Every Outdoor Summer Concert in Chicago, in One Calendar
We’ve already told you about every festival and every outdoor movie in Chicago this summer. Still missing something? Yes, you are. It’s a listing of EVERY OUTDOOR CONCERT in Chicago this summer. Actually, you’re not missing it. It’s right here.
The Very Best w/ Glass Lux
Malawi/London duo cross-pollinates samples and rhythms.
Kenny Chesney
Soldier Field goes country.
Cage the Elephant w/ The Offspring and Bleachers
As part of the 101 WKQX Piqniq.
Brian Setzer
Former Stray Cats member best known for swing revival act The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Andrew Belle w/ Birds of Chicago
Chicago-based singer/songwriter with two iTunes “Albums of the Year.”
Hozier
Having already sold out a Riviera show, Hozier can still take you to church aka Millennium Park
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
It may not be Led Zeppelin, but it’s still Robert f*ing Plant.
The London Souls w/ Eggnoise
Classic hard-charging rock with high-energy live sets.
Dan Zanes & Friends
Kids concert.
Los Lonely Boys
Chicano rock stars and leading purveyors of “Texican” rock and roll.
Mariachi Divas
Kids concert.
The Mighty Diamonds w/ Charley Organaire
Longest-running vocal trio in Jamaican musical history with soulful harmonies and conscious lyrics.
Barenaked Ladies w/ Violent Femmes & Colin Hay
Violent Femmes? Yes! Barenaked Ladies? No. Hell no.
Mumford & Sons w/ The Maccabees & Son Little
A nice consolation for the demise of Wavefront Fest.
Gipsy Kings
Masters of the pop flamenco music known as Catalan rumba.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Golden Dragon Acrobats from China
Kids concert.
Hayes Carll w/ Mother Falcon
Americana singer/songwriter nominated for “Artist of the Year” at the 2011 AMAs.
Peter Frampton
Frampton comes alive!
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Damien Rice w/ Iron & Wine
Bonus points for best Sam Beam beard.
Tedeschi Trucks Band w/ Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Jam-heavy blues rock duo led by Allman Brothers guitarist Derek Trucks.
Active Child w/ Matt Ulery’s In the Ivory
LA-based instrumentalist known for lush arrangements and eye-popping visuals.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Bryan Adams
Summer of ’69!
Vans Warped Tour
Punk rock Lollapalooza.
Sheryl Crow
According to Sheryl Crow, “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad.” We’ll take her word for it.
Snarky Puppy w/ Third Coast Percussion & Friends
One of the most respected names in instrumental music with a sprawling collective of 40+ members.
The Beach Boys w/ Kool & the Gang
See The Beach Boys where they are meant to be seen... at the beach.
Third Eye Blind w/ Dashboard Confessional
Kleenex not included.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
What more do you need to know? It’s Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga!
Jimmy Buffett
There are worse things than a Jimmy Buffett concert. We can’t think of any, but there are.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
David Gray w/ Amos Lee
English singer/songwriter who’s been nominated for four Brit Awards.
Poi Dog Pondering w/ Caroline Smith
Constantly morphing veteran local collective who started out as street buskers and play every imaginable genre of music.
The Doobie Brothers
China Grove!
Pink Martini w/ Aimee Mann
Lounge-style Portland orchestra ranges from pop and Latin to jazz and classical.
Blondie w/ Melissa Etheridge
New wave/punk pioneers still going strong after 40 years (and since a 1997 reunion).
Antibalas w/ Sonny Knight and The Lakers
Afrobeat pioneers modeled after Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band.
The Grateful Dead
The final Dead shows in honor of the legendary band’s 50th anniversary.
Boston
Just a band out of Boston.
Train w/ The Fray & Matt Nathanson
Frat boy rock in Tinley Park!
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Brian Wilson w/ Rodriguez
Co-founder of the Beach Boys known as one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Fucked Up w/ DOOMSQUAD
Experimental set presented by Land & Sea Dept.
King Sunny Ade w/ Mathew Tembo
Masters of the Western pop/traditional African music known as juju.
John Fogerty
Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman still rocking at age 70.
Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Classical performance conducted by “Don’t’ Worry, Be Happy” creator Bobby McFerrin.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Judah & the Lion
Indie pop band combines sounds of the South, Midwest, and West with a #1 song on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.
Nickelback
The undisputed worst band of all time, live in concert!
Steve Miller Band w/ Matthew Curry
Yes, that Steve Miller Band. Ask your older brother.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Fall Out Boy w/ Wiz Khalifa & Hoodie Allen
There will be a lot of nervous parents waiting for their kids to get home from this show.
Aretha Franklin
You love Aretha. Aretha loves you.
Jill Scott w/ Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
Neo-soul songstress known for stage sass and sultry sounds.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Mayhem Festival w/ Slayer
Metal kingpins lead a daylong set of ear-splitting anthems.
Disney’s
Music from the film live in concert.
Matthew Sweet w/ In Tall Buildings
Remember that ‘90s alternative radio song “Girlfriend”? Yeah, that was this guy.
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Spooky.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Ondatrópica w/ Helado Negro
The cool, modern sounds of London meet the raw, tropical beats of Colombia.
Symphonie Fantastique
Rise Against, Killswitch Engage & letlive.
Metal by the lake.
Jason Aldean w/ Tyler Farr & Cole Swindell
Country music in Tinley Park.
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Rob Thomas w/ Plain White T’s
Frontman of Matchbox Twenty. Don’t hold that against him. Or do.
Gary Allan
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Taylor Swift
Huey Lewis & the News w/ The Gin Blossoms
Apparently, Huey Lewis doesn’t need a new drug after all.
Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson
Murder by Death w/ Banditos
Beloved indie rock institution with a new album out on local label Bloodshot Records.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Mahler’s First Symphony
Incubus w/ Deftones
Legendary alt-rock/funk metal act still at it after 25 years.
All-Russian Program
Los Cojolites w/ David Wax Museum
Dedicated to the artistic expressions of indigenous people in the ancient town of Cosoleacaque, Mexico.
Van Halen w/ Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Hot for teacher!
Hillsong United w/ Jesus Culture
Christian rock by the lake!
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Steely Dan
Drink Scotch whiskey, all night long!
Kid Rock w/ Foreigner
You know a Kid Rock song. Even if you don’t want to know a Kid Rock song.
A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration
J. Cole w/ Big Sean, Yg & Jeremih
Hip-hop superstar discovered by Jay Z and signed to his label Roc Nation.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Brahms First Piano Concerto
Australian Pink Floyd Show w/ Led Zeppelin 2
Trippy.
Brandi Carlile w/ Old Crow Medicine Show
Alt country/folk rock singer known for bringing private confessions to the public stage.
5 Seconds of Summer
Young punk rock Aussies who once toured with One Direction.
Tchaikovsy’s 1812 Overture
With live cannons!
Scottish Symphony
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Pinchas Zukerman
Smashing Pumpkins w/ Marilyn Manson
Billy Corgan takes a break from wrestling to perform with Smashing Pumpkins.
Harry Connick Jr.
Jerrod Niemann
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Tim McGraw w/ Billy Currington & Chase Bryant
Country music in Tinley Park.
Classic Ramsey Lewis
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Nicki Minaj w/ Meek Mill & Rae Sremmurd
Don’t know Nicki Minaj? Ask your little sister.
Diana Krall
Canadian jazz singer and pianist who’s sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club
With surviving members of the original Buena Vista Social Club.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Umphrey’s McGee
Chicago’s finest purveyors of jam-heavy guitar solos and trippy lighting.
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Wagner’s <em>The Flying Dutchman</em>
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Idina Menzel
We know her as “Adele Dazeem”. We kid, we kid... she’ll always be Elsa, obvi.
Yes w/ Toto
One of the most overlooked bands of the ‘70s live on stage.
3 Doors Down w/ Collective Soul
Round up your frat brothers for this one.
Better Than Ezra w/ Sugar Ray
(See 3 Doors Down)
NEEDTOBREATHE w/ Switchfoot
Christian rock!
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of theGrant Park Music Festival.
Sublime with Rome & Rebelution
Bong smoke not included.
Midwest Young Artists
Kids concert.
Seth MacFarlane w/ The Ravinia Festival Orchestra
WTF?
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
Lady Antebellum w/ Hunter Hayes & Sam Hunt
Country music in Tinley Park.
Chicago
25 or 6 to 4!
Grant Park Orchestra
As part of the Grant Park Music Festival.
One Direction
Laurie Berkner
Kids concert.
The Piano Guys
ZZ Top w/ Blackberry Smoke
Beards encouraged.
Billy Joel
Little Big Town w/ David Nail & Ashley Monroe
Foo Fighters w/ Cheap Trick
Meet up with Dave Grohl at Piece after.
Santana
Oye Como Va!
Alan Jackson
Country star known for melding honky tonk with mainstream country.
Toby Keith w/ Eli Young Band
Country music in Tinley Park.
Bobby Hutcherson Quintet w/ Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration
As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Sinatra Centennial
A tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes.
Def Leppard w/ Styx & Tesla
Def Leppard is still around? Apparently they are. This show proves it.
Jackson Browne
Running on empty? Not this 66-year-old singer/songwriter.
Brian Gephart Sextet w/ Douglas Ewart & Inventions and Dee Dee Bridgewater
As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival.
O.A.R. w/ Allen Stone
More frat boy rock!
Muhal Richard Abrams’ Experimental Band
As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Itzhak Perlman & Emmanuel Ax
Rick Springfield w/ Loverboy & The Romantics
Jessie’s girl!
Joey Alexander Trio
11-year-old jazz piano phenom Joey Alexander is one of those “prodigies” you heard about growing up.
Zac Brown Band
Wrigley Field goes country.
Gladys Knight w/ The O’Jays
Motown legend and four-time Grammy winner.
Counting Crows
Has “Mr. Jones” sustained a 25-year career? Depressingly, yes it has.
Classic Albums Live Performs <em>Led Zeppelin II</em>
Ramble on!
AC/DC
As they say in the bleachers, have a drink on me!
Ed Sheeran & Christina Perri
Mainstream pop in Tinley Park.
Rascal Flatts w/ Scotty McCreery & Raelynn
Country music in Tinley Park.