Fountains of Wayne announce first shows since death of Adam Schlesinger

Fountains of Wayne have announced their first show since the death of co-founder Adam Schlesinger in the early days of COVID. It’s also their first show since 2013. (They did play pandemic livestream benefit Jersey 4 Jersey with Sharon Van Etten not long after Schlesinger’s passing.) Via Stereogum, part of Milwaukee Summerfest 2025, and the lineup of the band will be guitarist, frontman and FoW cofounder Chris Collingwood, longtime members Jody Porter and Brian Young, and Eve 6‘s Max Collins on bass (Schlesinger’s role in the band).

Their performance is part of the July 4 weekend of the three-weekend festival, and they play alongside MJ Lenderman, Social Distortion, Bully, Everclear, Porter Robinson, Babymetal, Phantom Planet, headliners The Lumineers and Benson Boone, and more.

Will there be more Fountains of Wayne shows? Stay tuned. UPDATE: They’ve announced a second festival date, at Oceans Calling 2025.

Milwaukee Summerfest also features Def Leppard, Hozier, James Tayler, Japanese Breakfast, The Isley Brothers, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Foghat, Ginuwine, Hiss Golden Messenger, Rick Springfield and more on the June 19-21 weekend, and The Killers, Megan Thee Stallion, Lainey Wilson, DEVO, Cake, Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, Motion City Soundtrack, The Psychedelic Furs, Julien Baker and TORRES, The English Beat, and more on the June 26-28 weekend. Check out the full Milwaukee Summerfest lineup in the poster below.