Summer Music Festivals
Coverage on one of Chicago’s favorite summer pastimes — music festivals!
The two-day Latin music festival sold 95% of its passes as of Saturday, with fans attending undaunted by fears of immigration raids. This month, Michelada Fest, slated for July at Oakwood Beach was canceled, as was the yearly Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village.
Esto es lo que necesitas saber si planeas asistir al festival de música de dos días en Grant Park este fin de semana.
The 25-year-old singer-songwriter will make his Chicago debut at the festival before his first U.S. tour kicks off in July.
Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on attending the two-day music festival in Grant Park this weekend.
The city announced its lineup for the summer festival Wednesday, featuring Grammy award-winner Esperanza Spalding, Kermit Ruffins, and other Chicago stars for the annual Labor Day weekend jazz fest.
“Vamos a reunirnos en los próximos meses y haremos todo lo posible para regresar el próximo año”, dijo Fernando Nieto, fundador del festival.
“We’re going to regroup over these next few months and do our best to return next year,” said festival founder Fernando Nieto.
Concerts and other programming will be at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the Ramova Theatre and on Maxwell Street.
The seventh annual two-day festival returns to Oakwood Beach on the South Side on July 19 and 20.
Lyrical Lemonade has announced the lineup for its three-day festival at Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium from June 20-22.
Though the Texas-based Mexican American group denies any connection to anti-immigration political parties, critics point to a now-deleted video on TikTok showing band members dancing to “Y.M.C.A,” a song played at Trump campaign rallies.
Fat Mike and his long-running band savor the moment, despite losing some audience to the nearby Slayer reunion.
Together for the first time since 2019, thrash metal icons resume what frontman calls “singing and dancing to death and destruction.”
New monument to the festival hero is made of foam and resin and stands up to heat and rain
Back-to-back ruckus of metal bands builds up to the night’s Slayer reunion.
On a spectacular stage adorned with revolving graphics and an elevated platform, the versatile artist jumps from swing to blues to folk and more, and tells great stories too.
The immersive attraction area features everything from a replica of the convenience store in the movie “Clerks” to a butter sculpture of the actor-musician.
Fans at the festival’s RiotLand now can stock up at a ‘Clerks’ store, scope out punk memorabilia and tie the knot at a wedding chapel.
The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services hosted the free event Thursday for the first time in six years. Senior Fest features dancing, live music, food, a wellness center with vaccinations and other resources for seniors.