Summerfest pushed back to September
February 2, 2021 8:52 AM Logan Rude
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MILWAUKEE Summerfest has been pushed back to September due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This year’s festival will be held on three consecutive weekends, with concerts scheduled for Sept. 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18. Event organizers said they pushed the date back to give government and health care leaders time to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
We are excited to get the live music industry back in action and to welcome fans back, but in order to allow healthcare professionals more time to distribute the vaccine, Summerfest 2021 will be held September 2-4, 9-11 & 16-18. Save those dates, and we’ll see you in September! pic.twitter.com/pg0Dh93Aj0
Created: February 02, 2021 09:24 AM
One of the country s largest music festivals, Summerfest, has been pushed back to September this year, festival organizers announced Tuesday.
Held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the summertime music festival typically features a variety of performances, food and shopping vendors, family activities and fireworks.
This year, the festival will take place during three consecutive weekends in September: Sept. 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18.
Organizers said the decision to push the festival s dates back was made to allow more time for COVID-19 vaccination efforts. While the progress made through the vaccine rollout is encouraging, we believe it is in the public s best interest to hold the festival in September to give government leaders and health care organizations enough time to distribute the vaccine, Don Smiley, president CEO of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., said in a statement. We will continue to work diligently with civic officials and heal
Summerfest moves to September, allows more time to vaccinate public
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Summerfest moves to September, allows more time to vaccinate public
The beating heart of a Milwaukee summer has been postponed. Summerfest officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 2 that the Big Gig will move from its original June 2021 dates to September.
MILWAUKEE - The beating heart of a Milwaukee summer has been postponed. Summerfest officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 2 that the Big Gig will move from its original June 2021 dates to September in order to give health professionals more time to vaccinate the general public.
AUDIO: Summerfest moves dates from June to September
MILWAUKEE Summerfest is moving its 2021 dates into September.
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. made the announcement Tuesday morning to give health professionals more time to vaccinate the general public.
The festival will retain the planned three weekend format, running Thursday through Saturday on consecutive weekends.
The new dates will be held Sept. 2 – 4, Sept. 9 – 11 and Sept. 16 – 18.
“From a vaccination standpoint, it just wasn’t going to happen (in time),” CEO Don Smiley told WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner. “Given the way the music business works, we didn’t think it would be a good choice to wait to make a decision and not have the best shot at the best bands (in September).”
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