Despite this past weekend's weather, we swear: Summer is coming. And to help you look forward to green grass, blue skies and snow-free streets, Summerfest announced yet another grounds stage headliner schedule. Last week, the Big Gig announced its main acts for the Miller Lite Oasis, and now this morning, the world's largest music festival released its lineup of headliners for the BMO Harris Pavilion.
Here's who you'll be hearing there this summer:
June 27
9:45 p.m.: Jethro Tull
June 28
4 p.m.: The Posies
6 p.m.: Matthew Sweet
9:45 p.m.: TBA
June 29
9:45 p.m.: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
June 30
9:45 p.m.: Rachel Platten
July 1
4 p.m.: Nick Lowe featuring Los Straitjackets
9:45 p.m.: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
July 3
9:45 p.m.: Steven Tyler
July 4
8 p.m.: The Wombats
9:45 p.m.: Pixies
July 5
6 p.m.: John Nemeth
8 p.m.: Walter Trout
9:45 p.m.: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
July 6
9:45 p.m.: Janelle Monae
July 7
9:45 p.m.: Hunter Hayes
July 8
9:45 p.m.: Cheap Trick
Once again, the BMO Harris Pavilion will feature a seating option for headliner shows, offering fans either free general admission seating on a first come, first served basis or reserved seating, with tickets going on sale at the Summerfest box office and Ticketmaster beginning May 7-11 for $30. Here is the schedule for when reserved tickets for each individual show will go on sale:
- Monday, May 7: Jethro Tull at 2 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 8: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly at 10 a.m. and Rachel Platten at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 9: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at 10 a.m. and Steven Tyler at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, May 10: Pixies at 10 a.m., Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at noon and Janelle Monae at 2 p.m.
- Friday, May 11: Hunter Hayes at 10 a.m. and Cheap Trick at noon
Summerfest will also once again feature BMO Effect perks throughout the festival for BMO Harris Bank customers, including a dedicated entrance south of the box office offered easy accessibility into the Big Gig, free ATM transactions on the grounds and a discount on Big Gig merchandise at the on-site store for those using a BMO Harris debit or credit card.
Stay tuned to OnMilwaukee for the rest of the Summerfest grounds stage schedules, as well as other Big Gig updates as the snow melts and the summer approaches (eventually).
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.