Second phase of American Family Insurance Amphitheater well underway (VIDEO)

November 18, 2019 3:28 pm Leave a comment

Crews are making headway on the second phase of an overhaul of Summerfest's American Family Insurance Amphitheater — the largest building project festival organizers have ever undertaken.

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Raising the roof at Summerfest (VIDEO)

February 5, 2019 9:14 am Leave a comment

Construction crews have successfully raised the roof of the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee by 26 feet, a milestone in Phase 1 of the redevelopment project.

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Miller Park won’t be called Miller Park in 2021

January 22, 2019 11:13 am Leave a comment

FILE - In this April 2, 2018, file photo, fans tailgate in the parking lot of Miller Park before a home opener baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals, in Milwaukee. The Brewers' home ballpark will be renamed when MillerCoors' naming rights expire following the 2020 season. MillerCoors said in a statement Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

The Milwaukee Brewers' home ballpark will be renamed when MillerCoors' naming rights expire following the 2020 season.

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Demolition underway of Summerfest’s American Family amphitheater

September 26, 2018 12:14 pm Leave a comment

A backhoe slowly demolishes the American Family Insurance Amphitheater at Milwaukee's Summerfest grounds Wednesday morning. (Staff photo by Dan Shaw)

Crews from Veit Co., of Rogers, Minn., got to work Wednesday morning demolishing the American Family Insurance Amphitheater at Milwaukee’s Summerfest grounds.

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