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DAS Fest USA

2023 Entertainment Lineup

EINS, ZWEI, DREI, 3 STAGES OF ENTERTAINMENT

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

Think Munich.  In Wisconsin.

This is the main tent, the big one (100x200).  It's also where you'll find taps of German bier right off the ship.

2. The Biergarten Stage

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

Gather with friends under a shady canopy in the center of it all.

Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, der gemütlichkeit!

3. The Backyard Stage

1. The Oktoberfest Stage

3. The Backyard Stage

Representing the "USA" in DAS Fest USA.

Dance and sing to "beyond oom-pah" tunes and sip Wisconsin craft brews.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR 2023! THE ALEX MEIXNER BAND

DAS Fest USA Headliner

Have you ever heard Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train played on an accordion?   This band, led by the one-and-only Alex Meixner, brings a contagious, high-energy, cross-pollination of exuberant Central European party music, letting die-hard polka fans enjoy and embrace evolution, and hipsters discover all there is to love in the underappreciated, innately fun genre.


As a leader in the polka music cultural renaissance, Alex Meixner performs fluidly in styles hailing from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Poland, and America/Cleveland.  Nationally acclaimed, recently inducted into the International Polka Hall of Fame, Grammy-nominated musician and producer, Alex can play over 12 instruments, and sing in 11 languages.


 Oh!  And Alex recorded with comedy phenomenon, Jack Black, for the major motion picture, The Polka King.


Don't miss DAS FINALE in the Oktoberfest Tent Sunday at 6:00 PM!

Oktoberfest Stage

Oktoberfest Stage

FRI. 4:00-7:00 PM

SAT. 7:00-10:00 PM

SUN. 3:30-6:30 PM


ALEX MEIXNER
    The Red Hot Chilli Pipers at DAS Fest USA

    the red hot chilli pipers

    DAS Fest USA MUST SEE!

    The most famous bagpipe band on the planet.


    Bagpipes with attitude.  Drums with a Scottish accent.  A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!


    It’s Bagpipes.  It’s Rock.  It’s Bagrock.  AC/DC meets the poet Robert Burns.  Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland.


    It’s The Red Hot Chilli PIPERS – (NOT the Peppers!), a 9-piece ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers who have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing to Melbourne and everywhere in between with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless.  The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping.


    This is their first time appearing at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, and the only place you can catch them in the Milwaukee/Chicago area this summer!

    Oktoberfest Stage

    Oktoberfest Stage

    FRI. 7:30 PM


    THE RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS

    ALPENSTERNE

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    Alpensterne at DAS Fest USA

    Biergarten Stage

    FRI. 3:30-7:30 PM

    SAT. 6:00-9:00 PM

    These upbeat Minnesota musicians play all the polka greats.  You'll dance along, you'll drink along, you'll sing along, you'll maybe even yodel along.  Fun side note:  band leader Jim Strehlke mastered the art of European jodeling (yodeling) from one of Germany’s greatest, Sepp Diepolder.  Jim was hired by Walt Disney to jodel "The Silly Song" from Snow White featured on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride at Walt Disney World in Orlando. 

    ALPENSTERNE

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    Alphorns at DAS Fest USA

    FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY!


    Opening DAS Fest USA daily by the PROST sign in front of the Oktoberfest Tent and strolling DAS grounds all weekend, catch this entertaining group of alphorn players and listen to the beautiful sounds of their instruments!

    THE 4 BIERMEN

    ALPHORNGRUPPE ALPINE ECHOES

    THE 4 BIERMEN

    The 4 Biermen at DAS Fest USA

    Biergarten Stage

    SUN. 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Grab your table in the Biergarten as soon as DAS Fest opens!  The 4 Biermen set the ambience for the day with several genres of music: from German to old rock n’ roll, to country.  And, did we mention, they yodel? The 4 Biermen have performed in many groups such as The Austrian Express, The Talisman, The Spiders, and The Falcons. 


    Come early for the nondenominational "United We Worship" Service in the Oktoberfest Tent

    SUN. 10 AM

    COPPER BOX

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    THE 4 BIERMEN

    Copper Box Band at DAS Fest USA

    Oktoberfest Stage

    SAT. 3:30-6:30 PM

    Familiar songs with a Copper Box twist in a multi-genre accord (polka-rock-blues), as well as their own originals.   Go on a fun, one-of-a-kind musical journey with Wisconsin's very own Copper Box Band!

    COPPER BOX

    DIRNDOLLS

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    Biergarten Stage

    SAT. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    Grab your table under the shady canopy of the Biergarten and start the day with Chicago's newest and hottest Alpine Folk Band, the Dirndolls!

    DIRNDOLLS

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    The Ed Wagner Brass Band at DAS Fest USA

    Biergarten Stage

    SUN. 1:00-2:30 PM

    An authentic Chicago area German Brass Band started by "Bro" Wagner in 1945!  Now, over 75 years since it all began, the band is still playing throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest at numerous German, Austrian, and Czech cultural events as well as countless Oktoberfeste.  The band is comprised of second and third generation musicians, most of which are descendants of the original members. 

    ED WAGNER'S BRASS BAND

    THE FREISTADT ALTE KAMERADEN BAND

    THE FREISTADT ALTE KAMERADEN BAND

    THE FREISTADT ALTE KAMERADEN BAND

    The Freistadt Alte Kameraden at DAS Fest USA

    Oktoberfest Stage

    SAT. 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    SUN. 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

    Also playing for the 

    nondenominational "United We Worship" Service in the Oktoberfest Tent

    SUN. 10 AM 

    Whether you listen to their rendition of the Armed Forces Medley on Sunday or stuff a dollar bill in their Loferl (sock) while they play Gloria from atop the tables (all of the money goes to charity), you are sure to revel in their authentic, lively entertainment!

    ALTE KAMERADEN

    GEBEL GIRLS

    THE FREISTADT ALTE KAMERADEN BAND

    THE FREISTADT ALTE KAMERADEN BAND

    The Backyard Stage

    SUN. 1:30-3:30 PM

    Have you been watching The Voice this season?  Do you recognize Rachel Gebel?

    Catch Rachel live at DAS Fest USA, joined by her talented sister Micah.  This duo from Burlington, Wisconsin sing pop, country, rock, alternative, and several other genres of music, with famous covers from artists such as, Heart, Amy Winehouse, Paramore, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Miranda Lambert, and more!

    GEBEL GIRLS

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    The Happy Players at DAS Fest USA

    Biergarten Stage

    SAT. 1:30-5:30 PM

    SUN. 3:30-6:30 PM

    GRAND FINALE Sun. 6:00 PM

    Follow The Happy Players to the Oktoberfest Stage at 6:00 PM as they join Alex Meixner for DAS Finale!


    They're back!  From Nebraska, these young, energetic musicians have won the hearts of many DAS Festers with their love of polka and charming smiles.  It started with a 2013 Christmas gift and the Beer Barrel Polka on a cell phone.  And now, "Der Glücklichen Spielers" is one of the hottest young polka bands in the Midwest!

    HAPPY PLAYERS

    JENNY HUNDT

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    Jenny Hundt at DAS Fest USA

    The Backyard Stage

    SUN. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    With an amazing voice and joyful personality, Jenny is a brilliant songwriter and one of our most hidden local talents.


    Come early for the nondenominational "United We Worship" Service in the Oktoberfest Tent

    SUN. 10 AM

    JENNY HUNDT

    JFK THE BAND

    THE HAPPY PLAYERS

    JFK THE BAND

    JFK The Band at DAS Fest USA

    The Backyard Stage

    SAT. 1:30-4:00 PM

    John Hart, Frank Whiting and Ken Toeller are tied together by a shared love of live music and a passion for bringing smiles to peoples' faces.  If you "love that song," they want to play it for you, from Eagles to Kenny Chesney to Doobie Brothers and Cheap Trick!  Grab a local craft brew and get ready to dance in The Backyard!

    JFK THE BAND

    PETTY UNION

    THE SWING CREW

    JFK THE BAND

    Petty Union at DAS Fest USA

    The Backyard Stage

    SAT. 4:30-7:30 PM

     The members of Petty Union have played on the world's stage with the likes of Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Gov’t Mule, Allman Brothers, Ten Years After, Jimy Rogers and the Mauds, Dinosaur Exhibit, Bo Didley, 38 Special, Off Broadway, The Dead and the list goes on.  Petty Union is a live experience to remember, playing the music of the late great Tom Petty. 

    PETTY UNION

    SONS OF LEROY

    THE SWING CREW

    THE SWING CREW

    Sons of Leroy at DAS Fest USA

    The Backyard Stage

    SAT. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    Locals Scott and Adam Wesner, father and son, started out recording their masterpiece virtual album while collaborating with people across the world from California to England.  They added famed drummer Erik Sturgeon and Doug Rehard on bass and took their music out on the road.  Sons of Leroy covers anything from CCR, Buck Owens, and Merle Haggard to the Grateful Dead and The Doors, while tossing in some originals.

    SONS OF LEROY

    THE SWING CREW

    THE SWING CREW

    THE SWING CREW

    The Backyard Stage

    FRI. 4:30-7:30 PM

    It's Toasting Time!

    FUN is the bottom line with this interactive, acoustic band. The shows feature a wide variety of music, audience participation, jokes, stunts, cornball humor and toasts.  They play classic rock, country, pop, swing, "island beat", and about any other genre you could possibly come up with.

    If you want to hear something in particular just ask them, they most likely know it.   

    THE SWING CREW

    Plus 1 more band to be announced!

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