Fight the FOMO with our guide to the Great Milwaukee Summer. We've got the hottest places to eat, drink, hang out, and all the things you love to do. Brought to you by Geis Garage Doors and UPAF (United Performing Arts Fund)!
In just about every corner of Milwaukee, you'll hear live music in the summertime. The neighborhoods of the city come alive when the sun stays out late, and that means plenty of free concert series and a wide array of music for you to enjoy. Every night of the week offers something different, and here's where you can catch some free live music featuring Milwaukee's talented music scene all summer long:
Partner Pick
- June 13 - Wire & Nail (Country)
- June 27 - 5 Card Studs (Cover)
- July 18 - The First Wave (80's)
- August 1 - Another One (Grateful Dead tribute)
- August 15 - VO5 (Disco Band)
Sundays
Cafe Sopra Mare
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Mercury Courtyard, 2220 N. Terrace Ave.
(414) 271-3656
villaterrace.org
Music begins at 10:30 a.m.
June 8 - Ben Dameron
June 15 - Arron Crook
June 22 - Neal Bardele
June 29 - Corey Klunk
July 13 - School of Rock
August 3 - School of Rock
August 10 - VLNTYN
August 17 - Neal Bardele
August 24 - Toco Rico
August 31 - Drew Gill
Cathedral Square Market
Cathedral Square Park, 520 E. Wells St.
easttown.com
Music begins at 11:30 a.m.
June 1 - Robin Pluer
June 8 - Christopher's Project
June 15 - Field Trip
June 22 - Peter Irving
June 29 - Mighty Ms. Erica
July 6 - Arron Crook
July 13 - Christopher's Project
July 27 - Jeanne Marie Farinelli
August 3 - Never DeadBeat Poets
August 10 - Charlie Short
August 17 - Holly Haebig and Dena Aronson
August 24 - Jack Tell
August 31 - Octavio Arcanjo
September 7 - Cecil Negron
September 14 - Matthew Haeffel
September 21 - The All-Star Supper Club Band
September 28 - Kyle Feerick
October 5 - Bo Randall
October 12 - Holly Haebig
Summer Patio Music Series
Great Lakes Distillery, 616 W. Virginia St.
greatlakesdistillery.com
3-6 p.m.
June 8 - Jude & The Dude
June 15 - Francesca & The Night Sky
June 22 - Dianna Jones
June 29 - Maddy Furie
July 6 - Hey Tiger
July 13 - Brett Gaertner
July 20 - Dianna Jones
July 27 - Jack Tell
August 3 - Matt Mueller
August 10 - Bernie Bernhoft
August 17 - Jude & the Dude
August 24 - Dianna Jones
August 31 - Steve Cohen
Monday
Musical Mondays
Lake Park Summer Stage
lakeparkfriends.org
6:30-8 p.m.
July 7 - Sinkane
July 14 - Bonerama
July 21 - Mississippi Heat
July 28 - Chloe Kimes
August 4 - The Kentucky Gentlemen
August 11 - Dwayne Dopsie adn the Zydeco Hellraisers
August 18 - Laura Rain and the Casesars
August 25 - R&B Cadets
Tuesday
Chill on the Hill
Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave.
bayviewneighborhood.org
6:30 p.m.
June 3rd - Grim Paddle, Louie & the Flash Bombs, Bright Eyed & Blind
June 10th - The Haggardlys, The Whiskeybelles
June 17th - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
June 24th (Solstice Celebration) - Pulpa De Guayaba, Devils Teeth, Dope Music Crew
July 1st - American Legion Band
July 8th - Long Mama, Driveway Thriftdwellers
July 15th - Testa Rosa, Telethon
July 22nd - Abby Jeanne, Immortal Girlfriend
July 29th - Jinksie, The Dirty Sweet
August 5th (Community Night) - NileXNile, Scam Likely
August 12th - Peshtigo, Browns Crew
August 19th (WMSE Local/Live) - Cozy Danger, Lauryl Sulfate
August 26th - Fellow Kinsman, De La Buena
COA's Skyline Music Series
Kadish Park, 909 E. North Ave.
coa-yfc.org
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Riverwalk Commons Concert Series
423 N. Water St., across from the Milwaukee Public Market
milwaukeepublicmarket.org
6-8:30 p.m.
June 3 - Seeptember 27
Wednesday
Live at the Oasis
Richard E. Maslowski Community Park, 2200 W. Bender Rd.
musicintheglen.org
6:30 p.m.
June 18 - King Solomon
July 9 - Groove Theory
July 16 - Kid Boogie Down
July 23 - Eddie Butts Band
July 30 - Celebrating Motown
August 6 - Crossfire
Washington Park Wednesdays
4599 W. Lloyd St.
(414) 342-0215
washingtonparkneighbors.com
6-8 p.m.
July 9 - Kristin Urban & The Urbanites, Nineteen Thirteen
July 16 - Vincent Van Great & Amanda Huff, Charlie Urick
July 23 - Big Style Brass Band, Kal Bergendahl
July 30 - Latin Swing Factor, Juan Mungia
August 6 - Trace Ellington Experience, Mighty Miss Erica
August 13 - Milwaukee Hot Club, Mambo Surfers
August 20 - Chris Crane, Pay The Devil
August 27 - Shonn Hinton, Long Line Riders
Wonderful Wednesdays
Lake Park Summer Stage
lakeparkfriends.org
6:30 p.m
July 9 - Fox And Branch
July 16 - Main Street Song & Dance Troupe
July 23 - Yid Vicious
July 30 - Little Miss Ann
August 6 - Duke Otherwise
August 13 - Susan Salidor
Wednesday Night Live
Budweiser Music Pavilion, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave.
(414) 266-7000
budpavilion.com
Gates open 6 p.m., music from 7-10 p.m.
May 28 - Rebel Grace
June 4 - The Cheap Shots
June 11 - Cherry Pie
June 18 - The Toys
June 25 - Almighty Vinyl
July 2 - Hot Rod Huey and the B Sides
July 9 - Generation Z
July 16 - Bella Cain
August 27 - Boo! The Band
Tosa Tonight
Hart Park Rotary Performance Pavilion, 68th and State Street
(414) 395-0293
tosatonight.com
6 p.m., with main acts taking the stage at 7:30 p.m.
June 18 - Old 97's, Ladybird
June 25 - Mucca Pazza, Wisconsin Space Program
July 2 - 5 Card Studs, Bockenplautz
July 9 - Jenny Teator, Driveway Thriftdwellers
July 16 - Chicken Wire Empire, The Big Heart Kinds
July 23 - The Verve Pipe, Brett Newski & the Bad Intentions
July 30 - Adrian + Meredith, The Delta Routine
August 6 - Velocity, Rock Revolutionaries
Heart(beats) of the City
Red Arrow Park
milwaukeedowntown.com
Noon
June 4 - Eddie Butts Band
June 11 - Listening Party
June 18 - 2000 and Late
June 25 - Charambo Latin Jazz
July 2 - The Midnight Purchase
July 9 - Jenny Thiel Group
July 16 - Horizon - Navy Band Great Lakes
July 23 - Jon Hintz & Friends
July 30 - Rob Knapp and the Soul Patrol
August 6 - Kal Bergendahl Project
August 13 - Natty Nation
August 18 - Rhythm Kings
August 27 - Donna Woodall Group
Summer of Soul
Peck Pavilion/Marcus Center grounds
culturexdesign.com
5-10 p.m.
July 2 - Bilal, The Shonn Hinton Experience, Don Black
July 16 - Digable Planets, Kid Cut Up
July 30 - Soul Unplugged Downtown
August 13 - Madison McFerrin, Grace Weber, DJ Gemini Gilly
August 27 - Septeto Charambo, Gego y Nony, Kenny Perez
Thursday
Jazz in the Park
Cathedral Square Park
easttown.com/jazz-in-the-park/
5-9 p.m.
June 5 - Orquestra Ayala Salsa Band with Mezclando Dance Company
June 19 - Christopher's Project
July 3 - Chris Haise Project with Brady Lee
July 31 - The Claudettes
August 14 - Respect! A Tribute to the Queen of Soul
August 28 - Betsy Ade & The Well-Known Strangers
September 11 - The Hot and Dirty Brass Band
September 25 - Another One
Concerts in the Gardens
Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr., Hales Corners
(414) 257-7275
wimmercommunities.com
6:30 p.m.
June 26 - The Britins
July 3 - Concord Chamber Orchestra
July 10 - Chicken Wire Empire
July 17 - Altered Five Blues Band
July 24 - Heartache Tonight
July 31 - Rumour Has It
August 7 - Judson Brown Band
August 14 - Cold Sweat & the Brew City Horns
August 21 - Southbound
August 28 - The Jimmys
Tunes @ Noon
411 East Wisconsin Center., 411 E. Wisconsin Ave.
milwaukeedowntown.com
Noon
June 5 - Frogwater
June 12 - Roxie Beane
June 26 - Jorge Vallentine
July 3 - Jay Matthes
July 10 - Kal Bergendahl Trio
July 17 - Jon Hintz
July 24 - Darryl Armistead
July 31 - Jenny Thiel Group
August 7 - Mighty Ms. Erica
August 14 - El Sebas
August 21 - Montage
August 28 - Van Issacson
Music at the Market
South Milwaukee Downtown Market, 11th Avenue & Milwaukee Avenue
(414) 436-5771
smmarket.org
5-7 p.m.
May 29 - American Graffiti
June 5 - Bluegrass Allstars
June 12 - Radiation
June 19 - Ivy Ford
June 26 - Val Sigal
July 3 - Checkerster
July 10 - Sonic Boomers
July 17 - Youth PAC
July 24 - The Whiskeybelles
July 31 - Youth PAC
August 7 - Kal Bergendahl Project
August 14 - Larry Lynne & Decades
August 21 - Sensations
August 28 - Sawdust Symphony
September 4 - Northliners
September 11 - Tim Castle
September 18 - Bourbon Jockeys
September 25 - Sweet Sheiks
October 2 - Mike Bishop & All The Kings Men
Bike Nights
H-D Museum Motorcycle Plaza, 400 W. Canal St.
(877) 436-8738
harley-davidson.com
5-9 p.m.
May 1 – The Stephen Hull Experience
May 8 – Joseph Huber
May 15 – Bootjack Road
May 22 – Cactus Bros.
May 29 – Prime Country
June 5 – Betsy Ade & the Well-Known Strangers
June 12 – Ten Feet Tall
June 19 – Rustbelt
June 26 – Deadelijk
July 3 – Indigo Canyon
July 10 – H-D Homecoming® Festival featuring Buckcherry along with Hippies & Cowboys and Sons of Sconnie
July 17 – Ladybird
July 24 – Rock Revolutionaries
July 31 – The Delta Routine & Well & Good – Reunion Tour
August 7 – FallBack
August 14 – Hearthfire
August 21 – Chris Haise Band
August 28 – Dandy Freling / Big Heart Kind Band
September 4 – God’s Outlaw
September 11 – Frank Martin Busch and the Name
September 18 – Whiskey of the Damned
September 25 – Cigarette Break
Jazz at the Vine
The Vine Humboldt, 3000 S. Howell Ave.
(414) 257-7275
thevinehumboldt.com
6-8:30 p.m.
May 22 - Samuel Catral Quintet
May 30 - KASE
June 12 - Tlalok Rodriguez Quintet
June 26 - John Christensen Quartet
July 10 - Faith Hatch and Garrett Waite
July 24 - Milwaukee Jazz Institute
August 7 - Sugo
August 21 - Donna Woodall Group
West Allis Summer Concert Series
Veterans Memorial Park, 6900 W. National Ave.
westalliswi.gov
5-8 p.m. (music begins at 6 p.m.)
June 19 - Septeto Charambo
July 17 - Mixtape
August 21 - Cactus Bros.
September 18 - Milwaukee Blues Rock Collective
Música del Lago
Colectivo - Lakefront, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.
(414) 223-4551
colectivocoffee.com
6 p.m.
June 19 - Orquesta Ayala
July 17 - Orquesta Rumba
August 21 - De La Buena
Music at the Pavilion
Firemen's Park, Germantown
germantownwi.gov
6-10 p.m.
June 5 - The Lovemonkeys
June 19 - Cherry Pie
June 26 - 33 RPM
July 17 - Rebel Grace
August 7 - The Britins
August 21 - Bella Cain
Friday
Sounds of Summer
The Yard at Bayshore, 5800 N. Bayshore Dr., Glendale
(414) 963-8780
thebayshorelife.com
6-9 p.m.
June 13 - Wire & Nail
June 27 - 5 Card Studs
July 18 - The First Wave
August 1 - Another One
August 15 - VO5
Deer District Summer Concert Series
The Beer Garden, 1133 N. Doctor M.L.K. Jr Drive
deerdistrict.com/places
6-9 p.m.
Soulful Summer Music Series
Gordon Park Pavilion, 2828 N. Humboldt Blvd.
6 p.m.
May 16 - Sliphorn Jazz Band
June 20 - Garrett Waite Quartet
July 18 - Tlalok Rodiriguez Latin Jazz Quartet
August 15 - Mighty Miss Erica and the Sound Production
Saturday
Rock Complex Concert Series
Umbrella Bar, 7900 Crystal Ridge Rd., Franklin
(414) 529-7676
mke.theumbrellabar.com
6:30 p.m.
Multiple Weekdays
Lakefront Brewery Current Sounds
Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N Commerce St.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
lakefrontbrewery.com
May 24 – Social Cig
May 25 – Pete Dangit
May 31 – Caley Conway
June 7 – Tommy Odetto
June 13 – Emmitt James
June 14 – Max & The Fellow Travelers
June 20 – Adorner
June 21 – Genevieve Heyward
June 27 – Cullah
June 28 – Jack Tell
July 5 – JL Russell
July 11 – Blacktop
July 12 – The Belle Weather
July 19 – Hanna Simone
July 25 – Micah Emrich
July 26 – Maximiano
Aug. 2 – Happy Shotski Polka
Aug. 9 – Jack Eyke
Aug. 15 – Wildered
Aug. 16 – Chris Haise Band
Aug. 23 – DJ Megadon
Aug. 30 – Tail Light Rebellion
Aug. 31 – Peter Thomas
