Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
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Live at the Lakefront Lineup

2025 Concert Season at Henry Maier Festival Park with 19 Shows at American Family Insurance Amphitheater and BMO Pavilion

By - May 27th, 2025 11:00 am

MILWAUKEE – (May 27, 2025) – Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF) and FPC Live have announced 19 shows for this year’s concert season from May-October 2025 at Henry Maier Festival Park at the BMO Pavilion and American Family Insurance Amphitheater, before and after the three weekends of Summerfest.

This year’s Live at the Lakefront Lineup includes a wide array of artists and tours with the first show of the season in the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on May 31 – Sessanta bringing Puscifer, Primus and A Perfect Circle together, Red Clay Strays on August 2, Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Final Tour on August 3, return of fan favorites Big Time Rush on August 9, Simple Plan on August 21, and some legendary rock concerts with Styx, Kevin Cronin, and Don Felder on August 24, Billy Idol on August 31, The Doobie Brothers with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band on September 9, and more.

The current lineup at Henry Maier Festival Park includes:

  • May 28 – Peach Pit & Briston Maroney – BMO Pavilion
  • May 31 – Sessanta with Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • June 6 – Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas – BMO Pavilion
  • August 2 – The Red Clay Strays with special guest Michael Marcagi – BMO Pavilion
  • August 3 – Cyndi Lauper with special guest Jake Wesley Rogers – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • August 6 – Pantera with special guest Amon Amarth – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • August 9 – Big Time Rush – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • August 16 – $uicideboy$ with Bones, Night Lovell, Germ & Joeyy – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • August 19 – Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge – BMO Pavilion
  • August 21 – Simple Plan with Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3 and LØLØ – BMO Pavilion
  • August 24 – Styx & Kevin Cronin with special guest Don Felder – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • August 26 – Leon Bridges with very special guest Charley Crockett – BMO Pavilion
  • August 29 – neil young and the chrome hearts – BMO Pavilion
  • August 31 – Billy Idol and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • September 3 – Falling In Reverse with Slaughter to Prevail and Hollywood Undead – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • September 5 – The Black Keys with special guest The Heavy Heavy – BMO Pavilion
  • September 9 – The Doobie Brothers with special guest Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
  • October 11 – Jordan Davis with special guests Mitchell Tenpenny and Vincent Mason – BMO Pavilion
  • October 17 – Pierce The Veil with special guest HEALTH, Ecca Vandal, and Like Roses – American Family Insurance Amphitheater

““The lakefront is the place to be this concert season with an incredible lineup of artists across all genres,” said Sarah Pancheri, President and CEO, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. “We invite concert fans to enjoy the lakeside ambience of these great venues—complete with a vibrant atmosphere that sets the tone for an unforgettable night of music.”

Fans attending concerts at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater also have the option to purchase an AMPED UP concert upgrade at the Jeffers Terrace, a premium VIP area within the venue. It includes private access to the area, three complimentary beverages, early entry, and complimentary parking.

For more information and the current concert season lineup visit AmFamAmp.com and BMOPavilion.com.

About Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. is an independent, private 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1965 that produces Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance, a three-weekend music festival featuring over 600 artists across 12 stages. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. also maintains and improves Henry Maier Festival Park, located on 75 acres on the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI. In addition to Summerfest, Henry Maier Festival Park hosts a variety of ethnic and cultural festivals, concerts, family programming, walks, runs, and other special events. The mission of the organization is to promote an understanding of different ethnic cultures, the histories and traditions of various nationalities, harmony in the community, civic pride as well as to provide a showcase for performing arts, activities, and recreation for the public and employment opportunities for the youth of the community. For more details, visit MilwaukeeWorldFestival.com or Summerfest.com, and on socials @MilwaukeeWorldFestival or @Summerfest.

About FPC Live

FPC Live, a division of Frank Productions, LLC and Live Nation, is a full-service concert promotion company involved in every facet of event management. FPC Live produces and promotes live entertainment events across the country and manages eight owned-and-operated venues throughout the Midwest and South. For additional information, visit www.fpc-live.com.

 

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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