Editing Summerfest (section)

==Concert history year by year==
Summerfest has been most famous for its music since the first festival in 1968, when acts such as [[Ronnie Dove]], [[The New Colony Six]], [[The Robbs]] and [[Up With People]] performed. Since then, musical acts from [[Bob Dylan]], [[The Jackson 5]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[The Jonas Brothers]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Maroon 5]], [[Fun (band)|Fun]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], [[Cher]], [[Tina Turner]], and [[James Taylor]] to [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Kanye West]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[The Ramones]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[The Rolling Stones]], and [[Paul McCartney]] have graced the Summerfest stages. Acts with Milwaukee and Wisconsin connections have had a prominent history at Summerfest, most notably the [[BoDeans]], [[The Gufs]], [[Danny Gokey]], and [[Violent Femmes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Violent Femmes Kick Off Summerfest |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/violentfemmessummerfest |website=OnMilwaukee |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

The concerts have been mostly civil events, with two notable exceptions. In 1970, a performance by the late-arriving [[Sly & the Family Stone]] nearly resulted in a riot. In 1973, a performance by [[Humble Pie (band)|Humble Pie & Jo Jo Gunne]] resulted in a riot, a bonfire, and about 300 arrests. As a result of the latter concert, organizers shied away from rock bands for several years, and established guidelines for "family-friendly" acts and a ban on alcohol brought in by patrons. This was properly managed when [[Henry Jordan]] found the experienced managers, Joel Gast and Lou Volpano, to manage entertainment in-house, eliminating Cleveland's Jules Belkin Promotions, who were hired by Board Members Bernie Samson and Steve Marcus. Also at that time local manager Volpano was hired specifically to improve production and book international superstars on what was a mere Local Rock Stage, where then the [[Ramones]], [[UFO (band)|UFO]], and [[Judas Priest]] headlined <ref>{{cite news | title = Summerfest: Gig has had many high notes | date = 2007-06-28 | publisher = Journal Interactive | url = http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/29471849.html | work = Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | access-date = 2010-08-10 | quote = Summerfest is all things to all ears - or at least, it tries to be. Of the major American music festivals, none paints with as broad a brush. | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150803023501/http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/29471849.html | archive-date = 2015-08-03 }}</ref>

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Live [[comedy]] acts have also been a part of Summerfest's history, even before a regular "Comedy Showcase" was first established in 1975. [[Bob Hope]] was the main headliner at Summerfest 1969, performing two shows at [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]. [[George Carlin]] (opening for [[Arlo Guthrie]]) performed his "[[Seven dirty words|Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television]]" routine at the 1972 event and was subsequently arrested for violating obscenity laws. Prior to his arrest, he discarded a bag of cocaine to avoid further imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/29263774.html|title=The Fray, OK Go and Mae - Fray stays in background but pumps out big sound|first=Jon M.|last=Gilbertson|work=jsonline.com|access-date=2010-06-06|archive-date=2012-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011064444/http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/29263774.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since 1975, comedy acts ranging from [[David Brenner]] and [[Henny Youngman]] to [[Jay Leno]] and [[Jon Stewart]] have performed at the event. [[Sandra Bernhard]] did TV and radio promos for its 1986 season when she was a performer there. [[Lewis Black]] has also become a frequent performer at Summerfest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/121117774.html#!page=1&pageSize=10&sort=newestfirst|title=Lewis Black on the Summerfest Marcus Amphitheater comedy show that never happened (but may some day still come to be)|first=Piet|last=Levy|website=Jsonline.com}}</ref>

===Recent performers===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lifeoutoftunes.com/2018/06/27/summerfest-1971-and-beyond/|title = Summerfest 1971 and beyond|website=Lifeoutoftunes.com|date = 28 June 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
!Performers
!Notes
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| 2015
| [[Linkin Park]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Florida Georgia Line]], [[Zac Brown Band]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Neil Young]], [[Carrie Underwood]], and [[The Avett Brothers]].<ref name="summerfest.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.summerfest.com/|title=Home - Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival|work=Summerfest - The World's Largest Music Festival}}</ref> || [[The Rolling Stones]] performed their first Milwaukee concert in 10 years as part of the [[Zip Code Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/stones01-b99471070z1-298111841.html|title=Rolling Stones - Summerfest will kick off with Rolling Stones show June 23|first=Piet|last=Levy|website=Jsonline.com|access-date=2015-03-31|archive-date=2015-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401155709/http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/stones01-b99471070z1-298111841.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|-
| 2016
| [[Selena Gomez]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Blake Shelton]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Blink-182]], [[Def Leppard]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Luke Bryan]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Weezer]], [[Panic! at the Disco]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], and [[Peter Gabriel]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.summerfest.com/ |title=Home {{pipe}} Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival |website=Summerfest.com |access-date=2015-12-12}}</ref> ||  
|-
| 2017
| [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup">{{Cite web|url=https://www.summerfest.com/2017-lineup/|title=2017 Lineup {{pipe}} Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival|website=Summerfest.com|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> [[Luke Bryan]], [[Brothers Osborne]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[Paul Simon]], [[Zac Brown Band]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[P!nk]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[The Chainsmokers]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]], [[Chris Stapleton]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[Dierks Bentley]], [[Jon Pardi]], [[Cole Swindell]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Big Sean]], [[Migos]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Margo Price]], [[Promise of the Real]], [[Steve Miller Band]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/steve-miller-band-to-headline-summerfests-bmo-harris-pavilion|title=Steve Miller Band to headline Summerfest's BMO Harris Pavilion|date=February 15, 2017|website=tmj4.com|access-date=2017-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216214409/http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/steve-miller-band-to-headline-summerfests-bmo-harris-pavilion|archive-date=2017-02-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[A Day to Remember]], [[Atmosphere]], [[Walk the Moon]], [[Shinedown]], [[Andy Grammer]], [[Third Eye Blind]], [[The Band Perry]], [[Phillip Phillips|Philip Phillips]], [[Collective Soul]], [[Blues Traveler]], [[Spin Doctors]], [[Tonic (band)|Tonic]], [[Soul Asylum]], [[Los Lonely Boys]],<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> [[Peter Frampton]], [[Huey Lewis & the News]], [[Toto (band)|Toto]], [[REO Speedwagon]], and [[John Waite]].<ref name="http://summerfest.com/2017-lineup"/> ||  
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| 2018
| [[James Taylor]] & [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] & [[Logic (musician)|Logic]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Florida Georgia Line]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Blake Shelton]], [[J. Cole]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]] and [[Def Leppard]], [[The Weeknd]], and [[Imagine Dragons]], [[A Flock of Seagulls|A Flock Of Seagulls]], [[Shawn Mendes]] with [[Charli XCX]], [[Marshmello]], [[Lil Uzi Vert]], [[Steven Tyler]], [[Kesha]], [[Jason Isbell]] and the 400 unit, Aless, [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[Greta Van Fleet]], [[Foster the People]], Billie Currington, [[Janelle Monáe]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], [[Tory Lanez]], [[Kip Moore]], [[Kaleo (band)|Kaleo]], [[The Neighbourhood]], [[Rachel Platten]], [[Louis the Child (DJs)|Louis the Child]], [[Phantogram (band)|PHANTOGRAM]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear]], [[Spoon (band)|Spoon]], [[Børns|Borns]], [[Yonder Mountain String Band]], [[The Fray]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Kane Brown]], [[Slightly Stoopid]], [[Maze (band)|Maze]] featuring [[Frankie Beverly]], [[Cheat Codes (DJs)|Cheat Codes]], [[Chromeo]], [[O.A.R.]], [[Jon Batiste|Jon Batist]] with [[The Dap-Kings]], [[GoldLink]], [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]], [[Timeflies]], [[Nelly]], [[Brett Young (singer)|Brett Young]], [[Benjamin Booker]], [[Capital Cities (band)|Capital Cities]], [[Judah & the Lion|Judah & The Lion]], [[Víctor Manuelle|Victor Manuelle]], [[George Thorogood & The Destroyers]], [[Social Distortion]], [[Gavin DeGraw]], [[Echosmith]], [[Rick Springfield]], and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://summerfest.com/2018-lineup/ |title=Summerfest 2018 Headliners |website=Summerfest.com |access-date=2018-01-19 |archive-date=2018-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120248/https://summerfest.com/2018-lineup/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ||
|-
| 2019
| [[Thomas Rhett]] with [[Dustin Lynch]] & [[Russell Dickerson]], [[Willie Nelson]] & [[Family (Willie Nelson's band)|Family]], [[Phil Lesh and Friends]], [[The Avett Brothers]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Alison Krauss]], [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]], [[Trapper Schoepp]], [[Jason Aldean]] with [[Kane Brown]] and [[Carly Pearce]], [[Bon Iver]] with [[Lord Huron]] & [[Julien Baker]], [[Zac Brown Band]] with [[Drake White]], [[Lionel Richie]] with [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[The Killers]] with [[Death Cab for Cutie]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Schoolboy Q|ScHoolboy Q]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Loverboy]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Walk the Moon]], [[Third Eye Blind]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[3 Doors Down]], [[X Ambassadors]], [[Switchfoot]], [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]], and [[Collective Soul]], [[Brandi Carlile]], [[Cole Swindell]], [[The Head and the Heart]], [[The Lonely Island]], [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie|A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie]], [[Lizzo]], [[The National (band)|The National]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Brothers Osborne]], [[Young the Giant|Young The Giant]], [[Sublime with Rome]], [[Courtney Barnett]], [[Quinn XCII]], [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]], [[T-Pain]], [[Vic Mensa]], [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[Rodrigo y Gabriela]], [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[Judah & the Lion]], [[Catfish and the Bottlemen|Catfish and the Bottleman]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Frenship]], [[Chris Janson]], [[Elle King]], [[Gryffin]], [[Dispatch (band)|Dispatch]], [[Chase Rice]], [[August Burns Red]], [[St. Paul and The Broken Bones|St. Paul and the Broken Bones]], [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]], [[LANCO (band)|LANCO]], [[Daya (singer)|Daya]], [[Chelsea Cutler]], [[lovelytheband]], [[Chris Robinson Brotherhood]], [[Semisonic]], [[Coin (band)|COIN]], [[La Sonora Ponceña|La Sonora Poncena]], [[The Roots]], [[Matoma]], [[Neon Trees]], [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]], [[Lake Street Dive]], [[Ludacris]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], Jimmy Allen, and more.<ref name="summerfest.com" /> ||
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| 2021
| [[Luke Bryan]] with [[Dylan Scott]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[T-Pain]], [[Chance the Rapper]] with [[24kGoldn]] and [[Teezo Touchdown]], [[Leon Bridges]], [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]], [[Night Ranger]], [[Falling in Reverse]], [[Better Than Ezra]], [[Twenty One Pilots]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Rise Against]], [[Flo Rida]], [[Vince Neil]], [[Chris Stapleton]] with [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Joan Jett]] [[DJ Jazzy Jeff]], [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]], [[George Thorogood]], [[Zac Brown Band]] with [[Gabby Barrett]], [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Jefferson Starship]], [[O.A.R.]], [[G-Eazy]], [[The Sugarhill Gang]], [[Nelly]], [[Jesse McCartney]], [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Kesha]], [[Manchester Orchestra]], [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]], [[311 (band)|311]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Living Colour]], [[Megan Thee Stallion]] with [[Polo G]], [[Dropkick Murphys]], [[Fitz and the Tantrums]], [[Diplo]], [[Spin Doctors]], [[Ludacris]], [[Miley Cyrus]] with [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]], [[Psychedelic Furs]], [[Run the Jewels]], [[Guns N' Roses]] with [[Mammoth WVH]], [[Black Pumas]], [[Flaming Lips]], [[Sheila E.]] ||
|-
| 2022
| [[Jason Aldean]] with [[Gabby Barrett]] and John Morgan, [[Big Boi]], [[Pop Evil]], [[Steve Aoki]], [[Barenaked Ladies]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Steve Miller Band]], [[Violent Femmes]], [[Dillon Francis]], [[Lita Ford]], [[Lil Wayne]] with [[Wiz Khalifa]] and [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] with [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], and [[New Medicine]], [[The Fixx]], [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]] with [[Avril Lavigne]] and [[Iann Dior]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Alessia Cara]], [[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]], [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] with [[The Marías]] and Abby Roberts, [[Third Eye Blind]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]], [[Village People]], [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Commodores]], [[Rod Stewart]] with [[Cheap Trick]], [[John Fogerty]], [[Boyz II Men]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Charli XCX]], [[The Black Crowes]], [[A Flock of Seagulls]], [[Thomas Rhett]], [[Sister Hazel]], [[Rick Springfield]], [[For King & Country (band)|For King & Country]], [[Dante Bowe]]. ||
|-
| 2023
| [[Eric Church]] with [[Elle King]], [[Zac Brown Band]], [[James Taylor]] with [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Odesza]], [[A Boogie Wit da Hoodie]] with [[Trippie Redd]] and [[City Girls]], [[Zach Bryan]], [[Imagine Dragons]] with [[AJR (band)|AJR]]. ||
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| 2024
| [[Kane Brown]] with [[Kameron Marlowe]] and [[Nightly (band)|Nightly]], [[Mötley Crüe]] with [[Buckcherry]] and [[Seether]], [[Tyler Childers]] with [[S.G. Goodman]] and [[Adeem the Artist]], [[Keith Urban]] with [[Needtobreathe]] and [[Alana Springsteen]], [[AJR]] with [[Carly Rae Jepsen]] and [[Mxmtoon]], [[Maroon 5]], [[Lil Uzi Vert]] with [[Lil Yachty]], [[JID]], [[Rico Nasty]], and Lihtz. ||
|}

===Opening headliners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
!Headliner
!Notes
|-
| 1968
| [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mu.edu/cgi-bin/cuap/db.cgi?uid=default&ID=5663&view=Search&mh=1|title=Summerfest Schedule, 1968 |newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal |date=July 14, 1968 |publisher=Children in Urban America Project, Marquette University}}</ref> ||  
|-
| 1969
| [[Dolly Parton]] ||  
|-
| 1970
| [[Sly and the Family Stone]] ||  
|-
| 1971
| [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] || 
|-
| 1972
| [[The Doors]] || Sans [[Jim Morrison]], who died in 1971.  
|-
| 1973
| [[Steve Miller Band]] ||  
|-
| 1974
| [[Johnny Cash]]  ||  
|-
| 1975
| [[The Beach Boys]] ||  
|-
| 1976
| [[The Band]] ||  
|-
| 1977
| [[Willie Nelson]] ||  
|-
| 1978
| [[Grateful Dead]] || Rained out—they never played nor traveled to the fest.  
|-
| 1979
| [[Charles Aznavour]] and [[Jane Olivor]] ||
|-
| 1980
| [[Kenny Loggins]] and [[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]] ||
|-
| 1981
| [[George Thorogood and The Destroyers]] ||  
|-
| 1982
| [[Santana (band)|Santana]] ||  
|-
| 1983
| [[Eric Clapton]] ||  
|-
| 1984
| [[Huey Lewis and the News]] ||  
|-
| 1985
| [[Bryan Adams]] ||  
|-
| 1986
| [[The Go-Go's]] {{citation needed|date=July 2015}} and [[INXS]] ||
|-
| 1987
| [[Paul Simon]] ||  
|-
| 1988
| [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] ||  
|-
| 1989
| [[Richard Belzer]] ||  
|-
| 1989
| [[Rod Stewart]] ||  
|-
| 1990
| [[Cher]] ||  
|-
| 1991
| [[Whitney Houston]] ||  
|-
| 1992
| [[Metallica]] ||  
|-
| 1993
| [[Bon Jovi]] ||  
|-
| 1994
| [[Janet Jackson]] ||  
|-
| 1995
| [[Pearl Jam]] ||  
|-
| 1996
| [[Alanis Morissette]] ||  
|-
| 1997
| [[Dave Matthews Band]] ||  
|-
| 1998
| [[Shania Twain]] ||  
|-
| 1999
| [[Paul Simon]] and [[Bob Dylan]] ||
|-
| 2000
| [[Britney Spears]] ||  
|-
| 2001
| [[Destiny's Child]] ||  
|-
| 2002
| [[Nine Inch Nails]] ||  
|-
| 2003
| [[Kenny Chesney]] and [[Keith Urban]] ||
|-
| 2004
| [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ||  
|-
| 2005
| [[John Mellencamp]] ||  
|-
| 2006
| [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] and [[Pearl Jam]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=234 |title=Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to Headline Marcus Amphitheater During Summerfest '08 |work=Summerfest.com |access-date=2011-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225113/http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=234 |archive-date=2011-09-26 }}</ref> ||
|-
| 2007
| [[Steely Dan]] ||  
|-
| 2008
| [[Stevie Wonder]] ||  
|-
| 2009
| [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=261 |title=Bon Jovi to Headline Marcus Amphitheater During Summerfest 2009 |work=Summerfest.com |access-date=2011-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225134/http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=261 |archive-date=2011-09-26 }}</ref> ||
|-
| 2010
| [[Tim McGraw]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=286 |title=Tim McGraw to Headline Marcus Amphitheater During Summerfest 2010 |work=Summerfest.com |access-date=2011-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225124/http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=286 |archive-date=2011-09-26 }}</ref> ||  
|-
| 2011
| [[Peter Gabriel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=344 |title=Peter Gabriel to Headline Marcus Amphitheater During Summerfest 2011 |work=Summerfest.com |access-date=2011-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225149/http://www.summerfest.com/alt/news.cfm?id=344 |archive-date=2011-09-26 }}</ref> ||  
|-
| 2012
| [[Rascal Flatts]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.summerfest.com/music/marcus-amphitheater-headliners/ |title=Marcus Amphitheater Headliners |website=Summerfest.com |date=2012-06-27 |location=Milwaukee, WI |access-date=2012-07-06 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> and [[Lady Antebellum]] ||
|-
| 2013
| [[The Avett Brothers]] and [[Violent Femmes]] ||
|-
| 2014
| [[Bruno Mars]] and [[Lady Gaga]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/03/26/summerfest-announces-2014-lineup/6869407/ |title= Summerfest announces 2014 lineup | newspaper = USA Today | date= 2014-06-25|location= Milwaukee, WI |access-date=2013-03-26}}</ref> ||  
|-
| 2015
| [[Florida Georgia Line]] and [[The Rolling Stones]]<ref name="summerfest.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/florida-georgia-line-playing-summerfests-opening-night-june-24-b99385411z1-281686991.html|title=Summerfest 2015 - Florida Georgia Line playing Summerfest's opening night June 24|first=Piet|last=Levy|website=Jsonline.com}}</ref> ||
|-
| 2016
| [[Selena Gomez]]<ref name="auto"/> ||  
|-
| 2017
| [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] ||  
|-
| 2018
| [[Imagine Dragons]] ||  
|-
| 2019
| [[Jennifer Lopez]] ||
|- 
| 2020
| None || Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|-
| 2021
| [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Green Day]], and [[Weezer]] with [[KennyHoopla]] ||  
|-
| 2022
| [[Jason Aldean]] ||  
|-
|2023
|[[Eric Church]] with [[Elle King]] ||
|}