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Mavis Staples performs during her 85th Hometown Birthday Celebration at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2024. (Troy Stolt / for the baiduhai)

Mavis Staples will headline Chicago Blues Fest 2025

April 16, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

The Grammy-winning singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples will headline the final night of this summer's Blues Fest, according to an announcement Wednesday by the Chicago Department of Cultural...

Charli XCX se presenta durante Lollapalooza en Grant Park en 2017 (de izquierda a derecha), Angus Young lidera a AC/DC en Wrigley Field en 2015 y Lil Baby se presenta en Lollapalooza en 2022. (Alexandra Wimley, Chris Sweda y Terrence Antonio James / baiduhai)

100 conciertos para el verano de Chicago 2025

April 15, 2025 at 11:00 p.m.

El panorama de la música en vivo ya está más o menos definido para el verano de 2025. ¿Qué se viene?

Trinity Irish Dance Company associate artistic director and dancer Chelsea Hoy at a rehearsal at Roosevelt University in Chicago in 2022.

Auditorium’s 2025-26 dance season includes Ensemble Español and Trinity Irish Dance

April 8, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

The five performances, all by female-led dance companies, conclude next spring with the annual visit by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

An attendee poses for a photograph at Miche Fest at Oakwood Beach in Chicago on July 13, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Miche Fest 2025: Grupo Firme, Danny Ocean and Netón Vega

April 1, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.

The two-day festival of Latin music will take place July 19-20 at Oakwood Beach.

Yoko Ono's installation "Add Color (Refugee Boat)" here at MAXXI Foundation in Rome in 2016. (Musacchio, Ianniello and Pasqualini / Provided by the MCA)

Yoko Ono exhibition is coming to the MCA — with Chicago as its only US destination

March 31, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

The exhibition will open here next fall, coming to Chicago from the Tate Modern in London, where it reportedly set attendance records.

Charli XCX performs during Lollapalooza in Grant Park in 2017 (from left), Angus Young leads AC/DC at Wrigley Field in 2015 and Lil Baby performs at Lollapalooza in 2022. (Alexandra Wimley, Chris Sweda and Terrence Antonio James / baiduhai)

100 concerts for Chicago summer 2025 — starting with music this weekend

March 28, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Our picks for live music have the boldface names — Beyoncé, AC/DC, Lady Gaga and Oasis — as well as club dates and music festivals.

Lyric Opera music director Enrique Mazzola, board member vice chair Penelope Steiner and chair Sylvia Neil, and general director, president and CEO John Mangum. (Jaclyn Simpson)

Lyric Opera receives $25 million, among its largest donations

March 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

The opera company's gift comes from longtime supporter and board member Penelope Steiner.

Future performs with Metro Boomin on the Bud Light stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2025: Young Thug, Don Toliver, Yeat, Future and Chance

March 27, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

The three-day festival of hip hop will be June 20-22 on the campus of SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.

Lady Gaga, left, and Bruno Mars perform "California Dreamin'" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Lady Gaga announces ‘Mayhem’ tour with Chicago concerts in September

March 26, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

Lady Gaga has announced a tour behind her new album "Mayhem" with United Center concerts on Sept. 15 and 17.

Evelyn Ryan (at piano), Kevin Webb, Sonia Goldberg and Stephanie Stockstill in "Into the Woods" by Kokandy Productions. (Evan Hanover)

At the Non-Equity Jeff Awards, Kokandy’s ‘Into the Woods’ is the big winner

March 25, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

City Lit took home the award for best play. The awards honor 2024 theater productions by non-union theaters.

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