Lindsay Lou Opens Levitt AMP Sheboygan 2026
The free Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series returns to City Green on June 25 with the Indian Community School Eagle Singers and roots singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou.
SHEBOYGAN, WI — Free live music returns to downtown Sheboygan on Thursday, June 25, when Lindsay Lou headlines the opening night of the 2026 Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series at City Green.
Music runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with Lindsay Lou scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. The concert is free, family-friendly and open to everyone. City Green is located at the corner of New York Avenue and North Seventh Street in downtown Sheboygan.
Opening night launches the series’ twelfth season and begins a summer of performances representing musical traditions from Wisconsin, Appalachia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mongolia, Korea and beyond. Levitt AMP Sheboygan began in 2015, using free concerts to help turn City Green into a welcoming public gathering place. The 2026 series runs through September 19.
Opening night honors Native traditions and American roots music
The Indian Community School Eagle Singers will begin the evening by honoring their Native identity through drumming and the sharing of traditional songs. The school describes the Eagle Singers program as a way to celebrate Native identity while strengthening spiritual, cultural, artistic and community values.
Headliner Lindsay Lou brings a powerful sound shaped by bluegrass, folk and Americana. Her expressive vocals and roots-driven songwriting can move from intimate reflection to full-bodied, festival-ready performances.
Her album Queen of Time examines grief, change, healing and the difficult work of living honestly. Produced by Dave O’Donnell, the record includes appearances by Billy Strings and Jerry Douglas.
The pairing gives Sheboygan an opening night grounded in tradition but open to movement, reinvention and the different ways music can carry identity across generations.
More than a free concert
Levitt AMP evenings are designed as community gatherings rather than traditional ticketed shows.
Local food trucks and a beverage tent will be available near City Green. Visitors may also bring their own food and nonalcoholic drinks, although outside alcohol is not permitted.
Free, all-ages art activities will be offered in the Social STUDIO Tent. Guests may bring blankets or lawn chairs, with the grounds opening at 5:30 p.m. and seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center will remain open during concerts, giving visitors access to galleries, restrooms, air conditioning, seating and quieter indoor spaces.
Levitt AMP Sheboygan 2026 lineup
The season includes seven regular Thursday-night programs at City Green, four performances during the Midsummer Festival of the Arts and a September finale at the Art Preserve.
Thursday, June 25 — Lindsay Lou
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
The Indian Community School Eagle Singers open the season with drumming and traditional songs before Lindsay Lou brings her combination of bluegrass, folk and Americana to the City Green stage. Her music joins an expressive roots voice with songwriting centered on transformation, loss and resilience.
Thursday, July 2 — Hot Like Mars
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Chicago’s Hot Like Mars is a jam-funk quintet built around deep grooves, improvisation and a highly collaborative live sound. The group connects classic soul and R&B textures with rock, psychedelia and modern jam-band energy—the kind of combination likely to turn City Green into a dance floor.
Thursday, July 9 — Alicia Blue
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Country singer-songwriter Alicia Blue grew up between Southern California and South Texas, surrounded by mariachi, West Coast soul and a steady habit of writing poetry. Her music follows that cross-cultural path, pairing direct country storytelling with folk roots, indie-rock atmosphere and carefully observed lyrics.
Midsummer Festival of the Arts performances
Levitt AMP expands to four daytime concerts during the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Midsummer Festival of the Arts on Saturday and Sunday, July 18–19.
Saturday, July 18 — Frogwater & Lil’ Rev
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at City Green
Milwaukee acoustic duo Frogwater, featuring John Jack and Susan Nicholson, performs a wide-ranging repertoire that travels from Celtic music and Delta blues to classical, pop and original compositions.
They will be joined by Wisconsin performer and educator Lil’ Rev, whose musical life revolves around ukulele, harmonica, old-time music, blues and storytelling. His long connection with Frogwater’s John Nicholson gives the collaboration deep local roots and plenty of room for spontaneous musical exploration.
Saturday, July 18 — Larry & Joe
2–3:30 p.m. at City Green
Larry & Joe bring Venezuelan llanera music and Appalachian folk into one border-crossing conversation.
Larry Bellorín is a Venezuelan llanera musician, while North Carolina’s Joe Troop is a Grammy-nominated bluegrass and old-time performer. Together, they move among harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar and upright bass while sharing stories about migration, social movements and the connections that emerge through music.
Sunday, July 19 — The Cactus Blossoms
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at City Green
Minneapolis brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum perform as The Cactus Blossoms, an alt-country and indie-folk duo known for close vocal harmonies.
Their songs draw from classic country and early rock ’n’ roll without becoming trapped in nostalgia. The brothers use an uncluttered approach, thoughtful turns of phrase and sibling harmonies to create music that feels both familiar and distinctly their own.
Sunday, July 19 — Copper Box
2–3:30 p.m. at City Green
Oshkosh-based Copper Box closes the festival’s Levitt AMP schedule with an energetic mixture of zydeco, country, polka, rock and blues.
Founded by Danny Jerabek and Michelle LL Jerabek, the quartet builds its sound around button accordion, vocals, saxophone, guitars, bass and percussion. The group is known for reshaping familiar songs with its own polka-rock-blues personality while adding original material to the mix.
Thursday, July 23 — Insun Park & Generals
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Insun Park & Generals merge contemporary rock with Korean traditional music and the rhythms of mask dance.
Park is a master of Gangnyeong Mask Dance, a tradition historically dominated by men. Her vocals and movement are joined by guitar, drums, bass, flute and the bright, penetrating sound of the taepyeongso. The result brings ancestral performance practices into a modern concert setting without treating tradition as something fixed in the past.
Thursday, July 30 — Tuvergen Band
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Chicago-based Tuvergen Band describes its sound as modern nomadic music.
The Mongolian folk-fusion trio combines morin khuur, or horsehead fiddle, with Mongolian and Tuvan lutes, khoomii throat singing, didgeridoo and an expansive collection of global percussion instruments. Those sounds meet bluegrass, blues and rock, creating music that can feel ancient, cinematic and experimental at the same time.
Thursday, August 6 — Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road bring a new generation of Appalachian bluegrass to Sheboygan.
Purcell grew up in Deep Gap, North Carolina, less than a mile from the home of bluegrass and folk legend Doc Watson. That influence can be heard in the group’s attention to instrumental skill and storytelling, but the band pairs tradition with original songwriting and a dynamic, contemporary stage presence.
Thursday, August 13 — Plenazo Tribe
6–8:30 p.m. at City Green
Plenazo Tribe is rooted in Afro-Puerto Rican plena, a musical tradition closely connected to community storytelling, cultural memory and public gathering.
Through percussion, singing, movement and collective celebration, the group carries ancestral voices alongside the experiences of the Puerto Rican diaspora and a new generation of performers. Its concerts are invitations to join the circle rather than simply watch from outside it.
Saturday, September 19 — House of DOV: Circle of Apathy featuring Family Junket
1–2:30 p.m. at the Art Preserve
The Levitt AMP Sheboygan season finale moves to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Art Preserve during Wayside Days.
Chicago movement ensemble House of DOV will present Circle of Apathy, a dance and live-music work examining cycles of growth, collapse and renewal. As dancers create increasingly precarious physical structures, Chicago collective Family Junket supplies a neosoul and funk-influenced score incorporating voices, strings, horns, percussion and improvisation.
Family Junket’s members come from backgrounds that include music, social work, teaching, dance, writing and visual art, with the shared goal of creating spaces for healing, celebration and community.
What to know before visiting City Green
Regular Thursday concerts begin at 6 p.m., with headliners scheduled for 7 p.m. The four Midsummer Festival performances take place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on July 18 and 19. The Art Preserve finale begins at 1 p.m. on September 19.
Metered street parking and public lots are free after 5 p.m. Parking is also available in the John Michael Kohler Arts Center lot and in the lot south of City Green. Bicycle corrals are available near Seventh Street and New York Avenue.
Visitors should bring a lawn chair or blanket and prepare for changing lakefront weather. Pets should remain at home unless they are service animals. In the event of severe weather, concerts may be canceled, with updates posted through the Arts Center’s social media channels.
Those unable to attend can listen to live broadcasts on WSHS 91.7 FM or through Mead Community Radio.
The complete season gives Sheboygan residents and visitors a rare opportunity to encounter music and performance traditions from across Wisconsin and around the world without buying a ticket. It also offers something equally valuable: a regular place to meet neighbors, share food, make art and spend a summer evening together.
Which Levitt AMP Sheboygan artist are you most excited to see in 2026? Share your pick in the comments, and send this lineup to the friends you want beside you at City Green.
