Live music for summer 2024: Melt-Banana to Green Day, the concerts not to miss
While this summer will unfold without last year’s multi-day Taylor Swift and Beyoncé extravaganzas, plenty of fantastic shows should keep you busy through Labor Day.
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Review: Megan Thee Stallion puts on a fierce but uneven concert at the United Center
Her Hot Girl Summer Tour blends the vibes of a designer fashion show, uninhibited exercise class and anything-goes girl's weekend.
Review: Judas Priest knows how to put on a classic heavy metal show
While many artists spout what the crowd wants to hear, Judas Priest spent scant time on talk and devoted its nearly non-stop 105-minute set to the proverbial walk.
Review: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday concert ran hot and cold at the United Center
She kept rescuing the momentum that built from the outset on “I’m the Best.”
Review: As the second band to play Sphere, Phish adds something new — improvisation
“Let the music do the talking,” sang Phish vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio at the outset of the band’s concert Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Normally, hearing that advice from...
Review: Mitski kicks off sold-out four-night stand at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre
Mitski’s 90-minute concert was a peculiar and inventive display that blended performance art, avante-garde cabaret and interpretive dance.
Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s sold-out United Center concert was a scream-therapy session and communal catharsis
Backed by an all-female band, the singer did a little of everything while running through the majority of her catalog.
Review: The Eagles play it proudly old-school on their Long Goodbye farewell tour
Fast-forward a few decades and Don Henley's hair is grayer but the songs largely remain the same.
Review: Zach Bryan opens at the United Center, still a simple man as country music’s new superstar
The singer kept it real on the first of three sold-out Chicago concerts on his Quittin’ Time Tour, including in a duet with surprise guest Kacey Musgraves.
Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit kept it present and real at Salt Shed
Isbell's songs are never afraid to wade into difficult territory, and when he stopped the concert for what looked like an emergency in the crowd, it was a telling moment.