Music and Concerts – Page 17

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...

Lorde headlines the T-Mobile stage on the first night of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Review: Lorde makes her cathartic return to Lollapalooza

By Jessi Roti

July 31, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Her songs about love, uncertainty and feeling seen carve out a larger Gen-Z space for...

Empire of the Sun performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

How to watch the Lollapalooza livestream

By baiduhai

July 31, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Lollapalooza opened to a sold-out crowd on opening day, though you can still catch some...

People walk through the wet Lollapalooza grounds on Day 2 of the festival, July 31, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: Gray skies and a shifting schedule doesn’t dampen Day 2

By Finnegan Belleau

July 31, 2026 at 10:33 p.m.

Lollapalooza hits its stride on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, with the gates opening at...

Elizabeth Nichols performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

TikTok is changing how Lollapalooza fans are finding artists

By Kate Perez

July 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Both musicians and Lollapalooza festival-goers say social media is a top way they meet each...

Fans watch John Summit, of Naperville, perform during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 1

By Armando L. Sanchez

July 31, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Day 1 photos from Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 30, 2026.

Empire of the Sun performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza opens for 2026: ‘Go big or go home’

By Finnegan Belleau

July 30, 2026 at 8:14 p.m.

This year's Lollapalooza music festival opened Thursday in a sunny, sold-out Grant Park with Lorde...

FILE – Korean pop band BTS attends the 2019 Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2019.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit music for 2027 Grammys

By Maria Sherman

July 29, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

K-pop powerhouse BTS said they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming...

The Lollapalooza music festival’s eastern entrance, July 28, 2026, two days before Lollapalooza opens in Chicago's Grant Park. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 weather forecast: Mild temperatures with potential storms

By Evgenia Anastasakos

July 29, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

The National Weather Service said severe weather for Lollapalooza is unlikely, but festivalgoers should prepare...

Glen Hansard opens for Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

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‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

By Associated Press

July 29, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday,...

Festival-goers take pictures in front of a Lollapalooza sign on Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Our top 10 tips for attending Lollapalooza 2026

By baiduhai

July 29, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Your travel plans will fall apart, there's a "secret" Lolla entrance and your phone is...