2010s Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

The Weekend’s amazing “After Hours” Soldier Field finale takes a “Hurry Up Tomorrow” twist

Coming off a particularly prolific stretch of three blockbuster albums in a mere five years, The Weeknd continued his gargantuan “After Hours Til Dawn” Tour with another [More…]

United Center crowns Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills “The Queens!”

Rarely has a tour more accurately lived up to its title than when the Black Promoters Collective teamed with the United Center to bring together Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, [More…]

Hard Rock Live stocks up on the laughs of cross-generational stage and screen star George Lopez

No stranger to the stage, movies, television or recording comedy albums for over four decades, George Lopez is a cross-generational star with a multi-cultural audience, who [More…]

Beyoncé makes more history in breathtaking opening of Soldier Field’s “Cowboy Carter” stretch

Never have Beyoncé’s instantly iconic “Texas Hold ‘Em” lines, “there’s a tornado in my city/ hit the basement, that s*** ain’t pretty,” been more fitting [More…]

A supernatural Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds summon a “Wild God” during stunning Salt Shed closer

There hasn’t been a shortage of Nick Cave coming to town as of late, either solo or alongside longtime collaborator Warren Ellis, but it’s been eight long years since The [More…]

Chicago’s own Djo (Joe Keery) vibes, grooves and drops other “Stranger Things” on The Sylvee

To those in Chicago, the name Joe Keery was already on the indie rock radar long before massive roles on “Stranger Things” and “Fargo,” though his latest musical [More…]

Hearts will go on as the Marriott Theatre climbs aboard a relevant and romance-filled “Titanic”

In the mania surrounding the movie “Titanic” and a certain power ballad by Celine Dion, the Broadway musical didn’t earn as much of the public’s attention when they [More…]

House Of Blues was “Hanging By A Moment” over Lifehouse’s Jason Wade unplugged

Following a fairly steady streak from the early 2000s onward, alternative rockers Lifehouse went on hiatus at the turn of the 2020s, though at least there hasn’t been a [More…]

Rialto says “Forever And Ever, Amen” when Randy Travis returns alongside James Dupré (“The Voice”)

For the first time since right before having a stroke in 2013, Randy Travis returned to the road, bringing the “More Life” Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre, the “Jewel [More…]

Brooks & Dunn have a classic country “Reboot” under the “Neon Moon” of a sold out Allstate Arena

Breaking up was hard to do for Brooks & Dunn, who at this point have spent more time reunited than they did apart, and following 100 minutes in front of a capacity crowd [More…]