Music and Concerts – Page 22

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...

Preparations are underway for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's alleged wedding festivities at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York, New York.

Photos: Madison Square Garden prepares for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding

By Joanna Moriello

July 1, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

Preparations begin for the rumored wedding festivities of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Madison...

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP file)

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? Here’s what we know.

By Kimberlee Kruesi

July 1, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Frenzied speculation surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past...

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs perform at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on May 26, 2023, at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Mike Campbell shares a Tom Petty memory ahead of Dirty Knobs concert: ‘I’ve never talked about this’

By Janine Schaults

July 1, 2026 at 10:27 a.m.

He's toured through Chicago plenty with the Heartbreakers, with Fleetwood Mac, and now as the...

The Millennials perform for the crowd at the July 17 2019, Dancin' in the Street concert in downtown Clarendon Hills. This summer's slate of concerts begins July 8. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills concert series serves up slate of tribute bands

By Chuck Fieldman

June 29, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

Clarendon Hills’ summer concert series Dancin’ in the Street features tributes to Fleetwood Mac, Britney...

R. Kelly turns himself in at 1st District police headquarters in Chicago, Feb. 22, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Today in History: R. Kelly sentenced

By Associated Press

June 29, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On June 29, 2022, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using...

Alan Jackson performs during his final farewell concert called, “Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale,” at Nissan Stadium, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Inside country legend Alan Jackson’s triumphant finale concert

By Maria Sherman

June 28, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

The time has come for country music superstar Alan Jackson to hang up his signature...

Dave Grundhoefer, left, belts lyrics while Mark Abate plays alongside during a recent rehearsal at Rough Draft Studios in Palatine, June 12, 2026. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

‘A bucket list item that I didn’t know I had’: Suburban garage rockers prep for first headlining gig since ’60s

By Christopher Placek

June 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Huns broke up after high school and haven't performed together in public — much...

Fans watch for Metallica’s entrance at their concert at Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Illinois to see greater protections from ‘junk fees,’ ticket-buying bots, Gov. JB Pritzker says

By Olivia Olander

June 25, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

Illinoisans will soon see fewer unexpected “junk fees” and greater protections from robots snatching up...

FILE – David Clayton-Thomas of “Blood, Sweat and Tears” performs during one of several tailgate parties prior to the Texas A&M-Utah game on Sept. 2, 2004, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dead at 84

By Hillel Italie

June 25, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on...

Olivia Rodrigo attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party held at the LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Olivia Rodrigo is for the girls: All-women lineup set for her Daisy Chain Fields fest in Irvine

By Tribune News Service

June 24, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

A Southern California music festival featuring only women musicians and created by Olivia Rodrigo? That’s...