By Matt Mueller Culture Editor Published Apr 25, 2023 at 3:31 PM Photography: Wisconsin State Fair Facebook

While the main stage still has two more nights of performers to fill, the Wisconsin State Fair's got its largest free stage set for 2023, revealing its headliners and full schedule for the Bank Five Nine Amphitheater. 

The free stage will feature eleven full days of entertainment – this year ranging from local bands to oldie pop music icons to classic covers to some of the state's most talented youngsters and even a band of rocking ancient corpses. 

Here's the full lineup for the Bank Five Nine Amphitheater at this year's Wisconsin State Fair:

Day 1: Thursday, Aug. 3

1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
5:45 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
8:30 p.m. – Journey Unauthorized

Day 2: Friday, Aug. 4

11 a.m. – 5678 Dance!
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
5:45 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
8:30 p.m. – Here Come the Mummies

Day 3: Saturday, Aug. 5

11 a.m. – Elation Dance Center
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
5:45 p.m. – The Holy Rocka Rollaz
8:30 p.m. – Here Come the Mummies

Day 4: Sunday, Aug. 6

10 a.m. – Badgerette State Fair Pom Pon Competition
4:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
5:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
8 p.m. – Geru y Su Legion 7

Day 5: Monday, Aug. 7

11 a.m. – Mission Accomplished
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The String Showdown
5:45 p.m. – The String Showdown
8 p.m. – Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone

Day 6: Tuesday, Aug. 8

11 a.m. – Mission Accomplished
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The String Showdown
5:45 p.m. – The String Showdown
8 p.m. – Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone

Day 7: Wednesday, Aug. 9

11 a.m. - Mission Accomplished
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The String Showdown
5:45 p.m. – The String Showdown
8 p.m. – Hairbangers Ball

Day 8: Thursday, Aug. 10

11 a.m. – Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Contest
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Cleverlys
5:45 p.m. – The Cleverlys
8:30 p.m. – Too Hype Crew

Day 9: Friday, Aug. 11

11 a.m. – WI State FFA Honors Band
12 p.m. – WI State FFA Honors Choir
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Cleverlys
5:45 p.m. – The Cleverlys
8:30 p.m. – Great White

Day 10: Saturday, Aug. 12

11 a.m. – WI State FFA Honors Band
12 p.m. – WI State FFA Honors Choir
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
4:30 p.m. – The Cleverlys
5:45 p.m. – The Cleverlys
8:30 p.m. – The Entertainer

Day 11: Sunday, Aug. 13

11 a.m. – WI State FFA Honors Band
12 p.m. – WI State FFA Honors Choir
1:30 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
2:45 p.m. – Kids From Wisconsin
5:30 p.m. – Pat McCurdy

All Bank Five Nine Amphitheater shows are free to attend for State Fair attendees. 

As for the State Fair main stage, the 2023 schedule – with two days still to be announced – is as follows:

For tickets, updates and more information, visit the Wisconsin State Fair's website. And for more summer festival news, stay tuned to OnMilwaukee.

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.