It may be hard to believe with snow on the ground this morning, but summer is right around the corner – and, with that, Summerfest. The Big Gig has already announced eight of its 11 Marcus Amphitheater headliners, and this morning, it moved along to the grounds stages, naming over 90 headlining acts to be scattered about the festival.
Here is the list:
Wednesday, June 29
MARCUS AMP: Selena Gomez
Martin Garrix
Willie Nelson
Fitz and the Tantrums
Dustin Lynch
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Kris Kristofferson
Morris Day and the Time
Lucie Silvas
Brett Young
Thursday, June 30
MARCUS AMP: TBA
Passion Pit
Jack & Jack
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Umphrey’s McGee
Joe Jackson
Styx
Black Violin
Friday, July 1
MARCUS AMP: Blake Shelton
Ray LaMontagne
Commodores
Timeflies
Taylor Dayne
O.A.R.
Brian Fallon & the Crowes
Richard Marx
Chris Lane
Diane Coffee
Saturday, July 2
MARCUS AMP: Chris Stapleton and Alabama Shakes
Gavin DeGraw
Randy Houser
Nelly
Rachel Platten
Billy Idol
Peter Bjorn and John
Blue Oyster Cult
Hippo Campus
Sunday, July 3
MARCUS AMP: Tim McGraw
Rise Against
The Roots
BoDeans
Indigo Girls
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Kane Brown
Con Brio
Bobby Rush
Otis Taylor
Tuesday, July 5
MARCUS AMP: TBA
Hollywood Vampires
Jason Derulo
Stephen Marley
Buckwheat Zydeco
Michael Ray
Charlie Aponte
Granger Smith
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Wednesday, July 6
MARCUS AMP: Def Leppard
Garbage
Hunter Hayes
Mike D (DJ set)
Andra Day
Milky Chance
Sir Mix-A-Lot
The Grass Roots
Brooke Eden
Thursday, July 7
MARCUS AMP: Luke Bryan
The Decemberists
Violent Femmes
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Cheap Trick
Brothers Osborne
Kool and The Gang
38 Special
Drew Baldridge
Lucky Chops
Friday, July 8
MARCUS AMP: TBA
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
The Fray
Elle King
Young the Giant
Phil Vassar
The Wombats
Coast Modern
Bahari
Son Little
Mindi Abair
Welshly Arms
Ruthie Collins
Saturday, July 9
MARCUS AMP: Weezer/Panic! At the Disco
Death Cab for Cutie
Neil Finn
Barenaked Ladies
Ben Folds
Skillet
Cam
OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
Howard Jones
The Ides of March
Sunday, July 10
MARCUS AMP: Sting & Peter Gabriel
Ryan Adams
Kirk Franklin
Chase Rice
311
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
Jana Kramer
Matisyahu
The performance times or particular stages for this group of performers have not been announced yet by Summerfest – which runs from June 29 through July 10 with an off-day on the Fourth of July – and one can only imagine this is only the tip of the iceberg, with more performers still to be named as well.
