By Allen Halas OnMilwaukee Staff Writer Published Feb 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM

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We're still five months away from the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival, but the concert lineup for this year is already expanding.

On Thursday, Harley-Davidson announced that the 2025 festival is set to start with a free concert featuring Buckcherry at the Harley-Davidson Museum on Thursday, July 10th. The rock band will take the stage at the museum campus at 9:30 p.m., with an opening night party for riders and rock fans alike.

The band has a history with Milwaukee dating back to 1999, with stops everywhere from Summerfest and The Rave to the Drunken Cobra in Wauwatosa. The announcement of the Homecoming show comes on the heels of the release of a deluxe version of "15," the band's 1999 debut, this past January.

The H-D Museum campus will welcome thousands of riders, music lovers, and Harley-Davidson enthusiasts for a weekend filled with live music and celebration. 

Harley Homecoming will take place from July 10th-13th. This year’s festival programming will be hosted across multiple locations, including Veterans Park, the Harley-Davidson Museum, and Davidson Park. The two-day festival at Veterans Park will be headlined by Chris Stapleton and Hank Williams Jr.. You can view the lineup here.

While you won't need tickets for this particular show, you can purchase tickets to the Veterans Park concert via the Harley-Davidson Homecoming website.

There are tons of concerts happening throughout Milwaukee almost nightly, so stay tuned to OnMilwaukee for more concert announcements and check out our monthly music guide to see where you can check out a gig tonight.