, 8 p.m.• Aug. 23, John Butler Trio, 8 p.m.• Aug. 25, Don McLean, 8 p.m.• Sept. 7, Quiet Riot with Black 'N Blue, 8 p.m.• Sept. 8, Tyler Farr, 8 p.m.• Sept. 10, Make America Rock Again, featuring Scott Stapp of Creed, Drowning Pool, Trapped, Sick Puppies and Adelitas Way, 7:30 p.m.• Sept. 15, Montgomery Gentry, 8 p.m.• Sept. 17, America, 8 p.m.• Sept. 21, Rick Springfield, 8 p.m.• Sept. 22, The Charlie Daniels Band, 8 p.m.• Sept. 23, Ana Popovic, 7:30 p.m.• Sept. 29, Jim Breuer, 8 p.m.• Oct. 6, Clint Black, 8 p.m.• Oct. 14, Dokken & Warrant, 8 p.m.• Oct. 29,

O.A.R., 8 p.m.• Nov. 9, LeAnn Rimes, 8 p.m.• Nov. 12, Cheap Trick, 8 p.m.• Nov. 17, Gene WatsonTickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Penn's Peak Box Office and Roadies Restaurant and Bar. For more information, call 866-605-PEAK.