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Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Smashing Pumpkins announce ‘Rats in a Cage Tour’ with a stop at the United Center

May 18, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

"The Rats in a Cage Tour," devoted to the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness," will play the United Center on Oct. 14.

Ariana Grande performs at the United Center in 2017. Her “Eternal Sunshine" tour will play there for three nights in August. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

100 concerts in Chicago for summer 2026

May 14, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The summer season of music festivals and arena shows has begun. Here are 100 concerts around the area between now and the start of autumn.

Lollapalooza attendees take pictures in front of a sign near Buckingham Fountain on Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza posts 2026 schedule by day

May 12, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

Lollapalooza on Tuesday announced its schedule, by day, for this summer's four-day festival running July 30 to Aug. 2 in Grant Park.

Director Bruce Tammen rehearses with the Chicago Chorale at First Unitarian Church of Chicago in 2016. He retires at the end of this season. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

The founder of Chicago Chorale announces his final concert

May 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Tammen will mark his departure from the respected choral group he founded in 2001 with a concert on May 31 in Hyde Park.

Sheila E. performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Summer Music Series and Film Series will include Arrested Development, Sheila E. and ‘Sinners’

May 6, 2026 at 11:51 a.m.

Millennium Park's Summer Music Series and Summer Film Series have been announced for the 2026 season, with highlights and headliners including Arrested Development, Sheila E. and the movie "Sinners." The...

Former president Barack Obama speaks with Stephen Colbert in an interview taped inside the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago for the May 5, 2026, episode of "The Late Show" on CBS. (Scott Kowalchyk / CBS Broadcasting Inc.)

Stephen Colbert talks with Barack Obama at the Presidential Center in Chicago for ‘The Late Show’

May 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Stephen Colbert devoted one of his final episodes on CBS to an interview with Barack Obama, touring his soon-to-open Presidential Center in Chicago.

The Obama Presidential Center on Feb. 25, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Tickets to the Obama Presidential Center go on sale Wednesday

May 6, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

Tickets to visit the Obama Presidential Center in in Chicago's Jackson Park go on sale at 9 a.m. May 6, ahead of its planned opening to the public on June...

Chance the Rapper after performing during the third day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Aug. 2, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

Chance the Rapper hosts ‘Coloring Book’ movie night at Rooftop Cinema Club

May 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The evening at the outdoor movie venue in the Fulton Market neighborhood will include a screening of his concert film, "Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World," followed by an audience...

Olivia Rodrigo plays guitar while performing at Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Olivia Rodrigo’s new tour brings her to United Center in October

April 30, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

Olivia Rodrigo announced a new headlining arena tour on Thursday. "The Unraveled Tour" will play the United Center Oct. 11-12.

Karol G performs on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 19, 2026. (Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Karol G will open world tour in Chicago

April 21, 2026 at 10:23 a.m.

Karol G will play at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 24 to kick off her “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour" world tour.

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