Festival Guide: Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
Date: June 25-July 5, 2009; $15-$85
Self-described as the world's largest music festival, Milwaukee's Summerfest spans 11 days and 11 stages with a roster featuring dozens of big-time artists, including Bob Dylan , Willie Nelson , No Doubt , Stevie Wonder , Keith Urban and Bon Jovi . Unlike most other summertime music fests, this one sells tickets to individual shows rather than all-inclusive wristbands.
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Lineup (subject to change):
- Bon Jovi
- Puddle of Mudd
- Rancid
- Rise Against
- Meat Puppets
- Matthew Sweet
- Loverboy
- Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
- Robin Trower
- Jason D. Williams
- Lee Rocker
- The Toys
- The Invaders
- Keith Urban
- Counting Crows
- The Offspring
- The Tossers
- Dropkick Murphys
- Carolina Liar
- Frankie Beverly & Maze
- Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
- Saliva
- Andrew Gelles Band
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Band X
- The Boogie Man
- The Celebrated Workingman
- KISS
- Sara Evans
- BoDeans
- Our Lady Peace
- Daryl Stuermer
- Think Floyd
- Felix Cavaliere
- Barenaked Ladies
- Saving Abel
- Cowboy Mouth
- Rhythm Kings
- Death Ships
- Stevie Wonder
- Sister Hazel
- Better Than Ezra
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Cage the Elephant
- The Airborne Toxic Event
- The Outlaws
- Blues Traveler
- 12 Stones
- Skillet
- The Crisis
- John the Savage
- George Strait
- Blake Shelton
- Lupe Fiasco
- Spoon
- The Gufs
- Heart
- Erin McCarley
- Needtobreathe
- Brett Dennen
- Mat Kearney
- Robert Randolph & the Family Band
- Greg Koch and Malford Milligan
- Eddie Butts
- The Wildbirds
- Chicago
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- The Wailers
- Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam
- Buddy Guy
- Staind
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- Carter Twins
- Phil Vassar
- Billy Squier
- Willy Porter
- Midnight Groove
- Fresh Cut Collective
- Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson
- Pat McGee
- The Lost Trailers
- Jason Aldean
- Soulive
- STS9
- Asher Roth
- Foghat
- Pete Francis
- Rusted Root
- Los Lonely Boys
- Band X
- The Boogie Men
- No Doubt
- Guster
- Judas Priest
- Shiny Toy Guns
- Whitesnake
- Matisyahu
- Femi Kuti
- Kenny Chesney
- Train
- Gavin DeGraw
- Shinedown
- Lita Ford
- The Roots
- Duff McKagen's Loaded
- Brady Seals
- The LoveMonkeys
- Father Phoenix
- The Fray
- Jack's Mannequin
- Flogging Molly
- Anberlin
- Yardbirds
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Jet
- Theory of a Deadman
- Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd
- The English Beat
- Reel Big Fish
- Anthony Hamilton
- G. Love & Special Sauce
- Elvis Costello and the Imposters
- The Veronicas
- Kevin Rudolf
- Relient K
- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
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