Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out.
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Summer → enjoy → music
Pictured: Bruce Springsteen performed at the United Center in Chicago for his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, April 29, 2026.
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Springsteen → picture → Tour
The English heavy metal band Iron Maiden played Chicago as part of their "50th Anniversary Run For Your Lives Tour," at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Sept. 22, 2026.
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band → play → Park
Recently named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the band will be on tour in Australia when the Hall of Fame holds its induction ceremony in Los Angeles on November 14.
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Hall → name → November
On tour with Iron Maiden, Megadeth (clockwise: Dave Mustaine, Teemu Mäntysaari, James Lomenzo and Dirk Verbeuren) performed at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Sept. 22, 2026.
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Megadeth → perform → Park
The band formed 43 years ago.
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band → form → ?
Twenty-three albums (including their chart-topping "Megadeth" released in January) later, Mustaine – who has beaten throat cancer, and faced other health issues – told the audience that this likely will be their last tour.
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this → include → audience
The three-day Riot Fest at Douglass Park in Chicago featured 102 punk rock acts on five stages.
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Fest → feature → stages
Among the bands on opening day, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026, was the Grammy-winning duo Twenty One Pilots (drummer Josh Dun and frontman Tyler Joseph).
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duo → win → day
Their set list included "Stressed Out," "Ride," "Heathens," "Heavydirtysoul," "Tear in My Heart," "Shy Away" and "Drag Path."
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list → include → Heart
The Alkaline Trio (bassist Dan Andriano, drummer Tosh Peterson, and guitarist Matt Skiba) performed at Riot Fest on Fri., Sept. 18, 2026 in Chicago.
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Trio → perform → Chicago
Their set list included "We've Had Enough," "Mercy Me," "Take Lots of Alcohol" and "Every Thug Needs a Lady."
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Thug → include → Lady
The quartet Rise Against, featuring lead singer-guitarist Tim McIlrath, performed at Riot Fest on Fri., Sept. 18, 2026 in Chicago.
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quartet → feature → Chicago
Their set included "Swing Life Away," "Give It All," "Prayer of the Refugee," and "Savior."
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set → include → Refugee
In January Rise Against and Alkaline Trio are releasing a special split 7" disc, in which each band covers the other's songs.
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band → release → songs
Violet Grohl, daughter of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, played Day 1 of Riot Fest in Chicago, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026.
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Grohl → play → Chicago
Her set list included songs from her debut album, "Be Sweet to Me," released last May, including "Last Day I Loved You," "Cool Buzz," "Often Others" and "Applefish."
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I → include → You
The punk/thrash band The Bronx played under their alter ego, Mariachi El Bronx, on their "You Ése Tour '26," at Riot Fest in Chicago, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026.
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band → play → Chicago
Having just released a new eponymous album, they performed "Norteño Lights," "Revolution Girls," and "48 Roses.
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they → release → Lights
The All-American Rejects
From Oklahoma, the pop punk band The All-American Rejects (AAR) performed at Riot Fest in Chicago, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026.
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Rejects → perform → Chicago
Their set list included "King Kong" and "Easy Come, Easy Go," from their latest album, "Sandbox."
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list → include → album
The Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter) were in Chicago on the opening day of Riot Fest, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026, performing "God Save the Queen," "Pretty Vacant," "Holidays in the Sun," "Anarchy in the U.K.," and "Liar."
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God → feature → U.K.
They also sang Paul Revere and the Raiders' "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone."
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I → sing → Revere
Iggy Pop, who began playing music six decades ago, and has since become one of punk's most iconic singers, performed at Riot Fest in Chicago, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026.
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who → begin → Chicago
His set list included several songs by Iggy Pop and the Stooges, including "Raw Power," "T.V. Eye," "Gimme Danger," and "Death Trip."
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list → include → Danger
Pixies
Pixies, an alternative rock band from Boston, played Riot Fest in Chicago, Fri., Sept. 18, 2026, during their "P40 Tour."
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Pixies → play → Tour
Their most recent album was 2024's "The Night the Zombies Came."
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Zombies → come → ?
The Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine (who perform disguised under giant masks) performed at Riot Fest in Chicago, on Sat., Sept. 19, 2026.
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who → perform → .
Heavy rains forced Saturday's Riot Fest shows to end early, and delayed Sunday's acts as crews worked to make the soggy grounds safer.
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grounds → force → acts
One fan sporting a poncho told CBS Station WBBM they were unfazed by the conditions: "I don't care.
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I → sport → conditions
We ballin', we chillin', we feeling great, you know?
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you → ballin → ?
Like, who cares, it's rain!"
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it → care → ?
The English singer-songwriter Morrissey performed at Riot Fest in Chicago on Sat., Sept. 19, 2026, part of his "Make-Up Is A Lie Tour."
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Up → perform → Tour
His set list include "Everyday Is Like Sunday," and "The Youngest Was the Most Loved."
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Youngest → include → Sunday
He also performed a few songs by The Smiths, including "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" and "Shoplifters of the World Unite."
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Shoplifters → perform → World
Maynard James Keenan, the front man of the Grammy-winning rock band Tool, was back on tour at Riot Fest, Sat., Sept. 19, 2026, following hip replacement surgery in August.
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Keenan → win → August
Their setlist featured "The Grudge," "Crawl Away," "Rosetta Stoned," and "Jambi."
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setlist → feature → Grudge
The New Zealand indie rock band The Beths (featuring lead vocalist Elizabeth Stokes) performed at Chicago's Riot Fest on Sun., Sept. 20, 2026.
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band → feature → .
Going where no starship captain had gone before, William Shatner sang heavy metal hits on the Rebel Stage at Chicago's Douglass Park, on the third day of Riot Fest, Sun., Sept. 20, 2026.
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Shatner → go → Fest
The 95-year-old Shatner performed covers of songs by Ozzy Ozbourne ("Crazy Train"), Motörhead ("Ace of Spades"), and Metallica ("Enter Sandman"), among others.
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Shatner → perform → others
…and 238 more, not listed.
The Aporia
