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Three generations of hip-hop acts take the amphitheater stage on Summerfest’s closing night. The festival grounds will be alive to many others sounds, including the progressive salsa of La Sonora Ponceña. Read more

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L.A. teenager Billie Eilish speaks to the anxieties and aspirations of her generation and the response has carried her to the top of the charts and into a Summerfest amphitheater headliner. Read more

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Has the first decade of this century already become a time of nostalgic memories? Check out today’s headliners at the amphitheater, The Killers and Death Cab for Cutie, two of the most popular and hippest bands to emerge in the '00s. Read more

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Sadly, a gaping hole appeared in the Summerfest schedule when Megadeth cancelled its July 4 amphitheater show. However, there are plenty of other great acts to see including indie rocker Courtney Barnett and hip-hop from Vic Mensa. Read more

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The star of movies and television as well as music, Jennifer Lopez comes to town in that rare venue big enough to accommodate her show—the Summerfest American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Read more

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With more than 100 million albums sold, Lionel Richie, tonight's amphitheater headliner, needs no introduction. But there’s plenty of other sounds to catch, including flawless pop by Milwaukee’s Reyna, rap from A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Chaka Khan. Read more

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Singer Zac Brown has brought new meaning to country music and will headline the day’s Amphitheater show. If your tastes run toward alternative rock, the Miller Lite Oasis is the place to be for Guided by Voices and The National. Read more

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Eau Claire, Wis., has become a happening town thanks to Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver), who headlines the Amphitheater today with his indie-alt folk. Read more

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Country music returns to the Amphitheater with headliner Jason Aldean. For a different spin on Americana, check out Brandi Carlile at BMO Harris Pavilion. Milwaukee is well represented by metallic trio Ahab’s Ghost at the Rebel Stage. Read more

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Milwaukee’s Trapper Schoepp is part of the Willie Nelson-headed Outlaw Music Festival at the amphitheater, an all-day (and into the night) event. But there’s more than Americana on the Summerfest grounds. Here are our top picks. Read more

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Opening day of Summerfest features a bill of top and rising country artists at the amphitheater. Also on tap are Otis Taylor’s psychedelic blues at Johnson Controls World Stage and Milwaukee’s favorite chanteuse and more. Read more

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