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United Center embraces the electric, acoustic and blues of “Journeyman” Eric Clapton

England may be Eric Clapton’s origin, but Chicago could easily pass as his second home given how much the blues were a formative influence on previous bands The [More…]

“Wildchild” Alex Warren anything but “Ordinary” as he finds a United Center family of all ages

Falling somewhere between the second coming of Lewis Capaldi and soon to be giving Ed Sheeran a run for his stadium dollars, Alex Warren went from YouTube and TikTok to [More…]

B2K, Bow Wow are “Boys 4 Life” while bridging R&B, rap in mammoth United Center blowout

The combination of B2K and Bow Wow first blew up the box office together at the turn of the century, and now more than two decades later, the co-headliners are making [More…]

K-pop queens TWICE let ONCE fandom know “THIS IS FOR” 360-degrees of the United Center

The Windy City was lucky to already get a glimpse of TWICE when the global K-pop queens headlined Lollapalooza, though there was simply no comparing their American festival [More…]

The iconic United Center combo of New Edition, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton in perfect harmony

On their own, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton are each R&B meets pop A-listers, so when the three multi-platinum acts who defined much of the 1980s, ’90s [More…]

Paul McCartney “Got Back” to The Beatles, Wings and solo during triumphant UC closer

Anytime Paul McCartney comes to town, it’s a monumental event eliciting an instantaneous sell out, amplified all the more by the fact the “Got Back” Tour came to the [More…]

A new generation of jazz enthusiasts soak in the sophistication of Iceland’s Laufey at United Center

During the pre-internet era, chances are a jazz, bossa nova and classical-oriented artist like Laufey would be splitting time between The Green Mill and Symphony Center [More…]

Mumford & Sons tap into English “Rushmere” roots and foot-stomping folk for United Center

In the seven years since Mumford & Sons released a record, the English band scaled down to a trio and tapped into its “Rushmere” roots, or rather, the spirit of the [More…]

“Truth To Power,” hip-hop pioneer/iconic actor Ice Cube takes United Center from N.W.A. to now

Hip-hop has its fair share of international icons and Ice Cube is right towards the very top of that list, especially in light of the “Truth To Power: 4 Decades Of [More…]

Indie/folk/blues rockers Mt. Joy “Hope We Have Fun” and succeed during United Center debut

Anyone who’s followed Mt. Joy since debuting nearly a decade ago probably isn’t all that surprised at its steady ascent, although those who haven’t been paying [More…]