When Summerfest was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Smiley's pay stayed relatively flat. He was paid nearly $1.2 million in 2019 and nearly $1.3 the following year, when the pandemic arrived ...

With one slot left to fill, the festival lined up a heavier sound for July 4, which will bring Bad Omens and We Came As Romans to the big stage.

Rock band 311 will perform at the BMO Pavilion on Thursday, July 3 during Summerfest, with special guest Badflower. General admission seating will be available on a first-come, first-served ...

and it will be the band's first Milwaukee concert since headlining the same stage during Summerfest in 2019. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the box office (200 N. Harbor Drive ...