Jay Pritzker Pavilion Archives

Luftwerk mourn the vanishing ice caps with a Pritzker Pavilion installation

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 28, 2020August 18, 2021

Luftwerk mourn the vanishing ice caps with a Pritzker Pavilion installation, beat-scene series Kinky Yeti throws itself a birthday party, and more.

Music

The complete schedule of the 2019 Chicago Blues Festival

by Chicago Reader May 31, 2019August 18, 2021

Three full days of blues in Millennium Park, featuring Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, Dom Flemons, Bombino, Larkin Poe, and dozens more

Music

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival

by Chicago Reader August 22, 2018August 18, 2021

The 40th annual Chicago Jazz Festival includes 68 sets in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center, among them Maceo Parker, Jaimie Branch, Jason Stein, Diane Reeves, Greg Ward & 10 Tongues, and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

Music

The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

by Bill Dahl and David Whiteis June 5, 2018August 18, 2021

The fest expands its footprint in Millennium Park with a diverse lineup that includes boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer, southern soul-blues star Ms. Jody, and the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band with Shardé Thomas.

Music

The complete schedule of the 2018 Chicago Blues Festival

by Chicago Reader May 31, 2018August 18, 2021

Every Blues Festival set on all five stages in Millennium Park, from Friday morning through Sunday night

Music

The complete schedule for the 39th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

by Reader staff August 30, 2017August 18, 2021

Every Jazz Festival set from Thursday morning till Sunday night, at the Cultural Center and in Millennium Park

Blogs

Chicago Zombie March, Logan Square Arts Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Emily Wasielewski June 23, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago Mariachi Festival, the Neo-Futurists’ 30 Queer Plays in 60 Straight Minutes, and more happenings from June 23-25

Music

The Reader’s guide to the 2017 Chicago Blues Festival

by Chicago Reader June 7, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago Blues Festival moves to Millennium Park for 2017, with an adventurous bill that includes Rhymefest, Rhiannon Giddens, and Ronnie Baker Brooks.

Music

The complete schedule for the 2017 Blues Festival

by Chicago Reader June 5, 2017August 18, 2021

Every set at the 2017 Blues Festival, from Friday morning through Sunday night on all five stages in Millennium Park

Music

The Reader’s comprehensive guide to the 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival

by Peter Margasak August 31, 2016August 18, 2021

This year’s Chicago Jazz Festival captures the music’s proliferating diversity, with the Bad Plus, Anat Cohen, Erwin Helfer, Tarbaby, JD Allen, the Liberation Music Orchestra, and much more.

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