Locust Street Festival returning, 2023 music lineup unveiled

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A big return is in store for the Locust Street Festival of Music and Art. The Riverwest festival, a staple since 1976, is set to come back for the first time since 2019.

An eventful day featuring the Locust Street Beer Run, six live music stages, local vendors, artists, food and beer is scheduled for Sunday, June 11.

The stages and performers for each stage have been revealed, with the list as follows:

  • Black Husky Rockhaus Stage:
    • 12 p.m. - Freddy LaForce Poetry Reading
    • 1 p.m. - Funeral Mountain
    • 2 p.m. - Mortgage Freeman
    • 3 p.m. - Bluegrass All-Stars
    • 5 p.m. - MillBillies
    • 6:30 p.m. - ChickenWire Empire
  • Guitars for Vets Stage:
    • 11 a.m. - G4V artists
    • 11:30 a.m. - Beer Run Kickoff
    • 12 p.m. - G4V artists
    • 1 p.m. - G4V artists
    • 2 p.m. - Group Therapy
    • 3 p.m. - Kharma Shotgun
    • 4 p.m. - Guitly
    • 5 p.m. - TBA
    • 6 p.m. - Paulette D'Amour
    • 7 p.m. - Bellends
  • KRS Hair & Wax Studio / Lush Popcorn Stage - Times TBA:
    • DJ L-Boogie
    • Buddy Love
    • Motown Music
    • Mighty Ms. Erica and the Sound Production
    • Blues and Soul
    • Telle Jenee
    • R&B
    • DJ Cheerio
  • Lakefront Brewery Stage
    • 12:30 p.m. - Lovanova
    • 1:45 p.m. - Bone Thief
    • 3 p.m. - Ladybird
    • 4:30 p.m. - Garden Home
    • 5:45 p.m. - Doubter
    • 7 p.m. - Funk Summit Bass Team
  • Linneman's Indoor Stage
    • 12 p.m. - Birdbrain
    • 1:30 p.m. - Conscious Congress
    • 3 p.m. - The Rock-A-Dials
    • 4:30 p.m. - Rainbow Cobra
    • 6 p.m. - Modern Joey
    • 8:15 p.m. - The Erotic Adventures of Static Chicken
  • Linneman's Outdoor Stage
    • 11 a.m. - Louie & the Flashbombs
    • 1 p.m. - Deadelijk
    • 3 p.m. - Social Cig
    • 4:30 p.m. - Strangelander
    • 6:30 p.m. - De La Buena
  • Tracks Stage
    • 12 p.m. - Lake Drive
    • 1:50 p.m. - Scam Likely
    • 3:30 p.m. - Bug Moment
    • 4:50 p.m. - Diet Lite
    • 6:50 p.m. - Gold Steps

More information about the festival, including its Beer Run as well as participating vendors can be found by clicking here.

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