Summerfest Day 5: Eric Clapton and Roger Daltrey

Published June 28, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.


Guitar legend Eric Clapton means different things to different generations. Along with Roger Daltrey, former front man of The Who, Clapton plays the Marcus Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.

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A Golden opening day at Summerfest

Published June 25, 2009 at 11:03 p.m.


Former Packers legend Paul Hornung (pictured) was among the attractions as Summerfest kicked off its 11-day run on Thursday at the Lakefront.

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For Los Lonely Boys, it's all about the shoes

Published July 2, 2009 at 2:59 p.m.


Some of the musicians who perform at Summerfest kill time during the day by hitting area golf courses, checking out the Milwaukee Art Museum, jogging along the lakefront or sleeping. Los Lonely Boys went shoe shopping.

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Sunday Sound-off: Should Summerfest go non-smoking?

Published June 28, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.


With the smoking ban just a year away, and public smoking at all all-time low approval rate, do you think Summerfest -- albeit outdoors -- should have no smoking or designated smoking areas? Sound-off, Milwaukee, about public puffing at the Big Gig.

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Costello & The Imposters pump it up as Summerfest prepares to tear down

Published July 5, 2009 at 11:49 p.m.


Elvis Costello and the Imposters headlined the M&I Classic Rock on the south end of the grounds Sunday night as Summerfest 2009 came to a close. And Costello clearly took heed of the name of the stage when writing out the exactly two-hour set list.

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Shift switch: Root beer barrel worker for a day

Published July 5, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.


For the past 35 years, the root beer barrel has been as ubiquitous at local fairs and festivals as food on a stick. OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Molly Snyder Edler ducked into a barrel for a stint as a soda slinger during a busy day at Summerfest.

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A flair for big moments: Invade Rome

Published July 4, 2009 at 7:08 a.m.


goers seeking out a ground-shaking experience fit to celebrate the fourth of July at Summerfest, look no further than Milwaukee's own Invade Rome.

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The Chickadees tweet for Summerfest tots

Published July 3, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.


When I saw that local, family-friendly band The Chicakdees were playing again this year at Summerfest, my family and I -- which includes my 6-year-old sons -- decided to make a pilgrimage to check out the band at Summerfest's Children's Theater & Playzone.

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There's No Doubt they were ready for a reunion

Published July 3, 2009 at 1:21 a.m.


For a festival that too often gets criticized for its predictability, Summerfest certainly surprised with its booking of No Doubt -- the initial shocker being that a pop-ska band from the early '90s could fill the Marcus Amphitheater, and the second being that, wait!, No Doubt is still a thing?

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When Sounds Collide: An Interview with Eon Sinclair of Bedouin Soundclash

Published July 2, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.


Before Gwen Stefani and No Doubt make their much buzzed about performance in Milwaukee at the Marcus Amphitheater on July 2, a rising musical sensation from Toronto plans to shake up the sonic hemispheres from its first note.

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