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Summerfest

Summerfest

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 Host Max Maples explores Summerfest, the Guinness-certified world's largest music festival, from its origins as Mayor Henry Maier's ambitious civic project to today's debates over format and identity. Discover the history, spectacle, and logistics behind Milwaukee's legendary Big Gig on the shores of Lake Michigan.

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  • Summerfest - Eleven Stages, Seventy-Five Acres, and One Very Big Record

    Summerfest - Eleven Stages, Seventy-Five Acres, and One Very Big Record
    Apr 8 2026
    Max Maples explores how Milwaukee built Summerfest, the Guinness-certified world's largest music festival, on a $1 land lease. From 11 permanent stages across 75 lakefront acres to hosting legends like Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga, discover the engineering marvel that draws 800,000 annually to Wisconsin's lakefront music city.

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    31 mins
  • Summerfest - Juli Spass: How a Mayor's Wild Dream Built the World's Biggest Festival

    Summerfest - Juli Spass: How a Mayor's Wild Dream Built the World's Biggest Festival
    Apr 8 2026
    Max Maples explores how Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier transformed a struggling 1960s downtown into the world's largest music festival. From a chaotic 35-venue debut drawing 1.25 million attendees to securing lakefront property for one dollar, discover Summerfest's audacious origin story and its lasting impact on Milwaukee's identity.

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    27 mins
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