Born in 2007 by a band scorned by a brutal double-booking, the Rebel Stage has now grown into a Summerfest staple, celebrating more than decade as the first completely independent music stage on the grounds – 100 volunteer-driven and 100 percent non-sponsored.
Today the stage announced its lineup for next week's 2018 edition, featuring acts from across all genres.
Here's the schedule:
Wednesday, June 27
Noon – Amerikas Addiction
1 p.m. – Behind the Weekend
2 p.m. – Pelafina
3 p.m. – Under Aegis
4 p.m. – A Silent Truth
5 p.m. – Widacre
6 p.m. – So Far The End
7 p.m. – Human After All
8 p.m. – They Never Say No
Thursday, June 28
Noon – OUTDrejas
1 p.m. – Billy Dreamer
2 p.m. – Dorothy's Worst
3 p.m. – The Moguls
4 p.m. – Keys & Corridors
5 p.m. – Size 5's
6 p.m. – Everything Must Die
7 p.m. – White Knuckles
8 p.m. – Dreamhouse
Friday, June 29
Noon – Dislocation
1 p.m. – Mario Betancourt Lanza
2 p.m. – Fool's Brew
3 p.m. – Cyanosis
4 p.m. – Thrasher
5 p.m. – Face the Fire
6 p.m. – Brett and the Dandys
7 p.m. – Conniption
8 p.m. – Motley Brue
Saturday, June 30
Noon – Gold Steps
1 p.m. – Tapebenders
2 p.m. – Sunny D and Rum
3 p.m. – Spatola
4 p.m. – Modern Echo
5 p.m. – Versio Curs
6 p.m. – Pretty Beggar
7 p.m. – The Young Revelators
8 p.m. – OncetheSun
Sunday, July 1
Noon – Mr. Cameron James
1 p.m. – Eoin McCarthy
2 p.m. – Andrew David Weber
3 p.m. – Mathew Haeffel
4 p.m. – Mariano LaTona
5 p.m. – Hot By Ziggy
6 p.m. – J.D. "The Chief"
7 p.m. – Hanks
8 p.m. – We Are One
Tuesday, July 3
Noon – Dan Dougherty
1 p.m. – Ego Mechanics
2 p.m. – Midnight Liedke and The Witching Hour
3 p.m. – Old Wolves
4 p.m. – Beaumont James & The Wild Claims
5 p.m. – Coffin Hollow
6 p.m. – TBA
7 p.m. – Pay The Devil
8 p.m. – Shane Dar
Wednesday, July 4
Noon – Crowning The Tyrant
1 p.m. – All Kings Fall
2 p.m. – Warpiper
3 p.m. – Allantide
4 p.m. – CETERi
5 p.m. – H1Z1
6 p.m. – Three Left
7 p.m. – No Conviction
8 p.m. – The Red Flags
Thursday, July 5
Noon – EphinEpic
1 p.m. – Primal Enemy
2 p.m. – Memories Wither
3 p.m. – Anomaly
4 p.m. – 40oz Fist
5 p.m. – Casket Robbery
6 p.m. – Consume the Divide
7 p.m. – Rendered With Hate
8 p.m. – Reflection of Flesh
Friday, July 6
Noon – Blood Red Boots
1 p.m. – Oblivion Zero
2 p.m. – The Keystones
3 p.m. – The Roving Scallywags
4 p.m. – The Deathless Dogs
5 p.m. – The Ol', One Two
6 p.m. – The Atomic Spins
7 p.m. – Brave The Sea
8 p.m. – Whiskey of the Damned
Saturday, July 7
Noon – Action Boy
1 p.m. – The First Rule
2 p.m. – Ghost Machines
3 p.m. – The Almas
4 p.m. – Dropping Daisies
5 p.m. – Slaughter Party
6 p.m. – Cheap Sleaze
7 p.m. – Thin The Herd
8 p.m. – Siren of Sorrow
Sunday, July 8
Noon – West Bend Music Academy Summer Rock Band
1 p.m. – Jesse Frewerd
2 p.m. – Billy Goat Rodeo
3 p.m. – Bubbles Erotica
4 p.m. – Cyanide Son
5 p.m. – Rocket Paloma
6 p.m. – Anura
7 p.m. – Monorail Central
8 p.m. – The November Criminals
For more information on the Rebel Stage, visit its official website. And for more information on Summerfest, click here.
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.