70 concerts for summer 2024: Missy Elliott to Metallica, live music for the next few months

Summer starts on Thursday. Never mind for a moment that Chicago’s summer really began Memorial Day weekend, the calendar says the season officially runs June 20 to Sept. 22 — or 94 short days to soak up as much live music as we can. What follows is a simple list of as many shows as we could fit:

Janet Jackson Together Again Tour: June 19 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; unitedcenter.com

Pixies and Modest Mouse with Cat Power: June 19 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks: June 21 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com

Justin Timberlake Forget Tomorrow Tour: June 21-22 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; unitedcenter.com

The Kid LAROI First Time Tour 2024: June 25 at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave.; livenation.com

The Dandy Warhols: June 27 at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St.; metrochicago.com

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds: June 27 and 30 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com

Third Eye Blind with Yellowcard: June 28 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Future Islands: June 28 at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; auditoriumtheatre.org

Santana and Counting Crows: Oneness Tour 2024: June 29 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

AJR — The Maybe Man Tour: June 29 and July 3 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com

Kali Uchis at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on May 15, 2023, as part of her Red Moon in Venus Tour. (Trent Sprague / Chicago Tribune)

July

American Music Festival with Nikki Lane & Sierra Hull, The Jayhawks, Old 97’s, Robert Randolph Band, July 3-6 at Fitzgeralds, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn; fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

Rose on the River with Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket, Tash Sultana, Thundercat and Vulfpeck, July 4-7 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave; saltshedchicago.com

NASCAR Chicago Street Race with Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, The Black Keys and Lauren Alaina: July 6-7 in Grant Park; nascarchicago.com

Iron & Wine: July 8 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com

Niall Horan: July 9 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Thomas Rhett and the 2024 Windy City Smokeout: July 11-14 outside the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; windycitysmokeout.com

Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Heart & Soul Tour: July 12 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com

Square Roots Festival with New Pornographers and Big Star Quintet: July 12-14 in Lincoln Square
squareroots.org

Train and REO Speedwagon: July 13 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Miche Fest with Kali Uchis and Junior H, July 13-14 at Oakwood Beach, 4100 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive;
michefest.live

Def Leppard and Journey: July 15 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com

Redd Kross: July 16 at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.; lh-st.com

America: July 19 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; jamusa.com

Grupo Firme — La Ultima Peda: July 19 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com

Pitchfork Music Festival with Black Pumas, Jai Paul, Jamie XX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alanis Morissette, Brittany Howard and Muna, July 19-21 in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.; pitchforkmusicfestival.com

Pitchfork Music Fest 2024: Black Pumas, Alanis Morissette, Jamie XX and Carly Rae Jepsen

Loserville 2024: Limp Bizkit, BONES, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman and Riff Raff, July 20 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

George Strait with Chris Stapleton: July 20 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com

Common with the Grant Park Orchestra: July 20 at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park; chicago.gov

Sad Summer Festival with Mayday Parade, The Maine, Wonder Years, We the Kings, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck and Daisy Grenade, July 20 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com

Out of Space with Courtney Barnett and Bob Mould: July 26 in Skokie’s Illinois Science + Technology Park Field, 4900 Searle Parkway, Skokie; outofspaceconcerts.com

Pretenders: July 26 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com

Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us Tour: July 26-27 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Manilow: The Last Chicago Concert: July 27 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com

GZA and Yaya Bey: July 29 at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park; chicago.gov

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Deuces Wild 2024 with Margo Price: July 31 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Chicago rapper Common performs at the University of Illinois at Chicago Dorin Forum on Mayor Johnson’s inauguration day May 15, 2023 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza lineup 2024: SZA, Tyler, the Creator, and Blink-182

August

Lollapalooza with SZA, Tyler The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex, Aug. 1-4 in Grant Park; lollapalooza.com

Sammy Hagar Best of All Worlds Tour with Loverboy: Aug. 3 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com

2024 Illinois State Fair Aug. 8-18 in Springfield with Keith Urban (Aug. 9), Mötley Crüe (Aug. 10), Jason Isbell (Aug. 11), Jordan Davis (Aug. 13), Lil Wayne (Aug. 14) Jonas Brothers (Aug. 15), Smashing Pumpkins (Aug. 16), Miranda Lambert (Aug. 17); www2.illinois.gov/statefair

Hootie & the Blowfish: Aug. 9 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com

Metallica: M72 Tour: Aug. 9 and 11 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com

The Queens of R&B: Xscape and SWV: Aug. 11 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

The Folk Implosion: Aug 12 at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; hideoutchicago.com

Stray Cats: Aug. 10 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, 5400 W. 29th Ave., Gary, Indiana; hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com

Thirty Seconds To Mars on Seasons World Tour: Aug. 10 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge tour: Aug. 11 at Ravinia, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park; ravinia.org

Green Day Saviors Tour with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and Linda Lindas: Aug. 13 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com

Creed: Aug. 16 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Missy Elliott Out of This World Tour: Aug. 22-23 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com

Deep Purple: Aug. 23 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

P!NK Summer Carnival Stadium Tour with Sheryl Crow: Aug. 24 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com

Styx & Foreigner with John Waite: Aug. 24 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

PJ Morton’s Cape Town to Cairo Tour: Aug. 24 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com

The Doobie Brothers: Aug. 25 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Luke Bryan’s Mind of a Country Boy Tour: Aug. 25 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com

Glen Hansard: Aug. 28 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com

Pearl Jam Dark Matter World Tour: Aug. 29 and 31 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com

Pitbull: Party After Dark Tour: Aug. 30 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Arc Music Festival: Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.;
arcmusicfestival.com

North Coast Music Festival: Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview; northcoastfestival.com

Sigur Rós performs at the Chicago Theatre on Sept. 30, 2016. (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune)

September

Megadeth: Sept. 3 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Peter Hook & The Light: Sept. 7 at Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave.; metrochicago.com

Russian Circles: Sept. 7 at Metro, 3730 N Clark St.; metrochicago.com

Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp: Sept. 7 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com

Avril Lavigne: Sept. 10 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com

LIVE+ & Stone Temple Pilots Jubilee Tour: Sept. 11 at Northerly Island; livenation.com

Kacey Musgraves: Sept 12 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com

Keane: Sept. 18 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com

Riot Fest with Beck, Public Enemy, the Marley Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Slayer, Bright Eyes and Rob Zombie Sept. 20-22 at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview; riotfest.org

Sigur Rós: Sept. 21 at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; auditoriumtheatre.org

Riot Fest 2024: Beck, Public Enemy and Fall Out Boy at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview

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