While many artists spout what the crowd wants to hear, Judas Priest spent scant time on talk and devoted its nearly non-stop 105-minute set to the proverbial walk.
Category: Music and Concerts
Summer movies and more concerts announced for Millennium Park
The outdoor Summer Film Series, a Chicago favorite, opens with a double feature of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Jurassic Park.”
Chicago Opera Theater and Symphony Center Jazz announce seasons
The COT 2024-25 season will be the first programmed by new general director Lawrence Edelson.
Today in History: Muddy Waters dies
On April 30, 1983, blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters died in Westmont, Illinois, at age 68.
Billie Eilish announces concert tour with Chicago dates this fall
The world tour will be in support of her soon-to-be-released third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” set for May 17.
Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO
For this latest visit, the first in a while, the two orchestras went for selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
Summer Smash 2024: Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef are headliners
Summer Smash has announced its lineup for summer, with headliners including Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef. Lyrical Lemonade Sumer Smash will be June 14-16, again at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview. Tickets for the three-day hip hop music festival, presented by SPKRBX, are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, with three-day passes $385; more information at https://www.thesummersmash.com/ Travis Scott’s opening night concert will be a first-time collaboration with his Cactus Jack record label including Don Tolliver and Sheck Wes. FRIDAY: Cactus Jack,
What to do around Chicago: Trace Adkins, C2E2 and a bookstore crawl
Also this weekend, Frankie Beverly at the United Center, Mike Birbiglia in the Loop and a 25th Annual Poetry Fest.
Review: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday concert ran hot and cold at the United Center
She kept rescuing the momentum that built from the outset on “I’m the Best.”
Naperville’s Naper Nights Concert Series announced for summer 2024
Naper Settlement on Thursday announced music acts for concerts running June 14 to Aug. 17 in Naperville.