Tagged Summerfest

Summerfest! Music, food, beer, bleachers, and more! About that "more" part: There's a ton of stuff to do at Summerfest, and a ton of time-honored stuff at that. You know, like riding the Skyglider or whatever. ...

Every year when the Summerfest lineup is announced, I look at it with anticipation. I don't even know what I'm looking for, but I know that Summerfest matters to me and that it can often deliver something I wan...

Thursday marks the official start of another Summerfest. Now in its 54th year, the "Big Gig" has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from a...

In case you missed it, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is, um, going through some stuff. Because of that stuff, it will likely not offer direct Freeway Flyer buses to Summerfest this year—similar to last...

There are approximately 8,000 stages on the Summerfest grounds, but only one of them can claim to be the festival's "smallest." And no, we're not talking about the JoJo's Martini Bar stage, which needs to be so...

There’s an old Milwaukee saying we totally 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 Boyz II Men and Rick Spr...

Hey! Summerfest is set for three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks in 2022: June 23-25, June 30 - July 2, and July 7-9. Here's the full schedule, with dates, times, and stages!  THURSDAY, JU...

Love him, hate him, feud with him, seen him at The Rave this past fall, or think he's the living embodiment of weed, pop-punk juggernaut Machine Gun Kelly will headline Summerfest on Friday, July 1, playing the...

Following an almost-fall fest in 2021, Summerfest is set to take over three summer weekends in 2022: June 23-25, June 30-July 2, and July 7-9. This year's Big Gig will feature just-announced headliner Rod Stewa...

A total of 409,386 people attended Summerfest 2021, the Big Gig reported Wednesday night. The number represents a sharp drop from 2019's attendance of 718,144, which itself was the lowest Summerfest attendance ...