Summer Music Festivals
Coverage on one of Chicago’s favorite summer pastimes — music festivals!
Lollapalooza
Jim Wales is a fan of NASCAR, but he’d like to see it directly invest in Grant Park. The community group leader pointed to Lollapalooza donating $500,000 to fix up the park’s tennis courts and add pickleball courts.
“i made a commitment that i can no longer keep,” Tyler announced via social media.
Lollapalooza is typically the busiest hotel weekend of the year for Chicago. But a Sun-Times search shows average daily hotel room rates during the Democratic National Convention may be nearly $50 higher during its four-day stint in Chicago.
Pitchfork
The band is now making money on the road, a turn that vocalist Katie Gavin calls ‘a game-changer.’
Alabama Shakes frontwoman and her tight backing band smoothly blend funk, rock, gospel, soul, R&B, jazz and dream pop.
After navigating around the massive VIP viewing tower, fans danced along to British DJ’s beats.
Riot Fest
This year, more than 60,000 people attended each day over Memorial Day weekend, generating $243.7 million in economic activity for the city. The new deal could potentially include expanding the two-day festival to three days.
Some businesses saw a brief boost. Many lost regular customers during the festival because of traffic.
The music festival is slated to be held in the Bridgeview stadium the same weekend the soccer team will play a nationally televised match. Team president Karen Leetzow calls it “unfair” and says it’s because they’re a women’s professional sports team. Bridgeview insists its decision has “nothing to do with gender.”
El aclamado grupo de salsa colombiano actuó en la noche inaugural de un festival de cuatro días en el Pabellón Jay Pritzker para celebrar el 20º aniversario del Parque Millennium.
The acclaimed salsa band from Colombia performed on opening night of a four-day festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion celebrating Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary.
Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park this weekend with headliners Black Pumas, Jamie xx and Alanis Morissette.
While there’s tons of excitement for Black Pumas, Grandmaster Flash, Carly Rae Jepsen and Alanis Morissette, you oughta know these up-and-comers, too.
One of the many parties celebrating 40 years of the genre, the Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival drew thousands to Jackson Park on Saturday.
Musical headliners include Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood — but food will also be the star of the festival, with pitmasters from Chicago and across the country firing up at the United Center.
For the first time in the Chicago area in nearly 12 years, the drill rapper delivers songs old and new in Father’s Day set showcasing his life as a fun-loving dad.
El festival se traslada al SeatGeek Stadium, situado en el 7000 S. Harlem Ave. en Bridgeview. Algunos residentes y propietarios de negocios se alegran de la marcha del tráfico y el ruido y de que la comunidad recupere el acceso a los espacios verdes. Otros lamentan perder la emoción y las multitudes.
Some residents and business owners are happy to see the traffic and noise leave and for the community to regain access to green space. Others are sorry to lose the excitement and crowds.
With the move from Chicago to southwest suburban Bridgeview, Michael Petryshyn a.k.a. “Riot Mike” looks forward to “going somewhere where people want you.”
The festival will be exiting Douglass Park after a 10-year run that has been plagued by controversy in recent years.