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My Chemical Romance welcomes Riot Fest back to “The Black Parade,” Ramones remembered

The pandemic may have delayed it from happening, but once My Chemical Romance finally reunited at Riot Fest in Douglass Park, it made not only the last few years, but also [More…]

Get ready for rare reunions, exclusive albums and the whole Riot Fest underground

No festival on earth gets as many bands back together or curates exclusive, full-album performances as Riot Fest, which brings countless sounds out of the underground to [More…]

Rammstein: “Stadium” Tour at Soldier Field

Germany’s leading metal men, Rammstein, brought the inaugural “Stadium” Tour through North America to Soldier Field, filling up the home of the Chicago Bears [More…]

Soldier Field sends “Unlimited Love” towards Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes and Thundercat

From headlining Lollapalooza to selling out the sheds, Red Hot Chili Peppers always attract a massive audience, but believe it or not, the alternative rock veterans had yet [More…]

BTS’ J-Hope makes fest history, Green Day throws “Time Of Your Life,” Maneskin mania

For the grand finale, Lollapalooza returned to its sold out status, thanks in part to a double header of headliners that found a recurring favorite performing opposite a solo [More…]

J. Cole supplies the rhymes, Kygo brings the beats, Sidepiece eyes a tiger as Lolla reloads

The core of Lollapalooza’s long weekend found festivalgoers filling almost every inch of Grant Park and they were met with yet another smorgasbord of styles as Kygo kicked [More…]

Dua Lipa levitates Lolla, Glass Animals give off “Heat Waves” and the arrival of Wet Leg

Reigning pop queen Dua Lipa is no stranger to Lollapalooza, or selling out the United Center for that matter, but after rising to Friday’s closing slot at the super-sized [More…]

Metallica leads a lot of Lollapalooza “off to never-never land,” R&B star Jazmine Sullivan slays

Lollapalooza wasted no time launching its long weekend in Grant Park with the loudest bang possible thanks to heavy metal heroes Metallica, who may have previously performed [More…]

Extraordinarily epic Dream Theater takes Chicago Theatre to the “Top Of The World”

It’s been three long years since Dream Theater graced the Chicago Theatre stage, but the band was back in the Windy City on Sunday shaking off the pandemic rust, all while [More…]

Guitar hero Phil X “Right On The Money” with The Drills and Bon Jovi

Fans of Phil X fronting The Drills or playing guitar for Bon Jovi are all in luck because there’s loads of new music coming from both camps. For starters, this session [More…]