Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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| Zac Matthews, a country artist from Milton pictured here at a gig in 2014, is playing two shows Memorial Day weekend. Matthews lost $70,000 when the coronavirus pandemic hit, but with the stay at home order over, more than 150 gigs have been booked across the state over the holiday weekend. (Photo: Piet Levy/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
With the stay-at-home order over in Wisconsin, live music is starting to come back to life.
Collectively, across the state, bars, clubs, restaurants, wineries, campgrounds and other businesses have created Facebook pages for 158 live music events for this Memorial Day weekend. That doesn’t include streaming-only performances or concerts announced on Facebook that were called off.
There won’t be gigs in Milwaukee and Madison this weekend, where group restrictions continue due to the coronavirus pandemic. And some of the planned shows could fall through.
But having that many shows is a sign that there is energy behind bringing back live music — although there is caution too.
The holiday weekend arrives a little more than a week after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' extended stay-at-home order for the state, which was scheduled to end May 26, the day after Memorial Day.
Not all venues that can open are opening. X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy will continue to be closed for the foreseeable future, owner Nick Woods posted on the venue’s Facebook page.
And many Wisconsin bands aren't returning to the stage yet either. In a Facebook post, the owner of Sunset Bar & Grill in Fort Atkinson wrote that a few of the bands the bar had booked for this Friday through Monday were "not comfortable with the crowds yet."
Nevertheless, Sunset was able to find replacements, and is planning for live music each day of the holiday weekend.
Read more: But having that many shows is a sign that there is energy behind bringing back live music — although there is caution too.
The holiday weekend arrives a little more than a week after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' extended stay-at-home order for the state, which was scheduled to end May 26, the day after Memorial Day.
Not all venues that can open are opening. X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy will continue to be closed for the foreseeable future, owner Nick Woods posted on the venue’s Facebook page.
And many Wisconsin bands aren't returning to the stage yet either. In a Facebook post, the owner of Sunset Bar & Grill in Fort Atkinson wrote that a few of the bands the bar had booked for this Friday through Monday were "not comfortable with the crowds yet."
Nevertheless, Sunset was able to find replacements, and is planning for live music each day of the holiday weekend.
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