FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Wicker Park Fest 2026 Announces Headliners Including the Frights, Ovlov and Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band for July Return FEATURED EVENTS Chicago-Area Museums, Parks and Concert Halls Mark America’s 250th Birthday With Festivals, Exhibits and Free Events INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS Barbara Mason’s Tiktok Revival Sends Philly Soul Classic ‘Forever’ Back to Streaming With Rare 1960s Songs UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Kanye West Announces New Concerts in San Antonio and Chicago With Alamodome and Soldier Field Dates Set for Summer and Fall Bruno Mars Brings The Romantic Tour to Chicago’s Soldier Field — Two Nights, One Chance to See a Legend Live A$AP Rocky Launches ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ World Tour in Chicago With Massive North America and Europe Run Chicago’s 2026 Concert Calendar Brings Stadium Superstars, Pop Icons, and Festivals Back in a Big Way The Who Announce Final U.S. Farewell Concert in Palm Springs This October VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Wicker Park Fest 2026 Announces Headliners Including the Frights, Ovlov and Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band for July Return Lollapalooza 2026 Releases Daily Lineup as Four-Day Passes Hit Waitlist and Single-Day Tickets Remain on Sale Chicago’s 2026 Summer Festival Calendar Packs Music, Food and Art Into Grant Park, Millennium Park and Beyond Chicago’s 2026 Summer Festival Calendar Packs 60 Events, From Lollapalooza and Pride Fest to Jazz, Tacos and Art Lollapalooza 2026 Releases Daily Set Times as Charli XCX, Lorde, JENNIE and More Fuel Chicago Ticket Rush VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Madonna Channels Leonora Carrington’s 1945 Surrealism at the 2026 Met Gala in a Saint Laurent Look Fans Won’t Forget Music Influencers Are Quietly Paid to Push Songs Online, and Fans Are Starting to Question What Feels Organic Celebrities Flood the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final in New Jersey as Argentina and Spain Draw a Massive A-List Crowd Taylor Swift Surprises Nashville’s Tight Ends & Friends Concert With Lainey Wilson as Dan + Shay, Nate Smith and More Deliver Viral Moments Karol G Stuns at the 2026 Amas With a Surprise Win for Tropicoqueta After Accepting International Artist Honor VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Kelly Clarkson Releases I’d Be Lyin’ as First 2026 Single, Tying New Music to Her Las Vegas Residency Return The Olivia Tremor Control Announce First Album in 27 Years, the Same Place, With 27-Track Psychedelic Return for October Alan Jackson to Release Final Nashville Concert Album After Retiring From Touring With NBC Special and PBS Appearance Later This Year Strong Storms Set to Develop Overnight Across Missouri and Illinois Between Midnight and 2 AM Targeting the I-70 Corridor Chicago’s Withering Soul Announce New Album Passage of the Arcane, First Single Released VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS 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 Spotify, Universal, Warner and Sony Post Strong 2026 Earnings as the Music Business Shifts From Growth to Maturity Media Layoffs Sweep Hollywood and U.S. Newsrooms as Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN Cut Staff in 2025 and 2026 Ticketmaster Found Guilty of Running a Monopoly — What the Landmark Verdict Means for Concert Fans Across America VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Chicago-Area Museums, Parks and Concert Halls Mark America’s 250th Birthday With Festivals, Exhibits and Free Events Posted onJuly 25, 2026July 25, 2026 0 From July through fall, dozens of local institutions are rolling out patriotic programming tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial. FEATURED EVENTS Fiesta Del Sol Fills Chicago’s Pilsen Neighborhood as Karol G, Gospel Fest and the Savannah Bananas Crowd a Packed Summer Weekend Posted onJuly 25, 2026July 25, 2026 0 The 54th annual street festival drew thousands to Pilsen, with food, music and community pride at the center of a ... FEATURED EVENTS Chicago Sky Get Off to a Hot Start as Memorial Day Weekend Sports and Events Crowd the City Calendar Posted onJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 0 A packed holiday weekend brings basketball, concerts, festivals and classic Chicago traditions to arenas, parks and streets across the city. FEATURED EVENTS Chicago Weekend Guide Packs Hot Dog Fest, Do Division Street Fest and Big-Name Concerts for May 29 Through 31 Posted onJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 0 From outdoor festivals and haunted-house thrills to ballpark games and museum art, the city’s late-May calendar is stacked. VIEW ALL
