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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.
312-744-3315Spring 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 Chicago: Fun., Robert Plant, Kelly Hogan, Canasta, and others
7/10-7/14: Wed-Sun 11 AM-9 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
Headliners at Petrillo Music Shell include Fun., Robert Plant, Jill Scott, Robin Thicke, Canasta, and Kelly Hogan.
Lollapalooza: The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, and others
8/2-8/4: Fri-Sun 11:30 AMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
The megafestival features the Cure, Mumford & Sons, Nine Inch Nails, the Postal Service, Queens of the Stone Age, the National, Local Natives, Cat Power, Alt-J, and more.
Chicago Jazz Festival: Wadada Leo Smith, Atomic, Robert Glasper, Jason Moran, and others
8/29-9/1: Thu noon-6:30 PM, Fri 2-10 PM, Sat-Sun noon-10 PMMusic Festivals, Fairs & Festivals
Wadada Leo Smith, Atomic, Robert Glasper, and Jason Moran are a few of the the notable names performing. Opening day takes place at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington), before moving to Pritzker Pavilion that night.
