Tagged Summerfest

Milwaukee and Chicago hip-hop artists team up for Lakeside 4Cast at Summerfest

June 7, 2017

What's better than the "World's Largest Music Festival"? How about a mini festival within the "World's Largest Music Festival"? On Tuesday, July 4, that's just what will happen when the newly christened Lakesid...

Here’s the lineup for Summerfest 2017’s Emerging Artists Series

June 6, 2017

Summerfest's "local stage" has been resting in peace for a few years now, but that doesn't mean Milwaukee talent won't be playing this year's Big Gig. Along with headliners like IshDARR and GGOOLLDD, the Emergi...

Here are all the new food and beverage items coming to Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 24, 2017

Today, at an event at Pick 'n Save in Hales Corners, Summerfest unveiled more than 50 new food and beverage items lined up for its 50th edition. Tater Tot & Bacon Cheesesteak? Yep. Deep-Fried Bread Pudding ...

Here are the daily admission promotions for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 17, 2017

There's an old Milwaukee saying we just made up: If you can't manage to score free or discounted tickets to Summerfest, you're not really trying. Looking to enjoy the dulcet tones of Spin Doctors and Huey Lewis...

Here are all the special activities and promotions for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 9, 2017

There's an old Milwaukee saying: If you can't find free tickets or figure out a way to score discounted admission to Summerfest, you're not really trying. So here are all the special activities and promotions f...

Step aside, Pre-Recorded Music, here are the JoJo’s Martini Lounge headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 26, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

Here are the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 25, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

Here are the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 24, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

Here are the Uline Warehouse headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 21, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

Here are the BMO Harris Pavilion headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 18, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

Is Summerfest a “national” festival?

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 13, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Hey! Here are the headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 12, 2017

Hey! Here are the day-by-day headliners for Summerfest 2017! (American Family Insurance Amphitheater headliners are in bold.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28Red Hot Chili Peppers Deerhoof Flume The Moody Blues Fra...

The Chainsmokers will play Summerfest on the Fourth of July

March 27, 2017

Summerfest is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and nothing says "Big Gig" quite like going big on the bookings. For example: Today, Summerfest has announced that insanely popular, love-em-or-hate-em ...

There’s a petition to remove the stage benches at Summerfest

February 22, 2017

It's been two long years since Milwaukeeans banded together to sign a meaningless Change.org petition to remove DJ Paris Hilton from the 2015 Summerfest lineup. (The show ended up being okay!) Now, in a simila...

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pink are playing Summerfest 2017

November 14, 2016

Winter is just around the corner and we're all going to die, but that isn't stopping Summerfest from announcing some headliners seven months (!) in advance of its big 50th (!!) anniversary. This morning, foll...

Summerfest sizzles, Rock The Green returns

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 21, 2016

//Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Paul McCartney still had something to prove at last night’s Marcus Amphitheater show

July 9, 2016

//When Paul McCartney came to Miller Park in July of 2013, Milwaukeeans made some silent calculations and determined that this would probably be our last chance to see the Beatle perform. Some 43,000 of us...

I used Summerfest shuttles as my personal taxi service

July 7, 2016

//Every year, Summerfest brings close to a million people to Henry Maier Festival Park. With the 11-day festival's attendance equaling roughly one-sixth of the state's population, parking anywhere in the v...

Mike D drops the beat (and the ball) at Summerfest DJ gig

Phillip Martinez

July 7, 2016

//For better or worse, expectations play a big part in experiencing live music. When Paris Hilton was scheduled for a DJ set at last year's Summerfest, expectations were low—same with seeing Dead Kennedys ...

We ate all the new “food items” at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2016

//A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2016, the Big Gig released a list of new vendors and food items. The announcement didn't quite approach the time-honored ridiculousness of the Wisconsin State F...