Chicago Weekend Lineup Mixes Free Festivals, Navy Pier Fireworks and Live Music Across Parks, Museums and Lakefront Stages
From Grant Park concerts to Northalsted Market Days, the city’s late-summer calendar is packed with free and low-cost events.
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White Sox Cancel Ja Rule Postgame Concert After Ninth Inning Announcement Leaves Fans Furious at Guaranteed Rate Field
The team said travel problems kept the rapper from performing after Friday night’s loss to Cleveland, and ticket holders will be compensated.
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Dave Grohl’s Chicago Pub Stop at Kuma’s Corner Gives Foo Fighters Fans a Pre-Show Glimpse Before Soldier Field Concert
The Foo Fighters frontman was photographed with drummer Charlie Benante at the Avondale burger spot before the band’s Soldier Field date.
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Chicago Books Two Hard Rock Live Shows in Atlantic City This November for Fans Chasing the Band’s Classic Horn-Driven Hits
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will play Etess Arena on back-to-back nights Nov. 6 and 7.
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Ja Rule Postgame Concert at Chicago’s Rate Field Is Canceled Late in the White Sox-Guardians Game, Drawing Loud Boos
The rapper’s scheduled performance was called off in the ninth inning, and fans were told they would get replacement tickets and refunds.
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Lollapalooza Crowd Disgusted as Viral Video Appears to Show a Bag of Urine Passed Overhead During Chicago Festival
A social media clip sparked debate over concert etiquette and hygiene after fans said a packed crowd saw a bag of liquid moved above their heads.
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AKENYA Brings Genre-Blending Chicago Sound to Mca’s Tuesdays on the Terrace With Free Summer Concert and New Album Momentum
The Chicago vocalist and composer headlines the Museum of Contemporary Art’s terrace series as she builds toward her long-awaited album Moon in the 4th.
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Ariana Grande Tells Chicago Fans Her Planned Break From Visibility Is Deliberate as Health Chatter Swirls Around Her New Era
The singer addressed her upcoming step back from public-facing work during her Chicago show, calling it a long-planned boundary.
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Ariana Grande Tells Chicago Fans Her Public Break Was Planned as Eternal Sunshine Tour Nears Its Final U.S. Dates
The singer spoke directly to fans at the United Center as speculation swirled around her upcoming step back from visibility.
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Chicago Blues Festival Wraps a Weekend of Legends, Rising Artists and Tributes That Kept Millennium Park Buzzing
The 42nd annual festival brought together veteran names, emerging bands and celebratory nods to blues history across multiple stages.
