Summerfest has announced the headliners for the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage for 2006:

June 29, 8:30 p.m. -- Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Allen Toussaint
June 30, 10 p.m. -- John Kay & Steppenwolf
July 1, 10 p.m. -- The Go-Go's
July 2, 8:30 p.m. -- Josh Turner
July 3, 10 p.m. -- Alice Cooper
July 4, 8:30 p.m. -- moe.
July 5, 9:30 p.m. -- Flogging Molly
July 6, 10 p.m.-- Anthony Hamilton
July 7, 10 p.m. -- Cheap Trick
July 8, 10 p.m. -- TBA
July 9, 9 p.m. -- The Love Monkeys

Summerfest has also announced "A Gospel Celebration," which it said in a statement will pay tribute to "gospel and faith-based music and benefit area churches." The event, held during Summerfest, is a collaboration with African World Festival, and will feature a gospel choir competition with $10,000 in prize money.