Music and Concerts – Page 15

My Sacrifice, a south suburban-based Creed cover band, plays in 2025 at The Forge in Joliet. (My Sacrifice)

Popular Joliet concert venue The Forge to close after 9.5 years

By Elena Tittel

October 27, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Joliet concert venue The Forge will close this weekend after a decade of promoting local...

FILE – Jay-Z gestures from the sidelines prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show

By Jonathan Landrum Jr.

October 27, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the...

An Aztec dance group will be among the highlights of the Dia de los Muertos Festival on Nov. 1 in Oak Park. “I think the community is ready to celebrate again," said organizer Alma Martinez. "The community is asking to get together to honor our ancestors.” (Daveed Holmes, Aperture Photography)

Oak Park Dia de los Muertos Festival returns a year after being canceled by immigration enforcement fears

By Myrna Petlicki

October 26, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Public ofrendas are returning to Oak Park for a Dia de los Muertos Festival that...

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters at Soldier Field Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Review: Foo Fighters leans hard into its history for its concert at Soldier Field

By Bob Gendron

August 9, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Dave Grohl loves rock ‘n’ roll, would do anything for it, and he projected that...

Violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs as conductor Klaus Mäkelä leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia in Highland Park on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Mäkelä makes grand symphonic statements with the CSO at Ravinia. Will he scale the opera world next?

By Hannah Edgar

August 10, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

The CSO plays its heart out for its new boss, and these concerts — the...

Fans arrive for a White Sox-Guardians game Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at Rate Field. (Michael Reaves/Getty)

Postgame Ja Rule concert at Rate Field canceled because of ‘unexpected travel issues,’ Chicago White Sox say

By LaMond Pope

August 7, 2026 at 10:21 p.m.

The scheduled postgame concert featuring Ja Rule on Friday night at Rate Field was canceled...

Oak Lawn Community High School students showcase a traditional dance during last year's inaugural Sabores Sobre Ruedas, or Flavors on Wheels, festival. This year's celebration takes place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 12 in the student parking lot at the school in Oak Lawn. (Ariela Torres/Oak Lawn Community High School)

Oak Lawn High School festival to celebrate Hispanic food and culture

By Janice Neumann

August 7, 2026 at 6:55 a.m.

Spanish-speaking students and staff at Oak Lawn Community High School will share their heritage with...

This image released by NBC shows Phoebe Bridgers performing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in New York on July 14, 2026. (Todd Owyoung/NBC via AP)

Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative.

By Maria Sherman

August 5, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered...

Jazz singer Geraldine de Haas performs at the 4th annual tribute to Duke Ellington at the Grant Park Band Shell on Aug. 29, 1977. (Arthur Walker/baiduhai)

The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,’ Geraldine de Haas dies at 91

By Rick Kogan

August 6, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Along with being a talented singer in her own right, she was a tireless advocate...

Singer Ariana Grande performs at the United Center as part of her "Eternal Sunshine Tour" on Aug. 3, 2026. (Bob Gendron / for the baiduhai)

Review: Ariana Grande speaks about taking a break, then puts on a dazzling arena concert in Chicago

By Bob Gendron

August 4, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Ariana Grande began the concluding American dates of her “Eternal Sunshine Tour" at the United...

Workers pack up Lollapalooza stages and tents in muddy Hutchinson Field area at the south end of Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 wrapped with some arrests and hospital trips while Chicago faces Grant Park cleanup

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 3, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

The festival left the city with a familiar tally: 10 arrests, zero tickets issued and...

Katie Gavin, of MUNA, performs on the T-Mobile stage during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: What we saw — and heard — at the 4-day music festival at Grant Park

By baiduhai

August 3, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

Lollapalooza 2026 is now over at Grant Park. Here's a summary of what we saw...

FILE – Ariana Grande arrives at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical and will take a break from the public eye

By Associated Press

August 3, 2026 at 6:22 a.m.

Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and...