Milwaukee's massive Summerfest, Midwest's biggest music fest, postponed until September

The 55th annual June/July festival is being delayed because of the coronavirus. No lineup has been announced.

March 24, 2020 at 9:46PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Luke Bryan/ Star Tribune photo by David Joles
Luke Bryan/ Star Tribune photo by David Joles (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Milwaukee's Summerfest – the Midwest's biggest and oldest music festival with more than 800 acts on 12 stages – is being postponed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Usually held over two weeks in late June and early July, the 55th annual Summerfest has been rescheduled for Sept. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-19.

Among the headliners announced for the original dates were Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Dave Matthews Band, Halsey and Guns N' Roses.

No word on the lineup for the rescheduled dates for Summerfest, a popular draw for Minnesotans, Wisconites and music fans from all over the Upper Midwest.

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Jon Bream

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Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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