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Get ready for Garth: Summerfest announces ultimate Garth Brooks Pre-Party for ticket holders June 16 and 17

May 14, 2026

Get Ready for Garth: Summerfest Announces Ultimate Garth Brooks Pre-Party for Ticket Holders June 16 and 17 MILWAUKEE, WI (May 14, 2026) – The party starts before Garth Brooks takes the stage at the American F...

How to get to Summerfest 2026 using MCTS shuttles and buses

Matt Wild

May 13, 2026

Summerfest 2026! You already know when it's happening (June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4), who's playing (a lot of people), and how to get in free (a lot of ways). But do you know how to get there using the ...

Here are Summerfest’s get-in-free admission promotions for 2026

Matt Wild

May 11, 2026

Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2026 runs for three consecuti...

Jenny Lewis performing at Summerfest's American Family Insurance House in 2023

Here’s the 2026 lineup for Summerfest’s intimate American Family Insurance House

Matt Wild

May 7, 2026

You've already memorized the 2026 Summerfest lineup, right? Well, commit a few more names and dates to memory, because Summerfest just released the lineup for its American Family Insurance House. Fun! The co...

Megadeth out, Kerry King in for Summerfest 2026

Matt Wild

April 7, 2026

It's been nearly two months since Summerfest released its 2026 headliner lineup, and there have already been tweaks, changes, and substitutions. And if you're an area metalhead, one of those changes is kind of ...

Here’s the 2026 Summerfest lineup! Organized by date, time, and stage!

Matt Wild

February 19, 2026

Well, here it is! The 2026 Summerfest lineup! Organized by date, time, and stage! Dig in! Like recent years, Summerfest 2026 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 18-20, June ...

Here’s when the full 2026 Summerfest lineup will drop, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 12, 2026

Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 a.m. Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Summerfest’s UScellular Connection Stage will b...

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announces leadership promotions of Kevin Canady and Jason Stuewe

Press Release

February 11, 2026

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Announces Leadership Promotions of Kevin Canady and Jason Stuewe MILWAUKEE, WI (February 11, 2026) — Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF) has promoted Kevin Canady to Chief Reven...

Summerfest’s UScellular Connection Stage will be renamed T-Mobile Stage

Matt Wild

January 28, 2026

In a bit of corporate sponsorship housekeeping, Summerfest announced Wednesday that its longtime UScellular Connection Stage will be renamed the T-Mobile Stage. The new name will go into effect beginning with t...

The Roots will headline BMO Pavilion June 25 during Summerfest

Matt Wild

January 21, 2026

And the Summerfest 2026 announcements keep on comin'! Today, none other than hip-hop legends The Roots were revealed as BMO Pavilion headliners. Black Thought, Questlove, and company will play the outdoor venue...

Jelly Roll will headline Summerfest on July 4

Matt Wild

December 15, 2025

In the latest "not really my thing but still a big 'get' for Summerfest" news, crossover star Jelly Roll will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the final day of Summerfest 2026, Saturday, J...

Ahhhyaaaa! David Lee Roth will headline BMO Pavilion June 20 during Summerfest

Matt Wild

December 8, 2025

Wooooo! YeaAHHHH! David Lee Roth will headline the BMO Pavilion on Saturday, June 20 during Summerfest. It will be Roth's first Summerfest performance in 20 years. Ahhhyaaaa! Tickets for reserved seating ...

Muse will headline Summerfest July 2, 2026

Matt Wild

November 17, 2025

Summerfest 2026 is a distant seven months away, but there are already plenty of announced headliners to get excited about. Garth Brooks! Ed Sheeran! Post Malone! A TikTok guy! This guy! On sale now! Get read...

Post Malone will headline Summerfest June 27, 2026

Matt Wild

October 13, 2025

Summerfest 2026 is a mere eight months away, and the headliner announcements are HEATING UP. Garth Brooks will play not one, but TWO Summerfest kick-off shows. Ed Sheeran will play. And on Monday, Summerfest an...

Ed Sheeran will headline Summerfest June 25, 2026

Matt Wild

September 18, 2025

Hot on the heels of the announcement of a two-night Garth Brooks kickoff bonanza, Summerfest announced Thursday morning that Ed Sheeran will headline the fest on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Sheeran will play the A...

Garth Brooks adds second Summerfest “kick-off concert,” June 16 at AmFam Amphitheater

Matt Wild

September 12, 2025

Blame it all on my roots overwhelming demand, but country superstar Garth Brooks has added a SECOND Summerfest "kick-off" concert to his itinerary. The first show, announced earlier this week, will take place a...

Garth Brooks will headline Summerfest “kick-off concert” June 17 at AmFam Amphitheater

Matt Wild

September 8, 2025

We'll keep it short and sweet: Garth Brooks will headline a Summerfest "kick-off concert" June 17 at American Family Insurance Amphitheater. That's one day before the official start of Summerfest 2026, which wi...

Summerfest announces 2025 attendance (up 8%!), 2026 dates (same three-weekend format!)

Matt Wild

July 15, 2025

The annual Big Milwaukee Question—"What was the Summerfest attendance this year?"—has been answered. On Tuesday, Summerfest parent company Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF) announced that 602,231 folks at...

Summerfest, drone shows, and online misery vs. offline reality

Matt Wild

July 7, 2025

Over the course of the last three weekends, I had a terrible time at Summerfest. The lineup was pathetic, the prices were outrageous, and the Saz's sampler platter was mid. It was too hot and there wasn't enoug...

Take Me Back To Summerfest 1997: Matthew Sweet at Leinie Lodge

Matt Wild

July 3, 2025

To paraphrase someone I always paraphrase: Memories are illusions. Memories of concerts in the times before smartphones and social media, doubly so. Take my memories of a concert that for many years I consid...

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