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Def Leppard, Journey announce 2024 summer tour
Both Def Leppard and Journey will take their music on the road as the two rock groups come together for a joint summer tour next year.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
She brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 tour dates, the concert trade publication found.
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Geddy Lee and the radical decency of Rush fans: Gathered in Chicago for one night only
Lee was at the Auditorium Theatre to talk about his new memoir, “My Effin’ Life." His fans were there because they never left Rush behind.
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Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79.
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With ‘The Nose,’ transformative music director Lidiya Yankovskaya departs Chicago Opera Theater. What’s next for the company?
“The Nose” wasn’t planned as her swan song from Chicago Opera Theater, the company she’s led as music director since 2017.
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AP’s top songs of 2023: ‘On My Mama,’ ‘Flowers,’ ‘Monaco’ and more
These are The Associated Press' top ten songs of 2023, as determined by The Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman.
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Review: In her ‘Merry Christmas One And All’ tour, this is Mariah Carey’s wonderful time of year
Her voice is still strong and powerful. She hit her signature whistle notes throughout the night, including at the end of “Oh Santa!”
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Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars
On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really.
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Review: Angel Olsen keeps it real and heartfelt in her concert at Thalia Hall, with opener Kara Jackson
Call it kismet that Angel Olsen began the first of her sold-out three-night stand in Chicago days after Merriam-Webster named “authentic” the word of the year.
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Review: With Michael Tilson Thomas, music is easy and sweet at CSO
The man of the hour at the Chicago Symphony was the conductor, turning 79 this month and grappling with incurable brain cancer.
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Review: The vibes were just right for Hania Rani’s mesmerizing, sold-out concert at Thalia Hall
Rani is a master builder of instrumentation, so witnessing just how she builds her multi-layered songs was a joy.
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Photos: Musician Hania Rani
Musician Hania Rani’s sold-out concert at Thalia Hall.
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Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, dies at age 65
Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.
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Top 5 holiday concerts, from Kenny Lattimore to Delmark All-Stars
There’s a little bit of everything when it comes to holiday-themed shows in Chicago.
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Review: Stepping in for Barenboim at Symphony Center, Hrůša’s pinch-hit with Staatskapelle Berlin is a grand slam
The Czech conductor is fresh off a triumphant run of Lyric’s “Jenůfa” and is a hot candidate for the CSO music directorship himself.
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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real promise to put on a party in Rosemont
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real come to Rosemont on the heels of the release of their eighth studio album, “Sticks and Stones.”
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Naperville family shouts ‘Merry Swiftmas’ from their rooftop to their lawn thanks to Taylor Swift-themed decorations
For the holidays this year, one Naperville family has decided to pay homage to Taylor Swift by giving their over-the-top rooftop to sidewalk Christmas decorations a Swiftie flare.
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Review: Kiss nears its End of the Road at the Allstate Arena: One more time with feeling
From a setlist of hits to fiery infernos, the 135-minute concert offered the faithful every thrill they could possibly desire.
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Photos: Kiss performs at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont
Kiss performs during the band’s “End of the Road Tour” at Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Monday Nov. 27, 2023.
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Mars Williams, free-jazz musician and saxophonist for the Psychedelic Furs, dies at 68
He played in small clubs and concert arenas, always giving his all. An upcoming tribute show at Metro will have fellow musicians from all over the world.