It's Summer!
Add these dates to your calendar and join Me for some summer fun:
BluesMobile Cruise Nights presented by the Mount Prospect Lions Club:
August 4
September 29
Monday Night Car Shows (Westfield Old Orchard Mall Skokie)
July 30
August 20
And the National Night Out (Norwood Park)
August 7
(Updated 7/18/18)
(For more information about any of the following concerts, click on the venue.)
Johnny Mathis - Friday, July 20 - Four Winds Casino/New BuffaloB.J. Thomas - Sunday, July 22 - Arcada Theatre
Chaka Khan - Sunday, July 22 - Pitchfork Music Festival (Union Park)
Dionne Warwick - Tuesday, July 24 - Elk Grove Village Free Concert Series
Beach Boys - Friday, July 27 - Four Winds Casino/New Buffalo
Mavis Staples - Friday, July 27 - Canal Shores Golf Course (Evanston)
Lost '80s Live: Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes, Men Without Hats, Farrington and Mann - Sunday, July 29 - Ravinia
Jeff Beck & Paul Rodgers with Ann Wilson - Sunday, July 29 - Huntington Bank Pavilion
Megon McDonough - Sunday, July 29 - Space
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers - Sunday, August 5 - Arcada Theatre
Bonnie Koloc and Howard Levy - Wednesday, August 8 - Ravinia
Happy Together Tour: The Turtles, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, the Association, Mark Lindsay (formerly of Paul Revere & the Raiders), the Cowsills - Friday, August 10 - Four Winds Casino/New Buffalo
Tower of Power 50th Anniversary Tour - Wednesday through Friday, August 8-10 - City Winery
Chris Isaak - Sunday, August 12 - North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (Skokie)
Jeff Lynne's ELO - Wednesday, August 15 - Allstate Arena
"Happy Together Tour 2018: Turtles, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Association, Mark Lindsay, Cowsills - Friday, August 17 - Paramount Theatre
Earth, Wind & Fire - Friday, August 17 - Ravinia
Gladys Knight & The O'Jays - Saturday, August 18 - RiverEdge Park (Aurora)
Don McLean - Sunday, August 19 - City Winery
The Beach Boys & the Righteous Brothers - Friday, August 24 - Ravinia
Jay & the Americans and the Vogues - Saturday, August 25 - Arcada Theatre
The Jan & Dean Beach Party with Dean Torrence - Saturday, August 25 - Arcada Theatre
Dean Torrance (of Jan and Dean) - Sunday, August 26 - Arcada Theatre
Justin Hayward All The Way in Concert - Sunday, August 26 - City Winery
Culture Club, B-52s, Thompson Twins - Friday, August 30 & Saturday, September 1 - Ravinia
Faces of the King - #1 Elvis Tribute - Saturday, September 1 - Arcada Theatre
Jethro Tull - Monday, September 3 - Ravinia
Average White Band - Wednesday, September 5 - City Winery
Billy Joel - Friday, September 7 - Wrigley Field
Tony Bennett - Saturday, September 8 - Ravinia
Rare Earth - Sunday, September 9 - Arcada Theatre
Ronnie Spector - Sunday, September 9 - Arcada Theatre
Jesse Colin Young - Thursday, September 13 - City Winery
Pablo Cruise - Saturday, September 15 - Arcada Theatre
Johnny Rivers and Jimmy Webb - Saturday, September 15 - Ravinia
Gordon Lightfoot - Sunday, September 16 - Copernicus Center
Canned Heat - Monday, September 17 - City Winery
Fleetwood Mac Nite with Tusk - Friday, September 21 - Arcada Theatre
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band - Saturday, September 22 - Chicago Theatre
Tommy James and the Shondells - Saturday, September 22 - Arcada Theatre
Dennis Tufano - Sunday, September 23 - Copernicus Center
Bay City Rollers - Sunday, September 23 - Arcada Theatre
Ambrosia & Orleans - Thursday, September 27 - Arcada Theatre
Bee Gees Gold: The Tribute - Friday, September 28 - Genesee Theatre
Eric Burdon & the Animals - Sunday, September 30 - Arcada Theatre
The Stylistics - Sunday, September 30 - Arcada Theatre
Richard Marx - Thursday, October 4 - Arcada Theatre
Joan Baez Fare Thee Well Tour 2018 - Friday, October 5 - Chicago Theatre
Smokey Robinson - Friday, October 5 - Four Winds Casino/New Buffalo
Fleetwood Mac - Saturday, October 6 - United Center
Gene Chandler, Glenn Leonard of the Temptations, Joe Coleman of the Platters, Joe Blunt of the Drifters - Sunday, October 7 - Arcada Theatre
Ambrosia and Orleans - Thursday, October 11 - Genesee Theatre
Blue Oyster Cult - Friday, October 12 - Arcada Theatre
Kansas - Saturday, October 13 - Chicago Theatre
The Eagles: Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey - Monday, October 15 - United Center
April Wine - Friday, October 19 - Arcada Theatre
"Phil Collins Not Dead Yet LIVE" - Monday, October 22 - United Center
Paul Anka Sings Sinatra - Monday & Tuesday, October 22 & 23 - Arcada Theatre
Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road - Friday & Saturday, October 26 & 27 - United Center
Boz Scaggs - Friday, November 2 - Rialto Square Theatre
Air Supply - Saturday, November 3 - Arcada Theatre
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Saturday, November 3 - Auditorium Theatre
The 50th Anniversary of Cream featuring the sons of Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce and nephew of Eric Clapton - Thursday, November 8 - Arcada Theatre
REO Speedwagon - Friday, November 9 - Four Winds Casino/New Buffalo
America - Friday and Saturday, November 16 & 17 - Arcada Theatre
Cornerstones of Rock: Buckinghams, Ides of March, New Colony Six, Cryan' Shames, Shadows of Knight - Saturday, November 24 - Arcada Theatre
Brian Wilson & Al Jardine - Friday, November 30 - The Venue (Horseshoe Casino/Hammond)
Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes - Sunday, December 9 - Arcada Theatre
Tony Orlando & Dawn Christmas & Greatest Hits Show - Tuesday, December 11 - Arcada Theatre
Bob Seger - Friday, December 14 - Allstate Arena
The Ides of March - Annual Christmas Show - Saturday, December 15 - Arcada Theatre