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An attendee uses a swim ring while crowd surfing as the Sex Pistols perform during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on Sept. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Update: Riot Fest has new schedule for delayed Sunday opening

September 20, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

Riot Fest delayed the start of Day 3 on Sunday, with a revised schedule of performances out now.

Renderings of the proposed Music Hall live music venue to be built next to the United Center as part of the 1901 Project. (BrickVisual / RIOS / United Center)

Renderings show the Music Hall planned alongside the United Center

September 18, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

The United Center on Friday released architectural renderings of the proposed live music venue to be built next to the Near West Side arena in what are currently United Center...

Harry Styles performs at the Chicago Theatre on Sept. 26, 2017. (Kamil Krzaczynski/for the Chicago Tribune)

Harry Styles announces 2027 tour with Chicago concerts

September 10, 2026 at 9:21 a.m.

The British pop star's "Together, Together" tour, backed by Live Nation, will play Soldier Field May 28-29, 2027.

The first page of "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. (Tribune photo)

‘Orbital’ is One Book, One Chicago’s 25th anniversary selection

September 9, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

The Chicago Public Library on Wednesday announced Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize-winning novel “Orbital” as the 2026 selection for One Book, One Chicago.

Kathleen Edwards performing in 2003 at the Park West on Armitage in Chicago. (Michael Walker / for the Tribune)

At the Evanston Folk Festival, Kathleen Edwards plays with musicians who shaped her

September 9, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards plays the Evanston Folk Festival this coming weekend as one of the top-of-the-bill performers, in a bit of musical serendipity.

Stevie Wonder performs during the opening of the Obama Presidential Center on June 18, 2026, in Chicago’s Jackson Park. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Stevie Wonder announces Chicago concert in November

September 8, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

Stevie Wonder has announced a "Songs In The Key of Life: 50th Anniversary" world tour on Tuesday, including a concert at the United Center.

Nikki Sixx, from left, Vince Neil, and Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe perform at Wrigley Field on July 8, 2022, in Chicago. The band plays Credit 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Aug. 22. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Last call for outdoor concerts: Our 50 between now and October

August 21, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

There are just weeks left for outdoor concerts around Chicago, starting with Chris Brown and Mötley Crüe this weekend and wrapping up with Deadmau5 on Navy Pier in October.

Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band performs on July 27, 2021, at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

New Dave Matthews Band tour will come to Chicago

August 11, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

The band announced a fall tour on Tuesday, including a stop at the United Center on Nov. 7.

Hassan Bashir of Bollingbrook, bottom, inspects a book while his daughter Noor Bashir sits on his shoulders during the 40th annual Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago’s South Loop on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/ Chicago Tribune)

Scott Turow, Eve Ewing among the authors at Printers Row Lit Fest 2026

August 3, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Other Printers Row Lit Fest presenters include PBS NewsHour co-anchor Geoff Bennett and a Pulitzer Prize-winning team from the Tribune.

A festivalgoer slips in the mud at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2026: Flooding delays the start of a scrambled Day 3

August 2, 2026 at 9:01 a.m.

The music finally gets going in Grant Park after weather delays, with sets by Wolf Alice and Leon Thomas.

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