Chicken Wire Empire

Live at The Bend · West Bend, Wisconsin Chicken Wire Empire Growing Pains Tour Wisconsin Bluegrass New Album: Growing Pains Two 65-Minute Sets Seated Theater Show Milwaukee’s own Chicken Wire Empire bring their road-tested, genre-crossing bluegrass — fresh off a new album featuring Jerry Douglas and Kyle Tuttle — to the Bend stage for one night only. One Night Only Saturday December 26, 2026 6:30 PMDoors 7:30 PMShow On Sale Now “A variety which transcends genre and rewards careful listening.” Americana UK Hear It First Old-school picking, new-school energy Two sides of CWE — an in-house cover video and a festival stage sit-in with a bluegrass legend. Chicken Wire Empire — “Disarm” (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) Filmed in-house at Amorphic Brewing in Milwaukee. Jerry Douglas with Chicken Wire Empire — “The Ballad of Dan Toe” (Grey Fox 2023) Live collaboration with dobro great Jerry Douglas at the 2023 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. The Band From Milwaukee clubs to festival main stages Chicken Wire Empire started out as a traditional four-piece bluegrass band in Milwaukee before growing into today’s quintet, folding in players with roots in the city’s jamband scene along the way. That mix of old-school picking and high-energy improvisation has carried the group from neighborhood clubs to festival main stages across the country and overseas. Their sixth studio album, Growing Pains, arrived this summer and features guest turns from dobro great Jerry Douglas and banjo player Kyle Tuttle — the latest names on a list of collaborators that includes Sam Bush, Peter Rowan, Vince Herman, and Keller Williams. They bring that same live-wire chemistry to the intimate confines of The Bend Theater for one night only — a two-set show built for a room where every fiddle run and harmony carries. The Hit List A decade of road-tested bluegrass A few stops along the way. Growing Pains Sixth studio album, featuring Jerry Douglas and Kyle Tuttle 2026 Fresh Pickles Collaborative album with Chris Castino of The Big Wu, featuring Peter Rowan and Sam Bush 2022 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Festival set alongside dobro player Jerry Douglas 2023 European Tour Dates across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with the Bluegrass Jamboree 2019 “All It Takes”Band documentary, premiered at the Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee 2016 The Bend Theater – One night only, West Bend, WI Dec 26, 2026 More at chickenwireempire.com. Tickets & Seating Two ways in General admission seating for the room’s full 344–350 capacity. $23AdvanceOnline $28Day of ShowAt the Door Total capacity 344–350. All ticket sales are final — no refunds or exchanges. Please have tickets ready on arrival. Follow Chicken Wire Empire Stream Growing Pains and catch the rest of the tour before the show. Website Instagram Tag @thebendwi when you post from the show. Plan Your Visit Before you go Doors 6:30 PM Show 7:30 PM · two 65-minute sets, no opening act Venue The Bend Theater, 125 N. Main Street, West Bend, WI 53095 Tickets On sale soon — preview the ticket page or email [email protected] for an on-sale alert. All sales final. Room size 344–350 seats. There is no bad one. Parking Hundreds of free spaces within a short walk of the marquee. Questions [email protected] · (262) 346-7156 Good to know All ticket sales are final. Please have tickets ready on arrival. Saturday, December 26 One night only at The Bend On Sale Soon Saturday, December 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM The Bend Theater, 125 N. Main Street, West Bend. Doors at 6:30 PM. All sales are final. Questions? [email protected] or (262) 346-7156. On Sale Soon The Bend Theater · 125 N. Main Street, West Bend, WI 53095 · (262) 346-7156Bio and video details via chickenwireempire.com. Press quote via Americana UK.