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The Summerfest 2026 Lineup Features Independent Artists Louis Tomlinson, Father John Misty, Deer Tick, Sudan Archives, And More

The Summerfest 2026 Lineup Features Independent Artists Louis Tomlinson, Father John Misty, Deer Tick, Sudan Archives, And More

Milwaukee’s grandest outdoor festival approaches. Yesterday (February 19), organizers of Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance revealed the official lineup for its 2026 installment.

Across the Summerfest 2026‘s three weekends (June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4), hundreds of entertainers are slated to descend upon Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Headliners of Summerfest 2026 include Garth Brooks (June 16-17), Megan Moroney (June 18), Don Toliver (June 19), Carín León (June 20), Ed Sheeran (June 25), Cody Johnson (June 26), Post Malone (June 27), Muse (July 2), Alex Warren (July 3), and Jelly Roll (July 4).

With Sumerfest celebrating its 58th anniversary, organizers were sure to double the number of independent entertainers featured on this year’s lineup. Father John Misty, Sudan Archives, Deer Tick, and Louis Tomlinson are just a few big indie names you’ll find on the Summerfest 2026 flyer.

Other notable independent artists slated to perform across the event include Taylor Acorn, Dora Jar, Tash Sultana, Cigarettes @ Sunset, Winyah, Flipturn, Connor Price, The Mountain Goats, Dylan Schneider, Sunflower Bean, Blondshell, KennyHoopla, and The Beths.

In a statement shared with ENVERT, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.’s Sarah Pancheri stressed the company’s commitment to providing a well-rounded lineup.

“As an independent music festival, we are thrilled to deliver this one-of-a-kind lineup that features an incredible mix of genres and artists,” said Pancheri. “We’re excited to welcome fans from around the globe to celebrate and create memories that only live music can provide.”

Summerfest 2026 set will be held on several performance spaces, including inside the American Family Insurance Amphitheater, the ULINE Warehouse Stage, the Generac Power Stage, the Aurora Pavilion, the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard space, the T-Mobile Stage, the Miller Lite Oasis Stage, and the BMO Pavilion.

Summerfest 2026 is scheduled to take place across multiple weekends, including June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4, at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tickets for the festival are on sale now. Find more information here.

Continue below to view the poster and full lineup for Summerfest 2026.

Summerfest 2026 Lineup (Arranged By Time Slot)

Tuesday, June 16 & Wednesday, June 17, 2026

7:30 p.m. — Garth Brooks @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater

Thursday, June 18, 2026

3:30 p.m. — Post Sex Nachos @ ULINE Warehouse Stage
5:30 p.m. — Taylor Acorn @ ULINE Warehouse Stage
5:30 p.m. — The Dream Syndicate @ Generac Power Stage
5:45 p.m. — Nicholas Tremulis & The Prodigals @ Aurora Pavilion
6 p.m. — Morgan St. Jean @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
6:15 p.m. — Venus & The Flytraps @ T-Mobile Stage
7 p.m. — Megan Moroney @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
7 p.m. — Alejandro Escovedo @ Aurora Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — The Bends @ ULINE Warehouse Stage
7:30 p.m. — Modern English @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m. — Dora Jar @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:15 p.m. — Marlon Funaki @ T-Mobile Stage
9 p.m. — Charlie Wilson @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Third Eye Blind @ ULINE Warehouse Stage
9:30 p.m. — Echo & The Bunnymen @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Holly Humberstone @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Passion Pit @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Tash Sultana @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Friday, June 19, 2026

12:30 p.m. — Koyo @ ULINE Warehouse
1:15 p.m. — From Ashes To Embers @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
2 p.m. — FieldHockey @ ULINE Warehouse
2:45 p.m. — Current Comfort @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
3:30 p.m. — Tiny Voices @ ULINE Warehouse
4 p.m. — Todd Cameron @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
4:30 p.m. — Vial @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
5:30 p.m. — Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ ULINE Warehouse
5:30 p.m. — The Lovemonkeys @ BMO Pavilion
5:30 p.m. — Deer Tick @ Generac Power Stage
6 p.m. — Steph Strings @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
6:30 p.m. — Panic Shack @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — The Family Stone @ Aurora Pavilion
7 p.m. — Don Toliver @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
with SahBabii, Che, SoFayGo, sosocamo, Chase B, Lelo

7:15 p.m. — Aldo Nova @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — State Champs @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — Evan Honer @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m. — Adrien Nunez @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:30 p.m. — Enter Shikari @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — Styx @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Hot Mulligan @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Father John Misty @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Amyl And The Sniffers @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
10 p.m. — Cameron Whitcomb @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Jeremih @ T-Mobile Stage

Saturday, June 20, 2026

12:30 p.m. — The Band Solstice @ Generac Power Stage
12:45 p.m. — Lauren Gottshall @ T-Mobile Stage
2 p.m. — Tobacco Road @ Generac Power Stage
2 p.m. — Kenneth Brian Band @ ULINE Warehouse
2:30 p.m. — Will Terry @ T-Mobile Stage
3:15 p.m. — Cigarettes @ Sunset at Aurora Pavilion
3:30 p.m. — Old Mervs @ Generac Power Stage
3:30 p.m. — A.J. Croce @ ULINE Warehouse
4:15 p.m. — Rhys Rutherford @ T-Mobile Stage
4:30 p.m. — Altered By Mom  @ Aurora Pavilion
5:30 p.m. — Trapper Schoepp @ ULINE Warehouse
5:30 p.m. — Substitute: Tales From The Who @ BMO Pavilion
5:30 p.m. — Winyah @ Generac Power Stage
5:45 p.m. — Red Leather @ Aurora Pavilion
6:15 p.m. — Scott Wolverton @ T-Mobile Stage
6:30 p.m. — The Juliana Theory @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — David Lee Roth @ BMO Pavilion
7 p.m. — Carín León @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
7 p.m. — Dexter And The Moonrocks @ Aurora Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Don Felder @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — Penelope Road @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m. — Weston Estate @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:15 p.m. — McCoy Moore @ T-Mobile Stage
8:30 p.m. — Braid @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9:30 p.m. — Christopher Cross @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Flipturn @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m.  — Connor Price @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Nate Smith @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — The Academy Is… @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Thursday, June 25, 2026

4 p.m. — Robert Randolph & The Family Band @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
4:15 p.m. — 10,000 Maniacs @ ULINE Warehouse
4:30 p.m. — Vertical Horizon @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
4:30 p.m. — Abby Moeller @ Aurora Pavilion
5:30 p.m. — Old 97’s @ T-Mobile Stage
5:30 p.m. — Bobby Friss @ Generac Power Stage
5:45 p.m. — Boy Golden @ Aurora Pavilion
5:45 p.m. — Lisa Loeb @ ULINE Warehouse
6:30 p.m. — Porch Light @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — The Mountain Goats @ Aurora Pavilion
7:15 p.m. — Gabriel Jacoby @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Grabbitz @ Generac Power Stage
7:30 p.m. — Walk Off The Earth @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — Ed Sheeran @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
With Myles Smith, Aaron Rowe8:15 p.m. — Lanie Gardner @ T-Mobile Stage
8:30 p.m. — Hazlett @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — The Roots @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Halestorm @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Subtronics @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Kim Gordon @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Tucker Wetmore @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Kaleo @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Friday, June 26, 2026

3:30 p.m. — Sons Of The Silent Age @ ULINE Warehouse
3:30 p.m. — 7th Heaven @ Generac Power Stage
4:30 p.m. — Siobahn Bodrug @ Aurora Pavilion
4:30 p.m. — Lake Drive @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
5:30 p.m. — Grouplove @ ULINE Warehouse
5:45 p.m. — Harper O’Neil @ Aurora Pavilion
6 p.m. — Henrik @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
6:15 p.m. — Greg Koch & The Koch Marshall Trio @ T-Mobile Stage
6:30 p.m. — Showoff @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — Sudan Archives @ Aurora Pavilion
7 p.m. — Cody Johnson @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
With Jessie Murph
7:15 p.m. — The Aces @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Two Feet @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — Elderbrook @ Generac Power Stage
7:30 p.m. — Big Wild @ Generac Power Stage
8:15 p.m. — The Band Loula @ T-Mobile Stage
8:30 p.m. — Lucky Boys Confusion @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — Louis Tomlinson @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — The Revivalists @ ULINE Warehouse
10 p.m. — Petey USA @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Marcus King Band @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Goldfinger @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Saturday, June 27, 2026

2:30 p.m. — Fuzzysurf @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
2:45 p.m. — King Solomon @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
3:30 p.m. — Tracy Bonham @ ULINE Warehouse
4 p.m. — Modern Alibi @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
4:30 p.m. — Left On Sunset @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
5:30 p.m. — Jean Dawson @ Generac Power Stage
5:30 p.m. — Hank Azaria And The EZ Street Band @ ULINE Warehouse
6 p.m. — Taz @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
6:15 p.m. — Maris @ T-Mobile Stage
6:30 p.m. — The Expendables @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — Mariachi Sol De Mexico @ Aurora Pavilion
7 p.m. — Post Malone @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
With Carter Faith
7:15 p.m. — Dylan Schneider @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Freddy Jones Band @ ULINE Warehouse
8 p.m. — PawPaw Rod @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:30 p.m. — The Movement @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — Russell Dickerson @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Little Feat @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Wolfmother @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Børns @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Audrey Nuna @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Pepper @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Thursday, July 2, 2026

12:45 p.m. — Pretty Pity @ T-Mobile Stage
12:45 p.m. — Florentine Opera Company @ Aurora Pavilion
2 p.m. — Outronaut @ ULINE Warehouse
2 p.m. — Florentine Opera Company @ Aurora Pavilion
2 p.m. — Munroe @ Generac Power Stage
2:30 p.m — Hell On Heels @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
2:30 p.m. — Gold Steps @ T-Mobile Stage
3:30 p.m. — The Ocean Blue @ ULINE Warehouse
4 p.m. — Hotel Fiction @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
4:15 p.m. — Fluorescents @ T-Mobile Stage
5:30 p.m. — Sister Hazel @ ULINE Warehouse
5:30 p.m. — Living Colour @ Generac Power Stage
6 p.m. — Sunflower Bean @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
6:15 p.m. — Girlfriends @ T-Mobile Stage
7 p.m. — Muse @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
7 p.m. — Matthew Hansen @ Aurora Pavilion
7:15 p.m. — Absolutely @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Spin Doctors @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — Buckcherry @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m — Blondshell @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:15 p.m. — KennyHoopla @ T-Mobile Stage
8:30 p.m. — Anees @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — Ella Mai @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Gin Blossoms @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Candlebox @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Sean Paul @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
10 p.m. — The Beths @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — All Time Low  @ T-Mobile Stage

Friday, July 3, 2026

3:15 p.m. — Ask Carol @ Aurora Pavilion
3:30 p.m. — YaYa Biggs @ Generac Power Stage
4:30 p.m. — Six Foot Blonde @ Aurora Pavilion
4:30 p.m. — Scout Speer @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
5:30 p.m. — Ken Pomeroy @ ULINE Warehouse
5:30 p.m. — Edgehill @ Generac Power Stage
5:45 p.m. — The Heavy Heavy @ Aurora Pavilion
6:30 p.m. — Adam Warner @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — Alex Warren @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
7 p.m. — Neal Francis @ Aurora Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Ax And The Hatchetmen @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m. — DJ Jazzy Jeff @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:30 p.m. — Chase McDaniel @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
9 p.m. — Buju Banton + Stephen Marley @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Gene Simmons Band @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — Spoon @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Rev Run Of Run DMC @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m. — Flo Rida @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Whiskey Myers @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Saturday, July 4, 2026

3:30 p.m. — Nicole Lawrence @ Generac Power Stage
4:15 p.m. — Carolina Liar @ T-Mobile Stage
4:30 p.m. — The Maiden Voyage @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
5 p.m.  —  Jelly Roll @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
With Tyler Hubbard
5:30 p.m. — Soul Asylum @ Generac Power Stage
5:45 p.m. — Tag Team @ Aurora Pavilion
6:30 p.m. — SIIN @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage
7 p.m. — Baha Men @ Aurora Pavilion
7:15 p.m. — Preston Cooper @ BMO Pavilion
7:30 p.m. — Mindi Abair @ ULINE Warehouse
7:30 p.m. — The Jayhawks @ Generac Power Stage
8 p.m. — John Vincent III @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
8:15 p.m. — Joywave @ T-Mobile Stage
9 p.m. — Sam Barber @ BMO Pavilion
9:30 p.m. — Straight No Chaser @ ULINE Warehouse
9:30 p.m. — BoDeans @ Generac Power Stage
10 p.m. — Jonah Kagen @ Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
10:15 p.m — The Temper Trap @ T-Mobile Stage
10:30 p.m. — Megadeth @ Miller Lite Oasis Stage

Summerfest 2026 Poster

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