In addition to all that food, the Taste of Chicago offers free musical performances on several stages in Grant Park: the Taste Stage (Columbus and Balbo), the Fun Time Stage (Jackson and Michigan), the Fox Bandstand (Jackson and Lake Shore Drive), and the Petrillo Music Shell (Columbus and Jackson). The first weekend’s entertainment also includes the Chicago Country Music Festival; for complete critical coverage, see page 20. For information call 312-744-3370.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Mayor Daley’s ETC Summer Chorus
1:45 Tony Rogers
3:00 Pill Face Jones with Joan Anderson
4:15 Lil’ Brenda & the Midnite Walkers
5:30 Milkplow
6:45 Karma Tease
FUN TIME STAGE
11:30 Just Us Kids
1:30 Dave Kinnoin
2:30 Dan LeMonnier
3:30 Dave Kinnoin
4:30 Kameron Fry
FOX BANDSTAND
Noon Deja Vu
2:30 Carson School Choir
3:00 Kipling School Chorus
4:00 Merit School of Music Honors
Jazz Ensemble
5:30 Cover Girl
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:30 Sylanne Johnson
6:15 Erykah Badu
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
TASTE STAGE
Country Music festival
12:30 Dayna Malow
1:45 Bernie Glim & Country Roads
3:00 Brent Woodall & the Natchez Trace Band
4:15 Shannon Raye & the Diamondback Band
5:30 Bruce Robison
6:45 Jimmie Dale Gilmore
FUN TIME STAGE
12:30 & 3:30 Nick Walker the Weather Dude
4:30 Heartland Kids USA
5:30 Missy Vail
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Sheila & Friends
1:30 Chicago Drive Shaft
3:30 Cryin’ Souls
5:30 Neil Rose Band
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
Country Music festival
5:00 Steve Azar
6:15 Loretta Lynn
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
TASTE STAGE
Country Music festival
12:30 Half Day Bluegrass Band
1:45 Gin Palace Jesters
3:00 Cornmeal
4:15 Western Box Turtles
5:30 Sally Timms
6:45 South Austin Jug Band
FUN TIME STAGE
12:30 Heartland Kids USA
3:30 Cari Ingle
4:30 Cassandra Long
5:30 Missy Vail
FOX BANDSTAND
3:00 World Class Noise
5:00 Carlos Cannon
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
Country Music festival
3:00 Jimmy Wayne
3:45 Deana Carter
5:00 John Michael Montgomery
MONDAY, JUNE 30
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Bamboo Groove
1:45 Bryter
3:00 Freeze Dried
4:15 Orquesta Ranura
5:30 Cadillac Dave & His Chicago Redhots
6:45 John Vincent
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Star Candy
2:30 Jones College Prep Jazz Combo & the We Jam Vocal Ensemble
3:30 Whitney Young Magnet School Concert Choir
5:00 Scheme
FUN TIME STAGE
12:30 Dave Rudolph
1:30 Kristen Corbett
4:30 Special Music by Special People & House of Song
5:30 Happy Clams
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:30 Billy Dean
6:30 Kenny Rogers
TUESDAY, JULY 1
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Saturday June Band
1:45 Voodoo Jones
3:00 Lori Wyatt
4:15 Maggie Speaks
5:30 Cover Girls
6:45 Stylus
FOX BANDSTAND
3:00 Curie High School Advanced Mixed Chorus
4:00 All God’s Children Choir
5:00 Late Shift Orchestra
FUN TIME STAGE
11:30 Dinner Dogs
12:30 Sandy Lucas
1:30 Dinner Dogs
5:30 Strong
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
6:30 Grant Park Orchestra with Dennis DeYoung
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Red Vinegar
1:45 Halfway Jane
3:00 Lucia
4:15 Reginald T. McCants
5:30 Monterey County Honor Band
6:45 World Class Noise
FUN TIME STAGE
2:30 Dinner Dogs
4:30 Carolina Carattini
5:30 3KL
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Shaun Knight
1:30 Groovatron
3:15 Chicago Public Schools All-City Elementary Youth Chorus
5:00 T. Monique
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:30 Gizzae
6:30 India.Arie
THURSDAY, JULY 3
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Knee Deep Shag
1:45 Neighbor Bill
3:00 Nanette Frank
4:15 Horizon
5:30 Air This Side of Caution
6:45 Seven Day Run
FUN TIME STAGE
12:30 Ella Jenkins
1:30 Tasty Noise
3:30 Maestro Harrell
Petrillo Music Shell
7:30 Grant Park Orchestra with the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants
FRIDAY, JULY 4
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Dry Country
1:45 Hat Guys
3:00 Soul Fix
4:15 Maria Hines
5:30 Dave Tamkin
6:45 Smittyvision
FUN TIME STAGE
1:30 Taylor Moore
3:30 Tasty Noise
4:30 Carolina Carattini
5:30 Cosmic Fool
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Greys
1:30 Bang with Renee Taylor
3:00 Hip Pockets
5:30 Total Concept
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
2:00 Shemekia Copeland
3:15 Guster
4:30 Pete Yorn
5:45 Wallflowers
SATURDAY, JULY 5
TASTE STAGE
12:30 The What
1:45 Convulsions
3:00 Britbeat
4:15 City Limits
5:30 Squai
6:45 Stan Skibby
FUN TIME STAGE
12:30 Bill Hooper’s Action Band
3:30 Kevin Fahey & Sue Burris
4:30 Happiness Club
5:30 Emense
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Paula Mengarelli Band
1:30 Double Forte
3:30 Fonograf
5:30 Nanette Frank
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
5:30 Frankie Perez
6:50 Sheryl Crow
SUNDAY, JULY 6
TASTE STAGE
12:30 Sonic Species
1:45 AFC Praise Ensemble
3:00 Funkadesi
4:15 Stone Puppets
5:30 Dylan Rice
FUN TIME STAGE
11:30 Holy Cross Marimba Ensemble
12:30 Vince Rossi
1:30 Rappin’ Tate
3:30 3KL
FOX BANDSTAND
11:45 Sons of Jacob
1:30 Mama Green
3:00 Electric X
PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL
3:00 Alice Peacock
4:00 Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photo/Norman Jean Roy.