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A stadium-filling “Reputation” revamp from the unstoppable Taylor Swift

Ready for it or not, Taylor Swift brought her revamped “Reputation” to the massive Soldier Field for a sold out opener of a two-night stand (continuing Saturday, June 2), [More…]

U2 favors “Experience” over the expected with astonishing screens as co-stars

Technical difficulties may have delayed U2’s start for round one of a double header at the United Center, but at least one lucky section was kept occupied by the arrival of [More…]

Together and apart, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Train turn in United Center sing-a-long

There may be a generation or two between them, but that doesn’t mean Daryl Hall and John Oates’ pairing with Train isn’t shaping up to be a well-tailored tour. Besides [More…]

Constant chart-topper Jason Aldean, country cohorts launch Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre season

A barrage of trucks filled the parking lot well before the show started to kick off the 2018 concert season at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre to get a head start on the [More…]

American rock n’ roll at its optimum when Grand Funk Railroad storms the Genesee

Critics were never kind to Grand Funk Railroad during its chart conquest throughout the late 1960s and ‘70s, but now that the group’s survived five decades, those [More…]

With Chicago Theatre around the corner, Todd Rundgren’s reunited Utopia ramps up in Milwaukee

Demand has steadily mounted throughout the past 32 years for Utopia to reunite in North America, and while Todd Rundgren’s never been one for nostalgia, the leader, bassist [More…]

Norwegian DJ Kygo takes a jammed United Center on a tropical getaway

To those who didn’t know better, Kygo appeared to come out of absolute nowhere to headline the United Center on Cinco de Mayo, which was essentially sold out sans a very [More…]

Direct from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bon Jovi bangs out the anthems

“It’s a long way since 1983,” observed Jon Bon Jovi, acknowledging his band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction a little bit into Chicago’s encore edition of the [More…]

In spite of 29-year absence, House Of Blues never gives up on Rick Astley

British soul crooner Rick Astley hasn’t stopped by Chicago since holding the world in his arms during the summer of 1989, but that didn’t stop him from filling up the [More…]

Michael McDonald does Doobies, newbies in “Soundstage” return

One of the most frequent “Soundstage” guests has previously turned in a general career overview, a Motown tribute, a Christmas concert, and most recently, guested on [More…]