News and articles about a concert in northern Illinois
Featuring a carefully curated setlist of their greatest hits, this show will showcase the powerful harmonies, soaring ballads and electrifying performances.
Final Jamboree concert on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, sets new record for attendance.
Blackberry Smoke will rock the Rialto in downtown Joliet on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Free Fallin will perform the music of Tom Petty at the Arcada Theatre in Sept. 11. Our House, a tribute band to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will open the show.
A special Wednesday night concert was held in Mt. Morris on Aug. 27, 2025, as part of the Jamboree Concert Series in which the All-Star Superband made its debut on the bandshell. The band’s original performance date of July 11 was canceled due to inclement weather. The 18-piece rehearsal big band hails from Milwaukee. The free concerts are held on Fridays during the summer in downtown Mt. Morris.
Country music Hall of Fame member John Anderson will be at the Joliet theatre Oct. 9.
The series continues Saturday, July 12 with Third City Brass Band & The Big Lagniappe.
Winger, a pillar of the '80s hard rock music scene, will play the Arcada Theatre in downtown St. Charles Aug. 29. The band is expected to stop performing live after a select few gigs.
'80s rock band LA Guns, known for hits "The Ballad of Jayne" and "Electric Gypsy," will perform at the McHenry club Saturday, Aug. 29.
2,200 turn out for free Friday night concert.
Heartache Tonight, an Eagles tribute band, played before a large crowd at the Jamboree Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Mt. Morris.
Country Music star Trace Adkins performed at the 170th annual Bureau County Fair on Thursday. It was Adkins second time performing at the Bureau County Fair after first appearing in 2005. Thousands of people gathered to watch his concert. The fair runs through Sunday with family fun all weekend long.
Fan Halen will perform at Raue Center for the Arts in downtown Crystal Lake Saturday, Sept. 27.
Performers include hip hop star Flo Rida, country stars Sam Hunt and Bailey Zimmerman and more.
Season features renowned soloists, powerful masterworks by Brahms, Gershwin, Strauss, Grieg, Coleman, Dvořák and more.
Mt. Morris Jamboree has announced the debut of the All Star Superband on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m.
Encore! Mt. Morris has announced the return of Chicago entertainers Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones to the band shell from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, to close Straw Fest Day festivities.
Homegrown: The Zac Brown Band Tribute Experience will perform Sept. 12 at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.
Three concerts are left in the summer series.
Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets got the crowd movin' to rock and roll hits from the 1950s and 1960s at the Mt. Morris Jamboree concert on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. The 2-hour free concerts are held Friday nights through the summer in downtown Mt. Morris.
Classic Seger brings the energy, excitement and raw power of a vintage Bob Seger concert.
Singer Stephen Pearcy and original guitarist Warren DiMartini have reunited and are bringing their show to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles Aug. 17.
The 41st concert season will begin with performances Oct. 18-19 in St. Charles.
The Lombard landmark welcomes Michael McDermott and Heather Lynne Horton in acoustic show to benefit Mercy Home for Boys & Girls.
The Mt. Morris Jamboree has announced the return of premier Eagles tribute band, Heartache Tonight, to the bandshell for a free concert starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22.
The LockRocks summer concert series at Dellwood Park will host Strung Out and Semple Band on Friday, Aug. 15.
The music festival returns for a fourth year to Joliet's Cathedral District on Saturday, Aug. 16. Walk the neighborhood while enjoying an eclectic mix of concerts performed on people's porches.
The Elton John and Billy Joel tribute band "Face 2 Face" brought in a huge crowd during the Down on Main Street Summer Concert series on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Princeton. The band was formed in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2010 by frontmen Mike Santoro and Ronnie Smith.
The Joliet Blues Festival is 3-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9.
The band has an eclectic sound, combining the influences of traditional Scottish music with rock, Americana and Celtic beats.
The Jimmys make their triumphant return to the Mt. Morris Band Shell on Aug. 8 with a special guest, blues legend Marcia Ball. The free, high-energy show will begin at 7 p.m.
One of These Nights, a tribute to the Eagles and their solo work, is known in the industry as the ultimate Eagles tribute, playing classic Eagles hits note-for-note. Tickets are on sale now for $3.
Some of Five for Fighting's hits include “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” “100 Years” and The Riddle."
Best Friends Girl will honor the music of The Cars, celebrating their illustrious career spanning over 35 years.
The final Music on Maple Concert of the year in Lombard will feature Relax Your Ears on Aug. 8
An estimated 1,300 people turned out Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, to hear the popular band play selections from the late 1960s to the 2000s.
An estimated 1,300 people turned out to hear the popular band, Brass From the Past, play Motown, soul, and rock selections on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. The Chicago band featured a large horn section, dynamic rhythm section, and three vocalists.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show: Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary Tour stop at Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre has been postponed until Aug. 6.
Orleans is known for their timeless classic hits like “Dance with Me” and “Still the One,” both hits in 1976, as well as 1979’s “Love Takes Time.”
This high-energy tribute brings the music and spirit of Billy Joel to life in an unforgettable live concert experience.
John Lodge, bassist for The Moody Blues, will perform at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles Aug. 6.
Brass From the Past is the band for the Friday, Aug. 1, free concert.
The free concert begins at 7 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m., on the Warren Reckmeyer Bandshell in downtown Mt. Morris
The same concert will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the stage in the RB&W Park in Rock Falls.
A bit of rain may have held the attendance to 1,200 at the Mt. Morris Jamboree Concert on Friday, July 25, but it didn’t stop the band shell from rocking.
Travis Cunningham was the guest conductor for the Kable Concert Band on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in Mt. Morris. Cunningham is the music/band teacher for Forreston High School and Junior High. Bailee Fyock of Forreston sang two solos: "For Good" from Wicked and "Let it Go" from Frozen.
The Rockett Mafia will perform with L.A. Guns Friday, July 25 at the Arcada Theatre in downtown St. Charles.
The free concerts are held at Memorial Park in Wheaton.
This unforgettable performance brings together 11 of Chicago’s most accomplished musicians to pay tribute to the groundbreaking artists and enduring songs that defined a generation.
The free concert is Thursday, July 24 at Memorial Park in downtown Wheaton.