Music and Concerts – Page 78

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

Baritone Thomas Hampson in a performance of William Walton’s "Belshazzar's Feast" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, led by Klaus Mäkelä. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: Mäkelä and CSO bring back a delicious ‘Feast’

By Hannah Edgar

October 9, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Fifty years have passed since the Chicago Symphony last played “Belshazzar’s Feast” by English composer...

People watch a Navy Pier firework display on June 26, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Navy Pier summer 2025: Fireworks, live concerts and LatiNxt in August

By Saleema Syed

May 19, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

Navy Pier has announced it summer 2025 lineup of events, including twice-weekly fireworks as well...

FILE – Dawn Richard arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Singer Dawn Richard says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie

By Larry Neumeister

May 19, 2025 at 6:24 p.m.

Singer Dawn Richard told jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday that...

Angus Young leads AC/DC at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2015. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Column: AC/DC and the underrated art of doing the same thing forever

By Christopher Borrelli

May 21, 2025 at 5:07 p.m.

There’s freedom, and a profound understanding of craft, in repetition.

Jeff, Chris and Brandon Chisholm Chisholm at Andy’s Jazz Club as they approach their 50th anniversary May 5, 2025, in River North. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Andy’s Jazz Club, a River North institution, rings in 50 years with a ‘time capsule’

By Hannah Edgar

May 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The three brothers who run Andy's say they learned it all from their dad. They're...

Mira Henchi, a second-year at Northwestern University, and Erica Schmitt, a fourth-year at Northwestern, listen to Slow Pulp during Dillo Day, an end of the school year festival produced by Northwestern University’s student organization Mayfest Productions, on May 17, 2025, in Evanston. Slow Pulp is one of Henchi’s favorite bands, she said, and this was her third time seeing them. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Photos: Dillo Day festival at Northwestern University

By Audrey Richardson

May 18, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

As the school year at Northwestern University comes to a close, Mayfest Productions, a student...

Laura Thorn from Luxembourg performs the song “La Poupee Monte Le Son” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love’

By Jill Lawless

May 17, 2025 at 6:39 p.m.

The world’s largest live music event reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with a grand final in...

Beyoncé performs at Soldier Field in Chicago as part of her "Cowboy Carter Tour" on May 15, 2025. (Bob Gendron / for the baiduhai)

Review: After weather clears, Beyoncé kicks up joyous ‘Cowboy Carter’ storm

By Bob Gendron

May 16, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

The first of Beyoncé's three concerts at Soldier Field started late but proved well worth...

Bassist Zach Moore and cellist Dorothy Carlos perform with an ensemble Lia Kohl's composition, "Music for Union Station," at the Union Station Great Hall, May 15, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Photos: ‘Union Station Music’ takes over the Great Hall at Chicago’s Union Station

By John J. Kim

May 16, 2025 at 10:36 a.m.

“Union Station Music,” a onetime performance of ten musicians inside Union Station's Great Hall is...

Sakara Heade, from left, her daughter Micah Heade, and Adelia White, all from Detroit, walk toward Soldier Field before the first Chicago night of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter performance, May 15, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Beyoncé is in town for 3 shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field for her Cowboy Carter tour. Here’s what to know.

By Rebecca Johnson

May 16, 2025 at 7:19 a.m.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour” opens in Chicago this week, with...

Cassie Ventura wipes tears from her eye while testifying in Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Cassie says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ infidelity was hurtful as cross-examination begins

By Larry Neumeister

May 15, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

R&B singer Cassie said Sean “Diddy” Combs’ infidelity was a painful part of their combustible,...