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Addiction at Kelly’s 2! – Feb 12

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Thanks to everyone that rocked with Milwaukee’s Addiction at Kelly’s Bleachers II last Saturday! We had an awesome time and were glad to celebrate Timothy Okonek ‘s 5150 birthday with him and all his friends! Special thanks to Kelly’s for hosting another night of Addiction, Milwaukee Mayhem Master Mitch for emceeing and jackin’ up the crowd, Kevin & Rachel for running sound, our good friend Tallan for running lights, and all of our fans, friends and families that came out to rock with us on a frigid February night! You all rock! Next up, Bub’s and Cue Club in March. Hope to see you soon!

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Addiction PACKS Da Bar! – Jan 29

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that came and rocked with us last night and absolutely PACKED Da Bar! By all accounts, it was the biggest crowd there, to date! What an awesome way to start 2022! Special thanks to Markus for letting us invade his otherwise fine establishment, and Mike and Kevin for running sound and lights and handling all the weird shit that happened! Thanks also to the birthday girls that celebrated with us, Jennifer and Joni, and all of our musician friends that stopped in too! And really, a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our fans, friends and families that continue to support us and all the other great local bands around town! The Addiction traveling road show’s next stop is at Kelly’s Bleachers II in Wind Lake on Sat Feb 12. Hope to see ya there!

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Highlights from the Waukesha Strong benefit show at The Saloon on Calhoun – Dec. 14

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Here’s a few more pics from the Waukesha Strong benefit show at The Saloon on Calhoun on Dec 14. Many thanks to Dave Dayler & Jennine Dayler for organizing the huge outpouring of support, $7500 was raised! The SE Wisconsin music community really knows how to come together! Special thanks also to Gabriel Sanchez, Dan Henszey, Steve, Josh Foster & our own Tim Denman, for helping throughout the night to ensure things kept moving along despite all the various stage requirements for the different bands. And finally, a huge thank you to all the bands: Milwaukee’s Addiction, Without Annette , Kris Crow, 33rpm , The Prince Experience, Almighty Vinyl & Bellevue Suite. Kudos to all involved, and please continue to pray for those still impacted by the senseless tragedy.

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Addiction sails into Bub’s Irish Pub! – Nov. 27

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that rocked with us last night at Bubs Irish Pub! What an awesome way to wrap up 2021 for Addiction! We all have many things to be thankful for, and we’re truly blessed to have the support of so many fans, friends and families! Our Addiction shows in 2021 crossed new thresholds and it’s you that made it all possible! We have such a blast playing the songs we love, for people that still love and remember them too! Watching our millennial fans sing along to songs older than they are tells me the 80’s rock genre isn’t going away anytime soon either! Special thanks to Bub’s and Brandon, for hosting and keeping the night moving, Angelo Morgan and ALM Fusion Event Services for running killer sound and lights, Johnny Martini for celebrating his birthday with us, and all of our fans, friends and families that rocked with us in 2021! Happy Thanksgiving, one more time to everyone, and we hope you have a great Christmas season too! Our next full show won’t be until late January, but we’re proud to be part of the benefit show at The Saloon on Calhoun on Dec 14 for those affected by the Waukesha tragedy. Addiction is the first of 7 well known Milwaukee area bands playing that night and we start at 6 pm. Hope to see you there!

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Addiction wsg Vintage Groove at Kelly’s Bleachers 2 in Wind Lake – Nov. 20

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that rocked with us at Kelly’s Bleachers II Nov 20th! After a smokin’ opening set from Vintage Groove, Addiction took the stage for 2.5 hours of non stop metal mayhem! Special thanks to Deanna Lynn & Damon for celebrating birthdays with us, Zoy & Kelly’s Bleachers II for setting it up, all the staff for keeping the drinks flowing and the tasty food, Andrew the sound man for managing the mix for 2 totally differently wired bands, Vintage Groove for an excellent opening set, and all of our fans, friends and families that rock with us and other local bands!

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Addiction rocks the Cue Club of Waukesha! – Nov. 6

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that joined us at the Cue Club of Wisconsin Nov. 6! We truly appreciate your support! Happy birthday to Maribeth, Tina and Coleen. Special thanks to Timm Dunn for hosting an awesome night of metal mayhem; Angelo, Rick and Peter from ALM Fusion Event Services for sound and light production that was just phenomenal; the birthday girls and all of our fans, friends and families that keep on rockin’ with us! Next up, Kelly’s 2 in Wind Lake in 2 weeks. Hope to see ya there!

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Addiction at the Saloon on Calhoun! – Oct. 9

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that joined us last night at The Saloon on Calhoun! We had an awesome time and the crowd energy was way up there! Even though the Brewers laid an egg, the crowd was ready, and willing, to rock their asses off! Special thanks to Andrew A Balistreri for joining us for Judas Priest favorites, The Hellion & Electric Eye, and just nailing it! Thanks also to Dave & Jennine Dayler for letting us invade their fine establishment once again, Dan & Glenn for running excellent sound and lights for the 5 crazies on stage, and all of our fans, friends and families that come out to our shows!

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Addiction rocks the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake, WI – Oct 2.

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Milwaukee’s Addiction had a great trip up to the St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake in Turtle Lake, WI on Sat Oct 2nd! It was Addiction’s first time there, but our 2 band brothers that pull double duty with Foreigner 4 Ever have been there before and must’ve spread the good word as the standing room only crowd got there early and rocked with us for well over 2 hours of all their favorite 80’s rock n hair metal! We drove, we ate and drank well, we jammed, we gambled, and drank well again, we slept and then drove once more. What an awesome time! A huge thank you goes out to Donald Fagan & National Premier Talent LLC for keeping this show put together despite numerous rescheduling challenges. Also, thank you to the St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake staff and management! Everyone, and I mean everyone, was super friendly and helpful! The dinner and hotel rooms were excellent! Thank you also to the stage manager & sound & light guy, Steve, for putting up with us all night lol! Looked like we made a ton of new fans up north and we’re really looking forward to heading back up there again sometime soon!

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Summerfest 2021 – The Jojo’s Martini Lounge stage – Sep. 18

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank everyone that rocked with us at the Jojo’s Martini Lounge stage at Summerfest! With GnR playing after us right next door, Jojo’s was the perfect place to stop for a drink and some Addiction before GnR! We played 3 hours straight, from 4-7, to an incredible crowd! Special thanks to Elliott Hill and John Hauser with TEC – The Entertainment Company and Jojo’s for the awesome opportunity, Jennifer for capturing the day on film and video and helping us to load in too, sound man Andrew and all our fans, friends and family that continue to support us and other local music! Hat tip also to Lori, for some cool shots too! Rock on, my friends, and hope to see you Oct 9 at The Saloon on Calhoun!

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The Hometown Rally 2021 #2 – West Bend Harley Sep. 3

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Milwaukee’s Addiction would like to thank West Bend Harley-Davidson and all the Rally fans that rocked with us Friday night of the Milwaukee 2021 Hometown Rally! Special thanks to radio misfit Mitch for emceeing the show and his general misbehavior, Kilroy for playing an excellent afternoon show, and helping us with a quick turnaround between bands, TEC – The Entertainment Company for lining up the gig, Jason & Mike with Breezy Point Sound & Light Co. for providing another awesome sound and light show, and all our fans, friends and families that keep rockin with us, even when the weather doesn’t!

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