As supporters of Milwaukee, the extended area and all of the efforts to make it a better place for everyone, we love all of our festival children equally. That being said, when Summer Soulstice rolls around every year, we can’t help put pose the question:
Is this the best local-music-focused festival on the calendar?
We’ll leave that for you to decide while pointing out that this year’s event will once again feature a who’s who of Milwaukee’s music scene — from solo artists to full bands and genres ranging from rap to psych rock.
Presented by the East Side BID #20, Summer Soulstice 2025 (in addition to having a really cool website) will return from noon to 11 p.m. this Saturday, June 14, at the intersections of several streets: North, Farwell and Murray avenues; and Kenilworth and Ivanoe places. Essentially, start in the middle of Black Cat Alley, and then draw a circle with a one-block radius.
Filling that circle are so very many things. You’ve got local businesses that are permanent residents of the area, plus 60 vendors who will set up shop for the day along the aforementioned streets. Listing them all will make this info sheet very long indeed, so we recommend going to the vendors webpage and checking out all the folks you can buy stuff from all day long.
Besides the fact that you can bring your well-behaved pet, the most important thing from our perspective is the entertainment lineup. There are 33 acts listed across six locations, and we’d be doing all of them a disservice by calling out any one of them. We’ll just say there are a LOT of artists we proudly support playing throughout the day, and you should set aside your entire Saturday (if possible) to check them out.
You can plan your day using the full schedule below and get more information on the Summer Soulstice website.
Summer Soulstice 2025: Music schedule
Kenilworth Stage
- 1 p.m. — Blue Jets
- 3 p.m. — Mambo Surfers
- 5 p.m. — Tilla
- 7 p.m. — Blood
- 9 p.m. — NilexNile
Ivanhoe Stage
- 1 p.m. — School of Rock
- 3 p.m. — Robot Witch
- 5 p.m. — Ladybird
- 7 p.m. — Wave Chapelle
- 9 p.m. — Bug Moment
Black Cat Alley
- Noon — Adrian More
- 1:30 p.m. — Moorhaus
- 3 p.m. — Kenny Perez
- 4:30 p.m. — Junior Kurtis
- 6 p.m. — Delilac
- 7:30 p.m. — Angelia Word
- 9 p.m. — Asher Gray & Greyhound
Farwell Stage
- Noon — Alley Eyes
- 2 p.m. — Hannah Simone
- 4 p.m. — Maximiano
- 6 p.m. — Gego y Nony
- 8 p.m. — The Hallelujah Ward
- 10 p.m. — Collections of Colonies of Bees
Murray Stage
- Noon — Donovan Lowe
- 1:30 p.m. — Keshena Armon
- 3 p.m. — Roxie Beane
- 5:30 p.m. — Caley Conway
- 7 p.m. — Emmitt James
- 8:30 p.m. — Jimmy the Arm
Kind Oasis Stage, produced by Kneeverland Sound
- 1:15 p.m. — El Sebas (with band)
- 3 p.m. — Another One (Grateful Dead Experience)
- 6:30 p.m. — Something To Do
- 8:45 p.m. — The Urbanites (with special guests)
