If you've been hunting for killer live music in De Pere, WI, look no further than REplay Sports Bar & Grill — because on May 29, 2026, Broken Arrow turned this wonderfully weird dive bar into the loudest party in Brown County. The packed lot (overflow parking across the street at the fairgrounds!) told the whole story before we even got inside: this was not a quiet Friday night.
Let me paint you a picture. You pull up to REplay, and the first thing you notice is cars stacked across the street. Good sign. You walk around back and suddenly you're in this covered outdoor wonderland — a carport-style stage roof, a tiki bar with a ceiling made from split-cut lumber (genuinely one of the most creative design choices I've seen at any bar, anywhere), volleyball courts, and cornhole lanes lit up and ready to go.
This place has character. Capital C. We're talking giant novelty cups, decor that looks like it was assembled by someone who said "throw nothing away and make it work" — and somehow it absolutely does work. REplay is the kind of dive bar that city slickers try to manufacture and never quite pull off. This one is the real deal.
We found a spot, ordered some food (solid grub, worth the wait — the kitchen was clearly slammed). Our waitress was an MVP all night — not once did a drink hit the bottom before she was already circling back. That's the kind of service that keeps you planted in your seat for four sets instead of one.
Broken Arrow is a hard rock band out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and they have quietly become one of the most in-demand live acts in the Fox Valley and Green Bay area. The band is made up of two sets of brothers — Jacob and Jonah on one side, Dexter and Peyton Jakkola on the other — all of whom have been playing since their high school and college days. Jonah originally started the group, and after a couple of lineup changes, the four-piece locked in around 2020 and started gigging hard.
They dropped their debut original EP in November 2023, but it's their live cover sets that have built the legend. Their influences run deep and heavy: Rush, Black Sabbath, Highly Suspect, and Mark Lanegan are among the names they drop. You can feel every single one of those influences on stage. [Official Site: brokenarrowtheband.com]
Their setlist is the stuff of a hard rock dream: Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins. These guys don't just play the songs — they own them. The fact that they can nail "Eruption" and then pivot to "War Pigs" without breaking a sweat says everything you need to know about the caliber of musicianship in this band.
Where do you even start? The outdoor stage setup at REplay gave Broken Arrow room to breathe and the sound system punched hard without getting muddy — impressive for an outdoor covered setup at a bar. From the first riff, the crowd was locked in.
You could feel people who'd been casually sipping suddenly put their drinks down and just watch. That's when you know a band is doing something right.
These are songs people love in their bones, and Broken Arrow plays them like they love them too — not like a jukebox going through motions, but like musicians who are genuinely having a great time.
The energy never dipped. By the end of the night, the crowd was exactly where they wanted to be — a little louder, a little looser, and collectively grateful that someone had the good sense to book this band at this bar on this night.
Honestly, if you're looking for things to do in De Pere, WI, the live music scene here consistently punches above its weight. De Pere nightlife has this great quality — it's not trying to be a big city. It's bars with personality, crowds that actually show up, and local bands that bring it every single weekend.
REplay Sports Bar & Grill is one of those De Pere bars with live music that you find by word of mouth and then can't stop coming back to. The outdoor setup alone makes it unique — there aren't many spots in the greater Green Bay area where you can catch a full hard rock show under a tiki roof while the summer air keeps things just right.
Pair that with Broken Arrow — a band that draws real crowds and plays at a genuinely high level — and you've got a recipe for a night that people talk about on Monday. De Pere keeps delivering, and REplay and shows like this are exactly why.
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