Music and Concerts – Page 6

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...

John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Today in History: First Farm Aid concert held in Champaign

By Associated Press

September 22, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 22, 1985, rock and country music artists participated in Farm Aid, a concert...

Fans walk through muddy Douglass Park on the final day of Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Soaked Riot Fest forces restoration plans for swampy Douglass Park

By Robert McCoppin

September 21, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

Riot Fest will be financially responsible for “reasonable costs,” to restore Douglass Park, a Chicago...

Fans watch Pierce the Veil perform during the final day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 20, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Riot Fest closes with mud diving, William Shatner and an incandescent Alanis Morissette

By Jessi Roti

September 21, 2026 at 12:01 p.m.

Relentless rain scrambled the schedule and turned Douglass Park into a mud bath, but Sunday's...

Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Taylor Swift will become the most awarded artist in MTV VMAs history

By Maria Sherman

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

An attendee uses a swim ring while crowd surfing as the Sex Pistols perform during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on Sept. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Update: Riot Fest has new schedule for delayed Sunday opening

By Doug George

September 20, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

Riot Fest delayed the start of Day 3 on Sunday, with a revised schedule of...

Attendees fill the Riot Fest grounds at Douglass Park on Sept. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Riot Fest closes early Saturday due to weather

By Jessi Roti

September 20, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

Riot Fest announced plans to end early on Saturday amid forecasts of incoming storms heading...

Phoebe Bridgers performs with Boygenius at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in 2023 in Indio, California. Her Lost Tour is now at the United Center in Chicago. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Review: Phoebe Bridgers’ arena concerts still have those pin-drop silences

By Bob Gendron

September 19, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

How do you make whisper-soft music translate in a cavernous venue? You'd be wise to...

Attendees sing to the music of Alkaline Trio during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on Sept. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Riot Fest opens with a mild Day 1, with the exception of punk godfather Iggy Pop

By Jessi Roti

September 19, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

Returning to Douglass Park Sept. 18-20 with headliners including Twenty One Pilots, the Friday acts...

Photos: Riot Fest at Douglass Park

By John J. Kim

September 21, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

The annual three-day festival of punk and alternative music runs from Sept.18-20 in Chicago’s Douglass...

Carrie Brownstein, left, and Corin Tucker lead Sleater-Kinney at Salt Shed in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney cast their own kinds of spells at Salt Shed

By Britt Julious

September 18, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

There have been times when folks have called Sleater-Kinney too brash or too loud. "This...