Tagged Summerfest

April 15, 2024

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Explores Expanded Utilization of Henry Maier Festival Park MILWAUKEE, WI -- (April 15, 2024) -- Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF), an independent, private 501(c)(3) corporatio...

Summerfest and UScellular celebrate two decades with enhanced interactive lounge experience and multi-genre lineup

April 11, 2024

Summerfest and UScellular Celebrate Two Decades with Enhanced Interactive Lounge Experience and Multi-Genre Lineup MILWAUKEE (April 11, 2024) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance and UScellular,...

Hey! Here’s the 2024 Summerfest lineup!

March 21, 2024

Well, here it is! The 2024 Summerfest lineup! For the 56th anniversary of the Big Gig! Dig in! Similar to recent years, Summerfest 2024 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 2...

Here’s when the full 2024 Summerfest lineup will drop, and that’s it

March 14, 2024

Thursday, March 21, at 6 a.m. Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon....

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. releases economic impact results; Summerfest and Henry Maier Festival Park generate $318 million

March 7, 2024

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Releases Economic Impact Results; Summerfest and Henry Maier Festival Park Generate $318 Million; Announces Long-Term Partnership Extension with PepsiCo Beverages MILWAUKEE, WI (...

Summerfest’s Sound Waves Stage will become Aurora Pavilion in 2024, receive upgrades

December 7, 2023

It's been a busy couple of years for that covered stage in the middle of the Summerfest grounds. Long known as the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage, it was rebranded as the DJ/dance-only Sound Waves Stage Sta...

AJR to headline Summerfest on July 4 with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen at American Family Insurance Amphitheater

November 9, 2023

WHAT: Just Announced – AJR with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen will be headlining Summerfest on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 17 ...

Mötley Crüe will headline Summerfest on June 21, 2024

October 30, 2023

It was 30 degrees when we woke up this morning and it's supposed to snow tomorrow so here's some info on a Summerfest headliner... Mötley Crüe will play American Family Insurance Amphitheater during the Big ...

Summerfest: Attendance up 40% from 2022, will stick with three-weekend format in 2024

July 11, 2023

If Summerfest seemed pleasantly—but not overwhelmingly—packed this year, that's because it was. On Tuesday, Summerfest announced that a total of 624,407 fans attended the nine-day 2023 Big Gig. While still down...

Summerfest Weekend 3 Recap: The random indie-rock edition!

July 9, 2023

At one point during the third and final weekend of Summerfest, I was considering buying a toe ring. At another I was screaming along to one of my favorite songs in the rain. At another I was being offered a spl...

Days of Summerfest, ranked

July 7, 2023

As much as I hate to say it, another installment of Summerfest is almost fully in the books. Collectively speaking, Milwaukee Record has been at every day of the Big Gig so far this year and—barring something u...

Take me back to Summerfest 2001: Prince at the Marcus Amphitheater

July 6, 2023

When Prince died in 2016 at the age of 57, he was hailed as a genius. This was the quirky, restless, uniquely creative mastermind behind Purple Rain, Sign O' The Times, oodles of hit songs, and hell, even that ...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

July 4, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! It continues! The third and final weekend of the 2023 Big Gig takes over Henry Maier Festival Park July 6-8. Looking for some Weekend 3 recommendations? Look no further! (...

Summerfest Weekend 2 Recap: The entirely ’80s edition (sort of)!

July 2, 2023

THURSDAY Thursday afternoon, with Milwaukee's air quality still hovering in the "Unhealthy" range, a thought occurred to me: I was currently pondering which form of Summerfest transportation (bike or bus) woul...

Summerfest announces Yung Gravy at American Family Insurance Amphitheater on July 6

July 2, 2023

Summerfest Announces Yung Gravy at American Family Insurance Amphitheater on July 6 Show Free with Festival Admission MILWAUKEE, WI (July 2, 2023) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excite...

I took a Milwaukee Record gummy and saw Greensky Bluegrass at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 2023

Grant Steskal is a huge bluegrass fan. And as an employee of local CBD, Delta 8, and Delta 9 retailer Kind Oasis (2169 N. Farwell Ave., 414-877-0253), he's also capable of handling heroic doses those aforementi...

Take me back to Summerfest 2017: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at Summerfest amphitheater

June 29, 2023

Since moving to Milwaukee in 2009, I've been fortunate to be able to attend and cover Summerfest in some capacity every (non-pandemic) summer I've lived here. In that span, I've been able to catch a lot of conc...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

June 28, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! It continues! Weekend 2 of the 2023 Big Gig takes over Henry Maier Festival Park June 29 - July 1, with Weekend 3 wrapping things up July 6-8. Looking for some Weekend 2 r...

Brewed City: Sil’s (Summerfest)