Saturday, April 13th, 2019
Mechanical Life Vein
11:00am until 12:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Painfully authentic video game music performed alongside a LIVE game. Inaccessible video game art-rock for the masses!
Alicia Renee
12:30pm until 1:15pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Vocalist Alicia Renée combines her favorite elements of all genres of music and turns them into her own flavor of jazz. Along with her trusty ukulele, Alicia has been arranging covers for pop, show tunes, classic rock, and video game music. Alicia is thrilled to return to the Midwest Gaming Classic to share her nerdy covers of the awesome music from Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong and Zelda! http://www.aliciareneesings.com
Arcade Mode
1:30pm until 2:15pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Playing jazz fusion renditions of the coolest video game songs! https://arcademode.bandcamp.com
Amiibo Tournament
1:30pm until 3:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Bring your Amiibos to the MGC Main Stage for the return of the popular MGC Super Smash Bros Amiibo tournaments… now using the Nintendo Switch! Bring your own Amiibo, and see how it does in the competition!
Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm
Sunday, April 14th, 2019 from 1:30pm until 3:00pm
Myles Coyne
4:15pm until 5:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Milwaukee troubadour Myles Coyne, aka Mouse Corn, returns to MGC 2019 with a slew of anime covers, video game tunes, and original music. For fans of Studio Ghibli, Twin Peaks, Death Stranding, and Pokemon.
8-Bit Zero
5:15pm until 6:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
A blues band featuring 2 Nintendo Game Boys and 1 human being. The human sings and plays guitar and saxophone while the Game Boys do most of the work. They sing songs about video games, rock ‘n’ roll, and crossroads.
MGC GameShow: Back In Back!
6:00pm until 6:45pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Super The Hardest presents the return of the most popular event at the Midwest Gaming Classic ten years ago… the GAME SHOW! Stop by to see a hilarious spin on a game show revolving around trivia, questions, gaming, and above all, FUN! We don’t know their categories, so we picked EVERYTHING, but there may actually not be things like Kiddie Rides in this 😀
MGC Cosplay Championship
7:00pm until 8:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Come see one of the most fun Cosplay contests around! Svengoolie and Bright Eyes Cosplay co-host this fun event presented by Spooky Pinball, LLC! With prizes for the best male, female, and group costumes, this is a fun event to watch or participate in! Entry is completely free, but you do need to register between noon and 7pm at the Cosplay Lounge near the stage.
Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 7:00pm until 8:00pm
Sunday, April 14th, 2019
Lords of the Trident (Fang & Baron Acoustic Duo)
11:00am until 11:45am @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Although they play the heaviest of heavy metal, the LORDS recently realized that in order to conquer all of music, they would have to expand into other SOFTER genres. So they dipped their acoustic guitars in a bath of liquid steel in order to reinforce them, and started playing acoustic renditions of their heavy metal hits!
MFML
12:00pm until 12:45pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
MFML is the DJ project from Milwaukee native Matt Lubus. Also known for his work in the electronic group Moth Light, MFML will doing a heavy video game themed DJ set for MGC with hints of electronic music thrown in.
TEST YOUR MIGHT
1:00pm until 1:30pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
It’s the ULTIMATE martial arts exhibition! The REAL martial arts skills of Mortal Kombat actors Daniel Pesina and Dr Phillip Ahn are being combined with local taekwondo studio Wings Academy for an unforgettable exhibition! Immediately following, you can break a board to TEST YOUR MIGHT with these martial arts legends!
Amiibo Tournament
1:30pm until 3:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Bring your Amiibos to the MGC Main Stage for the return of the popular MGC Super Smash Bros Amiibo tournaments… now using the Nintendo Switch! Bring your own Amiibo, and see how it does in the competition!
Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm
Sunday, April 14th, 2019 from 1:30pm until 3:00pm
Subspace
3:00pm until 4:00pm @ MGC Main Stage (15)
Subspace is a collective of video mixing, pixel junkie DJs. Music mixed to a vast array of 8-bit and pop-culture, cut-up and found footage visuals for a mind-melting AV experience.