Growing ARC Music Festival carries on Chicago’s legacy of house music
ARC Music Festival, now in its sixth year, expands to four days in Union Park. “People treat it like a pilgrimage to the home of house music,” festival founder John...
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Review: Olivia Dean at Lollapalooza, singing in the key of the divine
The British songstress and Saturday night headliner brought a horn section, a duet with Sam Fender and loads of charisma.
Review: Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza proved they were nobody’s nostalgia act
On Day 2 in Grant Park, it was very clear who was waiting for headliners Smashing Pumpkins versus Charli xcx. The jokes stopped once the music started.
Lollapalooza 2026: Flooding delays the start of a scrambled Day 3
The music finally gets going in Grant Park after weather delays, with sets by Wolf Alice and Leon Thomas.
Review: Lorde makes her cathartic return to Lollapalooza
Her songs about love, uncertainty and feeling seen carve out a larger Gen-Z space for introspection on pop music’s dance floor.
Lollapalooza 2026: Gray skies and a shifting schedule doesn’t dampen Day 2
Lollapalooza hits its stride on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, with the gates opening at 11 a.m. for Day 2 of the four-day musical festival in Grant Park.
Review: The Strokes deliver real headlining rock ‘n’ roll in Chicago
Taking over the United Center Wednesday night for the very first time as headliners on their "Reality Awaits" tour, the band delivered one of its most muscular arena sets in...
Summer Smash 2026: Chaos, delays and great sets by G Herbo and Chief Keef on opening day
Friday was far from smooth at SeatGeek Stadium, but performances by boldface names did not disappoint. The three-day festival of hip hop continues through Sunday.
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Two decades in, Third Coast Percussion continues to push its sound in new directions.
Riot Fest wraps up for 2025 with John Stamos devotions and a very outspoken Green Day
This summer's 20th anniversary edition keeps the festival's anti-establishment spirit alive and well — and you knew politics were going to show up sooner or later.