If you’re the kind of person who loves a milestone occasion, Summer Soulstice has a good one for you as it makes final preparations for this Saturday’s music festival on the East Side.
East Side BID #20 organized the first Summer Soulstice in 2001, which means the event turns the ripe old age of 25 this year. However, it’s only the 24th annual festival because of COVID-related cancellations in 2020 and 2021.
But those aren’t the numbers most people care about. What they want to know is that there will be six different spots to catch live music, with 28 different artists scheduled to play between the opening of the event at noon and closing time at midnight. The full lineup is down the page a bit, but here a few Radio Milwaukee favorites to consider throughout the day:
- Emmitt James — 4 p.m. at the Farwell Stage
- Wave Chapelle & NilexNile — 6 p.m. at the Farwell Stage
- The Hallelujah Ward — 6 p.m. at the Murray Avenue Stage
- Hanna Simone — 7 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Stage
- Asher Gray & Greyhound — 9 p.m. in Black Cat Alley
Those are just a few of the acts you’ll find on either side of North Avenue or, as event organizers describe the location, “between Kenilworth Place, Ivanhoe Place, Farwell Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Murray Avenue and Kind Oasis.” We suggest just pointing yourself toward the Oriental Theatre, finding the nearest street parking (or biking if that’s an option) and following the music.
The other big draw to the block party are the vendors that line the thoroughfares. While a comprehensive list isn’t available quite yet, past years have attracted more than 60 vendors peddling their various wares, from food and drink to handmade goods. We do know that Kind Oasis will host a quartet of food trucks Saturday: Cocina Filipina, Twisted Plants, Isa’s Ice Cream and Chucho’s Red Tacos.
Beyond that, you can check out the music lineup below and go to the event’s webpage for updates about vendors planning to set up shop.
Summer Soulstice 2026 schedule
WMSE Kenilworth Stage
- 1 p.m. — Modern Tigers
- 3 p.m. — Blax
- 5 p.m. — Asaka the Renegade
- 7 p.m. — The Mighty Deerlick
- 9 p.m. — The Art of 3
Educators Credit Union Ivanhoe Stage
- 1 p.m. — Los Mitoteros
- 3 p.m. — Kal Bergendahl
- 5 p.m. — Bomber & Red
- 7 p.m. — Hanna Simone
- 9 p.m. — Another One
New Land Black Cat Alley
- Noon — Italohound & Ginosociopath
- 1:30 p.m. — Adrian More
- 3 p.m. — Richard Galling
- 4: 30 p.m. — Don Black
- 6 p.m. — R3algrl & Mowiah
- 7:30 p.m. — Digital.Maddie
- 9 p.m. — Asher Gray & Greyhound
Miller Lite Farwell Stage
- 2 p.m. — School of Rock
- 4 p.m. — Emmitt James
- 6 p.m. — Wave Chapelle & NilexNile
- 8 p.m. — Group of the Altos
- 10 p.m. — Dead Soldiers
Smokin’ Murray Avenue Stage
- 2 p.m. — Keshena Armon
- 4 p.m. — Noah James Hittner
- 6 p.m. — The Hallelujah Ward
- 8 p.m. — Mural Hall
Kind Oasis Lot
- 5 p.m. — The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken
- 7:30 p.m. — The Urbanites
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‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source radiomilwaukee.org ’
