Music and Concerts – Page 18

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...

Festival attendees rest under the shade of trees near food vendors at Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

By Evgenia Anastasakos

July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving...

Pepperoni and Mike’s hot honey drizzle pizza in a takeout box at Pizz’amici, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Musicians coming for Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and North Coast reveal their favorite Chicago restaurants

By Samantha Nelson

July 29, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

Musicians from around the world travel to Chicago during the summer to play Lollapalooza, Riot...

House and techno DJ John Summit performs at Shaq's Fun House at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 7, 2025, in New Orleans. (Skip Bolen/Getty Images)

Naperville native headlining Lollapalooza as one of world’s biggest DJs

By Carolyn Stein

July 28, 2026 at 9:20 a.m.

John Summit, known in Naperville as John Schuster, left his accounting career to become a...

Chicago country musician Andrew Sa recently released his debut album, "American Rough," on Bloodshot Records. (Alexa Viscius)

Column: Chicago progressive country artist Andrew Sa has a first album: ‘Even if it’s not a shiny, pretty thing’

By Britt Julious

July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

His first album, "American Rough," was released on June 26 on Bloodshot Records. He's a...

FILE – A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

By Andrew Dalton

July 27, 2026 at 7:36 p.m.

A judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence to put D4vd on trial in...

Ray Herrmann, Lee Loughnane and Jeff Coffey of Chicago perform at Whisky a Go Go on June 5, 2017, in West Hollywood, California. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Chicago and Styx keep their sounds alive on the ‘Windy Cities’ tour

By Blair R. Fischer

July 27, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Touring as an original member of a classic rock band is like winning a war...

Buddy Guy performs at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Happy 90th birthday, Buddy Guy — you still set the standard for getting the blues

By Kevin McKeough

July 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

As members of his family and the capacity crowd at the Chicago Theatre serenaded Buddy...

Billy Corgan, from left, leads the Smashing Pumpkins at Metro in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2022. Charli XCX performs at Lollapalooza on Aug. 6, 2017. Lorde performs in heavy rain at Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2017. (Chris Sweda / Alexandra Wimley / baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: Our picks for the best music by day and what not to miss

By Britt Julious

July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Look for lots of female headliners across Lollapalooza's fresh lineup of eight stages, opening in...

Popular WFMT radio host Bill McGlaughlin, right, narrates an American music program with conductor Carlos Kalmar, at rear, and the Grant Park Orchestra at Jay Pritzker Pavilionon July 2, 2008. (Alex Garcia/baiduhai)

Bill McGlaughlin, longtime host of ‘Exploring Music,’ dies at 82

By Hannah Edgar

July 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Bill McGlaughlin — a multi-hyphenate who composed, conducted and played trombone and piano — hosted...

Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs placed in solitary after prison fight: report

By Jessica Schladebeck

July 24, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was placed in solitary confinement after getting into a...