Second Year of Air
Chicago ' s headbanging Open Air festival will bring together an impressive line-up for a second year on Friday , July 14 , Saturday , July 15 and Sunday , July 16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview . The three-day music , craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival will feature over 40 performances , including legendary rock artists Ozzy Osbourne , KISS , and Korn , along with Rob Zombie , Slayer , Godsmack , Stone Sour , Megadeth , Lamb Of God , Seether , Meshuggah , Anthrax , Clutch , Body Count , and many more .
In addition to three days of nonstop rock , Chicago Open Air ’ s celebration of everything loud will also include Gourmet Man Food , featuring local and regional midwest cuisine , the Headbangers Bier Hall , highlighting top brews from the region , other entertainment and fan experiences , and will be hosted by SiriusXM ’ s Jose Mangin . The weekend gets started with The Chicago Open Air Kick Off Fiesta and the official Chicago Open Air Pre-Party at Concord Music Hall on Thursday , July 13 . Bands and more details are being announced soon . Official after-show events will be held at Double Door on Friday , The Metro on Saturday , and the official afterparty will be at House of Blues in Chicago on Sunday . Ticket pricing is as follows : 3-day General Admission ( Field ): starts at $ 209.50 ; 3-day General Admission ( Bowl ): starting at $ 119.50 ; 3-day VIP : starting at $ 425.00 ; Single Day General Admission Bowl : starting at $ 50.00 . Visit chicagoopenair . com for updates and details .
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Exhibitionists
Hello , My Name is Ann
Ann Wilson
Fans might not get it at first . But there is a decided method to her madness , swears powerhouse Heart vocalist Ann Wilson . While the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and her guitarist sister Nancy – who toured last year with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick , and even played London ’ s Royal Albert Hall with a full orchestra – are taking some time apart to pursue solo projects . Ann has chosen to define hers two separate ways – on record ( like her latest EP , featuring originals like “ Anguish ” and covers of Kate Bush ’ s “ Don ’ t Give Up ” and Jimi Hendrix ’ s “ Manic Depression ”) she ’ s dubbed herself The Ann Wilson Thing !, and on her current tour , she ’ s billed as Ann Wilson of Heart . Why the exclamation mark ? “ Because it ’ s exciting !,” she enthuses . “ It ’ s to show that it ‘ s in the moment , it ’ s fun , it ’ s right now – it isn ’ t some dreary old thing . It ’ s got energy behind it , it ’ s got oxygen around it , it ’ s an ' up ' thing . And I just put the ‘ of Heart ’ thing on for my concerts so people would actually know it ’ s me !”
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Next Stop , Logan Square
Double Door
The Rolling Stones ’ first ever major retrospective , Exhibitionism comes to Navy Pier on April 15 , 2017 and will run a four-month engagement through July 30 , 2017 . The Chicago engagement follows the exhibit ’ s global premiere in London and NYC , .“ This world-class exhibit brings full-circle a journey that began more than 50 years ago when a burgeoning British band came to Chicago to record in the same studio as their idols Muddy Waters , Bo Diddley and Howlin ’ Wolf ,” Mayor Emanuel said . “ Since then we have seen the Rolling Stones return for countless legendary concerts , and in the process become living legends , spreading Chicago ’ s cultural vibrancy throughout the world .”
Exhibitionism tells the Stone ' s musical life story , allowing visitors to experience their iearly days living together in a tiny London flat to headlining the biggest stages in the world . Including cherished instruments , handwritten lyric books to and personal diaries , recordings , unseen film and photos , a screening cinema and interactive recording studio that all culminate in an exciting and powerful backstage-to-onstage 3D concert experience .
“ We ' ve been thinking about this for quite a long time but we wanted it to be just right and on a large scale ,” said Mick . “ It ’ s not going to be like walking into a museum . It ’ s going to be an event , an experience ."
Other unique items include the cassette player on which Keith famously sketched out the idea for ‘( I Can ’ t Get No ) Satisfaction ’, just before falling asleep in a Florida motel room , Mick ’ s lyric book which features the hand written words for ‘ Miss You ’, ‘ Hey Negrita ’ and ‘ Worried About You ,’ Keith ’ s 1963 diary , and the toy drum kit that Charlie used in the recording of " Street Fighting Man .' For ticket info visit www . stonesexhibitionism . com
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Legendary Wicker Park music venue Double Door was officially evicted from its longtime home at 1572 N . Milwaukee Avenue last month . The club ’ s owners , including partners Sean Mulroney and Joe Shanahan , have been battling landlords Brian and Harry Strauss to stay in the building they ’ ve occupied since 1994 until a suitable new location could be found .
The Strauss ’ began eviction proceedings against the club in November of 2015 . The club was supposed to have vacated the premises by December 31 , but according to the Chicago Tribune on November 1 , a judge ’ s order gave the venue more time to explore their appeal past that deadline while hearings continued . Sean Mulroney , co-owner of Double Door told DNAinfo . com that “ plans are “ moving forward ” to reopen in Logan Square at the former Logan Square State Savings Bank , 2551 N . Milwaukee Ave . and that he is planning to ask for permission from the Zoning Board of Appeals .”
Shows previously booked at Double Door have been moved to Metro , Bottom Lounge , Cobra Lounge and other venues , For details and updates visit doubledoor . com . After all the haggling between venue and landlord , the all- new Double Door Logan Square sounds like a mighty fine thing .