The Wisconsin State Fair today has finalized its Main Stage lineup, announcing the festival's last two shows: soul icons The Temptations and The Four Tops on Thursday, Aug. 9, as well as classic rockers Foreigner on Saturday, Aug. 11.
The Temptations and The Four Tops are two of the most iconic soul groups to come out of the Motown heyday of the '60s, releasing iconic hits like "My Girl," "I Wish It Would Rain," "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Bernadette" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" that have easily withstood the test of time for over half a century. Both are no strangers to Milwaukee, with The Temptations performing at State Fair just last year as a part of the headlining "Surf & Soul" act with The Beach Boys and The Four Tops performing alongside the Milwaukee Children's Choir last winter at The Pabst Theater.
Tickets for the show – all reserved seating – will cost $29 and $39.
Two days later, classic rock legends Foreigner will take the stage with its pantheon of hits including "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Feels Like the First Time." The band will be joined by fellow rockers Living Colour, which won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in back-to-back years in the early '90s with the help of its popular hit "Cult of Personality" and its sophomore album, "Time's Up." The band released its latest record, "Shade," last September – the group's first in almost a decade.
Tickets for the show – again, all reserved seating – will also cost $29 and $39.
Tickets for both concerts – as well as the previously announced Cole Swindell and Why Don't We headliner shows – will go on sale beginning Friday, April 6, at 9 a.m. on the Wisconsin State Fair website, the State Fair ticket office and over the phone at 800-514-3849. For a look at the entire Main Stage lineup, visit the State Fair's website. And for more State Fair content and info, stay tuned to OnMilwaukee as the late summer festival staple draws closer.
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.