Every morning throughout Summerfest 2026, we’ll deliver a guide that covers the day’s entertainment and how you can get in the gate free of charge. This is where you’ll find info about the AmFam Amp headliners, eclectic picks from our knowledgeable staff and the music lineup for the day (see the full 2026 Summerfest lineup here).
Today at the AmFam Amp + Radio Milwaukee staff pick #1
Post Malone w/Carter Faith, 7 p.m.
Post Malone is finally hitting the Summerfest stage, and I cannot lie — it’s going to be wild watching the ultimate musical shapeshifter in action.
As a day-one fan, I remember bumping "White Iverson" back in 2015, when he first burst onto the scene. Back then, he was fully riding a wave built on Black music, cornrows and gold teeth, leaning hard into the heavy trap beats with the traditional bars, confidence and melodies of real hip-hop.
Let’s be real: Black music has always been the blueprint for what’s cool, constantly evolving and rewriting the rules of pop culture. Post Malone’s whole career is a masterclass in how that influence works. He took those hip-hop roots and, instead of staying in one lane, used them to jump into whatever genre he felt like conquering next.
Shifting from trap to acoustic folk to stadium rock to full-blown country? It's wild and, honestly, rather impressive. You could make a case about privilege or the fickle nature of fans, but at the end of the day it’s about the music — and this music is DOPE! Post Malone is proof that the DNA of Black music is so deeply ingrained in the world, you can use its foundations of rhythm to become a hip-hop, pop, folk AND country superstar.
Seeing him bring that whole chaotic, unpredictable catalog to Summerfest might just be what the world needs … Bangers! Like the man says in my personal favorite track, “It’s a moment, when I show up, Got ‘em sayin’ ‘WOW!’”
— Anthony Foster
Radio Milwaukee staff pick #2
Jean Dawson @ Generac Power Stage, 5:30 p.m.
Jean Dawson is the kind of artist who makes you expect the unexpected. One moment he’s delivering a slow, vulnerable song about love, life and struggle; the next he’s walking you through an indie-punk anthem inspired by his parents’ complicated love story. Nothing displays his duality like my two favorite tracks, “Pirate Radio” and “Darling.” The beauty of Dawson’s music is that he never lets you get too comfortable with who you think he is.
Every conversation I’ve had with him comes back to one belief: He’ll never stop growing. He sees himself as a living and breathing work of art, constantly evolving with time, place and experience. That commitment to reinvention is what makes every performance feel different.
— Element Everest-Blanks
Radio Milwaukee staff pick #3
Hank Azaria & The EZ Street Band @ Uline Warehouse, 5:30 p.m.
Nobody has ever been able to recommend seeing Bruce Springsteen at Summerfest because The Boss has never played it. To the best of my knowledge, for a similar reason, nobody has been able to recommend seeing a cast member of The Simpsons at Summerfest. Today, we check both of those boxes (sort of).
Hank Azaria is best known for voicing Chief Wiggum, Disco Stu and more than 100 other characters during The Simpsons’ astounding run. But for a little more than two years, he’s been using those vocal chops to pay tribute to Springsteen via this band that — as this video shows — is 90% legit musical talent and 10% cosplay.
Cover bands are as much of the fabric of Summerfest as fried cheese and the Skyglider. This one takes it up a couple notches and might be as close as we get to Springsteen ever playing the Big Gig. Go stand on a picnic table and sing along.
— Brett Krzykowski
How to get in free today
Military and First Responder Appreciation Day presented by Generac
All active-duty military personnel and veterans, police, fire and EMT (along with up to four family members) arriving between noon and 6 p.m. will be admitted for free at the designated turnstile at any gate. Eligible individuals must present a valid Military ID, copy or photo of a DD-214 form, driver’s license with Veteran classification, or law enforcement or fire department agency-issued credentials. Police and fire union ID cards will also be accepted with a photo ID.
Northwestern Mutual Make a Child Smile Day
From noon to 3 p.m., the first 2,500 patrons who donate new or gently used children’s books with a $10 minimum value will receive one free admission ticket, valid for the day and time of the promotion only. Picture books and early readers for children ages birth through 10 are preferred. All books collected at the Mid Gate Promotions Booth will be donated to Next Door.
Summerfest schedule for Saturday, June 27
American Family Insurance Amphitheater
- 7 p.m. — Post Malone w/Carter Faith
American Family Insurance House
- 4 p.m. — Dylan Schneider
- 2 p.m. — PawPaw Rod
BMO Pavilion
- 10 p.m. — Russell Dickerson
- 8:15 p.m. — Dylan Schneider
- 6:30 p.m. — Alannah McCready
Miller Lite Oasis
- 10:30 p.m. — Pepper
- 8:30 p.m. — The Movement
- 6:30 p.m. — The Expendables
- 4:30 p.m. — Left On Sunset
- 2:45 p.m. — King Solomon
T-Mobile Stage
- 10:15 p.m. — Audrey Nuna
- 8:15 p.m. — Maris
- 6:15 p.m. — Soulidified
- 4:15 p.m. — Lamb
- 2:30 p.m. — Vincent Van Great
- 12:45 p.m. — The Taxmen
Generac Power Stage
- 9:30 p.m. — Wolfmother
- 7:30 p.m. — King Buffalo
- 5:30 p.m. — Jean Dawson
- 4 p.m. — Chris Koster
- Noon — MUSIC6S for Veterans & First Responders
Uline Warehouse
- 9:30 p.m. — Little Feat
- 7:30 p.m. — Freddy Jones Band
- 5:30 p.m. — Hank Azaria & The EZ Street Band
- 3:30 p.m. — Tracy Bonham
- 2 p.m. — Haley Johnsen
- 12:30 p.m. — The Noize
Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
- 10 p.m. — Børns
- 8 p.m. — PawPaw Rod
- 6 p.m. — Taz
- 4 p.m. — Modern Alibi
- 2:30 p.m. — Cardinal Bloom
- 1:15 p.m. — Fuzzysurf
- Noon — Alley Eyes
Aurora Pavilion
- 9 p.m. — DJ Don B
- 7 p.m. — Mariachi Sol De Mexico
- 5:45 p.m. — Junior Rivera
- 4:30 p.m. — Orquesta Ayala
- 3:15 p.m. — Jazzteca
- Noon — Tempo Dance Co.