Archive for the 'Music Festivals Bands' Category
Lollapalooza Tickets are on Sale now! The Lollapalooza 2009 tickets went on sale today and are available at variable prices with the first come first served lowest price model. Here is how it works. Right now the early bird 3-day pass is $175. That is a great deal for 3 whole days and nights of concerts [...]
March 31st, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago events, IL, Jazz & Blues Music, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, wrigleyville | 1 Comment
Lilly Allen is playing the Riviera Theater on April 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm. Doors will open at the Riviera Theater at 6pm. Tickets can only be purchased at Ticketmaster. (I know, boo for extra fees) Luckily general admission tickets only cost $26.50 to start. Maybe including all the fees the total price will end up being around $40. Click Here to [...]
February 18th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Chicago News, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago, Uptown | 1 Comment
The Flight of the Conchords show has taken off by storm lately. What was a cult hit last season is mainstream popular this year.
I just heard that Flight of the Conchords will be playing at Arie Crown Theater on March 24th in Chicago. This is going to be a very popular show judging by how [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago News, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment
I am sure you have heard Jesse McCartney’s songs on the radio, and maybe you have figured that he has a lot of soul in his music for a white guy that is only 21 years old, but if you haven’t heard his music you have time to discover it just in time for his concert [...]
February 6th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Lady Gaga will be coming to Chicago to play a concert at the House of Blues on March 24, 2009. This will be huge since she has been getting so popular and her music keeps us dancing. Lady Gaga Tickets are selling for $22-$24.00 direct from the House of Blues but I expect these tickets to [...]
February 2nd, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 2 Comments
Chicago is known as much for it’s Blues and Jazz music as it is for it’s pubs and bars. Lucky for us, these two worlds get to celebrate winter together with the Chicago Blues Tour. This Blues Festival is different than most because rather than setting up in one location, the Blues Tour takes visitors [...]
January 16th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 773, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Chicago Weather, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Nickelback is coming to Chicago for a concert at AllState Arena on March 12, 2009.
Nickelback is a popular Canadian Rock band that crosses over the genre boundaries into several different music categories. I enjoy Nickelback musicand so does my fiance. The interesting thing is that Steve really likes heavy metal music and I am [...]
January 13th, 2009 | Posted in 312, 630, 708, 773, 847, Chicago Consumer News, Music Festivals Bands, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
Harry Connick Jr is playing 2 nights in December at the historic Chicago Theater with a concert featuring Christmas music from his new holiday album “What A Night! – A Christmas Album“. (CD available in stores now) Harry Connick Jr is one of the people who brought back swing music in the early 1990’s (before the gap [...]
November 26th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Holidays & Christmas, Music Festivals Bands, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The Chicago Celtic Festival is another free festival in Grant Park from the Mayor’s office of Special Events in Chicago. (they are so generous there) The Celtic Festival originated to celebrate the 7 original Celtic Nations. The original Celtic Nations were: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, The Isle of Man, Cornwall, Spain, Brittany France and Galicia. For the purpose [...]
September 10th, 2008 | Posted in 312, Chicago Loop, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
The Labor Day Weekend and Holiday Monday are so jam packed with events you won’t be able to stay home for long. Both in the City of Chicago and in the suburbs there are large events and parades happening in addition to all the shopping sales all over Chicagoland. The Chicago Jazz Festival is this weekend, [...]
August 29th, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, Chicago Loop, Jazz & Blues Music, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Shopping in Chicago, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
What is there to do in Chicago this weekend? Well, the big event for everyone between the ages of 20 and 40 is Lollapalooza. The concert series in Grant Park will draw thousands from the suburbs and all over the country. It is sold out though. (and so are all the hotels and motels) So, if [...]
August 1st, 2008 | Posted in 312, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Lincoln Park, Music Festivals Bands, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, This Weekend in Chicago | No Comments
It is officially Fourth of July weekend now and we have a lot going on around Chicagoland. I am not sure how anyone would go to all these events, but here is a list of things going on from the family friendly to the avant gard. If nothing else, enjoy the holiday weekend and relax [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in 312, 630, 773, 847, Airports and Tourism Travel, Chicago Loop, Chicago News, Chicago Vacation Sights Tours and Tips, Food, Restaurants & Dining, Music Festivals Bands, Naperville, Neighborhood Festivals, Pop Culture, Sights, Entertainment, Events & Attractions, The Suburbs, This Weekend in Chicago | 1 Comment