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<center><h3> Get back to where you once belonged </h3></center> | <center><h3> Get back to where you once belonged </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Jan Uebelherr</center> | <center> Jan Uebelherr</center> | ||
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'''Summerfest hasn't given up on "dropouts" | |||
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Maureen Bradley waved a hand toward the laid-back crowd of wine sippers at Pere Marquette Park for a River Rhythms concert in early June. She surveyed the serenity before her and asked, "If you can go to something like this, why mill around with 100,000 of your closest friends?" | Maureen Bradley waved a hand toward the laid-back crowd of wine sippers at Pere Marquette Park for a River Rhythms concert in early June. She surveyed the serenity before her and asked, "If you can go to something like this, why mill around with 100,000 of your closest friends?" | ||
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"In a nutshell, we're interested in all groups," he says. "We pride ourselves on having music and entertainment that really is attractive to all demographics. Maybe I misrepresented what was on my mind . . . , but it just felt very, very young when I showed up here in '04." | "In a nutshell, we're interested in all groups," he says. "We pride ourselves on having music and entertainment that really is attractive to all demographics. Maybe I misrepresented what was on my mind . . . , but it just felt very, very young when I showed up here in '04." | ||
In contrast, much of this year's music is a boomer's dream, with | In contrast, much of this year's music is a boomer's dream, with Tom Petty, Paul Simon and Steely Dan among Marcus Amphitheater headliners, and grounds stage shows by the likes of Elvis Costello and Ray Davies. | ||
Still, what about those folks who've sworn off Summerfest for years? What has kept them away? And what would bring them back? | Still, what about those folks who've sworn off Summerfest for years? What has kept them away? And what would bring them back? | ||
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"They should have more new, up-and-coming people," she said. | "They should have more new, up-and-coming people," she said. | ||
To Bradley, it's just the opposite. "It's really geared toward young people," she says. "They could have one night that's just reserved for the middle-agers. Bring in | To Bradley, it's just the opposite. "It's really geared toward young people," she says. "They could have one night that's just reserved for the middle-agers. Bring in Diana Krall, Peter Cincotti, Michael Bublé." | ||
Music and money | Music and money | ||
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For 40-year-old Angela Hayes of Shorewood, it's about both music and money. | For 40-year-old Angela Hayes of Shorewood, it's about both music and money. | ||
"I'd pay the high admission price (and) deal with the parking if there were musical acts I wanted to see," Hayes says. "I feel it's too pop-based, too popular and mainstream. I would deal with the crowds to see | "I'd pay the high admission price (and) deal with the parking if there were musical acts I wanted to see," Hayes says. "I feel it's too pop-based, too popular and mainstream. I would deal with the crowds to see Tori Amos, Joe Jackson or the Producers" (a college circuit band from a few years back). | ||
Her husband, Nick Hayes, 44, explains their absence this way: | Her husband, Nick Hayes, 44, explains their absence this way: | ||
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Summerfest entertainment director Bob Babisch thinks people get an impression of the lineup one year and tend to stick with it. He's surprised at Randle's comment about the lack of rap and hip-hop. | Summerfest entertainment director Bob Babisch thinks people get an impression of the lineup one year and tend to stick with it. He's surprised at Randle's comment about the lack of rap and hip-hop. | ||
"There's all kinds of good stuff — Anthony Hamilton, Chris Brown, Common, | "There's all kinds of good stuff — Anthony Hamilton, Chris Brown, Common, Mary J. Blige," he says. He concedes that there's no "hard-core hip-hop" but says he's not sure it would fly at Summerfest. "You have a situation where you have families," he says. | ||
Of Bradley's belief that Summerfest is aimed at the young, he says, "She has to go look at our schedule." He rattled off acts that would appeal to boomers: Davies, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Foreigner. | Of Bradley's belief that Summerfest is aimed at the young, he says, "She has to go look at our schedule." He rattled off acts that would appeal to boomers: Davies, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Foreigner. | ||
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[[Jan Uebelherr]] previews Summerfest, including Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] with [[Allen Toussaint]] and [[The Crescent City Horns]], Thursday, [[Concert 2006-06-29 Milwaukee|June 29, 2006]], Milwaukee, | [[Jan Uebelherr]] previews Summerfest, including Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] with [[Allen Toussaint]] and [[The Crescent City Horns]], Thursday, [[Concert 2006-06-29 Milwaukee|June 29, 2006]], Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | ||
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