Summer starts on Thursday. Never mind for a moment that Chicago’s summer really began Memorial Day weekend, the calendar says the season officially runs June 20 to Sept. 22 — or 94 short days to soak up as much live music as we can. What follows is a simple list of as many shows as we could fit:
Janet Jackson Together Again Tour: June 19 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; unitedcenter.com
Pixies and Modest Mouse with Cat Power: June 19 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks: June 21 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com
Justin Timberlake Forget Tomorrow Tour: June 21-22 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; unitedcenter.com
The Kid LAROI First Time Tour 2024: June 25 at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave.; livenation.com
The Dandy Warhols: June 27 at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St.; metrochicago.com
The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds: June 27 and 30 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com
Third Eye Blind with Yellowcard: June 28 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Future Islands: June 28 at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; auditoriumtheatre.org
Santana and Counting Crows: Oneness Tour 2024: June 29 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
AJR — The Maybe Man Tour: June 29 and July 3 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com
July
American Music Festival with Nikki Lane & Sierra Hull, The Jayhawks, Old 97’s, Robert Randolph Band, July 3-6 at Fitzgeralds, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn; fitzgeraldsnightclub.com
Rose on the River with Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket, Tash Sultana, Thundercat and Vulfpeck, July 4-7 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave; saltshedchicago.com
NASCAR Chicago Street Race with Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, The Black Keys and Lauren Alaina: July 6-7 in Grant Park; nascarchicago.com
Iron & Wine: July 8 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com
Niall Horan: July 9 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Thomas Rhett and the 2024 Windy City Smokeout: July 11-14 outside the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; windycitysmokeout.com
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Heart & Soul Tour: July 12 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com
Square Roots Festival with New Pornographers and Big Star Quintet: July 12-14 in Lincoln Square
squareroots.org
Train and REO Speedwagon: July 13 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Miche Fest with Kali Uchis and Junior H, July 13-14 at Oakwood Beach, 4100 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive;
michefest.live
Def Leppard and Journey: July 15 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com
Redd Kross: July 16 at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.; lh-st.com
America: July 19 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; jamusa.com
Grupo Firme — La Ultima Peda: July 19 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com
Pitchfork Music Festival with Black Pumas, Jai Paul, Jamie XX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alanis Morissette, Brittany Howard and Muna, July 19-21 in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.; pitchforkmusicfestival.com
Pitchfork Music Fest 2024: Black Pumas, Alanis Morissette, Jamie XX and Carly Rae Jepsen
Loserville 2024: Limp Bizkit, BONES, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman and Riff Raff, July 20 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
George Strait with Chris Stapleton: July 20 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com
Common with the Grant Park Orchestra: July 20 at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park; chicago.gov
Sad Summer Festival with Mayday Parade, The Maine, Wonder Years, We the Kings, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck and Daisy Grenade, July 20 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com
Out of Space with Courtney Barnett and Bob Mould: July 26 in Skokie’s Illinois Science + Technology Park Field, 4900 Searle Parkway, Skokie; outofspaceconcerts.com
Pretenders: July 26 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us Tour: July 26-27 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Manilow: The Last Chicago Concert: July 27 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com
GZA and Yaya Bey: July 29 at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park; chicago.gov
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Deuces Wild 2024 with Margo Price: July 31 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Lollapalooza lineup 2024: SZA, Tyler, the Creator, and Blink-182
August
Lollapalooza with SZA, Tyler The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex, Aug. 1-4 in Grant Park; lollapalooza.com
Sammy Hagar Best of All Worlds Tour with Loverboy: Aug. 3 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com
2024 Illinois State Fair Aug. 8-18 in Springfield with Keith Urban (Aug. 9), Mötley Crüe (Aug. 10), Jason Isbell (Aug. 11), Jordan Davis (Aug. 13), Lil Wayne (Aug. 14) Jonas Brothers (Aug. 15), Smashing Pumpkins (Aug. 16), Miranda Lambert (Aug. 17); www2.illinois.gov/statefair
Hootie & the Blowfish: Aug. 9 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave, Tinley Park; livenation.com
Metallica: M72 Tour: Aug. 9 and 11 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com
The Queens of R&B: Xscape and SWV: Aug. 11 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
The Folk Implosion: Aug 12 at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.; hideoutchicago.com
Stray Cats: Aug. 10 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, 5400 W. 29th Ave., Gary, Indiana; hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com
Thirty Seconds To Mars on Seasons World Tour: Aug. 10 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge tour: Aug. 11 at Ravinia, 200 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park; ravinia.org
Green Day Saviors Tour with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and Linda Lindas: Aug. 13 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com
Creed: Aug. 16 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Missy Elliott Out of This World Tour: Aug. 22-23 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com
Deep Purple: Aug. 23 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
P!NK Summer Carnival Stadium Tour with Sheryl Crow: Aug. 24 at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive; soldierfield.com
Styx & Foreigner with John Waite: Aug. 24 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
PJ Morton’s Cape Town to Cairo Tour: Aug. 24 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com
The Doobie Brothers: Aug. 25 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Luke Bryan’s Mind of a Country Boy Tour: Aug. 25 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com
Glen Hansard: Aug. 28 at Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave.; saltshedchicago.com
Pearl Jam Dark Matter World Tour: Aug. 29 and 31 at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.; mlb.com
Pitbull: Party After Dark Tour: Aug. 30 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Arc Music Festival: Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St.;
arcmusicfestival.com
North Coast Music Festival: Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview; northcoastfestival.com
September
Megadeth: Sept. 3 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Peter Hook & The Light: Sept. 7 at Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave.; metrochicago.com
Russian Circles: Sept. 7 at Metro, 3730 N Clark St.; metrochicago.com
Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp: Sept. 7 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park; livenation.com
Avril Lavigne: Sept. 10 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island; livenation.com
LIVE+ & Stone Temple Pilots Jubilee Tour: Sept. 11 at Northerly Island; livenation.com
Kacey Musgraves: Sept 12 at Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont; allstatearena.com
Keane: Sept. 18 at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; msg.com
Riot Fest with Beck, Public Enemy, the Marley Brothers, Fall Out Boy, Slayer, Bright Eyes and Rob Zombie Sept. 20-22 at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview; riotfest.org
Sigur Rós: Sept. 21 at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive; auditoriumtheatre.org
Riot Fest 2024: Beck, Public Enemy and Fall Out Boy at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview
