Ella Mai is making her Milwaukee debut at Summerfest 2026.

The R&B singer, who broke out in a big way with her 2018 hit “Boo’d Up,” will headline the Milwaukee festival’s BMO Pavilion July 2, festival officials announced Feb. 2. The news comes ahead of the Feb. 6 release of Mai’s third album, “Do You Still Love Me?”

Reserved seats go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at the box office (200 N. Harbor Drive) and summerfest.com. Prices have yet to be announced but will include Summerfest general admission July 2. Additional seating will be available for Summerfest general admission ticket holders on a first-come, first-served basis.

Festival officials have confirmed 27 acts, including a pair of kickoff concerts with Garth Brooks at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater June 16 and 17.

Other amphitheater shows during Summerfest include: Megan Moroney (June 18), Don Toliver with SahBabii, Che, SoFayGo, Sosocamo, Chase B and Lelo (June 19), Ed Sheeran with Myles Smith and Aaron Rowe (June 25), Cody Johnson with Jessie Murph (June 26), Post Malone with Carter Faith (June 27), Muse (July 2), Alex Warren (July 3), and Jelly Roll with Tyler Hubbard (July 4).

Mai’s fellow BMO Pavilion headliners confirmed for Summerfest 2026 include Styx (June 19), David Lee Roth (June 20), The Roots (June 25), Louis Tomlinson (June 26), Russell Dickerson (June 27) and Sam Barber (July 4).

Country rock band Whiskey Myers also will headline a side stage, after canceling a planned festival appearance in 2025. Details for their performance have yet to be announced.

Summerfest is expected to host about 600 artists in 2026. The extensive headliner lineup is expected to be revealed by March.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ella Mai will headline BMO Pavilion at Summerfest 2026 in Milwaukee

Reporting by Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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