FEATURED EVENTSKarol G Turns Seattle’s Lumen Field Into a Two-Hour Latin Pop Spectacle With Becky G, Edward James Olmos and a Fan-First Victory Lap FEATURED EVENTSBTS Earns Illinois’ ‘BTS Day’ as Sold-Out Soldier Field Concerts Bring the Group Back to Chicago With Fan Events, Purple Lights and Economic Buzz FEATURED EVENTSBTS Army Fills Soldier Field for the Group’s First Chicago Concert in Seven Years, Drawing Tens of Thousands of Fans to the K-Pop Stadium Show UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Malört World Record Attempt Sells Out as Hundreds Prepare to Take a Bitter Shot Sunday, With Livestream Viewers and Neighborhood Bars Still Joining the Stunt Chicago Mom Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off After Repeated Scans at a Gage Park Store, Then Plans Back-To-School Gifts for Her Three Children Chicago Mother Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off at a Gage Park Convenience Store, Planning to Use the Prize for Her Three Children’s Education Circa Sportsbooks New Bet the Blitz Promotion Sends American Place Bettors to Las Vegas and Into the Chicago Bears Ticket Drawing White Sox Promise Fans Future Tickets After Ja Rule Skips Rate Field Concert, Leaving Chicago Crowd With a Canceled Postgame Show and Another Loss VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Black and Bronze Bronzeville Music Fest Returns to Armstrong Park With Tributes to Chicago Soul, Gospel, Hip-Hop and Jazz on Saturday, August 29 Chicago’s 36th Annual Taste of Greektown Returns Aug. 28 With Greek Food, Live Music and Dancing Along the City’s Longtime Restaurant Corridor Ukrainian Folk Festival Returns to Horsham With Dances, Pysanka Lessons and Live Music Marking Ukraine’s Independence and America’s 250th Anniversary NASCAR Returns to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet After Seven Years, as Downtown Fan Festival Kicks Off a Race Weekend Tied to America’s 250th Birthday Stephanie Sack’s Late Summer Cult Film Series in Chicago Links the Unknown Man of Shandigor, Alice, Sweet Alice and Creature From the Black Lagoon to Local History VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Stella Parton Says Dolly Offered to Try Experimental Cancer Drugs Before Her Death, Recalling a Final Act of Generosity That Moved Country Music Fans Nationwide Banana Ball Turns Sioux Falls Skeptic Into a Believer as the Firefighters and Indianapolis Clowns Deliver a Sold-Out South Dakota Debut at the Birdcage Thursday Night Masego Says His New Album Fix Your Face Grew Out of Tragedy as the Grammy-Nominated Singer Opens up About the Creative Process Behind His Third Studio Release Dolly Parton Biographer Martha Ackmann Explains Why the Singer’s 2025 Life Story Keeps Winning Fans Across Generations, From Country Devotees to Newcomers Mid-Missouri Country Musician Meredith Shaw Honors Dolly Parton’s Legacy With Stories, Sparkle and the Singalong Power of ‘I Will Always Love You’ VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a 16-Song Solo Album Featuring Boygenius, Jack Antonoff and Bo Burnham While Balancing Grief, Joy and Intimate Pop Lore Study Finds Traffic Deaths Rose on Days New Albums by Taylor Swift, Drake and Bad Bunny Arrived, Pointing to Possible Driving Distractions Akon Opens up About the Sold-Out Nights Like This Tour With Ne Yo, His Detroit Stop at Pine Knob, and the Global Sound of New Album Beautiful Day Joshua Bassett Says His New Album Easier Grew From Nashville Writing Bursts, Open-D Guitar Tuning, and a Story Fans Can Follow From First Crush to Heartbreak Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a Six-Year Solo Comeback That Turns Grief, New Love and a Bigger Pop Sound Into Her Most Guarded Album Yet VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS New Orleans Music Executive Says the City Already Has a Real Industry Built on Labels, Venues, Studios and Artists From Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne Koe Wetzel Brings Fire, Fan Singalongs and a Tighter Stage Presence to Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on the Night Champion Works Tour Wednesday Stella Lefty’s Viral Country Rise and Debut Album Long Way Home Fuel Nepo Baby Debate as the Billionaire Co-Founder of Groupon’s Daughter Eyes 2027 Grammy Buzz Garth Brooks Weighs a Possible Sale of His Music Catalog as Sources Say the Country Star’s Publishing and Recorded Rights Could Fetch up to $2 Billion BMG and Suno Launch a Global AI Music Alliance With Opt in Rights, Compensation and New Fan Experiences for Artists and Songwriters VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Karol G Turns Seattle’s Lumen Field Into a Two-Hour Latin Pop Spectacle With Becky G, Edward James Olmos and a Fan-First Victory Lap Posted onAugust 28, 2026August 28, 2026 0 The Colombian superstar mixed reggaeton, bachata, mariachi and crowd work in a stadium show that felt built for her fans.FEATURED EVENTS BTS Earns Illinois’ ‘BTS Day’ as Sold-Out Soldier Field Concerts Bring the Group Back to Chicago With Fan Events, Purple Lights and Economic Buzz Posted onAugust 28, 2026August 28, 2026 0 The K-pop superstars return to Soldier Field for two sold-out nights, and Illinois is marking the visit with an official ...FEATURED EVENTS BTS Army Fills Soldier Field for the Group’s First Chicago Concert in Seven Years, Drawing Tens of Thousands of Fans to the K-Pop Stadium Show Posted onAugust 28, 2026August 28, 2026 0 Tens of thousands packed the lakefront stadium Thursday night for BTS’s long-awaited return to Chicago.FEATURED EVENTS BTS Fans Pack Soldier Field for Chicago’s First Concerts in Seven Years, With More Than 60,000 ARMY Members Turning the K-Pop Reunion Into a Citywide Celebration Posted onAugust 28, 2026August 28, 2026 0 The group’s first Chicago shows since before the pandemic drew fans from across the country, plus weekend events built around ... 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