{"id":836551,"date":"2026-06-01T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/836551\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:03:14","slug":"rising-phoenix-opens-ripon-summer-concert-season-june-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/836551\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Phoenix opens Ripon summer concert season June 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RIPON \u2013 Ripon\u2019s long\u2011running summer concert series returns when Rising Phoenix opens the 32nd season of the Horicon Bank Ripon Summer Concert Series, according to a community announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The free concert is scheduled for June 5 and begins at 7 p.m. at the Village Green in downtown Ripon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horiconbank.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Horicon Bank;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Horicon Bank&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Horicon Bank<\/a> is the title sponsor of the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rising Phoenix, described in the announcement as central Wisconsin\u2019s premier rock band, was named 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/wami.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI);itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI)&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI)<\/a> Cover Band\/Act of the Year and 2026 WAMI Performer of the Year. The band is known for high\u2011energy performances that draw heavily from the glam metal era of rock, with music from groups including Guns N\u2019 Roses, Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>More concerts follow in June<img alt=\"Rising Phoenix\u2019s Axel Gessner strikes a pose on stage, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Manitowoc, Wis.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1265\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a564c02e877a3f202f3faa24d6cf5e8a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rising Phoenix\u2019s Axel Gessner strikes a pose on stage, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Manitowoc, Wis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series continues June 12 with a performance by Smart Mouth, also beginning at 7 p.m., according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All concerts in the series run from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Village Green, located at the corner of Watson and Seward streets. Beverages will be available for purchase during the events, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carry\u2011in beverages are not permitted, as sales help cover entertainment costs and support downtown beautification projects, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organizers also encourage concertgoers to explore shopping and dining options throughout Ripon\u2019s historic district during the events. Additional information about the concert series is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownripon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:downtownripon.com;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;downtownripon.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">downtownripon.com<\/a>, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was created by Dave DeMille,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/presto-suite.gannettdigital.com\/quick-view\/ddemille@gannett.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:ddemille@gannett.com;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ddemille@gannett.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ddemille@gannett.com<\/a>, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct&quot;}\" class=\"link \">cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdlreporter.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/06\/01\/ripon-summer-concert-series-rising-phoenix-june-5-2026\/90316326007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Free Ripon summer concert series starts June 5;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Free Ripon summer concert series starts June 5&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Free Ripon summer concert series starts June 5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RIPON \u2013 Ripon\u2019s long\u2011running summer concert series returns when Rising Phoenix opens the 32nd season of the Horicon&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":836552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,82129,124054,342896,1589,125271,342895,331040,342898,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,342897],"class_list":["post-836551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-phoenix","tag-america","tag-arizona","tag-az","tag-community-announcement","tag-free-concert","tag-horicon-bank","tag-phoenix","tag-ripon","tag-rising-phoenix","tag-summer-concert-series","tag-the-announcement","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-wisconsin-area-music-industry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116674285395775373","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}