Rick Springfield Joins Inaugural Summer Jam Lineup
Country Jam organizers continue to roll out musicians for new festival

After announcing Summer Jam, a new cross-genre music festival, would be joining its repertoire of music festivals, Country Jam organizers have slowly rolled out its inaugural lineup – which now includes rocker Rick Springfield.
Summer Jam – slated for June 20-21 at the Eau Claire Event District grounds, where Country Jam and Reverb are also held – plans to host upwards of 20 acts as part of a two-day lineup, which will be announced in full in the near future. Thus far, four artist have been announced: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Everclear, Marshall Tucker Band, and Rick Springfield.
“We’re really looking for Summer Jam to be a celebration of Wisconsin summer,” Festival Director Jake Lynch said. “We wanted artists who you’ve been rocking out to on your pontoon or with your windows down for years. Everyone has those songs that mean ‘summer’ to them and we intentionally set out to find those artists for the first year of Summer Jam.”
Alongside a lineup promising to bring all the good vibes, Summer Jam will also feature plenty of food trucks and beer vendors, campsites, and more summertime games and activities.
“Summer is all about a couple of cold ones, some great music, and the memories you make with your friends and family enjoying that experience, but it’s also corn hole and ladder golf, the roadtrip to get there, and sitting ’round the bonfire,” Lynch said.
Summer Jam is intentionally planned as an all-ages, two-day festival so attendees have time to enjoy the surrounding Chippewa Valley area’s amenities and attractions, Lynch noted. Organizers hope to duplicate the success of Country Jam with a new event and different atmosphere.
Tickets are already up for grabs to the inaugural festival, and include the following tiers:
- 1-Day GA (Friday): $90
- 1-Day GA (Saturday): $90
- 1-Day (Friday) VIP B: $250
- 1-Day (Saturday) VIP B: $250
- 2-Day GA: $129
- 2-Day GA + Pit: $229
- 2-Day GA Lynyrd Skynyrd Ultimate Experience: $579
- 2-Day VIP Pit: $600
- 2-Day Jam Deck VIP Table: $5,750
Learn more about Summer Jam at summerjamwi.com and keep up with the festival on social media for future updates • Tickets are available online