Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (May 12, 2021)
Posted May 12, 2021
Performing virtually during last year s Cape May Music Festival are, from left, Bay Symphony Orchestra conductor Jed Gaylin, flautist Susan Rotholz and New York Chamber Ensemble artistic director Eliot Ballen. This year s fest will start with a virtual concert but then move to live performances starting Memorial Day weekend.Photo courtesy of Cape May MAC
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♦ The 32nd annual Cape May Music Festival begins 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, with a free virtual concert prerecorded and presented by Cape May MAC, the New York Chamber Ensemble and the Bay Atlantic Symphony. A live Q&A will follow the performance.
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After canceling for the first time in its 53-year history last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Summerfest, the largest music festival in the United States, is coming back this September with more than 100 headliners.
The Milwaukee music festival announced the biggest names for its 2021 lineup Thursday morning. Once again, it s one of the most eclectic rosters of any festival in the world, offering something for practically everyone from politically charged hip-hop supergroup Run The Jewels, to country artist Brett Eldredge, to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, to NBA legend Shaquille O Neal, performing as DJ Diesel.
Here s how to get tickets for Summerfest 2021 in Milwaukee
And that includes Summerfest in Milwaukee, the biggest music festival in the United States.
Typically hosting over 800 acts and 700,000 music fans each year, officials with the 53-year-old Summerfest Thursday announced over 100 headliners booked for this Sept. 1 to 4, 8 to 11 and 16 to 19.
There ll be a dozen A-listers including Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, the Jonas Brothers, Zac Brown Band and Chance The Rapper that will headline the 23,000-person-capacity American Family Insurance Amphitheater, which went through a $51.3 million renovation last year.
And then there ll be hundreds of major acts playing Summerfest s seven other grounds stages, amounting to a one-of-a-kind lineup that covers a huge range of genres, from classic rock (Joan Jett, REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top); to hip-hop (Run The Jewels, Nelly, Ludacris); to country (Brett Eldredge, Jimmie Allen, Cam); to EDM (Diplo, Big W
The festival will now take place across three weekends: Sept. 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18, with kick-off concerts on the Wednesdays before.
Headlining the first weekend at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater will be Luke Bryan with Dylan Scott on Sept. 2, then Chance the Rapper with 24KGoldn on Sept. 3. The headliners for Sept. 1 and Sept. 4 have yet to be announced.
The second weekend will kick off with the Jonas Brothers on Sept. 8, then Chris Stapleton and Sheryl Crow on Sept. 9 and Zac Brown Band with Gabby Barrett on Sept. 10. The Sept. 11 headliner has yet to be announced.
Dave Matthews Band will be the kick-off concert for the final weekend on Sept. 15, with the Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 headliners yet to be announced, and Miley Cyrus taking the stage on Sept. 17.
After canceling for the first time in its 53-year history last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Summerfest, the largest music festival in the United States, is coming back this September with more than 100 headliners.
The Milwaukee music festival announced the biggest names for its 2021 lineup Thursday morning. Once again, it s one of the most eclectic rosters of any festival in the world, offering something for practically everyone from politically charged hip-hop supergroup Run The Jewels, to country artist Brett Eldredge, to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, to NBA legend Shaquille O Neal, performing as DJ Diesel.