Crowd at Mile of Music (IMAGE: Courtesy Mile of Music)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Mile of Music is back for an 11th year of bringing music fans to downtown Appleton.
This year’s festival is set for Aug. 1-4, organizers announced at a kickoff event Tuesday morning.
“We are excited to announce the eleventh Mile of Music Festival, the first of our second decade,” Dave Willems, experience curator for Mile of Music, said in a news release. “We’re looking forward to more original music in Downtown Appleton this summer and we’re so grateful to our partners and supporters for helping to make the music happen.”
Venues for the free concerts will again stretch from the Lawrence Memorial Chapel on the east to outdoor stages at Emmett’s and Spats on the west. Off College Avenue, venues include Rookie’s to the north and Riverside Bar & Grill and Stone Arch in the flats.
Organizers say Mile 11 may draw 100,000 fans with an estimated economic impact of $6.5 million.
Organizers also announced the first 50 artists for this year’s festival.
New Artists/First 50
- Rainbow Girls (Bodega, CA)
- Willi Carlisle (The Ozarks, AR)
- Tr Burt (Nashville, TN)
- Tommy Prine (Nashville, TN)
- Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys (Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
- Jeremie Albino (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Proper. (Brooklyn, NY)
- Magnolia Boulevard (Lexington, KY)
- Allison Mahal (Milwaukee, WI)
- Susan Werner (Chicago, IL)
- Mary Bragg (Nashville, TN)
- Shallow Alcove (New York, NY & Philadelphia, PA)
- Bandits on the Run (Brooklyn, NY)
- Dee (Philadelphia, PA)
- Kia Rap Princess (Milwaukee, WI)
- Bermuda Search Party (Boston, MA)
- Tall Tall Trees (Asheville, NC)
- Boris and the Joy (Nashville, TN)
- Minor Gold (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
- High Tea (Western, MA)
- The Faux Paws (Springfield, VT)
- Anna Smyrk (Melbourne, Australia)
- Abby Posner (Santa Monica, CA)
- The Pinkerton Raid (Durham, NC)
- The Periodicals (Madison/Milwaukee, WI)
- Robby Hecht (Nashville, TN)
- Grace Pettis (Nashville, TN)
- NilexNile (Milwaukee, WI)
- Floorbird (Philadelphia, PA)
- Tigera (Milwaukee, WI)
- Gloom Girl MFG (Nashville, TN)
Returning Artists/First 50
- Wild Adriatic (Glens Falls, NY)
- Carsie Blanton (Philadelphia, PA)
- Illiterate Light (Richmond, VA)
- Nigel Wearne (Woodford, Victoria, Australia)
- Dave Hause (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Sweet Lizzy Project (Nashville, TN)
- Caleb Caudle (Nashville, TN)
- Bassel & The Supernaturals (Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL)
- HAPPY LANDING (Nashville, TN)
- Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir (Fredericksburg, VA)
- Heather Maloney (Northampton, MA)
- Bascom Hill (Madison, WI)
- Jenny Teator (Nashville, TN)
- Pat Byrne (Austin, TX)
- The Black Feathers (Cwmaman, Wales, UK)
- Abby Holliday (Nashville, TN)
- Landon Conrath (Minneapolis, MN)
- Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps (Nashville, TN)
- Bella’s Bartok (Northampton, MA)
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