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Mile of Music organizers announced “the First 50” artists who will perform at this year’s festival, occurring August 3-6. The announcement took place April 20 during a special event at OuterEdge Stage in downtown Appleton.

The original music festival showcases hundreds of artists with musical backgrounds from roots and indie rock to country, soul, R&B, jazz and folk. Mile 5 will offer nearly 1,000 live performances by 225 singer-songwriters, duos and groups in 70 venues throughout Appleton’s downtown and riverfront.

The First 50 represent artists from 19 states and three countries including Mile of Music veterans such as LOLO (Jackson, TN), Wild Adriatic (Albany, NY) and Swear and Shake (Nashville, TN) as well as many first-timers like San Fermin (Brooklyn, NY), Ron Gallo (Nashville,TN) and Cat Clyde (Ontario, Canada). Another grouping of artists will be announced next week, with artists being added to the lineup until the full schedule release in late June.

The First 50:

Mile 5 will creatively utilize several venues to help offset the loss of its largest outdoor location, Jones Park, which is currently undergoing expo center construction. This includes the addition of the large-capacity Fox Communities Stage at the Grand Ballroom of the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, as well as the addition of the Empire Room in the lower-level of the hotel, which will be themed “The Underground” during Thursday and Friday of the festival. There will also be significantly more music and showcases at Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Stansbury Theater and Houdini Plaza.