Music Festivals Next 30 Days
Electric Daisy Carnival: Above & Beyond, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, Kaskade, Michael Mayer, and others
5/24-5/26, Fri-Sun 5 PM-4 AMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
Dust off your glow sticks and plastic baby pacifier 'cause we've got ourselves a rave to hit up at the Electric Daisy Carnival, a three-day EDM extravaganza in Joliet (note: campsites are available for day-sleeping). Big names like David Guetta, Nadastrom, Tiesto, and Empire of the Sun perform while you dance like a spaz and kiss a bunch of strangers.
$175 three-day regular admission, $295 three-day regular + camping
Make Music Chicago
Fri 6/2: 8 AM-9 PM
312-640-7418Music Festivals
A citywide festival with performances at 65 sites by a wide range of artists with varying degrees of skill (amateurs, welcome to the stage). St. James Cathedral (65 E. Huron) hosts a grand finale (5-9 PM).
Do-Division Street Fest & Sidewalk Sale
5/31-6/2: Fri 5-10 PM, Sat-Sun noon-10 PMMusic Festivals
You know summer has arrived the very first time the hot garbage smell that wafts from the city's alleyways tickles your nose and turns your stomach. A more pleasant herald: Do-Division Street Fest, the season's first legit music street festival. The three days feature a big lineup of national and local acts on two stages—one curated by the Empty Bottle, the other by Subterranean—that includes Disappears, Ariel Pink, Gaslamp Killer, and Tilly & the Wall. There's more Do-Division on the B Side. $5 suggested donation
Chicago Blues Festival: Shemekia Copeland, Irma Thomas, Otis Clay, James Cotton, and others
6/6-6/9: Thu 6:30-9 PM, Fri-Sun 11AM-9:30 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
Among the major draws are Shemekia Copeland, Irma Thomas, Otis Clay, and James Cotton. Other activities include a drum clinic with Odie Payne Jr., a panel discussion commemorating Pinetop Perkins’s 100th birthday, and a harmonica session with Fernando Jones.
RibFest Chicago: Future Monarchs, California Wives, Bobby Bare Jr., and others
6/7-6/9: Fri 5-10 PM, Sat-Sun noon-10 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
A music and food festival featuring local barbecuers and performances by “Future Monarchs, California Wives, Bobby Bare Jr., and more. $5 suggested donation
Spring Awakening Festival: Bassnectar, Moby, Calvin Harris, ATB, and others
6/14-6/16: Fri 2-11PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-11 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
React presents three bass-driven days with beats from Calvin Harris, Moby, Bassnectar, Flosstradamus, Gramatik, and more. $170-$250 three-day general admission, $220-$300 three-day VIP
Taste of Randolph Street: Divine Fits, the Joy Formidable, Lord Huron, and others
6/14-6/16: Fri 5-10 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-10 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
Specialties from the Randolph Street food corridor along with performances from Divine Fits, the Joy Formidable, Lord Huron, Bear in Heaven, American Royalty, Matrimony, and more. $10 suggested donation
Green Music Fest: Manchester Orchestra, Joe Pug, Into it. Over it., and others
6/22-6/23: Sat-Sun noon-10 PM,Music Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
An eco-friendly fest featuring two stages and a lineup that includes Manchester Orchestra, Into It. Over It., This Must Be the Band, and Joe Pug. $5 suggested donation
Grant Park Music Festival
Through 8/17: every Wed, Fri, and Sat (as well as Tue 7/30 and Thu 8/1) 312-742-1168Music Festivals
A string of collaborations between the Grant Park Orchestra, guest conductors, and musicians from around the globe—this summer’s lineup runs the gamut from a Shostakovich symphony to a performance by Pink Martini.
