Photos of Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, and the Roots at Taste of Chicago

The Roots were billed as headliners on opening day of the Taste of Chicago (now in its 36th year), but the true star of the show was hometown hero Chance the Rapper, who hit the stage to join frequent collaborator Donnie Trumpet, bandleader of the Social Experiment.

Concert photographer Bobby Talamine was on hand to capture the palpable energy onstage. Check out his photos in the slideshow below:

Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, and the Roots at Taste of Chicago

Donnie Trumpet Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Donnie Trumpet and Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance the Rapper Credit: Bobby Talamine
Chance makes a subtly political statement, wearing a t-shirt that denotes the time, place, and date of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Credit: Bobby Talamine
Damon “Tuba Gooding Jr.” Bryson, tuba player of the Roots. Credit: Bobby Talamine
Black Thought, intrepid MC of the Roots. Credit: Bobby Talamine
Questlove, drummer and leader of the Roots. Credit: Bobby Talamine
Guitarist “Captain” Kirk Douglas of the Roots. Credit: Bobby Talamine