The Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap Competition will roll into
the Bradley Center on May 18. Hosting their seventh annual tournament at the
venue, Danceworks is a city-wide initiative to get underprivileged youth
involved in art and physical activity. The non-profit works directly with
Milwaukee Public Schools during the school year, and many of the competitors in
the event were first introduced to dance through the various school programs.
The 2013 Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap Competition is free
and open to the public. Over 2,500 participants are signed-up to take-part this
year, one of the largest groups in the history of the event, accomplished with
the help of a new partnership with Milwaukee County Transit. Free bus rides to
and from the Bradley Center will be available on the day of the competition,
and Goodwill plans to provide dance-appropriate clothing for children at the
event. Doors open at 10AM on Saturday, May 18th. UFC Fighting Championship Series In Milwaukee
The ever-popular Ultimate Fighting Championship series returns tothe Bradley Center in August. Dubbed UFC 164, the August 31st fights
will be the first in Milwaukee since Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle headlined UFC on
Versus 5 at the Bradley Center in 2011. UFC 164’s featured fighters have not
been announced yet.
Harley-Davidson will be the premier sponsor of this year’s event.
The Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer will celebrate its 110th
anniversary as part of the UFC’s Hometown Throwdown series, which honors
long-time American companies by scheduling fights in their home cities.
For its part, Harley-Davidson is offering fans the chance to win a
custom designed “Street-Bob” motorcycle that will be introduced in the center
of the main stage on the day of the event. Scheduled to round-out the 2013 season are pair of iconic acts that
will come to the Bradley Center in September and November, respectively.
County Music Award winner and pop-sensation Blake Shelton will
bring his Ten Times Crazier Tour to the Bradley Center on September 13th.
The second nation-wide tour in as many years for the accomplished vocalist,
Shelton is coming-off of three consecutive Male Vocalist of the Year awards
from the CMA, as well as the 2012 Entertainer of the Year title. His current
tour will promote his new album, Based on a True Story, which has garnered
unanimous praise from critics and fans, as well as two hit singles that have
reigned at the top of charts for weeks. Fellow country-starts Jana Kramer and Easton Corbin will join
Shelton on his Milwaukee stop.
P!nk’s The Truth About Love tour was not originally scheduled for a
show at the Bradley Center this year, though popular-demand has forced the
decade-long superstar to extend the tour of her seventh album. Included in that
extension will be a November 1st stop in Milwaukee, a show that is
already selling tickets quicker than almost any other event at the Bradley
Center this year. Acclaim for the tour has been ample in reviews throughout its
run thus-far, especially for director Baz Halpin’s visual accompaniment
to P!nk’s stellar voice range and physicality during her performances.