Chicago Gospel Festival is June 4, Chicago Blues Festival is June 9-12, and the Millennium Park Summer Music Series is also returning!
CHICAGO The City of Chicago announced more details and lineups for three free music festivals taking place in Millennium Park this summer. kicks off at 3 p.m. on June 4. Billed as «joyful, family-friendly celebration», the event will feature top Gospel artists at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Thefrom June 9 to 12 will include Soul City Blues in Austin (June 11) and Bronzeville Blues (June 12); in addition to Blues on the Riverwalk (June 9-10); a «Women in Blues showcase» in Millennium Park (June 12) and special tributes to Blues legends: Erwin Helfer, Bob Stroger, Gene Barge, Cicero Blake, Willie Henderson, and Mary Lane. And thereturns Mondays and Thursdays from June 20- August 18. 2022 highlights include DakhaBrakha, a Ukrainian folk quartet that combines avant-garde, traditional and contemporary sounds; Charles Stepney: Out of the Shadows, a full ensemble tribute to «one of the underrated heroes of Chicago soul music»; globally renowned Nigerian Afrobeat saxophonist, composer and activist Femi Kuti; and Jeff Tweedy, founder of Wilco and one of contemporary music’s most accomplished musicians with special opening act from Chicago’s The People’s Music School.
