Summerfest adds more than 40 more performers, unveils plans for new DJ-powered Sound Waves Stage
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Summerfest added more than 40 more acts to its 2023 lineup Wednesday and also announced more detailed plans for the Milwaukee music festival's new Sound Waves Stage, the DJ-centric venue replacing the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage.
The new acts unveiled Wednesday included Walk the Moon, which will headline the festival's Generac Power Stage at 9:30 p.m. July 8; country singer Dylan Scott, headlining the Miller Oasis at 10:15 p.m. July 6; and rap performer Kari Faux, at 8:15 p.m. June 29 at the UScellular Connection Stage. Other headliners announced Wednesday without info on times or stages included Digable Planets, Steven Adler of Guns ‘N Roses, The Bar-Kays, Easy Star All-Stars and Emo Night Brooklyn.
Also unveiled were more than 30 acts set for earlier-in-the-day shows. Among them are a range of local performers, from Americana artist Mike Mangione and rock trio Diet Lite to rapper NilexNile.
The other acts include: Hotel California/A Salute to the Eagles, Gene Woods and the Soul Alliance, Stangelove — The Depeche Mode Experience, Willy Porter, Jupiter & Okwess, Husbands, Chicago Blues SuperSession, Letdown., GALXARA, Kirstie Kraus, La Sra. Tomasa, Bandits on the Run, Levi Riggs, The Steepwater Band, Browns Crew, Argonaut & Wasp, The Honest Heart Collective, Monica Giraldo, Desmond Jones, Leilani Kilgore, RAYVEN, SIAS, Mayyadda, Kwaj, Crocodyle, Phillip-Michael Scales, Balkun Brothers, The Keystones, The Orphan The Poet, Porcupine, Caravanchela, RJ Griffith and Bad Skin.
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In addition to those performers, Summerfest disclosed its evening programming for the Sound Waves Stage. Borrowing a page from the playbook of Milwaukee's indoor music venues, the festival is booking the new stage — which got a new identity after Johnson Controls ended its sponsorship — with DJ-powered themed nights from 7 p.m. to midnight each day.
For Summerfest's opening night, June 22, it'll be DJ Shawna, the Milwaukee Bucks' DJ, spinning discs under the theme "Women in Music — Dance Thru the Decades," with music inspired by pop performers such as Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and more.
The rest of the Sound Waves lineup:
June 23: DJay Mando, "Pop Stars Takeover."
June 24: Mad Planet, "Retro '80s Dance Party."
June 29: BG Good, "Neon Rave Top 40 EDM Remix Party."
June 30: Lucky 7, "Baila Reggateon."
July 1: Non Pop!, "Hip-Hop, House, Funk and Dance Music."
July 6: City Lights, "New Wave Hip-Hop."
July 7: Mr. New York, "Lovers & Friends R&B Concert."
July 8: Sad Boy Saturday, "Emo Music Takeover."
All of the above performers and DJ sets are available with general admission to Summerfest.
Summerfest has to announce a headliner for July 6, the last remaining open date on the 2023 festival's calendar for the American Family Insurance Amphitheater.
The amphitheater headliners announced so far: Eric Church, June 22; Zac Brown Band, June 23; James Taylor, June 24; Dave Matthews Band, June 29; Odesza, June 30; A Boogie With Da Hoodie and Trippie Redd, July 1; Zach Bryan, July 7; and Imagine Dragons, July 8.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee's Summerfest adds 40-plus acts, unveils DJ stage lineup
