Podcast appearances and mentions of bob babisch

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Mr. Summerfest, Bob Babisch by 102.9 The Hog

Summerfest's Bob Babisch (6/23/22) by 96.5 WKLH

Bob's last first day of Summerfest as VP of the festival comapnySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bob Babisch, VP of Entertainment for Milwaukee's Summerfest, celebrates their 2022 season by joining WGN Radio's Dave Plier to preview this year's lineup at the World's Largest Music Festival.

This week on the New Music Business podcast features Bob Babisch, the Vice President of Entertainment for the glorious Summerfest. Following its 1968 debut, Summerfest has evolved into what is now recognized as “the World's Largest Music Festival” and Milwaukee's cornerstone summer celebration with approximately 800k people. Babisch manages tens of millions of dollars in the entertainment budget for Summerfest on an annual basis, and has worked with a plethora of artists over his 46 years in the music industry, from The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder to Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga and Kanye West. Learn more about Summerfest here: https://www.summerfest.com5:05 Welcome7:38 The history of Summerfest9:42 How many people each stage holds11:54 Structuring the festival lineup13:27 Showcasing local Wisconsin artists16:45 Keeping up with the times18:30 When Summerfest starts booking acts22:15 Fishing where the fish are23:38 The finances behind Summerfest30:17 The production crew35:25 Change over times and standard line checks38:46 Video screens on stage39:51 Festival hospitality41:39 Smaller ground stages43:44 How to get booked at Summerfest47:29 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari's Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Bob Babisch:Website: https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.comWebsite: https://www.summerfest.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/summerfestTwitter: https://twitter.com/sfestbobEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari's Take See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bob Babisch (3/7/22) by 96.5 WKLH

Summerfest's Bob Babisch hops on the show to start the hour to help Chewy with his Concert/Football Game problem. The Top 8 at 8 brings a discussion about running backs. Are the Packers under more pressure this season? Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams say no, but Jen thinks they're full of it. There's a final determination on what Chewy plans to do tonight.

Summerfest Psych Up with Bob Babisch by 102.9 The Hog

Summerfest's Bob Babisch (8/31/21) by 96.5 WKLH

This week, we are honored to have Sarah Smith Pancheri (COO and VP of Sales and Marketing of Milwaukee World Festival) and Bob Babisch (VP of Entertainment, Milwaukee World Festival) join us – and we can't believe they were able to take a break to hang with us in the middle of Summerfest preparations.  To start out, the crew shares our top picks for things to check out at Summerfest (see list below).  Sarah and Bob join at 17:50. Past arts experiences that highlight their love of arts and music (19:40), what's changed and what's stayed the same in Milwaukee arts and culture over the years (29:00), what makes the Milwaukee audience and experience unique for touring artists (37:10), the thrill of discovering new music (41:20), making the shift to a three-weekend format (45:15), anticipating the logistics of the vaccination and COVID test requirement (54:25), both Sarah and Bob take a turn being the Czar of Arts and Culture (57:50).  Follow https://www.summerfest.com/ (Summerfest): @Summerfest  Music Transitions: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk2yLItijYQ (The Marina),” The Docksiders  302 Ephemera  Summerfest Schedule  9/2 to 9/4:   Lindsay: Yola, Leon Bridges  David: Steely Dane  Mac: Indigo Girls  9/9 to 9/11  Lindsay:  Klassik, Tank and the Bangas, Nikhil Korula Band  David: Wilco  Mac: Living Colour  9/16 – 9/18  Mac: Joan, The Bleachers  David: Thurston Moore, Pixies, GGOOLLDD, Psychedelic Furs  Lindsay: The Black Pumas  Imagine Friends playing Summerfest  Klassik  You Win!!!  Trapper Schoepp  Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings  Reyna  Support this podcast

This week, we are honored to have Sarah Smith Pancheri (COO and VP of Sales and Marketing of Milwaukee World Festival) and Bob Babisch (VP of Entertainment, Milwaukee World Festival) join us – and we can't believe they were able to take a break to hang with us in the middle of Summerfest preparations.  To start out, the crew shares our top picks for things to check out at Summerfest (see list below).  Sarah and Bob join at 17:50. Past arts experiences that highlight their love of arts and music (19:40), what's changed and what's stayed the same in Milwaukee arts and culture over the years (29:00), what makes the Milwaukee audience and experience unique for touring artists (37:10), the thrill of discovering new music (41:20), making the shift to a three-weekend format (45:15), anticipating the logistics of the vaccination and COVID test requirement (54:25), both Sarah and Bob take a turn being the Czar of Arts and Culture (57:50).  Follow https://www.summerfest.com/ (Summerfest): @Summerfest  Music Transitions: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk2yLItijYQ (The Marina),” The Docksiders  302 Ephemera  Summerfest Schedule  9/2 to 9/4:   Lindsay: Yola, Leon Bridges  David: Steely Dane  Mac: Indigo Girls  9/9 to 9/11  Lindsay:  Klassik, Tank and the Bangas, Nikhil Korula Band  David: Wilco  Mac: Living Colour  9/16 – 9/18  Mac: Joan, The Bleachers  David: Thurston Moore, Pixies, GGOOLLDD, Psychedelic Furs  Lindsay: The Black Pumas  Imagine Friends playing Summerfest  Klassik  You Win!!!  Trapper Schoepp  Peter Mulvey & Sistastrings  Reyna  Support this podcast

Summerfest's Bob Babisch (5/6/21) by 96.5 WKLH

On this week's episode of "Which Way Is Catering? with Justine and Bruce," Bob Babisch stops by for a visit and shares some of his experiences from the world's largest music festival™, Summerfest. Justine and Bruce ask Bob about his old credential on eBay, starting out as a runner for Sha Na Na, his first headliner contract, his office being robbed, an interesting Prince presentation, the Billie Eilish show, working with Aretha Franklin, and also how far would you go to get the act that you really want. If you're enjoying the show, leaving a rating and review is a powerful way to help us build the audience. Thank you, Justine and Bruce appreciate it! To find out more about Variety Attractions, or this podcast, visit us at: www.varietyattractions.com

MBJ’s Editor-in-Chief, Mark Kass, sat down with Bob Babisch, Vice President of Entertainment at Milwaukee World Festival, to talk about all things Summerfest.  They talked about the first phase of the amphitheater project and plans for the second phase.  They also talked about how Summerfest works to have a mix of local and national acts.  Plus there’s a great story about Aretha Franklin’s appearance at The Big Gig from the mid-90’s.   For more information on the stories and events featured in today’s episode, visithttps://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/  

In this episode of Deff-initely Milwaukee, Carl Deffenbaugh talks with the two people leading Summerfest, Don Smiley and Bob Babisch. The pair are defining the music scene in Milwaukee with the Big Gig bringing some the biggest names to Brew City for the 11-day festival.

Summerfest VP of Entertainment Bob Babisch on Wisconsin's Morning News

Festival season is finally here and the MKE Forward team celebrated by sitting down with Bob Babisch, Vice President of Entertainment at Milwaukee World Festival. Learn about what it takes to put on Milwaukee's festival of festivals, what is new this year and how bringing people together through music has and will continue to positively impact our city.

Ever wonder what it takes to book a music festival. The amount or work, time and energy to make sure it all goes off and everyone's happy? Bob Babisch is the Vice President in charge of Entertainment for the World's Largest Music Festival; Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. Summerfest goes for almost 2 weeks every summer on the lakefront in downtown Milwuakee. From it's humble beginnings to hundred's of thousands of people walking through the gates every year, Bob helps us take a stroll down memory lane. He also goes into great deal about how they actually book the hundreds of acts that play on their multiple stages every single year. Summerfest kicks off June 26th and wraps up July 7th and features some of the biggest names from all genres of music. For line-ups, tickets, and travel information go to www.summerfest.com

Ever wonder what it takes to book a music festival. The amount or work, time and energy to make sure it all goes off and everyone's happy? Bob Babisch is the Vice President in charge of Entertainment for the World's Largest Music Festival; Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. Summerfest goes for almost 2 weeks every summer on the lakefront in downtown Milwuakee. From it's humble beginnings to hundred's of thousands of people walking through the gates every year, Bob helps us take a stroll down memory lane. He also goes into great deal about how they actually book the hundreds of acts that play on their multiple stages every single year. Summerfest kicks off June 26th and wraps up July 7th and features some of the biggest names from all genres of music. For line-ups, tickets, and travel information go to www.summerfest.com

Summerfest Vice President of Entertainment Bob Babisch joins Wisconsin's Morning News

This week on Promoter 101 The Podcast we’ve got Summerfest's Vic Thomas, Bob Babisch, Scott Ziel Primary Talent Martin Hopewell share the history of ILMCA War Story with CAA's Brian HillAnd News of the Week with Emporium Presents' Dan Steinberg and WORKS Entertainment Luke PierceDirect Link: Spotify: https://is.gd/T5SPEC‬ ← JUST ADDEDEmail: steiny@promoter101.netTweet the Guys: https://twitter.com/Promoters101Tweet Dan: https://twitter.com/TheJewTweet Luke: https://twitter.com/wlukepierceFollow us on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/promoter101-29260148/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steinypromoter101/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promoter101Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/promoter101Website: http://www.promoter101.net/itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/promoter101/id1163910658?mt=2Google Music: https://is.gd/onEmStStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/promoter101?refid=stprTumbler: http://promoter101.tumblr.com/Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/promoter101YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/promoter101Edited by Connor Merritt - Connor@EmporiumPresents.com

This week on Promoter 101 The Podcast we’ve got Summerfest's Vic Thomas, Bob Babisch, Scott Ziel Primary Talent Martin Hopewell share the history of ILMC A War Story with CAA's Brian Hill And News of the Week with Emporium Presents' Dan Steinberg and WORKS Entertainment Luke Pierce Direct Link: Spotify: https://is.gd/T5SPEC‬ ← JUST ADDED Email: steiny@promoter101.net Tweet the Guys: https://twitter.com/Promoters101 Tweet Dan: https://twitter.com/TheJew Tweet Luke: https://twitter.com/wlukepierce Follow us on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/promoter101-29260148/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steinypromoter101/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promoter101 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/promoter101 Website: http://www.promoter101.net/ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/promoter101/id1163910658?mt=2 Google Music: https://is.gd/onEmSt Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/promoter101?refid=stpr Tumbler: http://promoter101.tumblr.com/ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/promoter101 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/promoter101 Edited by Connor Merritt - Connor@EmporiumPresents.com

Bob Babisch - VP of Entertainment at Summerfest Joins Drew and KB

It's always such a pleasure to sit down with the Entertainment guru for Summerfest, Mr. Bob Babish! We talk all about the musical lineups for all the stages including Headliners at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater and of course our stage The Uline Warehouse!!! Check out who is coming and mark your calendars to come and visit us during the BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL in the NATION!!!

Twitter Crimes, and Bob Babisch of Summerfest in Studio

Ridder makes a BIG annoucement, Shannen tells us that Carrie Underwood and her are just alike, plus Bob Babisch from Summerfest stops by to talk about the Big Gig's BIG NEWS.

Concert organisation and promotion has always been a huge passion of mine! So today I was stoked to be lucky enough to speak with a guy that’s been running one of the worlds biggest music festivals for over three decades- truly amazing! Bob Babisch is that man, and what a wonderful and down to earth bloke he is! Bob runs Summerfest- go check it out at summerfest.com He has worked in the music industry for 41 years – 37 of them booking Summerfest, “The World’s Largest Music Festival” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In that time Babisch has booked some of the biggest acts on the planet including Paul McCartney, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tina Turner, and Prince. If you'd like to get in contact with me, or if I can ever help you, or you have some ideas for guests or topics that you’d like me to cover then hit me up at Rodney@musicbusinessfacts.com Website: www.musicbusinessfacts.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/musicbusinessfactsTwitter: twitter.com/musicbizfacts