Victor DeLorenzo, a founding member of the Violent Femmes, is shown here, playing with the band Nineteen Thirteen at the Racine Art Museum. DeLorenzo says he used to dream about playing Summerfest when growing up in Racine, Wis.
Milwaukee’s Summerfest, billed as the world’s largest music festival, turns 50 this year.
Sheryl Crow performs at Summerfest in 2011. Crow will return to the iconic music festival this year, when the event turns 50. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)