By Matt Mueller Culture Editor Published Apr 03, 2018 at 5:01 AM

Fans of The Weeknd got a nice surprise last week when the hip-hop and R&B superstar announced a brand new, Selena Gomez-sadness-induced EP – and then released it just three days later. And the good news hasn't stopped there, as this morning Summerfest announced The Weeknd as its final headlining act, hitting the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on July 7 – fittingly, a Saturday.

After spending several years building an impressive resume of mixtapes – as well as working with the likes of Sia and Drake, and contributing to the ballyhooed soundtracks to "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" – The Weeknd rose to fame with his 2015 breakthrough second album, "Beauty Behind the Madness."

He's delivered an almost constant stream of hits ever since including "The Hills," "Can't Feel My Face," "Starboy," "I Feel It Coming" and, most recently, teaming up with Kendrick Lamar for "Pray for Me" from the "Black Panther" soundtrack. In the process, he's also won three Grammys – most recently Best Urban Contemporary Album in January for "Starboy."

Tickets for the show will go on sale starting Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at both Summerfest's website and Ticketmaster, as well as in person at the Summerfest box office, Ticketmaster ticket centers and select Walmart stores, and over the phone at either (800) 745-3000 (for a live Ticketmaster agent) or (866) 448-7849 (for the Ticketmaster Express automated phone line). 

With today's announcement, Summerfest's main stage lineup is officially complete. Your Big Gig headliners are:

  • June 27: Imagine Dragons
  • June 28: James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt
  • June 29: Halsey & Logic
  • June 30: Florida Georgia Line
  • July 1: Dave Matthews Band
  • July 3: J. Cole
  • July 4: Journey & Def Leppard
  • July 5: Shawn Mendes
  • July 6: Blake Shelton
  • July 7: The Weeknd
  • July 8: Arcade Fire 

There's one big part still missing, however: the grounds stage headliners. So stay tuned to OnMilwaukee for more updates as they are announced. 

Matt Mueller Culture Editor

As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.

When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.