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Ravinia “Can’t Help Falling In Love” with the “Red Red Wine” of reggae ambassadors UB40

Besides always having a carefully-curated concert line-up, a major point of attraction for Ravinia Festival is being able to bring or purchase a sumptuous spread of food and [More…]

Linkin Park’s Fiserv Forum reboot picks up where it left off “From Zero” to “In The End”

Some have called it a comeback and others have referred to it as a reboot, though regardless of how it’s being labeled, Linkin Park is in the process of picking up [More…]

Ravinia Festival “Fly Away” on the funky “Blue Electric Light” of the one and only Lenny Kravitz

Anywhere Lenny Kravitz appeared since becoming a full-fledged megastar in the early 1990s, massive crowds have followed, yet there wasn’t even a single pavilion seat or [More…]

Hard Rock Live might as well “Jump” over the original Van Halen singer “Diamond” David Lee Roth

The fact that David Lee Roth is the original singer of Van Halen alone makes him an international icon, and with the promise he’d be pulling primarily from the group’s 56 [More…]

Shinedown start Allstate Arena a “Dance, Kid, Dance” fire, grungy greats Bush “Beat Loneliness”

For this entire century thus far, Shinedown maintained a paramount place on the hard rock charts, and though front man Brent Smith, guitarist Zach Myers, bassist Eric [More…]

Fresh off Lollapalooza surprise, Earth, Wind & Fire a “Shining Star” during Ravinia return

Whenever Earth, Wind & Fire returns to the state where it got started, especially the guys’ regular stomping grounds of Highland Park’s outdoor oasis Ravinia, it’s [More…]

“Man’s Best Friend” Sabrina Carpenter is “Short N’ Sweet,” Fike, Finneas and last of Lolla

The last day of Lollapalooza is always bittersweet, but at least it went out with the bang of Sabrina Carpenter, amongst dozens more, contributing to another installment of a [More…]

Rüfüs Du Sol gets Lolla’s electronic groove on, plus Twice’s K-pop, Doechii’s hip-hop, Chance’s pop-up

There’s nothing like a Saturday in Grant Park during any given weekend, though it’s impossible to top whenever Lollapalooza is in town, especially when the line-up is as [More…]

From Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts (Spilled)” to Korn’s 30th, Wallows and T-Pain, Lollapalooza has it all

The bridge between Lollapalooza’s past and present kept getting built during the second installment of the world-famous festival, which is currently in the midst of its [More…]

Lollapalooza lands with Tyler, The Creator’s “Tap,” Luke Combs’ “Fast Car,” Gracie Abrams’ arrival

In the 20 years since Lollapalooza permanently set up its home in Grant Park, the mega festival became known for bridging genres and cultures, while carefully balancing the [More…]