summerfest 2026: Post Malone, Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran and Megan Moroney Top Star-Studded Lineup
Summerfest returns to Milwaukee this year with a sprawling, genre-spanning lineup that will run across three consecutive weekends in late June and early July. Headliners include Post Malone, Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran and Megan Moroney, and organizers promise a mix of legacy acts, breakout stars and niche favorites for the festival’s 58th edition.
Headliners and marquee dates
The centerpiece of the announcement is a clutch of high-profile headliners who will anchor different nights across the festival. Garth Brooks will open the live-music surge with a two-night engagement at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on June 16 and 17. The three-weekend festival itself is scheduled for June 18–20, June 25–27 and July 2–4, 2026.
Other major draws named for the grounds include Post Malone (with support from Carter Faith), Ed Sheeran (with Myles Smith and Arron Rowe joining), and country breakout Megan Moroney. The bill also blends rock and metal staples like Muse and Megadeth with country mainstays such as Cody Johnson, plus crossover artists including Don Toliver, Jelly Roll and Carín León.
Diverse roster across stages and weekends
Organizers emphasize variety: the announced roster spans pop, hip-hop, country, rock, metal, electronic and world music. Additional acts listed for the three weekends include Louis Tomlinson, Subtronics, Ella Mai, Sean Paul, Passion Pit, Tash Sultana, Styx, All Time Low, Echo & The Bunnymen, Charlie Wilson and The Roots, among many others. The lineup also reaches into reggae, alternative and indie territories with names like Buju Banton, The Mountain Goats and The Beths.
The breadth of bookings aims to serve both long-time festivalgoers and emerging music fans. Festival leadership framed the selection as intentionally eclectic, crafted to bring attendees “memories that only live music can provide, ” while also drawing visitors from beyond the region to take in the full slate of performances across multiple stages.
Tickets, passes and what to expect
For fans planning to attend multiple days, a limited-time 9-day power pass is on offer for $58, available through Feb. 25 at 11: 59 p. m. ET. That pass guarantees admission for all nine festival days and is one way organizers are encouraging a commitment to the festival’s expanded program across three weekends.
Beyond headline sets, the festival footprint will include smaller stages, local vendors and late-night programming that typically accompanies this scale of event. Organizers advise attendees to plan early—set schedules are dense, and many days will feature simultaneous performances across several stages.
Summerfest’s 58th edition follows a familiar formula of mixing legacy talent with contemporary stars, but this year’s lineup leans into cross-genre bookings more heavily than in some recent iterations. With acts ranging from arena-level headliners to niche favorites, the Milwaukee event appears poised to deliver a high-energy, wide-ranging musical celebration over the course of nine days in June and July.
