Summer time music heats up 2025

Summer time is the time to relax at concert events. Scroll by way of our gallery of a few of 2025’s main stay acts, that includes photographs by CBS Information photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.  

Pictured: The Louisville rock band My Morning Jacket performed on the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wis., April 18, 2025. 

Tedeschi Vehicles Band

Tedeschi Vehicles Band (pictured) and Gov’t Mule are co-headlining a tour this summer season, bringing collectively guitarists Derek Vehicles and Warren Haynes (who beforehand performed collectively within the Allman Brothers Band). They made a cease at Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2025.

The Black Keys

The Black Keys (guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney) performed the Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, Sept. 3, 2025. The five-time Grammy-winning rock duo, at present on tour, carried out “Tighten Up,” “Howlin’ For You,” “Gold on the Ceiling,” “Lo/Hello,” and “Little Black Submarines.”

In addition they performed songs from their newest album, “No Rain No Flowers,” together with “Man on a Mission,” “A Little Too Excessive,” and “All the way down to Nothing.” 

Avenged Sevenfold

The heavy metallic band Avenged Sevenfold opened for System of a Down at Chicago’s Soldier Area on August 31, 2025. Their set listing included “So Far Away,” “Hail to the King,” and “Not Able to Die.” [Pictured, from left: Bassist Johnny Christ, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, and vocalist M. Shadows.]

System of a Down

Guitarist Daron Malakian (left) and bassist Shavo Odadjian, of System of a Down, carry out on August 31, 2025 in Chicago. Although the Armenian-American heavy metallic band hadn’t launched a brand new album in 20 years, the Grammy-winning group offered out their two exhibits at Soldier Area. 

Their set listing included “Aerials,” “Toxicity,” “Chop Suey!,” “B.Y.O.B,” “Hypnotize,” and “Sugar.”

Oasis

On Thursday, August 28, 2025, the English band Oasis carried out a sold-out present at Soldier Area in Chicago – considered one of solely three U.S. cities on their world Oasis Stay ’25 tour. 

Oasis

Oasis acting at Soldier Area in Chicago. (Clockwise from high left: guitarist Gem Archer; lead singer Liam Gallagher; bassist Andy Bell, vocalist Liam Gallagher and drummer Joey Waronker; guitarist Paul Arthurs; and lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. 

Neil Younger

Neil Younger & The Chrome Hearts carried out at Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, Aug. 27, 2025 – a part of their Love Earth World Tour.

Younger’s set listing included “Southern Man,” “One Of These Days,” “Singer With no Tune,” “Like a Hurricane,” and “Title of Love.” He additionally premiered a brand new anti-fascist protest tune, “Massive Crime.” 

Don Felder

Eagles legend Don Felder opened for Styx, as a part of the Brotherhood of Rock Tour, Aug. 23, 2025, on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Sick.  Felder carried out such Eagles songs as “One in all These Nights,” “The Lengthy Run,” “Take It Simple,” and “Heartache Tonight.”

Styx

Styx carried out on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., Aug. 23, 2025. Amongst their hits: “The Better of Instances,” “Too A lot Time On My Palms,” “Rockin’ the Paradise,” and “Mr. Roboto.”

Styx

James Younger (left) and Tommy Shaw of Styx, on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., Aug. 23, 2025.

The group, based in 1972, launched their 18th studio album this summer season, “Circling From Above.” 

Volbeat

The Danish rock band Volbeat carried out at Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., Aug. 22, 2025. Pictured: Touring guitarist Flemming Lund; bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen; and guitarist Michael Poulsen. “God of Angels Belief,” their ninth album, was launched in June, and featured the only “Within the Barn of the Goat Giving Start to Devil’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom.”

Volbeat

Volbeat was one younger fan’s first live performance, in Tinley Park, Sick., Aug. 22, 2025.

Halestorm

The Pennsylvania rock band Halestorm (that includes singer Lzzy Hale) opened for Volbeat on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., Aug. 22, 2025. Their setlist included songs from their new album, “Everest,” together with “Fallen Star,” “Like a Lady Can,” “Rain Your Blood on Me,” “I Gave You The whole lot,” and “Here is to Us.”

David Lee Roth

Diamond Dave (a.okay.a. David Lee Roth) carried out a few of Van Halen’s greatest hits on the Arduous Rock On line casino in Gary, Ind., Aug. 19, 2025.

Wilco

Chicago’s personal Wilco carried out at their hometown’s Salt Shed on Aug. 10, 2025, taking part in 34 songs, ending with a canopy of the Grateful Useless’s “U.S. Blues.”

Lollapalooza 2025

Chicago’s Grant Park hosted Lollapalooza 2025, with 170 artists acting at 11 venues over 4 days. Gentle climate for the pageant, which recurrently attracts greater than 100,000 guests a day, was counterbalanced by poor air high quality owing to smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing Chicago, resulting in unhealthy situations outdoor.

However Lollapalooza-goers had been undeterred. “I’d slightly have dangerous air high quality and, like, cooler climate,” one fan advised WBBM.

Sierra Ferrell

Sierra Ferrell, on her Shoot for the Moon Tour, stopped at Lollapalooza on Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Chicago. The West Virginian musician, whose newest album is the genre-crossing “Path of Flowers,” carried out “I Might Drive You Loopy,” “Why’d Ya Do It,” “American Dreaming,” and “Greenback Invoice Bar.” She additionally lined Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” and a little bit of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.”

Cage the Elephant

Matt Shultz, the lead singer of the rock band Cage the Elephant, examined gravity on the stage of Lollapalooza, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Grant Park. Their setlist included “Shake Me Down,” “Come a Little Nearer,” “Mess Round,” and “Able to Let Go.”

Sunami

Vocalist Josef Alfonso, of the San Jose, Calif., hardcore band Sunami, carried out at Lollapalooza on Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Chicago.

Function Mannequin

Singer-songwriter Function Mannequin (Tucker Harrington Pillsbury) carried out on the primary day of Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, Thursday, July 31, 2025. His setlist included “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out,” from his newest launch, “Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye).”

Xdinary Heroes

The South Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Mark Ambor

Singer-songwriter Mark Ambor carried out on Day 1 of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Thursday, July 31, 2025. His setlist included “Belong Collectively,” “Good to Be,” and “I Hope It All Works Out.”

Fcukers

The band Fcukers (Shannon Clever and Jackson Walker Lewis), whose debut EP, “Dishevelled$$,” was launched in 2024, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Luke Combs

Nation singer Luke Combs was a headliner for Day 1 of Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, Thursday, July 31, 2025. The 2-time Entertainer of the Yr-winner from the Nation Music Affiliation carried out “The place the Wild Issues Are,” “Going, Going, Gone,” “Chilly As You,” “The Sort of Love We Make,” “Eternally After All,” “Higher Collectively,” and “Beer By no means Broke My Coronary heart.”

Lollapalooza

A pageant spokesperson advised WBBM that attendance figures for this yr’s Lollapalooza totaled about 115,000 folks every day, on par with final yr. What was down this yr: Objects changed into the lost-and-found.

Likelihood the Rapper

Likelihood the Rapper made a shock look at Lollapalooza on Saturday, August 2, 2025, prematurely of a brand new album launch in August.

Charlotte Lawrence

Singer-songwriter Charlotte Lawrence, who launched her debut studio album, “Someplace,” earlier this summer season, performed Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

Hey, Nothing

The people duo Hey, Nothing (Harlow Phillips and Tyler Mabry) are photographed backstage at their look at Lollapalooza on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago.

The Dare

Singer Harrison Patrick Smith, who works below the stage identify The Dare, appeared at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. His newest launch, “Freakquencies: Quantity 1,” is dropping later in August.

Djo

Actor and musician Joe Keery, who performs as Djo, appeared at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. His newest album, “The Crux,” was launched in April.

T-Ache

The rapper T-Ache (Faheem Rashad Najm) carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.

Olivia Rodrigo

Three-time Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo was headliner on Day 2 of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Her setlist included “Obsessed,” “Vampire,” “Dangerous Concept Proper?,” “Traitor,” “Good 4 U,” and “Drivers License.”

Naomi Scott

Actress and singer Naomi Scott, who final yr launched her third EP, “Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP,” carried out at Chicago’s Grant Park on the third day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 2, 2025.

Bilmuri

Singer-songwriter Johnny Franck, who performs below the identify Bilmuri, appeared at Lollapalooza on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Chicago.

Doechii

The rapper Doechii (Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon), whose most up-to-date mixtape, “Alligator Bites By no means Heal,” gained a Grammy for finest rap album, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. 

Max Mcnown

Singer-songwriter Max Mcnown carried out “A Lot Extra Free” and “Higher Me for You (Brown Eyes)” at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.

Flux Pavilion

English DJ Joshua Kiekegaard Grant Metal, referred to as Flux Pavilion, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.

Twice

The woman group Twice, from South Korea, carried out at Lollapalooza on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Chicago.

Damiano David

Damiano David, finest referred to as the lead singer of Måneskin, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. His setlist included “The First Time,” “Zombie Girl,” “Born With a Damaged Coronary heart,” and “Solitude (No One Understands Me),” from his debut solo album, “Humorous Little Fears.”

The Marías

Maria Zardoya, lead singer of the indie pop group The Marías, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.  Their setlist included “No One Seen,” “Cariño,” “Vicious Delicate Robotic,” and “Solely In My Goals.”

Artemas

Artemas (Artemas Diamandis) carried out on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

Remi Wolf

Singer-songwriter Remi Wolf carried out on the fourth day of Lollapalooza, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Chicago. Her setlist included “Cinderella,” “Toro,” “Disco Man,” and “Picture ID.”

Dominic Fike

Singer-songwriter Dominic Fike carried out “Mama’s Boy,” “Babydoll,” “King of The whole lot” and “Cellphone Numbers,” at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

Nonetheless Woozy

Singer-songwriter Sven Eric Gamsky, a.okay.a. Nonetheless Woozy, carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

Martin Garrix

Dutch DJ Martin Garrix carried out at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.

Finneas

Finneas (Finneas O’Connell) carried out on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. The a number of Oscar- and Grammy-winner (with sister Billie Eilish) performed songs from his latest solo album, “For Cryin’ Out Loud!”

Ghost

The Swedish heavy metallic band Ghost carried out at Allstate Area in Rosemont, Sick., Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.

Teddy Swims

Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims performed the Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, July 23, 2025, a part of his “I’ve Tried The whole lot However Remedy” tour.

Teddy Swims

The gang got here out for Teddy Swims’ make-up live performance on the Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, Sick., July 23, 2025. Earlier within the month, Teddy’s look on the identical venue was swamped, as a thunderstorm and lightning triggered flash flooding that pressured the present to be postponed after simply three songs – sarcastically, lower brief proper earlier than the tune “She Loves the Rain”(!).

Pantera

Zakk Wylde performs with the heavy metallic band Pantera, on the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 19, 2025 – a part of the “Heaviest Tour of the Summer time.”

Amon Amarth

Opening for Pantera was the Swedish loss of life metallic band Amon Amarth, at Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 19, 2025. (Pictured: Guitarist Olavi Mikkonen.)

Parkway Drive

The Summer time of Loud tour, operating throughout the nation this summer season, stopped by Tinley Park, Sick., on July 13, 2025, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre. The tour’s lineup options a mixture of rock, metalcore and hardcore bands.

In Illinois, the roster included the Australian band Parkway Drive (pictured: guitarists Luke Kilpatrick and Jeff Ling).

The Amity Affliction

Joel Birch, vocalist for Australia’s The Amity Affliction, did not let a damaged foot get in the way in which of performing within the Summer time of Loud tour, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025.

Kingdom of Giants

Dana Willax, lead vocalist of the Sacramento band Kingdom of Giants, carried out as a part of the Summer time of Loud tour, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025. Their new EP, “Burning Chrome,” can be launched in August.

I Prevail

The rock band I Prevail performs at Summer time of Loud, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025. (Pictured: Dylan Bowman and Eric Vanlerberghe.) Their look comes forward of their newest album launch, “Violent Nature,” in September.

Alpha Wolf

The Australian band Alpha Wolf, fronted by lead vocalist Lochie Keogh, appeared as a part of the Summer time of Loud tour, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025.

Beartooth

Caleb Shomo goes airborne throughout a efficiency by the hardcore punk band Beartooth, at Summer time of Loud tour in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025.

The Satan Wears Prada

Giuseppe Capolupo, drummer for the metalcore band The Satan Wears Prada, performs throughout the Summer time of Loud tour, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025.

Killswitch Have interaction

Jesse Leach, lead singer for Killswitch Have interaction, performs on the Summer time of Loud tour, on the Credit score 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., July 13, 2025. Their newest album, launched in February, is “This Consequence.”

Summerfest

Summerfest was held over three weekends in Milwaukee. With 600 artists performing over 9 days at 14 venues, it’s billed because the world’s largest music pageant.

The opening day lineup, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, featured a particular ceremony commemorating each the pageant and Juneteenth, with performances by Gary Clark Jr. (pictured), Bone Thugs-N-Concord and The Isley Brothers.

Greater than 600 College of Rock college students additionally participated in sound checks and artist workshops, reported CBS 58.

Aly & AJ

The sister pop duo Aly & AJ (Alyson and Amanda Pleasure Michalka) carried out at Summerfest on June 19, 2025 in Milwaukee. Their most up-to-date studio album, “Silver Deliverer,” was launched in Might.

Tesla

Tesla (the rock band, not the automobile) carried out at Milwaukee’s Summerfest on June 19, 2025, as a particular visitor of the headliners Def Leppard.

The Sacramento band, at present on their Keepin’ It Actual Tour, carried out “Miles Away,” “Heaven’s Path (No Manner Out),” “Love Tune,” “Indicators,” and “Little Suzi.” 

Def Leppard

The heavy metallic band Def Leppard (Pictured, from left: vocalist Joe Elliott, guitarist Phil Collen, bassist Rick Savage, drummer Rick Allen and guitarist Vivian Campbell) headlined the opening day of Summerfest in Milwaukee, June 19, 2025.

Their setlist embody “Let’s Get Rocked,” “Armageddon It,” “Love Bites,” “Rocket,” “{Photograph},” and “Rock of Ages.” 

Betty Who

Australian singer-musician Betty Who (Jessica Anne Newham) took to the stage at Summerfest on Friday, June 20, 2025, on the Aurora Well being Care Stage. 

Gigi Perez

Singer-songwriter Gigi Perez carried out at Summerfest on Friday, June 20, 2025. She launched her first studio album, “On the Seashore, in Each Life,” this previous spring.

Dispatch

The indie band Dispatch performed at Summerfest, June 20, 2025, on the Miller Gentle Stage. (Pictured: drummer Jon Reilly.)

Their setlist included “Painted Yellow Traces,” “Solely the Wild Ones,” and “Circles Across the Solar.”

Paul Younger

English singer-musician Paul Younger carried out at Summerfest on June 20, 2025 in Milwaukee.

Grand Funk Railroad

Drummer Don Brewer (left) and bassist Mel Schacher, of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad, on the ULINE Stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee, June 20, 2025.

Hozier

Irish musician Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, referred to as Hozier, was the headliner on Day Two of Summerfest, performing on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater in Milwaukee, June 20, 2025.  

He carried out “Take Me to Church,” “From Eden,” “Work Tune,” “Somebody New,” “Nearly (Candy Music),” “Eat Your Younger,” and his #1 hit, “Too Candy.” 

James Taylor

James Taylor was the headline act on Day Three of Summerfest in Milwaukee, June 21, 2025. The six-time Grammy-winner carried out “Carolina in My Thoughts,” “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve got Bought a Buddy,” “Candy Child James,” “Fireplace and Rain,” “Shed a Little Gentle,” and “Your Smiling Face.”

Jason Mraz

Opening for James Taylor was Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. He carried out “The Treatment (I Will not Fear),” “I am Yours,’ Make It Mine,” and “I Will not Give Up.”

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson was a headliner on Day One in all Summerfest’s second weekend, Thursday, June 26, 2025. The nation singer-songwriter (at present on her Whirlwind World Tour) carried out such hits as “Issues a Man Oughta Know,” “Coronary heart Like a Truck,” “Watermelon Moonshine,” “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” and “4x4xU.”

Devo

Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo. The brand new wave band headlined the ULINE Stage on Day One in all Summerfest’s second weekend, June 26, 2025.

Native H

The rock band Native H carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 27, 2025 in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “All of the Youngsters Are Proper,” “California Songs,” “‘Cha!’ Mentioned the Kitty,” “Sure for the Flooring,” and “Eddie Vedder.”

Cake

John McCrea, lead singer of the rock band Cake, which headlined Summerfest’s BMO Stage on Friday, June 27, 2025. The rock band from Sacramento carried out “The Distance,” “By no means There,” “Quick Skirt/Lengthy Jacket,” and “Sick of You,” in addition to a canopy of Black Sabbath’s “Conflict Pigs.”

Chilly Conflict Youngsters

Chilly Conflict Youngsters, an indie rock band from Lengthy Seashore, Calif., opened for The Killers on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.

Billy Corgan and the Machines of God

Billy Corgan (a co-founder of Smashing Pumpkins), touring this summer season with The Machines of God, carried out at Summerfest, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Milwaukee.

Their setlist of Smashing Pumpkins songs included music from the albums “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Disappointment,” “Machina/The Machine of God,” and “Machina II/The Mates and Enemies of Trendy Music.”

Chuckyy

The rapper Chuckyy performed the Summerfest Generac Stage, Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Milwaukee.

Smallpools

The indie pop band Smallpools opened for Younger The Big on the U.S. Mobile Stage at Summerfest, Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Milwaukee. Their most up-to-date album was “Ghost City Street.”

Younger the Big

The rock band Younger The Big headlined Summerfest’s U.S. Mobile Stage on Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Milwaukee. Their setlist included “My Physique,” “Cough Syrup,” “One thing to Consider In,” and “Superposition.”

The Fray

From Denver, the rock band The Fray headlined the Summerfest ULINE Warehouse Stage on Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Milwaukee.

The Mavericks

The Mavericks, the Grammy-winning band from Miami, had been the headline act on the Miller Gentle Stage at Summerfest, Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Milwaukee.

Enuff Z’Nuff

With the third weekend of Summerfest in Milwaukee, Enuff Z’Nuff, a glam metallic band, took to the ULINE Stage on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Pictured: Chip Z’Nuff.)

This month marks the discharge of the band’s 18th album, “Xtra Cherries.”

Friko

The indie duo Friko (Bailey Minzenberger and Niko Kapetan) performed Summerfest in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 3, 2025. 

Lovejoy

The British indie band Lovejoy headlined Summerfest’s Miller Lite Stage on Thursday, July 3, 2025 in Milwaukee.

Benson Boone

The singing and somersaulting celebrity Benson Boone was headliner on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Along with his newest album, “American Coronary heart,” hitting #2 on the Billboard charts, Boone’s setlist included “Sorry I am Right here for Somebody Else,” “Mr. Electrical Blue,” “Mystical Magical,” “Momma Tune,” “Take Me Residence,” and “Younger American Coronary heart.”

The Aces

Supporting headliner Benson Boone at Summerfest had been The Aces, an alternate pop group from Provo, Utah. (Pictured, clockwise from high left: vocalist Cristal Ramirez, guitarist Katie Henderson, drummer Alisa Ramirez, and bassist McKenna Petty.)

Plague Vendor

Brandon Blaine, lead singer of the band Plague Vendor, performs on the Miller Lite Stage (and helps out with sound for guitarist Jay Rogers, Friday, July 4, 2025 in Milwaukee.

Social Distortion

The punk band Social Distortion headlined the Miller Lite Stage at Summerfest on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Pictured: Guitarist Mike Ness, and drummer David Hidalgo Jr., son of David Hidalgo of the band Los Lobos.)

Alex Warren

Singer-songwriter Alex Warren introduced his #1 hit “Unusual” to the U.S. Mobile Stage at Summerfest on Friday, July 4, 2025. He additionally carried out “Burning Down,” “Troubled Waters,” “Carry You Residence” and “Earlier than You Go away Me.”  

July marks the discharge of his first studio album, “You may Be Alright, Child.”

Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Gary Lewis & the Playboys carried out at Summerfest in Milwaukee on Friday, July 4, 2025. 

We Got here as Romans

The Michigan metalcore band We Got here as Romans was the opening act for Dangerous Omens on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater at Summerfest, July 4, 2025 in Milwaukee. Their newest album, “All Is Lovely … As a result of We’re Doomed,” drops in August.

Chicago

Headlining the BMO Stage on July 4, 2025 was Chicago, whose setlist included such hits as “Beginnings,” “Color My World,” “Saturday within the Park,” “Simply You ‘n’ Me,” “Previous Days,” “If You Go away Me Now,” “Arduous to Say I am Sorry,” and “25 or 6 to 4.”

Sophie Hunter

Hailing from Brooklyn, Sophie Hunter (“I make various pop-rap”) carried out on the ultimate day of Summerfest, on the Aurora Well being Care Stage, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Babymetal

Babymetal, a Japanese “kawaii metallic” band, headlined the ULINE Stage at Summerfest on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Hippo Campus

The indie rock band Hippo Campus opened for the Lumineers on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Summerfest. (Pictured: DeCarlo Jackson.)

The Lumineers

The Lumineers, an alternate people band from Denver, had been Summerfest’s closing evening headliners on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheater on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Their most up-to-date album was “Automated.”

Chris Stapleton

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and musician Chris Stapleton performed the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, a part of his “All-American Street Present.”

Queens of the Stone Age

Josh Homme, a founding member of the band Queens of the Stone Age, performs with the group at Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, June 21, 2025.

QOTSA’s set listing included “I Sat By the Ocean,” “My God Is the Solar,” “Make It With Chu,” “No One Is aware of,” and “Little Sister.” 

The Kills

The rock duo The Kills (singer Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince) had been the opening act for Queens of the Stone Age at Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, June 21, 2025. Their setlist included “Future Begins Gradual,” “U.R.A. Fever,” “Black Balloon,” and “Kissy Kissy.”

Pierce the Veil

The San Diego rock band Pierce the Veil introduced their “I Cannot Hear You” world tour to the Credit score Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Sick, on June 7, 2025. Pictured: Bassist Jaime Preciado.

Pierce the Veil

Lead guitarist Tony Perry of Pierce the Veil.

Among the many songs they carried out: “Go the Nirvana,” “Emergency Contact,” “Loss of life of an Executioner,” and “Bulls within the Bronx.” 

Pierce the Veil

Pierce the Veil mentioned the 26,000 individuals who confirmed up for the sold-out present in Tinley Park, Sick., on June 7, was the band’s greatest present turnout ever. 

The Weeknd

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (a.okay.a. The Weeknd) introduced his “After Hours til Daybreak” tour (which started three years in the past) to Chicago’s Soldier Area on Saturday, Might 31, 2025. The singer, carrying a masks with glowing eyes, opened with “The Abyss,” from his latest movie “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” a few singer having a psychological breakdown. It was the primary of just about 40 songs carried out. 

The Weeknd

Dancers on stage with The Weeknd at Soldier Area in Chicago, Might 31, 2025. 

Sessanta

The touring heavy metallic live performance “Sessanta” is a collaboration of the bands Puscifer, Primus, and A Good Circle. They carried out on the American Household Insurance coverage Amphitheatre in Milwaukee on Might 31, 2025, earlier than heading to St. Paul, Minn., Omaha, Neb., and Washington State.

Pictured, clockwise from high left: Vocalist Maynard James Keenan, of A Good Circle and Puscifer; A Good Circle lead guitarist Billy Howerdel; Primus’ Les Claypool (lead vocals and bass); beneath the poodle masks is Josh Freese, a latest alumni of Foo Fighters who has rejoined A Good Circle; Puscifer vocalist Carina Spherical; and drummer John Hoffman of Primus, in a Batman masks. 

AC/DC

The Australian rock band AC/DC carried out at Soldier Area in Chicago, Saturday, Might 24, 2025.  Their set listing included a few of their most well-known songs, together with “Freeway to Hell,” “You Shook Me All Night time Lengthy,” “Again in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” and “Let There Be Rock,” in addition to “Demon Fireplace,” from “Energy Up,” their seventeenth studio album, which went to #1 all over the world upon its launch in November 2020.

Pictured: Lead singer Brian Johnson, and co-founder Angus Younger. 

Paul Simon

Paul Simon performed the primary of three exhibits at Chicago’s Symphony Heart on Might 23, 2025. Opening with songs from his most up-to-date album, “Seven Psalms,” he carried out choices along with his spouse, Edie Brickell. He additionally performed songs from the Simon again catalog, from “Graceland” and “Homeward Sure,” to “Slip Slidin’ Away” and “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.”

Rival Sons

The rock band Rival Sons (that includes lead singer Jay Buchanan and guitarist Scott Vacation) performed on the Rialto Sq. Theatre in Joliet, Sick., on Might 1, 2025, earlier than heading off to Canada, and a European tour.

Their set listing included “No person Desires to Die,” “Too Dangerous,” “Do Your Worst,” and “Taking pictures Stars.”

Nick Cave & the Dangerous Seeds

Nick Cave & the Dangerous Seeds carried out the primary of two exhibits on the Salt Shed in Chicago on April 28, 2025 – stops on the group’s “The Wild God Tour.”

An actor and author in addition to a musician, Cave has recorded 18 studio albums with The Dangerous Seeds; their newest is “Wild God,” whose tracks embody “Frogs,” “Pleasure,” “Tune of the Lake” and “Lengthy Darkish Night time.”  

Trivium

The heavy metallic band Trivium carried out on the Byline Financial institution Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on April 26, 2025. It was one cease on their “Poisoned Ascendancy Tour,” which they’re co-headlining with Bullet For My Valentine.

Trivium

Matt Heafy of Trivium. The heavy metallic band is marking the twentieth anniversary of their album “Ascendancy” by performing its songs stay – for the final time. Their set listing included “The Finish of The whole lot,” “Pull Tougher on the Strings of Your Martyr,” “A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation,” and “Like Gentle to the Flies.”  

OK Go

Initially shaped in Chicago, the rock band OK Go returned to the Windy Metropolis for a efficiency on the Riviera Theater on April 25, 2025. Their newest album is “And the Adjoining Attainable.” 

My Morning Jacket

 My Morning Jacket performed on the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wis., April 18, 2025. Pictured (clockwise from high left): Vocalist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster.

After launching their 2025 tour on April 1 in Chattanooga, the group added summer season and fall dates throughout the U.S. by way of November 1. 

Geoff Tate

Geoff Tate, a founding singer from Seattle’s heavy metallic band Queensrÿche, carried out on the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Sick., April 11, 2025.

Michael Monroe

Finnish singer Michael Monroe, who was a founding member of the ’80s rock band Hanoi Rocks, carried out on the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Sick., on April 6, 2025.  The leadoff tune of his set listing was “Useless, Jail or Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

He additionally sang a number of Hanoi Rocks songs, together with “Motorvatin’,” “Up Across the Bend,” “Malibu Seashore Nightmare,” and “Do not You Ever Go away Me.”

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue arrived at Allstate Area in Rosemont, Sick, on April 2, 2025. 

Kylie Minogue

Minogue’s set, stretched throughout 5 acts, included “final evening I dreamt I fell in love,” “Lights, Digicam, Motion,” “Fringe of Saturday Night time,” “Stress,” “Padam Padam,” “Timebomb” and “Get Outta My Manner.” She additionally sang covers of music by Carole King, Pandora, and Nick Cave & the Dangerous Seeds. 

Deftones

Chino Moreno, the lead singer of Deftones, an alternate metallic band hailing from Sacramento, Calif., carried out on the United Heart in Chicago, March 31, 2025. Their set listing included “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away),” “Diamond Eyes,” “Gap within the Earth,” and “Swerve Metropolis.”

Bishop Briggs

The English singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs (touring for her new album, “Inform My Therapist I am Advantageous”) stopped by Metro in Chicago on March 22, 2025. She carried out “River,” “Wild Horses,” “Champion,” “White Flag,” and “My Seratonin.”

Deftones

A scintillating Deftones live performance in Chicago.

      
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Edited by senior producer David Morgan.