The best of the summer fests

Scarlet Enright

May 22, 2024

Looking for something to do this summer? Well, music festivals are great to enjoy listening to your favorite artist as the sun goes down. Fill up the gas tank and head north to experience the multiple stages and the Lake Michigan shoreline of Milwaukee. Summer Fest is ready to go this year! The first dates are June 20-22. Kane Brown, Motley Crue, and SZA will be performing on these days. June 27-29 is reserved for Illenium, Tyler Childers, and Keith Urban and finally July 4-6 AJR, Maroon 5, and Lil Uzi Vert will be rocking Milwaukee. Throughout these days, there will also be smaller artists to see during the day. Enjoy some cheese curds and a cold lemonade while listening to many different music styles.

One of the most popular festivals this summer is Summer Smash in Bridgeview, right outside of Chicago. First up on June 14^th is Cactus Jack. On the second day, June 15th, Playboi Carti will be performing. June 16^th is the last day and when the one and only Chief Keef will be introduced to the sellout crowd. Besides the headliners, there will be 50+ other artists performing.

Next up on July 18^th – 21^st in the rural area of Twin Lakes, WI is Country Thunder. Fans from all over the Midwest will converge on southern Wisconsin to listen. This year’s headliners are Eric Church, Nickelback, Lainey Wilson, Koe Wetzel, and Bailey Zimmerman.

Finally, the festival that everyone will be looking forward to: Lollapalooza! This festival will be located in Grant Park, August 1-4. Thursday’s headliners are Tyler the Creator and Hozier – two very different types of music with many people lining up to attend both shows. SZA and Stray Kids are Friday’s headliners. There will be many of SZA fans ready to scream every song word for word. Performing on Saturday are The Killers and Future X Metro Boomin. Chicago will be dancing and jumping all night once Future X Metro Boomin make their way on stage. Sunday, the last night, Blink-182 and Melanie Martinez will be performing.

Music just sounds better in the outdoors and seeing more than one band at a festival is like getting two scoops of ice cream and paying for one. The summer concert season is here now; the only decision is how much do you want to pay for the band’s t-shirt.

About the Contributor

Scarlet Enright, Social Media Editor

Scarlet Enright is an active journalist who discovers interesting and relative topics to write about. She is experienced in photography and working in the yearbook, as this is her second year working for The Edge. She has gained the page numerous views from her “Starbucks article” for The Edge, and she hopes to bring more attention this year. Scarlet also enjoys working on the Instagram page for The Edge. She hopes to share her creativity with the group more this year. Scarlet is on the Varsity volleyball team at St. Edward and works at a golf course on the weekends. She enjoys Interact Club and Yearbook Club; they give her a chance to help the school and other people. Scarlet lives with her parents and she acts as an older child since her older siblings have moved out. She does miss stealing her sisters’ clothes though. A fun fact about Scarlet is that her favorite animal is a pig.