What Made Milwaukee Famous Concert History

What Made Milwaukee Famous has been a stalwart of the Austin, Texas music scene since their inception in 2002. Singer/Songwriter Michael Kingcaid has employed a diverse range of musicians in the past decade, priding the band on not being backed into any corners, stylistically. With the release of their first two records, Trying to Never Catch Up and What Doesn’t Kill Us on Seattle’s Barsuk imprint, the band was touted for their abilities to channel strong musicianship and diverse songwriting into instantly, addictive hooks.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 28, 2008
Wild Sweet Orange / What Made Milwaukee Famous High Dive Gainesville, Florida, United States
Aug 27, 2008
Wild Sweet Orange / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Crash Moderns The Social Orlando, Florida, United States
Aug 09, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Aug 08, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Young Avenue Deli Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Aug 07, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears BottleTree Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Aug 06, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears 12th & Porter Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 05, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Phoenix Hill Tavern Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Aug 03, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008 (Day 3, Sun.)
Kid Sister / What Made Milwaukee Famous / John Butler Trio / Saul Williams / Gnarls Barkley / Kanye West / Nine Inch Nails
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 02, 2008
Wild Sweet Orange / What Made Milwaukee Famous Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Aug 01, 2008 –
Aug 03, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008
Devotchka / Kanye West / Radiohead / The Black Keys / MGMT / Lupe Fiasco / Iron & Wine / The National / Bloc Party / Grizzly Bear / Explosions in the Sky / The Ting Tings / Gnarls Barkley / Foals / Wilco / Mark Ronson / Cat Power / Duffy / The Raconteurs / Chromeo / Yeasayer / The Kills / Broken Social Scene / K'naan / Brand New / Dierks Bentley / White Lies / Flogging Molly / Girl Talk / Dr. Dog / John Butler Trio / Manchester Orchestra / Black Lips / Rogue Wave / Blues Traveler / CSS / Gogol Bordello / Black Kids / Newton Faulkner / Battles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Okkervil River / The Go! Team / Jamie Lidell / Does It Offend You, Yeah? / G. Love & Special Sauce / Flosstradamus / Booka Shade / The Cool Kids / The Enemy / Mates of State / Toadies / Uffie / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Kid Sister / Amadou & Mariam / Mason Jennings / Mark Lanegan / Brazilian Girls / Holy Fuck / Spank Rock / Love And Rockets / Serena Ryder / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Louis XIV / Saul Williams / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Butch Walker / Innerpartysystem / The Parlor Mob / The Whigs / Jeff Tweedy / The Octopus Project / Ferras / Steel Train / Office / The Postelles / Magic Wands / Tally Hall / Ha Ha Tonka / Witchcraft / What Made Milwaukee Famous / The Gutter Twins / Bang Camaro / The Blakes / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves / Wild Sweet Orange / Your Vegas / Tiny Masters of Today / Cadence Weapon / Electric Touch / James Curd / FreeSol / Willy Joy / De Novo Dahl / Sofia Talvik / Krista / Smalltown Djs / Glamour / Homemade Jamz Blues Band / Terrible Twos / Zebo / The Jimmies / Nicole Atkins & The Sea / DJ Mel / Franki Chan / Peter Distefano / Paul Green School Of Rock Allstars / The Dream Jam Band / Million Mano / Suzy Brack and the New Jack Lords / DJ Bald Eagle / E-six & Roan / Rage Against The Machine / Nine Inch Nails Show all bands
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Jul 31, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Gentleman Auction House Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jul 30, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears The Marquee Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Jun 12, 2008 –
Jun 15, 2008
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2008
Kanye West / Metallica / MGMT / Pearl Jam / Jack Johnson / Vampire Weekend / Death Cab for Cutie / M.I.A. / Iron & Wine / Sigur Rós / Tegan and Sara / Willie Nelson / The Avett Brothers / The Raconteurs / Broken Social Scene / Ben Folds / O.A.R. / Gogol Bordello / Ladytron / Aimee Mann / Minus the Bear / Stephen Marley / B.B. King / Little Feat / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Rilo Kiley / Widespread Panic / Ghostland Observatory / Robert Plant & Alison Krauss / Mason Jennings / Ozomatli / The Swell Season / John Mulaney / Jakob Dylan / Chris Rock / Two Gallants / Mike Birbiglia / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Dark Star Orchestra / Dweezil Zappa / Phil Lesh & Friends / Lez Zeppelin / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Brian Posehn / Zach Galifianakis / Jim Norton / Levon Helm / Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band / Solomon Burke / Janeane Garofalo / Michelle Buteau / Porter Batiste Stoltz / Matt Morris / Newton Faulkner / Superdrag / Grand Ole Party / Nicole Atkins / The Postelles / Jose Gonzalez / My Morning Jacket / The Wood Brothers / Carney / Against Me! / Jessie Baylin / Cat Power / stephaniesid / Amy LaVere / Talib Kweli / Lupe Fiasco / Rogue Wave / Alana Grace / Serena Ryder / Battles / Donavon Frankenreiter / Drive-By Truckers / Money Mark / O.A.R / Pat Green / Steeltrain / Tennesee Schamltz / The Everybodyfields Show all bands
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2008 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 12, 2008
Jun 02, 2008
Brakes / Carney / George Stanford / What Made Milwaukee Famous

Brakes / Carney at The Mercury Lounge

Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 02, 2008
Jun 01, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous Union Hall New York, New York, United States
May 31, 2008
What Made Milwaukee Famous Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 29, 2008
The Whigs / What Made Milwaukee Famous Trilogy Wine Bar & Lounge Boulder, Colorado, United States
May 28, 2008
The Whigs / The Dead Trees / What Made Milwaukee Famous Belly Up Aspen Aspen, Colorado, United States
May 27, 2008
The Whigs / The Dead Trees / What Made Milwaukee Famous Club Sound Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
May 25, 2008
Sasquatch! Music Festival
"Sasquatch! Music Festival" / The Kooks / The Cure / Blue Scholars / Death Cab for Cutie / The Heavenly States / The Blakes / Michael Franti & Spearhead / White Rabbits / Cold War Kids / Tegan and Sara / Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks / Mates of State / Rogue Wave / 65daysofstatic / sera cahoone / The Cops / Father John Misty / POP ETC / Awesome / The Presidents of The United States of America / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Denzal Sinclaire Show all bands
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The Gorge Amphitheatre George, Washington, United States

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Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Sep 26 - 28, 2008
 Austin, Texas, United States
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Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Sep 26 - 28, 2008
 Austin, Texas, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008 on Aug 1, 2008 [811-small]

Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Lollapalooza 2008
Aug 1 - 3, 2008
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Tulsa / What Made Milwaukee Famous / This Will Destroy You / Signal Hill on Feb 28, 2008 [521-small]

Tulsa / What Made Milwaukee Famous / This Will Destroy You / Signal Hill
Feb 28, 2008
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2008 on Jun 12, 2008 [025-small]

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2008
Jun 12 - 15, 2008
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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2014 4 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has What Made Milwaukee Famous had?

What Made Milwaukee Famous has had 199 concerts.

What genre is What Made Milwaukee Famous?

What Made Milwaukee Famous is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Austindie, Stomp Pop, and Austin.

When was the last What Made Milwaukee Famous concert?

The last What Made Milwaukee Famous concert was on September 14, 2019 at Antone's - Austin in Austin, Texas, United States. The bands that performed were: What Made Milwaukee Famous / Star Parks / PR Newman.

What setlist does What Made Milwaukee Famous play live?

The songs that What Made Milwaukee Famous performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 14, 2019 concert at Antone's - Austin in Austin, Texas, United States:

  1. Idecide
  2. Mercy Me
  3. Next to Him
  4. Self-Destruct
  5. Sultan
  6. Cheap Wine
  7. Sorry (Again)
  8. Curtains!
  9. Hellodrama
  10. The Right Place
  11. Sweet Lady
  12. Selling Yourself Short
  13. For The Birds
  14. Gone and Done It Now
  15. Around the Gills
  16. Bldg. a Boat From the Boards in Your Eye
  17. Resistance St.

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