Summerfest Rock and Sole Trademark Issue Pops Up

What will be the new name of the Summerfest run? It looks like there is a trademark issue afoot with the name that Summerfest used for their upcoming run/walk on July 10. Still, I think it will be fun to walk on the Hoan Bridge. No, I'm not running this one.

Summerfest 2011 Peter Gabriel Opening Night June 29

June 29, Summerfest welcomes Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra. Gabriel is the headline act at the Marcus Amphitheater for the opening night of 2011. This show will include members of the MSO, and is in support of his album titled New Blood. Tickets go on sale March 31st.

Summerfest Side Stage Headline Acts Announced

Summerfest announced some of the headline acts for the non Marcus Amp. stages for this 2011 festival. They also announced a massive ticket giveaway for opening day. As this is the 44th season, they plan to give away 44,000 tickets for the first night. Adults will also get a beer coupon, should they care to partake.

Recently Booked Summerfest Headline Acts for 2011

Meatloaf

Hall and Oates

Buddy Guy

Max Weinberg

Jack's Mannequin

Saving Abel
This is obviously the tip of the iceberg when it comes to headliners. With eleven stages, we expect many more announcements in the coming weeks.

Kanye West with Kid Cudi June 30 Summerfest Headliners

Kanye West and Kid Cudi will tear it up on the Marcus Amphitheater stage on June 30, 2011. West is certainly worthy of the headline slot, and Kid Cudi should get the crowed worked up before the roof blows off of the Marcus Amp.

Kanye West is promoting his latest disk titled Watch the Throne. Jay-Z and West collaborated on the project, and Def Jam Records is backing the disk. Kid Cudi comes out of Cleveland and got the attention of Kanye West when he released a mixtape in 2008. From there, he landed a spot on West's album 80's and Heartbreak. Cudi is on Motown, and is supporting his album Man on the Moon II.

Def Leppard and Heart Summerfest July 5

On July 5, 2011, Summerfest welcomes Def Leppard and Heart to the Marcus Amphitheater. Def Leppard was formed 33 years ago. They had a more metal edge to their sound at that time, but found success with bombastic rock hits such as Pour Some Sugar On Me, Hysteria, and Love Bites.

Heart, featuring the Wilson sisters go back a bit further. Songs like Baracuda, Dog and Butterfly, represent the scope of their abilities. If you happen to catch the Wilson current work, you will most certainly be impressed. They can still rock.

Def Leppard Brings Hits to Summerfest

Def Leppard has sold over 60 million albums. In that time, nine different musicians have been part of the band. Four members have been a part of Def Leppard since 1982: Joe Elliot, Rick Savage, Rick Allen, and Phil Collen.

In the past ten years, Def Leppard has released four studio albums. The album titled "X" as in Ten was a diversion into the pop world, and tanked. Four years later, they released "Yeah!" with that album cracking the top 20 on the Billboard charts. Two years later, they put out Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, which received fair reviews across the board.