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…