March 21, 2022

Finally catching up with all the bands I photographed at Summerfest last September!

This is the band Rise Against, who I must say is the LOUDEST band I've heard in a long time and I've been doing this for over 50 years! Maybe they are the loudest ever as my body shook to the core at this show!

The punk rock band was formed in 1999 by bassist Joe Principe and has had a few versions through the years.

Joe recruited Tim Mcllrath and they were the band for years. The present band also includes Brandon Barnes on drums and Zach Blair on the second lead guitar.

Tim Mcllrath does the main vocals and lead guitar and powers up the band.

The stage setup was very interesting and a bit tough as a photographer to shoot. The guys had monitors that lit up with graphics in the very front of the stage. Plus, they had huge speakers in the photo pit to maneuver around.

Doesn't matter though because I always try to get'er done somehow even with only two songs to shoot!

Enjoy a look at the band. It's only 91 days until Summerfest gets going again!!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

October 18, 2021

I finally took another item off of my bucket list by photographing Alice Cooper and his band on October 1, 2021.  They played at the BMO Harris Pavilion on the Summerfest grounds.

I have wanted to photograph the show that I have seen before with my wife. It is a visual treat and his band members are some of the best musicians in the world!

Nita Strauss is rated the #1 female guitar player and I can see why. She is busy with Alice Cooper and also worked as the guitar player with the Arena Football team KISS, owned by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS!

Chuck Garric, Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henricksen are all great (gunslingers) guitar players. They play with Alice Cooper and all have other bands and projects when not working with Alice. The drummer, Glen Sobel, is the same in that he has other projects as well.

The band has always been top notch and a family affair with Alice's wife of many years, Sheryl Goddard Cooper,  in the act. She is an accomplished ballerina fits into the stage show very well.

Thank you to the people at Summerfest for letting me photograph Alice Cooper. If you get the chance go see the show, you won't be disappointed!

Enjoy a look at the band having fun.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Alice Cooper and his band rocking the BMO Harris Pavilion on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee on October 1, 2021.

October 21, 2019

This may have been the loudest and one of the coolest shows I have ever seen and photographed! The bass sounds may have shaken the sensors in my cameras when photographing!! It shook my body for sure, especially being a couple feet away from some speakers. This was one of those MUST wear ear protection shows.

Dan Braun, a friend that does staging and production for Metallica and others, produced this show and I could tell it was his unique style and excellent work!

Lighting, stageing and even fire were in this show! Pyro production has gotten to an amazing level and you will see a few images here. I could feel the heat from 100 feet away and the band had to really feel it as they of course are much closer.

Check out a whole lot of photos of both bands and enjoy.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Disturbed playing at Milwaukee's FiServ Forum on 10-13-2019.

In This Moment opening for Disturbed on 10-13-2019 in Milwaukee.

Judas Priest, being led by Rob Halford at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 2, 2009.

December 9, 2013

One of the world's leading heavy metal bands, Judas Priest, brought forth British Steel to Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 2, 2009.

Led by lead singer Rob Halford, I needed some earplugs as I photographed the band famous for their twin lead guitarists, Glen Tipton and Richie Faulkner. They were really loud on this particular night!

The band stuffed a lot of gear on stage and made the stage look a bit small for them.

I only had one and a half songs to photograph the band so this was a quick shoot.

Enjoy some photos from that night and please like me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography as I try to build up my Facebook presence.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann