The live music picture has more or less taken shape for summer 2025. What’s coming?This summer may not have the biggest of the big blockbuster concerts compared to last summer — farewell, Eras Tour — but that still leaves Beyoncé, AC/DC, The Weeknd, the recently announced Lady Gaga and lots more. It begins with the most concert-packed May in memory: Along with the first three of the aforementioned, Paul Simon is playing what’s likely his farewell Chicago show at Symphony Center, Post Malone is at Wrigley and Sueños returns to Grant Park.Later in August, Oasis, My Chemical Romance, The Lumineers and System of A Down play back-to-back-to-back nights at Soldier Field — me, I’m gonna try not to even leave my parking space. Look for Riot Fest announcing its bands soon. We’re all still feeling the loss of
Pitchfork.The following also covers much of spring; it begins with concerts as soon as Sunday. Many tickets are already on sale.
100 concerts for Chicago summer 2025
Deftones at the United Center on March 31;
unitedcenter.comSnow Patrol at Salt Shed on April 1;
saltshedchicago.comRufus Wainwright in Maurer Hall at Old Town School of Folk Music April 3-5;
oldtownschool.orgBright Eyes at Salt Shed on April 5;
saltshedchicago.comFranz Ferdinand at the Vic on April 5;
jamusa.comJack White at Salt Shed April 10-11;
saltshedchicago.comAni DiFranco at Thalia Hall April 10-11;
thaliahallchicago.comJ Balvin at the United Center on April 13;
unitedcenter.comThe Linda Lindas at Metro on April 13;
metrochicago.comThe Yardbirds at the Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines on April 18;
oshows.comJeff Tweedy at the Vic April 18-19;
jamusa.comOK Go and the Adjacent Possible Tour at Riviera Theatre on April 25;
jamusa.comBob Mould Band’s Here We Go Crazy tour at Metro April 25-26;
metrochicago.comIvan Cornejo at the United Center April 26-27;
unitedcenter.comNick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Salt Shed April 28-29;
saltshedchicago.comJapanese Breakfast at Salt Shed April 30-May 2;
saltshedchicago.comBonnie Koloc in Maurer Hall at Old Town School of Folk Music on May 2;
oldtownschool.orgMarilyn Manson at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana on May 3;
casino.hardrock.comMinistry at Riviera Theatre on May 9;
jamusa.comRauw Alejandro at United Center May 9-10;
unitedcenter.comKaty Perry at the United Center on May 12;
unitedcenter.comBeyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour at Soldier Field on May 15, 17 and 18;
soldierfield.comPaul Simon at Symphony Center May 21-24;
cso.orgPost Malone at Wrigley Field on May 22;
mlb.comAC/DC in Power Up Tour 2025 at Soldier Field on May 24;
soldierfield.comSueños Music Festival in Grant Park May 24-25;
suenosmusicfestival.comPeach Pit and Briston Maroney at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on May 29;
livenation.comThe Weeknd with Playboi Carti in After Hours Til Dawn 2025 Tour at Soldier Field May 30-31;
soldierfield.comChicago Blues Festival at the Ramova Theatre and Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park June 5-8;
ChicagoBluesFestival.usKendrick Lamar and SZA in the Grand National Tour at Soldier Field on June 6;
soldierfield.comAlejandro Fernández at the United Center on June 6;
unitedcenter.comBen Harper & The Innocent Criminals at the Auditorium Theatre on June 7;
auditoriumtheatre.orgBeyond Wonderland at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island June 7-8;
livenation.comA-Town House Music Fest at Wilder Park in Aurora on June 14;
paramountaurora.comDierks Bentley 2025 Broken Branches Tour at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on June 14;
livenation.comBen Folds and the CSO at Symphony Center on June 16;
cso.orgHalsey at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on June 17;
livenation.comJames Taylor and His All-Star Band with Tiny Habits at
Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on June 19;
ravinia.orgSimple Minds Alive & Kicking Tour at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on June 20;
livenation.comLyrical Lemonade Summer Smash at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview June 20-22;
thesummersmash.comQueens of the Stone Age on The End is Nero tour at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on June 21;
livenation.comLil Baby on his WHAM World Tour at the United Center on June 25;
unitedcenter.comStray Kids at Wrigley Field on June 26;
mlb.comChris Stapleton at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park June 27-28;
livenation.comDave Matthews Band at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island June 27-28;
livenation.comTyler, The Creator with Lil Yachty and Paris Texas at the United Center June 30-July 1;
unitedcenter.comNas with the Chicago Philharmonic at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on July 2;
ravinia.orgAmerican Music Festival at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn July 3-6;
fitzgeraldsnightclub.comZac Brown Band at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 5;
nascarchicago.comWu-Tang Clan at the United Center on July 7;
unitedcenter.comWindy City Smokeout outside the United Center July 10-13;
windycitysmokeout.comKeshi at Salt Shed on July 18;
saltshedchicago.comBlackpink at Soldier Field on July 18;
soldierfield.comLyle Lovett and His Large Band at the Auditorium Theatre on July 19;
auditoriumtheatre.orgPhish at the United Center July 18-20;
unitedcenter.comBeck with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on July 23;
ravinia.orgOut of Space 2025 at Illinois Science & Technology Park in Skokie July 24-27;
outofspaceconcerts.comWynonna Judd at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana on July 26;
casino.hardrock.comLollapalooza in Grant Park July 31-Aug. 3;
lollapalooza.comCyndi Lauper on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Aug. 5;
livenation.comMen I Trust at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Aug. 6;
livenation.comRod Stewart: One Last Time Tour at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Aug. 8;
livenation.comNorthalsted Market Days street festival Aug. 9-10;
northalsted.comLinkin Park at the United Center on Aug. 11;
unitedcenter.comGoo Goo Dolls With Dashboard Confessional at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island Aug. 13;
livenation.comTate McRae with Zara Larsson at the United Center on Aug. 15;
unitedcenter.comBlue Öyster Cult at Riviera Theatre on Aug. 15;
jamusa.comIndigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge in 2025 Yes We Are tour at Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park on Aug. 17;
jaypritzkerpavilion.comNine Inch Nails at the United Center Aug. 19-20;
unitedcenter.comLenny Kravitz at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Aug. 21;
ravinia.orgNeil Young at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Aug. 27;
livenation.comOasis at Soldier Field on Aug. 28;
soldierfield.comChris Brown Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour at Wrigley Field Aug. 28;
www.chrisbrownworld.comChicago Jazz Festival at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park Aug. 28-31;
ChicagoJazzFestival.usMy Chemical Romance at Soldier Field on Aug. 29;
soldierfield.comNorth Coast Music Festival at SeatGeek Stadium Aug. 29-31;
northcoastfestival.comARC in Union Park Aug. 29-31;
arcmusicfestival.comThe Lumineers: The Automatic World Tour at Soldier Field on Aug. 30;
soldierfield.comSystem of A Down at Soldier Field Aug. 31 to Sept. 1;
soldierfield.comDua Lipa at the United Center Sept. 5-6;
unitedcenter.comTaste of Chicago in Grant Park Sept. 5-7;
TasteofChicago.usMt. Joy at United Center on Sept. 13;
unitedcenter.comPixies at Salt Shed on Sept. 15;
saltshedchicago.comLady Gaga at United Center;
www.ladygaga.comRiot Fest in Douglass Park Sept. 19-21;
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