A band named Tayles, from Madison, Wisconsin, and Mylon, a southern gospel-rock group were the opening acts. Prince opened the next year of Summerfest. Date/l)*l,r=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0],r.parentNode.insertBefore(s,r))} SummerFest 2021 season ticket packages are on sale now. Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/WuQZx2Kyqe pic.twitter.com/j9DenCyHm4. Eric Church Saturday, July 3, 1976 Henry W. Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee, WI Bachman-Turner Overdrive Cheap Trick Gary Wright Peter Frampton Add Setlist Born 13 February 1976, Leslie Feist is a Canadian-American indie pop singer who is known individually as a vocalist and as part of band Broken Social Scene. A new minimum drinking age of eighteen had been enacted recently, so there was plenty of bottled beer consumption, resulting in plenty of empty bottles. Admission to the festival grounds was a dollar fifty at the gate or an even dollar if you bought a mail order ticket in advance. Tax ID: 68-0428999. Oops it was actually blood sweat and tears. Summerfest - Wikipedia Summerfest has been most famous for its music, ever since the first festival in 1968, when acts such as Ronnie Dove, The New Colony Six, and Up With People performed. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. His collaborators ranged from Miles Davis and Art Blakey to Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana When the rain eventually eased up, a soggy audience cheered as John Sebastian, acoustic guitar in hand, strolled out to a microphone and announced, Ill play for ya. SummerFest 2021 season ticket packages go on sale at noon today . Prior to his arrest, he discarded a bag of cocaine to avoid further imprisonment. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Milwaukee Irish Fest, Black Arts Fest MKE and Mexican Fiesta are still on for August. In 1992, Summerfest kicked off with Ringo Star & His All-Starr Band. of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. This epic, festival-style, two-night concert series will be headlined on Friday, July 14 by rock stalwarts The Killers, followed on Saturday, July 15 by the GRAMMY . The festival was postponed till fall to allow more time for the vaccine rollout. (LogOut/ Feist HEADLINER. The first 15,000 fans who download the Summerfest App can also claim a free, one-day admission ticket on the first weekend of Summerfest between June 22-24, from 12- 4 p.m., while supplies last.