Concert Reviews Featured Bleachers Forever Bleachers kicked off their "BLEACHERS FOREVER TOUR" - Night one of two in Chicago.
Concert Reviews Featured Black Veil Brides Prove Their Fire Still Burns Bright In Chicago On May 22, Black Veil Brides brought their highly anticipated “Vindicator” to the Ramova Theatre in Chicago for a night that was filled with excitement, laughter, and raw emotions. The night was kicked off by As December Falls, Tx2, and From Ashes to New. I was fortunate enough to catch
Concert Reviews Wage war made The house of blues a battlefield. On may 12 Wage war brought their 2026 tour to Chicago for a night that left was filled with intensity and excitement. Opening the night were Orthodox and Nevertel. A lineup that brought some cemented talent and some fresh energy ready to make a mark on the scene. Orthodox was
Concert Reviews Amon Amarth and Deathklok Brought the War Raid Party to the New LandMark Credit Union venue in Milwaukee Wisconsin Saturday night in Milwaukee, the walls of the LandMark Credit Union Event Center shook under the weight of one of the most entertaining metal lineups I’ve seen all year. With Castle Rat opening the night, followed by the thunderous Viking assault of Amon Amarth, and capped off by the
Concert Reviews Featured In Flames Shakes The Rust Off The Rust Belt On May 13th The Rust Belt hosted the Swedish metal band In Flames during their 2026 tour and bringing along with them, Thrown. I'm a newer fan of In Flames as of exactly a year ago when they came to Chicago and I was invited to check them
Concert Reviews Featured August Burns Red x The Amity Affliction: The spring Horizons Tour August Burns Red and co-headliner The Amity Affliction brought their Spring 2026 tour, “The Spring Horizons,” to Chicago for a night that I’d personally consider unforgettable. Heavensgate and Boundaries helped round out an absolute heavyweight lineup. The moment I saw this tour announced, I already knew this was
Concert Reviews Featured Kinda Hard at the Aragon Ballroom! Bilmuri truly came hard for one of the most anticipated headline tour (at least for me) with Gang and the Home Team. For those who don't know, Bilmuri has been one of my long time favorite band since it began. Even when Johnny started The March Ahead and
Concert Reviews Featured Electric Callboy Took Over Chicago With a Nonstop Party at Wintrust Arena Walking into Wintrust Arena on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, it was clear this wasn’t going to be a typical metal show. The crowd was a collision of styles, fishnets and neon alongside band tees and battle vests, all gathered for a lineup that promised chaos in the best way
Concert Reviews Featured Pretty Metal: The Lady in Red - Vana May 1, 2026 will forever be a night that I look back on, as it is the day that I got to experience The Lady in Red - live. A night of great music, flashing lights, memes, and gambling... it's hard to forget something like that. Vana truly is
Concert Reviews Featured Avatar Brought Their Circus to Moline On April 29th, Avatar (Swedish heavy metal band) brought their North American tour to Moline, Illinois at The Rust Belt with support from Frozen Soul (Texas death metal band) and Fleshgod Apocalypse. (Italian symphonic death metal band)
Concert Reviews Featured Belle and Chain surprise Evanston with wondrous sound On April 24, 2026, on a beautiful Friday evening, an up and coming band put on one-of-a-kind performance - opening for Barns Courtney. Led by the one and only, the stunning, Spencer Grammer (who is most well known for her role as the voice of Summer Smith ("
Concert Reviews Featured Slaughter To Prevail Brought Chaos to Chicago On April 20th Slaughter to prevail Brought their US tour to Chicago, with heavy hitters Attila and Whitechapel. Before the headliner even stepped on stage, the room was already pushed to its limit. From the moment doors opened, you could feel the weight of what was about to happen. Shoulder
Concert Reviews Featured Chicago amps up for a night of insanity with Whitechapel On April 20, 2026, Whitechapel put on a seriously heavy performance as they opened for Slaughter to Prevail - at the Aragon Ballroom. I, along with a few other friends, got a chance to head-bang our night away... what a way to to start off the week - with some seriously
Concert Reviews Featured Baby Baby... Sports, You Are the Right One You read that right. On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Sports came through Chicago's Lincoln Hall - easily selling out their show. The venue was so packed that you just had to choose a spot to hunker down and hope for the best. Next time, they're going to
Concert Reviews I love Chicago, but I chose The Maine! The Maine has joined us at the Saltshed in Chicago for their Joy Next Door tour with special guests, Friday Pilots Club, Grayscale and Nightly! I have to confess I have not heard of The Maine until now and I am so sad I didn't discover them sooner.
Concert Reviews Featured Des Rocs summons the lighting with electrifying performance Rock n roll is, in fact, NOT dead! It feels like the voices still echo of people saying that rock is dead - and that there is no more good rock music anymore. I think people just aren't looking hard enough and want to be stuck in their old
Concert Reviews Featured Goldford comes back to his roots and puts on a phenomenal show at Park West Chicago On the beautiful Saturday night that was April 11, 2026, Goldford steamrolled right through Chicago's very own Park West to play to a jam-packed house. By the time I made it through the doors, the house was buzzing with excitement as people were getting drinks, stopping by
Concert Reviews Featured Everything Zen at Brooklyn Paramount: Bush Headlines 2026 Tour Bush plays Brooklyn Paramount during the third stop on their 2026 US tour to promote new album, I Beat Loneliness.
Concert Reviews Featured Night one of TWICE's mesmerizing two-night Chicago show Tonight (as of writing this), April 6, 2026, I had the opportunity to go to the United Center and be part of TWICE's first night in Chicago. To be completely honest, I had no clue what to expect. While I had heard of TWICE, I wasn't
Galleries Featured Twenty One Pilots Draws Massive Crowd to Their Headlining Performance at the "March Madness Music Festival" in Indianapolis Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots play a show-stopping performance in Indianapolis on Friday night, leaving fans cheering for more.
Concert Reviews Featured Perfect end to a tour - in Chicago - with Night Cap On Thursday, April 2, 2026, Night Cap's "It's Happening" 2026 Tour came to end in Chicago's very own Chop Shop - in Wicker Park - after almost two months. I've been to the venue once before, but it's easy to
Concert Reviews The Silence Follows ERRA into House of Blues! House of Blues in Chicago had the honor of welcoming ERRA and Currents in their new co-headline tour, who were joined by Aviana and Caskets. All bands were so electric and went full hardcore on every song they performed. I know all four bands but have not seen them
Concert Reviews Featured HANABIE. Proves Why They’re a Must-See Live Act in Chicago Chicago was ready for chaos, and HANABIE. delivered exactly that. From the moment I stepped into the venue, the energy in the room was impossible to ignore. Fans packed the floor shoulder to shoulder, many already pressed up against the barricade, eagerly waiting for the lights to drop. There was
Concert Reviews Featured A Night with Lacuna Coil in Chicago On March 29th Lacuna Coil made another stop in Chicago, this time at the Concord Music Hall, a new venue for me. As soon as I walked in I noticed the smaller, darker atmosphere, which I love! The first band of the night had just finished up and the crowd
