Review: A$AP Rocky launches tour in Chicago with loads of energy — and a few glitches
The superstar rapper's “Don’t Be Dumb Tour” premiered at the United Center with an over-the-top, sometimes unsteady two-hour concert.
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Got live if you want it: Critic’s picks for 2026 summer concerts
Ten concerts that don't demand as much from your bank account, but should still be on your radar.
Review: Bruno Mars delivers a retro feel-good concert without runways or distractions
His sold-out concert at Soldier Field in Chicago showed that he's the rare modern pop star who can get by on his singing and dancing talent.
Review: Flea swaps Chilis for jazz to open a new tour in Chicago
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has a brave new jazz project, opening a tour at Thalia Hall behind his solo album debut “Honora.”
Review: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Hope and Dreams’ tour comes to Chicago with a message
The promise of a rock ‘n’ roll concert as a conduit for protest reached a fever pitch Wednesday at a sold-out United Center. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band...
Review: Ratboys shows why it’s the most promising Chicago band of the moment
Its concert at the Vic served as the hometown finale for a tour behind the new album “Singin’ to an Empty Chair."
Review: Florence + the Machine taps into the supernatural at Allstate Arena
If Florence Welch didn’t exorcise at least some traumas and demons Friday at the first of a two-night stand at a sold-out Allstate Arena, it sure wasn’t for a lack...
Review: Lily Allen opens her ‘West End Girl’ tour in Chicago with a show both concert and theater
Lily Allen got personal and dramatic on Friday at the first of a two-night stand at a packed Auditorium Theatre. Merging her roles as pop chanteuse and actor in the...
Review: The Hives are an old-school, full-bore blast at the Salt Shed
Hives frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist proved in the Swedish band's 90-minute set that he's a born entertainer, always in motion and uncorking one hilarious comment after another.
Review: A confident Cardi B leans into the spectacle at the United Center
In a 90-minute concert full of screens and special effects, the immensely successful rapper-songwriter embraced spicy sexuality on her own terms.