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SUMMARY:Chicken Wire Empire - Growing Pains Tour
DESCRIPTION:Live at The Bend · West Bend\, Wisconsin \nChicken Wire Empire \nGrowing Pains Tour \n\nWisconsin Bluegrass\nNew Album: Growing Pains\nTwo 65-Minute Sets\nSeated Theater Show\n\nMilwaukee’s own Chicken Wire Empire bring their road-tested\, genre-crossing bluegrass — fresh off a new album featuring Jerry Douglas and Kyle Tuttle — to the Bend stage for one night only. \n\n\n\nOne Night Only \nSaturday \nDecember 26\, 2026 \n6:30 PMDoors\n7:30 PMShow\nOn Sale Soon\n\n\n\n\n“A variety which transcends genre and rewards careful listening.” \nAmericana UK\n\n\nHear It First \nOld-school picking\, new-school energy\nTwo sides of CWE — an in-house cover video and a festival stage sit-in with a bluegrass legend. \nChicken Wire Empire — “Disarm” (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) \nFilmed in-house at Amorphic Brewing in Milwaukee. \n\nJerry Douglas with Chicken Wire Empire — “The Ballad of Dan Toe” (Grey Fox 2023) \nLive collaboration with dobro great Jerry Douglas at the 2023 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. \n\n\n\nThe Band \nFrom Milwaukee clubs to festival main stages\nChicken Wire Empire started out as a traditional four-piece bluegrass band in Milwaukee before growing into today’s quintet\, folding in players with roots in the city’s jamband scene along the way. That mix of old-school picking and high-energy improvisation has carried the group from neighborhood clubs to festival main stages across the country and overseas. \nTheir sixth studio album\, Growing Pains\, arrived this summer and features guest turns from dobro great Jerry Douglas and banjo player Kyle Tuttle — the latest names on a list of collaborators that includes Sam Bush\, Peter Rowan\, Vince Herman\, and Keller Williams. \nThey bring that same live-wire chemistry to the intimate confines of The Bend Theater for one night only — a two-set show built for a room where every fiddle run and harmony carries. \n\n\nThe Hit List \nA decade of road-tested bluegrass\nA few stops along the way. \n\nGrowing PainsSixth studio album\, featuring Jerry Douglas and Kyle Tuttle2026\nFresh PicklesCollaborative album with Chris Castino of The Big Wu\, featuring Peter Rowan and Sam Bush2022\nGrey Fox Bluegrass FestivalFestival set alongside dobro player Jerry Douglas2023\nEuropean TourDates across Germany\, Austria\, and Switzerland with the Bluegrass Jamboree2019\n“All It Takes”Band documentary\, premiered at the Oriental Theatre\, Milwaukee2016\nThe Bend TheaterOne night only\, West Bend\, WIDec 26\, 2026\n\nMore at chickenwireempire.com. \n\n\nTickets & Seating \nTwo ways in\nGeneral admission seating for the room’s full 344–350 capacity. \n\n$23AdvanceOnline\n$28Day of ShowAt the Door\n\nTotal capacity 344–350. All ticket sales are final — no refunds or exchanges. Please have tickets ready on arrival. \n\n\n\nFollow Chicken Wire Empire\nStream Growing Pains and catch the rest of the tour before the show. \n\nWebsite\nInstagram\n\nTag @thebendwi when you post from the show. \n\n\n\nPlan Your Visit \nBefore you go\n\nDoors\n6:30 PM\nShow\n7:30 PM · two 65-minute sets\, no opening act\nVenue\nThe Bend Theater\, 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095\nTickets\nOn sale soon — preview the ticket page or email tickets@thebendwi.org for an on-sale alert. All sales final.\nRoom size\n344–350 seats. There is no bad one.\nParking\nHundreds of free spaces within a short walk of the marquee.\nQuestions\ntickets@thebendwi.org · (262) 346-7156\nGood to know\nAll ticket sales are final. Please have tickets ready on arrival.\n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 26 \nOne night only at The Bend\nOn Sale Soon \nSaturday\, December 26\, 2026 · 7:30 PM \nThe Bend Theater\, 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend. Doors at 6:30 PM. All sales are final. Questions? tickets@thebendwi.org or (262) 346-7156. \nOn Sale Soon\n\nThe Bend Theater · 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095 · (262) 346-7156Bio and video details via chickenwireempire.com. Press quote via Americana UK.
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SUMMARY:Trippin’ Billies - The Dave Matthews Tribute Band
DESCRIPTION:Live at The Bend · West Bend\, Wisconsin \nTrippin’ Billies \nThe Dave Matthews Tribute Band \n\nChicago’s Own\nTouring Since the Mid-90s\nTwo 55–60 Minute Sets\nPresented by The Bend Theater\n\nThe nation’s longest-touring DMB tribute brings the jams\, the groove\, and the sing-along choruses to the West Bend stage for one night only. \n\n\n\nOne Night Only \nWednesday \nDecember 30\, 2026 \n6:30 PMDoors\n7:30 PMShow\nOn Sale Soon\n\n\n\n\n\nHear It First \nThe Jams\, The Groove\, The Whole Vibe\nA taste of the live show Trippin’ Billies brings to every stop on the tour. \nTrippin’ Billies — Live \nFeatured performance video from the band’s official site. \n\n\n\n\nFrom Chicago Pubs to the Nation’s Biggest Theaters \nThe Longest-Running DMB Tribute on the Road\nTrippin’ Billies got its start in the mid-1990s as a scrappy acoustic duo playing small rooms on Chicago’s North Side. As crowds outgrew the bars\, the band expanded and word spread across the Midwest\, and for three decades running they’ve kept answering the call. \nThe lineup draws from some of Chicago’s strongest working musicians\, and their commitment to Dave Matthews Band’s musicianship and improvisational spirit has carried them well past the typical tribute-act circuit and into full concert productions — the kind of theaters and rooms DMB itself once played. \nWhether the crowd is full of diehard fans or first-timers along for the ride\, Trippin’ Billies builds a show around the same energy and extended jams that made the original band famous — and they bring all of it to West Bend for one night in December. \n\n \n\nCareer Highlights \nThree Decades on the Road\nA track record built one theater at a time. \n\nNation’s Longest-Touring DMB TributeContinuously touring since forming as an acoustic duo in the mid-1990sOngoing\nRelix MagazineNamed among the top five Dave Matthews Band tribute acts in the countryPress\nTheater & Arena CircuitRegular stops in mid-size theaters and arenas across the Midwest and beyondOngoing\nChicago’s BestLineup built from some of the city’s most in-demand working musiciansOngoing\nThe Bend TheaterOne night only in West Bend\, WisconsinDec 30\, 2026\n\nLearn more at trippinbillies.com. \n\n\nTickets & Seating \nThree Ways In\nReserved seating and table seating — pick your spot. \n\n$35Reserved Seating65 seats\n$40Reserved Seating279 seats\n$47Table Seating16 seats\n\nTotal capacity 360. All ticket sales are final — no refunds or exchanges. Please have tickets ready on arrival. \n\n\n\nFollow Trippin’ Billies\nCatch up on tour dates and behind-the-scenes before the show. \n\nWebsite\nFacebook\nInstagram\n\nTag @thebendwi when you post from the show. \n\n\n\nPlan Your Visit \nBefore you go\n\nDoors\n6:30 PM\nShow\n7:30 PM · two 55–60 minute sets\, no opening act\nVenue\nThe Bend Theater\, 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095\nTickets\nOn Sale Soon — check the event page\, or stop by the box office once tickets go live. All sales final.\nRoom size\n360 seats. There is no bad one.\nParking\nHundreds of free spaces within a short walk of the marquee.\nQuestions\ntickets@thebendwi.org · (262) 346-7156\nGood to know\nAll ticket sales are final. Please have tickets ready on arrival.\n\n\n \n\nWed\, Dec 30 \nDon’t Miss Trippin’ Billies in West Bend\nOn Sale Soon \nWednesday\, December 30\, 2026 · 7:30 PM \nThe Bend Theater\, 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend. Doors at 6:30 PM. All sales are final. Questions? tickets@thebendwi.org or (262) 346-7156. \nOn Sale Soon\n\n \nThe Bend Theater · 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095 · (262) 346-7156Bio & video courtesy of trippinbillies.com
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SUMMARY:Michael Longfellow January 29
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Shooting Star Travels \nMichael Longfellow is a comedian and stepson from Phoenix\, now based in Los Angeles. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for three seasons. Michael was just one of eight comedians chosen for the inaugural ‘Netflix Introducing…’ next stars of comedy showcase at the Netflix is a Joke Festival. He was also selected as one of TBS’s ‘Comics To Watch’ at the New York Comedy Festival\, and went on to make his late night debut on “CONAN.” He was a favorite on NBC’s comedy talent series “Bring The Funny.” Michael performs all around LA\, as well as festivals and clubs around the country. \nPlease note all ticket sales are final.\nPlease have tickets ready upon arrival.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/michael-longfellow-january-29/
CATEGORIES:Live Events,Stand Up Comedy
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SUMMARY:Michael Longfellow January 30
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Shooting Star Travels \nMichael Longfellow is a comedian and stepson from Phoenix\, now based in Los Angeles. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for three seasons. Michael was just one of eight comedians chosen for the inaugural ‘Netflix Introducing…’ next stars of comedy showcase at the Netflix is a Joke Festival. He was also selected as one of TBS’s ‘Comics To Watch’ at the New York Comedy Festival\, and went on to make his late night debut on “CONAN.” He was a favorite on NBC’s comedy talent series “Bring The Funny.” Michael performs all around LA\, as well as festivals and clubs around the country. \nPlease note all ticket sales are final.\nPlease have tickets ready upon arrival.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/michael-longfellow-january-30/
CATEGORIES:Live Events,Stand Up Comedy
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SUMMARY:Trapper Schoepp's Tom Petty Tribute
DESCRIPTION:A new generation of Heartbreakers will soon take our stage—led by Wisconsin singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp. \n“For me\, it’s about being a link in the chain of musicians before and after my time\,” Trapper says. “Tom Petty’s music has been a soundtrack through much of my life\, and bringing his songs to life is a joy—for me and for audiences.” \nBacked by a four-piece band\, Trapper delivers the full range of the Tom Petty catalog—from the fired-up urgency of “American Girl” and “Refugee” to the intimate beauty of “Wildflowers” and “Walls.” The performances honor the spirit\, swing\, and soul of the originals while allowing the band’s chemistry and care to shine through. \nSchoepp’s connection to Petty’s world runs deep. His latest album\, Siren Songs\, was recorded at Johnny Cash’s historic Cash Cabin—the same space where Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers served as Cash’s backing band on the Grammy-winning Unchained (American Recordings II). He has also released tender\, atmospheric recordings of “Free Fallin’” and “Walls\,” further cementing his reputation as a thoughtful interpreter of Petty’s work. \nBeyond the tribute\, Schoepp brings an acclaimed original career. In 2019\, he released a long-lost song co-written with Bob Dylan\, making him the youngest artist to share a writing credit with the Nobel Prize laureate. The release sparked a #1 trending article in Rolling Stone and led to over 100 tour dates worldwide. \nSchoepp has released five albums\, collaborating with members of Wilco\, The Raconteurs\, and The Jayhawks. PBS praised his songs as “story songs that explore and explode the conventions of rock and roll\,” while Rolling Stone France called his work a “charming 100% Americana opus.” \nAn international touring artist\, Schoepp has shared stages with The Wallflowers\, Three Dog Night\, Old 97’s\, The Jayhawks\, and Frank Turner\, performing at iconic venues including New York’s Town Hall\, Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre\, and SXSW. \nPlease note all ticket sales are final.\nPlease have ticket ready upon arrival.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/trapper-schoepps-tom-petty-tribute/
CATEGORIES:Live Events
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SUMMARY:Brandy Clark
DESCRIPTION:Live at The Bend · West Bend\, Wisconsin \nBrandy Clark \nTake Flight World Tour \n\nGrammy Winner\nNYT 30 Greatest Living Songwriters\nTony-Nominated\n90-Minute Set\n\nShe wrote the songs that made other people famous — Miranda Lambert\, Kacey Musgraves\, Brandi Carlile — then won a Grammy of her own. In April she plays them herself\, in a 360-seat room on Main Street. \n\n\n\nOne Night Only \nSaturday \nApril 10\, 2027 \n6:30 PMDoors\n7:30 PMShow\n\nOn Sale Now \nTickets from $43.11. Get tickets — Table Seating is sold out\, and Premium Reserved has limited availability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Music Row pros par excellence\, brilliant practitioners of the time-honored tradecraft: crisp hooks\, witty wordplay\, brisk storytelling\, songs that click and whir like little machines. They are also disrupters of tradition … whose work has jolted country\, pulling the genre in new directions stylistically\, sonically\, even politically.” \nThe New York Times\, on Brandy Clark\, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne \n\n\n\nHear Her First \nTwo songs\, start to finish\nThe new single and the one that finally won her a Grammy. Both are in the show. \n“American Roots” \nFilmed at Gold-Diggers Sound in Los Angeles for Salt Lick Sessions. \n\n“Dear Insecurity” featuring Brandi Carlile \nLive from The Gorge. Winner of Best Americana Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards. \n\n\n\nSeventeen Nominations\, Then a Win \nNashville’s songwriter’s songwriter finally took one home\nFor most of a decade Brandy Clark was the name on the credits rather than the marquee — seventeen Grammy nominations without a win\, while the songs she wrote turned into hits for everybody else. That ended in 2024\, when “Dear Insecurity\,” her duet with Brandi Carlile\, took Best Americana Performance and then Song of the Year at the Americana Honors & Awards. \nThe record it came from — 2023’s self-titled Brandy Clark\, produced by Carlile — got the kind of reviews artists frame. Forbes called it “an Americana masterpiece.” Variety wrote that it “further clarifies that she’s one of America’s treasures.” In 2026 The New York Times Magazine named her\, alongside her longtime collaborators Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne\, one of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. \nShe arrives in West Bend behind the bird (Reprise Records)\, eleven songs written with McAnally\, Jessie Jo Dillon and Sean McConnell\, produced by Shooter Jennings at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. The first single\, “American Roots\,” was written in the shadow of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” — and has been pulling mid-song standing ovations out of audiences on the road. \nHer other job is writing hits for the rest of Nashville. And her other other job is Broadway: she and McAnally wrote the score for Shucked\, which earned nine Tony nominations\, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music\, and a Tony nod for Best Original Score. \n\n\nThe Catalog \nYou already know her work\nA short list of songs and shows with her name in the writing credits: \n\nMama’s Broken HeartRecorded by Miranda LambertFour the Record\, 2011\nFollow Your ArrowRecorded by Kacey MusgravesSame Trailer Different Park\, 2013\nA Beautiful NoiseRecorded by Brandi Carlile & Alicia KeysGrammy-nominated\nTrailblazerCo-written with Lainey Wilson and Miranda LambertGrammy-nominated\nDear InsecurityHer own\, featuring Brandi CarlileGrammy winner · Americana Song of the Year\nShuckedBroadway score\, written with Shane McAnallyDrama Desk win · Tony nominee\n\nMore at brandyclarkmusic.com. \n\n\nTickets & Seating \nFour ways in\nEvery seat is reserved. Tables are the closest and there are only sixteen of those chairs. \n\nSold Out$69Table Seating16 seats\n$59Premium Reserved28 seatsLimited Availability\n$49Main Floor Reserved274 seats\n$37Value Reserved42 seats\n\nTable Seating is sold out. Premium Reserved has limited availability. Prices shown are face value; fees are added at checkout — the lowest all-in price is $43.11. Total capacity is 360. \n\n\n\nFollow Brandy\nShe is @TheBrandyClark on every platform. Follow before the show and you will hear the new songs before you hear them live. \n\nInstagram\nFacebook\nTikTok\nX\nYouTube\nSpotify\nWebsite\n\nTag @TheBrandyClark when you post from the show. \n\n\n\nPlan Your Visit \nBefore you go\n\nDoors\n6:30 PM\nShow\n7:30 PM · about 90 minutes\nOpening act\nA 30-minute opening set\, to be announced.\nVenue\nThe Bend Theater\, 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095\nTickets\nFrom $43.11 all in. Get tickets — Table Seating is sold out; Premium Reserved has limited availability. All sales final.\nRoom size\n360 seats. There is no bad one.\nParking\nHundreds of free spaces within a short walk of the marquee.\nQuestions\ntickets@thebendwi.org · (262) 346-7156\n\n\n\nApril 10\, 2027 \nGet your seats\n\nOn Sale Now \nSaturday\, April 10\, 2027 · 7:30 PM \nDoors at 6:30 PM. Tickets start at $43.11 — Table Seating is sold out\, Premium Reserved has limited availability. Get tickets\, or email tickets@thebendwi.org with questions. \n\n\nThe Bend Theater · 125 N. Main Street\, West Bend\, WI 53095 · (262) 346-7156Press photo by Pamela Springsteen. Video: Salt Lick Sessions and Brandy Clark / Warner Records. Quotes from The New York Times\, Forbes and Variety.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/brandy-clark/
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