Lake Street Dive at BMO Pavilion on Saturday, June 26, 2027, During Summerfest
Image from Summerfest.
MILWAUKEE, WI – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce Lake Street Dive on Saturday, June 26, 2027 at the BMO Pavilion with Miller Lite.
Tickets for reserved seating will go on sale this Friday, October 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Summerfest.com, Ticketmaster.com, or in person at the Summerfest Box Office, and include admission to Summerfest the day of the performance.
Concerts at the BMO Pavilion during Summerfest will once again offer seating options for all evening headlining performances. Fans will have the choice of reserved seats available for purchase or free general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the show with a Summerfest ticket.
For more information visit Summerfest.com.
About Lake Stree Dive
In the spring of 2025, just a few short months after playing their near-sellout first show at Madison Square Garden, and earning their first GRAMMY® nomination for 2024’s Good Together, the members of Lake Street Dive – vocalist Rachael Price, bassist/background vocalist Bridget Kearney, drummer/background vocalist Mike Calabrese, keyboardist/vocalist Akie Bermiss, and guitarist/background vocalist James Cornelison – gathered to work on new music for what would become their very first independent release, and ninth album, What About Flamingos?. It was a year and a half journey, and rather than working with a topical theme, the band’s mission was taking a new approach to their recording process: live in a room together. The idea originated with Rachael. She explains, “Something we’ve definitely heard from our fans for years, is that they love our live shows, but I realized that we’ve never achieved a live recording. And personally, I wanted to be a part of the recording process from the beginning, instead of going in after the band had done the track, and then singing over that. So I sent an email to the band with all my thoughts and reasonings, and everyone said, ‘Let’s go for it.’
As songs were being written for the album, bassist/background vocalist Bridget Kearney was inspired to write the title track “What About Flamingos?” after hearing a podcast interview with record producer Brian Eno, discussing how awe-inspiring and unique life on planet Earth is. It spurred her to write the mantra-like refrain “This might be the only place”, and the song asks us to ponder everyday wonders we often take for granted (like flamingos), including the joy of being part of a band and making music with your friends for twenty-two years. This gratitude for what we have and the magic alive-ness of the “now” infuses the entire album, and is embodied in the recordings.
Marking another first, the band worked with two different producers, on opposite coasts: GRAMMY®-nominated producer, Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Cass McCombs) at Spillway Sounds in West Hurley, NY, and producer Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Dawes, Margo Price) at his Topanga Canyon Five Star Studios in Los Angeles, CA. While the Upstate New York session brought the close intimacy of a cozy living room studio in winter, the second round of recordings in the warmer and more open L.A. environment mirrored opening up their approach as well. Rachael remembers, “When we went to Jonathan’s, it became a choose-your-own-adventure for everyone.” Bridget adds, “We were a little more lenient with the rules that we had imposed for ourselves. While we wanted to get that magic of us playing together, we realized it’s not gonna be any less magic if I’m wearing headphones and I can hear the bass really well. We shifted to figuring out what each of us needs.” Calabrese reflects, “Keeping as many firsts in our process seems to work. Sometimes you swing and you miss but it’s kinda cool because you get this other thing. For us it was a reminder to follow our instinct.”
Lake Street Dive’s instincts have led them here: an album that is a document of shared moments of being in the moment, and the joy and freedom of sharing that with their fans. This is not only the most live album they have ever made, but also the most ALIVE. Akie Bermiss puts it this way: “It feels like it’s finished, but yet it still has the potential to grow. It’s a living, breathing thing, like an organism, not a relic of last year. This album is a testament to the band being alive now.”
This might be the only place. So what about friends making music together? What about Lake Street Dive? What About Flamingos?
About Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance
Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is one of the most iconic celebrations of music in America, hosting the industry’s biggest acts for an unforgettable live music experience. Since its inception in 1968, Summerfest continues to distinguish itself as a premier independent national music festival and has developed an unrivaled reputation, consistently featuring hundreds of performances across 12 stages, throughout the permanent 75-acre festival grounds along Lake Michigan. Summerfest will take place across three weekends: June 24-26, July 1-3, and July 8-10, 2027. For the latest information, visit Summerfest.com, or Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok: @Summerfest.
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., producer of Summerfest, continues to fulfill its nonprofit mission of bringing the community together and providing a showcase for performing arts, activities, and recreation to the public, through music and special events.
About BMO Financial Group
BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.5 trillion as of July 31, 2026. Serving clients for more than 200 years, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking products and services across Canada, the United States, and select markets globally. BMO is innovating for business value, by deploying and integrating human, digital and artificial intelligence to personalize client experiences, augment teams, and automate its business responsibly. Driven by its purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, BMO is committed to driving positive change in the world, and making progress for a thriving economy, sustainable future, and stronger communities
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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