FEATURED EVENTS Chicago Weekend Lineup Mixes Free Festivals, Navy Pier Fireworks and Live Music Across Parks, Museums and Lakefront Stages FEATURED EVENTS White Sox Cancel Ja Rule Postgame Concert After Ninth Inning Announcement Leaves Fans Furious at Guaranteed Rate Field INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS Suno Plans Vinyl Pressings for AI Songs as the Format’s Comeback Gives the Music Startup a New Fan-Facing Product UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS ABC7 Airs Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade as Lisaraye Mccoy Leads 97th Celebration of the City’s Back-To-School Tradition Yeonjun Draws Hundreds to Central Park for First Solo GMA Summer Concert Series Performance in New York City Tate Mcrae, MUNA and Wunderhorse Cap Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago With Rain, Riffs and a Huge Finale Lollapalooza 2026 Turned Chicago’s Grant Park Into a Pop Spectacle, With Charli XCX, Lorde, Zara Larsson and Tate Mcrae Leading Maria Gaspar Brings Cook County Jail Debris and Live Music to MCA Chicago in a Performance Shaped by Angela Davis VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Grant Park Music Festival Lines up a Blockbuster 2026 Finale in Chicago With Beethoven’s Ninth and Other Classics Lollapalooza 2026 After Dark Spotlighted Snow Strippers, Six Sex, Ninajirachi and Aespa in a Neon-Heavy Festival Shift How to Watch Lollapalooza 2026 Live From Home This Weekend With Hulu and Disney+ Streaming the Chicago Festival Chicago’s Summer’s Last Dance Opens Ticket Sales for 2026 Return With House, Hip-Hop and Electronic Fans in Mind Wicker Park Fest 2026 Announces Headliners Including the Frights, Ovlov and Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band for July Return VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Fuel Fugees Reunion Hopes as 30th Anniversary of the Score Nears BTS Brings the Arirang World Tour to Metlife Stadium, Giving U.S. Fans a New Look at the Group’s Live Momentum Denver Artist Betsy Shepardson Brings Her Picture Book Magic to Central City With a Signing at Gilpin Arts Gallery Cardi B’s Surprise “AH HA” Drop Extends Her Hot Streak as Fans Wait for Her Next Full Era to Arrive Grand Ole Opry’s Most Surprising Guests Trace a Century of Shocks, From Elvis Presley to Sabrina Carpenter VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Devil Master Drop “Death Anthem” and Unveil Bloody Dreams Details as the Philadelphia Band Tees up a September Album Release UNC Reveals 2026 Chapel Thrill Concert Series With Shaquille O’neal’s DJ Diesel Set Leading Chapel Hill Game Day Lineup Yard Act’s ‘You’re Gonna Need a Little Music’ Tightens the Band’s Genre Mix and Turns Their Leeds Studio Era Into a Bigger Statement Charli Xcx’s ‘Music. Fashion. Film.’ Eyes a Strong First Week as Fans Wait for a Breakout Single to Catch On Tom Morello Sets September Solo Album Everyone Gets Everything They Want With New Single Date Night and Guest Spots From Serj Tankian VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS Suno Plans Vinyl Pressings for AI Songs as the Format’s Comeback Gives the Music Startup a New Fan-Facing Product Blackrock’s ETHB Bucks the Ethereum ETF Slump With Fresh Inflows as Rival Funds Post Outflows Costco Posts Its Strongest Sales Growth in Nearly Four Years as Protein Products and Fuel Traffic Lift Results Barbara Mason’s Tiktok Revival Sends Philly Soul Classic ‘Forever’ Back to Streaming With Rare 1960s Songs Pittsburgh Man Behind Viral AI Generated Puerto Rico Song Says Social Media Fame Is Opening Surprising New Doors VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Chicago Weekend Lineup Mixes Free Festivals, Navy Pier Fireworks and Live Music Across Parks, Museums and Lakefront Stages Posted onAugust 9, 2026August 9, 2026 0 From Grant Park concerts to Northalsted Market Days, the city’s late-summer calendar is packed with free and low-cost events. FEATURED EVENTS White Sox Cancel Ja Rule Postgame Concert After Ninth Inning Announcement Leaves Fans Furious at Guaranteed Rate Field Posted onAugust 9, 2026August 9, 2026 0 The team said travel problems kept the rapper from performing after Friday night’s loss to Cleveland, and ticket holders will ... FEATURED EVENTS Dave Grohl’s Chicago Pub Stop at Kuma’s Corner Gives Foo Fighters Fans a Pre-Show Glimpse Before Soldier Field Concert Posted onAugust 9, 2026August 9, 2026 0 The Foo Fighters frontman was photographed with drummer Charlie Benante at the Avondale burger spot before the band’s Soldier Field ... FEATURED EVENTS Chicago Books Two Hard Rock Live Shows in Atlantic City This November for Fans Chasing the Band’s Classic Horn-Driven Hits Posted onAugust 8, 2026August 8, 2026 0 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will play Etess Arena on back-to-back nights Nov. 6 and 7. VIEW ALL
