Live at the Lakefront

07/23/2025

Special treat tonight following our concert will be the 5th annual Light the Hoan Lightshow. Stick around after Big Al Dorn wraps up for their internship challenge lightshow and some fireworks!

Interns will be viewing their lightshows live for the first time starting at 9pm.

07/08/2025

Tomorrow is opening night of our 16th LIVE @ the Lakefront season with the Kal Bergendahl Project's original Jazz Funk. The forecast looks fantastic with temps right around 70 degrees and a light breeze of Lake Michigan! Bartolotta Catering at Discovery World F&B service opens at 5:30 and music starts at 6:00 sharp.

02/24/2025

Hooray! LIVE @ the Lakefront was nominated for Best Music Venue-Festivals in the 45th WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) Awards. Please vote for us at https://broadjam.com/wami/

07/13/2024

MPBS/MATC already has our first 2024 concert video with W***y Porter Band posted. Enjoy! What a fantastic show. Music starts around the 5:00 minute mark.

Live @ the Lakefront returns for a fifteenth season at Discovery World with seven concerts, running Wednesdays from July 10th to August 28th, 2004 from 6 to...

09/06/2023

What an awesome season it's been for Live @ the Lakefront! A huge shoutout to our fantastic sponsors: Tito's Handmade Vodka, Rotary Club of Milwaukee, The Bartolotta Restaurants, Harbor House, Discovery World, Old National Bank, Zilber Ltd., BizTimes Milwaukee, Milwaukee PBS, Mandel Graphic Solutions, and Nelson Schmidt Inc. for making our summer concert series a blast!

A big thanks to everyone who came out to groove with us at the concerts. We can't wait to see you all again next year! If you have a favorite moment from this year's series, please share your thoughts in the comments; we'd love to hear from you!

07/11/2023

We love getting to play in Milwaukee and next month we have TWO shows here in the city🙌🏼

8/2 we’re back at one of our favorites, Live at the Lakefront 🌊

8/26 at Humboldt Park for the WMSE 91.7FM Backyard BBQ 🪕

05/23/2023

We are nominated for Best Outdoor Concert Series this year for Milwaukee Magazine’s Best of the Year Issue. If you would like to vote for us, voting takes place during 5/15-6/11. Thank you for your support!

link: https://vote.milwaukeemag.com/a-and-e-recreation/outdoor-music-series

04/04/2023

Live at the Lakefront returns in 2023 for a fourteenth season with eight concerts, every Wednesday July 12 to August 30 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Sponsors can again help fill Milwaukee’s lakefront with world-class music in a venue offering incomparable customer and employee appreciation events.

Our sponsors and their VIP guests enjoy free use of the Pavilion at Discovery World, a private hospitality venue with floor to ceiling glass windows ensuring comfort and safety, and the indoor facilities guarantee your party can go on Rain or Shine!

Please contact the Rotary office for more information.

03/23/2023

LIVE @ the Lakefront returns in 2023 for a fourteenth season with eight concerts, every Wednesday July 12 to August 30 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Get excited to bring your family or coworkers to this free concert series celebrating the diversity of Milwaukee’s rich musical tastes and traditions. Stay tuned for updates on who will be performing at Live @ the Lakefront this season!