Here’s the Summerfest 2025 lineup for opening day, June 19

Summerfest, one of the country’s oldest and largest music festivals, is back for its 57th iteration in Milwaukee.

This year’s opening day coincides with Juneteenth Day, which the festival will recognize with some special acts and events.

Def Leppard with Tesla will headline the festival’s biggest stage, the American Family Insurance Amphitheater, on opening day. Read on for the complete Summerfest schedule for June 19, and check back at jsonline.com/summerfest tomorrow for reviews and photos from opening day.

Find the complete schedule for the festival organized by date and time here, or the schedule by genre here. Find details on tickets, parking and more here.

Summerfest lineup for June 19

Noon

• Christopher’s Project (Johnsonville Summerville)
• ComedySportz (Northwestern Mutual Community Park)
• DJay Mando (American Family Insurance House)
• Pickleball 101 Kids Session (Dean’s Dairy Dip Pickleball Village)
• School of Rock (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)
• School of Rock (Generac Power Stage)
• School of Rock (Uline Warehouse)

12:45 p.m.

• School of Rock (UScellular Connection Stage)

1 p.m.

• Bryan Cherry (Miller Lite Oasis)
• DJ Whyte Nite (Lasso Lounge)
• Pickleball 101 Ladies Session (Dean’s Dairy Dip Pickleball Village)

1:30 p.m.

• Matthew Magic Morgan and Liliana (Northwestern Mutual Community Park)

1:45 p.m.

• School of Rock (Uline Warehouse)

2 p.m.

• Joy Oladokun (American Family Insurance House)
• Prolite Paddle Demos (Dean’s Dairy Dip Pickleball Village)
• School of Rock (BMO Pavilion)
• School of Rock (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)
• School of Rock (Generac Power Stage)

2:30 p.m.

• School of Rock (UScellular Connection Stage)

2:45 p.m.

• Ben Mulwana (Miller Lite Oasis)

3 p.m.

• Cops4Kidz*Basketball (Gruber Law Offices Sportszone)
• Dinking Strategy (Dean’s Dairy Dip Pickleball Village)
• Redd’s Line Up Country DJ & Line Dancing (Lasso Lounge)
• Salsabrositas (Northwestern Mutual Community Park)

3:30 p.m.

• Fort Frances (Uline Warehouse)
• Leroy Airmaster with Junior Brantley (Johnsonville Summerville)

4 p.m.

• Ava Maybee (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)
• Ginuwine (American Family Insurance House)
• Matthew Magic Morgan and Liliana (Northwestern Mutual Community Park)
• Milwaukee Admirals Hockey (Gruber Law Offices Sportszone)

4:15 p.m.

• DJ Rutger Krueger (UScellular Connection Stage)
• Holy Pinto (Generac Power Stage)
• NilexNile (UScellular Connection Stage)

4:30 p.m.

• Buffalo Nichols (Miller Lite Oasis)
• JazzMen (BMO Pavilion)

5 p.m.

• 4 Seasons Skate Park (Gruber Law Offices Sportszone)
• DJ Whyte Nite (Lasso Lounge)
• Pickleball 101 (Dean’s Dairy Dip Pickleball Village)

5:15 p.m.

• Accompany of Kids: Song and Dance Troupe (Northwestern Mutual Community Park)

5:30 p.m.

• Hiss Golden Messenger (Uline Warehouse)

6 p.m.

• Adam Jensen (Generac Power Stage)
• Aly & AJ (American Family Insurance House)
• Troy Tyler (BMO Pavilion)
• Zinadelphia (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)

6:30 p.m.

• Mike Jones (UScellular Connection Stage)
• The Shonn Hinton Experience (Miller Lite Oasis)

7 p.m.

• Bow Wow (Aurora Pavilion)
• DJay Mando (American Family Insurance House)

7:30 p.m.

• Def Leppard with Tesla (American Family Insurance Amphitheater)
• Eric Benét (BMO Pavilion)
• The Record Company (Uline Warehouse)
• The Terry Sims Band (Johnsonville Summerville)

7:45 p.m.

• Augustana (Generac Power Stage)

8 p.m.

• Aly & AJ (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)
• Madison County (Lasso Lounge)

8:15 p.m.

• Ginuwine (UScellular Connection Stage)

8:30 p.m.

• Joy Oladokun (Miller Lite Oasis)

9 p.m.

• Division BMX Stunt Team (Gruber Law Offices Sportszone)
• Kenny Perez (Aurora Pavilion)

10 p.m.

• Fabolous (UScellular Connection Stage)
• Jack’s Mannequin (Generac Power Stage)
• Natasha Bedingfield (Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard)
• The Allman Betts Band (Uline Warehouse)
• The Isley Brothers (BMO Pavilion)

10:15 p.m.

• DJ Whyte Nite (Lasso Lounge)
• Gary Clark Jr. (Miller Lite Oasis)

Juneteenth Day activities at Summerfest

Following Milwaukee’s traditional Juneteenth Day parade and festival on King Drive, Summerfest will host an opening ceremony at Maier Festival Park with Northcott Neighborhood House, which organizes the Juneteenth parade and festival. The ceremony, starting at 6 p.m., will include performances, remarks from representatives and acknowledgement of the year’s Juneteenth scholarship recipients.

The festival also booked a number of acts specifically for Juneteenth, including Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Isley Brothers (10 p.m., BMO Pavilion), R&B veteran and Milwaukee native Eric Benét (7:30 p.m., BMO Pavilion), rapper Fabolous (10 p.m., UScellular Connection Stage), Milwaukee music scene veteran and blues artist Buffalo Nichols (4:30 p.m., Miller Lite Oasis),and Milwaukee native and blues rock band the Shonn Hinton Experience (6:30 p.m., Miller Lite Oasis).

Summerfest also will play host to A Taste of Juneteenth event, but on June 21.

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