Published March 24, 2020
Summerfest ... in September? It's a significant shift that we're still trying to get our heads around - but now that we've been able to sleep on the expected but still massively earth-shifting news, here are five questions I have.
Published March 23, 2020
Summerfest announced that it will move the dates for this year's festival, previously scheduled for June 24 through July 5. The Big Gig will now take place across several weekends, moving to Sept. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-19.
Published March 17, 2020
ImagineMKE has set up an online fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 to help artists affected by disruptions caused by coronavirus and has, at the time of writing, raised 10 percent of its goal.
Published March 9, 2020
Throwback acts at the BMO Harris Pavilion? That's the way (uh-huh, uh-huh) Summerfest clearly likes it as the grounds stage's retro-leaning lineup today added disco legends KC and The Sunshine Band and vintage R&B crooner Charlie Wilson.
Published March 5, 2020
In what is surely a nostalgic's winning trifecta, Summerfest's BMO Harris Pavilion will host a trio of concerts by bands who hit big in the 1980s and `90s and have kept going ever since.
There are very few things in this crazy world and fast moving society that remain constant. Music styles change, star are made overnight and fade out even faster. Music has given way to the Johnny Bravo effect (as long as they fit the suit and look good the rest can be artificially pr...
Thursday June 27th, 2013 – Milwaukee, WI In a perfect world, I would have spent the entire day hard at work. I would have gotten up early and hit the ground running. I would have gotten a little bit done on a lot or projects or maybe put a big dent in just one. I have a...
I work for an event staff company and we work many festivals such as Summerfest. One year I was leaving work when I noticed I had to pass through a number of detours in the parking lot. I had no idea why till I got home and watched a rerun of the 10 o'clock news. Apparently some...
Wednesday March 20th, 2013 – Milwaukee, WI Today I needed to be in Milwaukee for a recorded video interview with Jason Evans who owns and runs a website about Milwaukee comedy called www.mkefunny.com. Jason is coming up the ranks as a comic himself, and I like him a lot. He&...
Let me first say that I am not a hard sell when it comes to country concerts. I love the easy-going atmosphere that a country concert brings to a venue and Summerfest definitely lived up to that expectation. When I found out that a lot of my favorite country artists were coming to the amphi...
