2020s Archives - Page 9 of 37 - Chicago Concert Reviews

Summerfest sequel stars Lainey Wilson’s country, Billy Corgan’s Machines and Spyro Gyra’s 50th

Coming off the momentum of an extraordinary start, Summerfest entered its second weekend stretching June 26-28 with the star power and vast array of styles picking up [More…]

Ravinia clears “Room On The Porch” for the rootsy combination of treasures Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’

On their own, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ are already nothing short of true American treasures, but turn them into collaborators in the studio or on stage, and they are indeed [More…]

Mavis Staples, B.B. King Centennial, Chess’ 75th, John Primer amongst Blues Fest favorites

To locals, the Chicago Blues Festival is an annual chance to congregate and celebrate, primarily in Millennium Park, though it’s also just as much an international tourist [More…]

The Weekend’s amazing “After Hours” Soldier Field finale takes “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…]

The Weeknd: “After Hours Til Dawn” Stadium Tour at Soldier Field

Click here for a review of The Weeknd at Soldier Field. For additional information on The Weeknd, visit TheWeeknd.com. For a list of upcoming Live Nation concerts, visit [More…]

United Center crowns Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, 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…]