Paul McCartney bounces back with triumphant show at United Center Wednesday
Paul McCartney told a familiar tale about his song “Blackbird,” that it was intended to reflect the individual struggles of the Civil Rights movement. He explained the simple origin of the even simpler...
View ArticleReview: Lady Gaga at United Center leads wild, but wildly uneven disco party
BY MARK GUARINO | SUN-TIMES MUSIC WRITER If Stefani Germanotta could only get Lady Gaga out of the way of her career. The two competed for stage time Friday, but it soon became obvious that Gaga had...
View ArticleREVIEW: Katy Perry leads visual parfait at energetic United Center show
BY MARK GUARINO | SUN-TIMES MUSIC WRITER If the twerking, transvestite mummies that chased Katy Perry around the stage had any purpose, it was probably to suggest that, really, nothing makes a lot of...
View ArticleStevie Wonder announces ‘Songs in Key of Life’ concerts
Stevie Wonder | Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder announced today the “Songs in the Key of Life Performance, ” a 10-city tour featuring a live adaptation of the...
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Fleetwood Mac celebrates McVie’s return in grand style at United Center
BY JEFF ELBEL | FOR SUN-TIMES MEDIA A theme of celebration was evident at the United Center Thursday night, where Fleetwood Mac performed the second date of its On with the Show tour. The trip marks...
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Bette Midler banking on Divine Intervention with latest tour
In 45 years of entertaining, whether in the bawdiest of New York’s bath houses, the most intimate cabarets and lounges, the toniest big-city concert halls or the most cavernous arena across the globe,...
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‘Limited view’ seating at United Center a surprise to U2 ticketholders?
Getting word that some ticketholders to the upcoming U2 concerts at the United Center (June 24, 25, 28, 29 and July 2) apparently have been unpleasantly surprised after printing out their official...
View ArticleIn the music spotlight: U2
BY JEFF ELBEL | FOR THE SUN-TIMES The last three times veteran Irish rockers U2 performed in Chicago, they filled Soldier Field. That thought should help make the quartet’s upcoming shows seem...
View ArticleWatch: U2 breaks out ‘Gloria,’ other rarities in Chicago shows
U2 is nearly rapped up with their five-show stop in Chicago. And they gave the crowd a present in the process – “Gloria.” “We’re a band from the north side of Dublin called U2,” Bono told the crowd....
View ArticleNew ‘Avatar’-themed Cirque du Soleil show coming here
Cirque du Soleil’s multimedia “Avatar”-themed show “Toruk: The First Flight” will be coming to Chicago next summer. Tickets to Cirque Club members will go on sale Tuesday, with the public on-sale...
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Stars spotted: Derrick Rose, Dick Wolf, Abigail Spencer
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse was the steakery of choice recently for Derrick Rose and (separately) Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, there to celebrate a pal’s...
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Black Sabbath totally serious about ‘The End’
This is the end. So says Black Sabbath, which kicks off its final world tour, appropriately titled “The End,” tonight in Omaha, Neb. The band makes a Chicago tour stop Jan. 22 at the United Center...
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