Grammy-Award Winning Rock Band Evanescence To Headline 102.9 The Hog’s 2025 Hog Havoc On Sept. 18 At Fiserv Forum
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. CT
MILWAUKEE (May 13, 2025) – 102.9 The Hog’s concert event, HOG Havoc, returns to Fiserv Forum on Thursday, Sept. 18, for a night of raw, unrelenting rock. The two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Evanescence will headline the show and will be joined by boundary-pushing artist Poppy, breakout rock band Sleep Theory and heavy-alt trio Black Map.
“We’re stoked to welcome Evanescence back to Milwaukee,” said Borna Velic, WHQG-FM Program Director. “Rounding out the lineup with Poppy, Sleep Theory and Black Map will provide an epic night of rock at world-class Fiserv Forum.”
Tickets for HOG Havoc go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m. CT at www.FiservForum.com. For more information on 102.9’s Hog Havoc, visit www.1029thehog.com.
About Evanescence
In 2003, Evanescence broke through a male-dominated rock scene with their debut album Fallen, blending metal with symphonic, piano-driven melodies led by powerhouse vocalist Amy Lee. The album became a global sensation, earning multiple GRAMMY® Awards, selling over 17 million copies worldwide, and receiving a rare Diamond certification. Hits like “Bring Me to Life” and “My Immortal” dominated charts and helped define a generation. In March of 2021, Evanescence released their fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth, featuring the songs “Wasted On You” & “Use My Voice,” both of which were nominated for MTV Video Awards, as well as “Better Without You,” a Top-10 charting song at US Rock Radio, having spent an incredible 27 weeks on the chart. The band’s most recent single, “Afterlife” from the Netflix series, Devil May Cry, has had great success with over 20 million streams and over 10 million views on YouTube in just the first few weeks. “Afterlife” is the fastest-moving single of the band’s career.
About Poppy
Poppy’s fearless creativity and genre-defying vision have propelled her through the worlds of music and art, earning her a reputation as a boundary-breaking force redefining culture. From metal and bubblegum pop to performance art and graphic novels, her eclectic output is unified by a singular, ever-evolving identity. In 2021, she became the first solo female artist nominated for Best Metal Performance at the GRAMMYs, and in 2024, she reached new heights touring with major acts and releasing her fifth album, Negative Spaces—a bold, genre-blurring collaboration with producer Jordan Fish that showcases her continued sonic innovation.
About Sleep Theory
Sleep Theory combines energetic hard rock and metalcore with the massive hooks of powerhouse vocalist Cullen Moore. In under two years, they became the fifth most-played artist on Active Rock radio. Afterglow and the Paper Hearts EP merge heavy rock with pop and R&B, producing anthemic bangers and emotional ballads. Saluted by Revolver, Loudwire, and Amazon Music as an Artist to Watch in 2025, they’ve become one of heavy music’s biggest breakouts.
About Black Map
Black Map—featuring Ben Flanagan, Mark Engles, and Chris Robyn—fuses post-hardcore, alt-rock, and hard rock into emotionally charged anthems defined by powerful hooks and raw energy. Formed by members of Dredg, Far, and The Trophy Fire, the band has released several acclaimed albums and returns with Hex, their most urgent and immediate work yet.
About 102.9 The Hog
WHQG is owned by Lakefront Communications LLC, doing business as Milwaukee Media Group. Lakefront is a subsidiary of Saga Communications, Inc., a broadcasting company whose business is devoted to acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company owns or operates properties in 27 markets, including 79 FM and 34 AM radio stations and 77 metro signals.
About Ledge Entertainment, LLC.
Founded in 2006, Ledge Entertainment produces unforgettable live music events and experiences for media partners and premier brands such as Pernod Ricard, The United Nations Development Programme, Minnesota Twins and Direct TV. Led by music industry veteran Mike Childs, Ledge has produced over 3,000 special events that energize and excite fans nationwide, feature top artists like the Foo Fighters, Justin Bieber and Jelly Roll, and light up remarkable venues and locations like Alcatraz and Miami’s Bayfront Park. Ledge manages every aspect of branded entertainment, from booking and production to everything in between. For more information, visit ledgeent.com.
About Fiserv Forum
Fiserv Forum is a preeminent sports and entertainment arena in downtown Milwaukee that opened on Aug. 26, 2018. Designed by Populous, Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB, the venue offers incomparable sightlines, customer service, technology and amenities. Fiserv Forum includes 17,341 seats for basketball, 15,178 for hockey and up to 18,000 for concerts, with 34 luxury suites and three clubs. The world-class arena is home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette University’s men’s basketball team and was selected to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the 2024 Republican National Convention. Fiserv Forum hosts a diverse variety of year-round events, including major concerts, family shows and other sports and entertainment events. Fiserv Forum is the anchor of the surrounding 30-acre Deer District neighborhood, which is Milwaukee’s premier location for people to live, work and play. In 2021, Fiserv Forum was awarded LEED Gold Certification for sustainability performance. Founding Partners for Fiserv Forum include Fiserv, BMO, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Johnson Controls, Motorola, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino and Beechwood Sales and Service / Anheuser-Busch. For more information, please visit www.fiservforum.com.
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