iHeartRadio and 103.5 KISS FM are bringing their Jingle Ball back to Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL and its lineup is bigger than ever. Performing at this year’s Chicago stop on the Jingle Ball, which will take place on December 14th, will be Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, the Backstreet Boys, Hailee Steinfeld, Daya, Lukas Graham and a surprise appearance by One Direction’s Niall Horan.
And if you have a Capitol One credit card, a special pre-sale is available from October 13th at 10:00 AM until the 16th (or until tickets sell out). With names like Ariana Grande and Ellie Goulding, this will definitely be a Jingle Ball for the ages, and not one that you’ll want to forget.
Check out our photos from last year’s 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball and get more information on tickets at 103.5 KISS FM’s official website here.
Following the conclusion of his huge Summer Sixteen Tour, Drake will be headed overseas to Europe for his next headlining tour. Dubbed The Boy Meets World Tour, Drake will open the Corey Matthews inspired European tour on January 21st with back-to-back nights in Amsterdam. Drizzy will also make stops in Dublin, Birmingham, Leeds, a 6-night residency in London, and more until the tour concludes March 16th in Cologne, Germany.
Tickets will be available for this big tour, October 14th via Ticketmaster.com, so definitely get them before they are all gone.
Last night, Kanye West put on a memorable show for his hometown as the Saint Pablo Tour traveled to Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. As with the previous dates on the tour, Kanye brought his one-of-a-kind floating stage, which creates for a huge party on the floor.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below and check out the tour’s remaining dates here.
After a memorable performance at The Metro months ago, Canadian singer/songwriter Alessia Cara returned to Chicago for Part II of her Know-It-All Tour, with an even bigger performance at the historic Chicago Theatre. And as an treat to fans, this time around Cara brought two talented emerging artists on the current leg of her tour, with Ruth B and Nathan Sykes.
Up first for the night was English singer, Nathan Sykes, first known for being a member of the British boy band, The Wanted. Now focused on his solo career, Nathan has been an exciting emerging name in music since he teamed up with Ariana Grande in 2013 for ‘Almost Is Never Enough’. Currently, Sykes is just weeks away from the big release of his debut LP, Unfinished Business, which is slated for a November 4th release. Tonight Sykes performed a number of his new records, expected for his debut. Highlights of his set included his performances of ‘Kiss Me Quick’ and ‘Over and Over Again’.
Next up, the lovely and talented Ruth B stepped on stage to greet her Chicago fans. Just 21 years old, Ruth B is new to music, but already has the qualities of a music veteran. Only a year and a half ago, Ruth B wrote her first song, ‘Lost Boy’, which soon after grew into a pop hit, and now she is touring North America in front of thousands. Ruth B alternated between her stripped down and slower songs, while also keeping energy levels high with her more upbeat tracks. Everything from her vocal skills to her stage presence is impressive, when she still has so much time to grow. With her hit record ‘Lost Boy’, the Canadian singer is 1 for 1, but you can hear more from her on her 2015 EP, The Intro.
After a brief intermission, it was time for Alessia Cara to hit the stage. Opening with her track, ‘I’m Yours’, which can be heard on both her EP, Four Pink Walls as well as her debut album, the crowd was instantly ready for a great performance. The ‘Here’ singer then followed with performances of ‘Four Pink Walls’, ‘Wild Things’ and ‘Overdose’, one of our favorite records from her debut. Highlights of Alessia’s set were her beautiful cover of Frank Ocean’s record, ‘Swim Good’, and of course her anticipated performance of ‘Here’, a record that transformed Cara into one of pop music’s most exciting artists.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below and check out the tour’s remaining dates here.
Earlier today, 99.7 NOW! announced their massive lineup for their “Triple Ho Show 7.0”. Somehow matching and exceeding their star studded 6.0 lineup last year, which saw amazing performances from One Direction, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Fifth Harmony and more, this year fans will catch sets from Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Meghan Trainor, The Backstreet Boys, Hailee Steinfeld and Zara Larsson.
The seventh installment of the stellar holiday concert will take place on Saturday, December 3rd, returning to the SAP Center in San Jose, CA. One thing is for sure, tickets will go fast, so be sure to check out 99.7 NOW!’s official website for more information. And if you don’t get a chance to snag some tickets before they are all gone, be sure to listen to 99.7 NOW! to win your way in.
If you didn’t have the opportunity this past summer to catch Coldplay on their mega “Head Full of Dreams” Tour, don’t worry as you will have the chance to redeem yourself in 2017. Earlier today, Coldplay announced a number of additional dates to their headlining tour.
Returning to the U.S. on August 1st at New York’s MetLife Stadium, the Chris Martin-led band will make stops at a number of stadiums throughout North America, including stops in Chicago, Montreal, Minneapolis, Boston and more, until the tour concludes a year from tomorrow in San Diego.
Check out the tour dates and the tour’s promo video below.
Earlier this week, Drake and Future returned to the Windy City and brought a fall performance of their Summer Sixteen Tour to the United Center in Chicago, after two back-to-back nights at the UC, back in July. And while Drake was nursing an ankle injury, which led to the postponement of various tour dates (which were announced that same day), he wasn’t going to let anything stop him from bringing a memorable third night to Chicago.
Drake and Future both delivered their biggest hits to date, and it wouldn’t have been complete without the two teaming up for a number of their collaborative records.
Check out photos from Wednesday night’s performance below and check out the tour’s remaining dates here.
Reaction New Year’s Eve (Reaction NYE) is the perfect intersection of EDM and rap to close out your 2016, and earlier today festival organizers release the full 2016 lineup. Taking place this year on December 30-31 at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Reaction NYE will see performances from Zeds Dead, Gucci Mane, Flume, Anderson . Paak, Dillon Francis, Tchami, Danny Brown, Smino, Mr. Carmack, Noname and many more.
And new this year, Reaction NYE will be adding the popular Silent Disco to its New Years festivities. What better way to kick off your 2017 than with some great music?
Check out the full lineup for REACTION NYE below and get more information and tickets at ReactionNYE.com.
Carrie Underwood’s sensational Storyteller Tour told a tale with a happy ending last night in Milwaukee, as fans left the BMO Harris Bradley Center with a night that they will not soon forget. While Milwaukee is no stranger to great country performances, with Summerfest and Country USA which both bring in some of the biggest names in country music every year, las night’s performance was on an entirely different level. You didn’t just have an artist and their guitar on stage last night, as Underwood brought her talented band and her huge Storyteller stage, which reached across the length and width of the BMO’s floor section and added an unimaginable amount of production value to the night.
And to get the crowd warmed up for Underwood’s headlining set, the Oklahoma native brought some talented names for the North American leg of her tour, with Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers. The Swon Brothers, a country duo from Muskogee, OK got the night started with performances from their 2014 self-titled album, while country music veteran Easton Corbin treated his Wisconsin fans to a number of records, including various songs from his most recent LP, About to Get Real. Whether they were performing for their day one fans, or if they made new fans last night, both Corbin and The Swon Brothers got the mood right for Underwood’s performance to come.
After a brief intermission, it was time for the moment fans were waiting for. Emerging on a huge multi-circular platform, country mega-star Carrie Underwood appeared above to greet her Milwaukee fans with her opening track from her Storyteller LP, ‘Renegade Runaway’. Following with songs like 2007’s ‘Last Name’, her Miranda Lambert collaboration ‘Something Bad’, Carrie Underwood didn’t just stick to the new records, as she performed a plethora of her biggest hits to date.
And although Carrie Underwood made sure to perform collections from her entire discography, this is the Storyteller Tour and Underwood performed the majority of her 2015 album, which has been loved by critics and fans alike and debuted #2 on the Billboard 200, something that she has done (at #1 or #2) for every one of her five albums to date. Highlights of the night were hard to pinpoint as energy levels were high throughout the entire performance.
But with memorable performances of ‘Before He Cheats’, ‘Church Bells’ and an encore performance of ‘Smoke Break’, no fan left without their money’s worth, money which we can only hope will be spent on another awesome stage design for her next tour.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below and check out the tour’s remaining dates here.
As part of her huge multi-year deal with AT&T, Taylor Swift will take a break from her hiatus for a very special pre-Super Bowl performance on Saturday, February 4th in Houston, TX. Not only is this performance special due to its timing, and the fact that it’s a 10-time Grammy winning artist, but a huge custom made 64,000 square foot venue will be created in Houston for this event.
And if you’re looking to get tickets, fans will have access through a series of exclusive AT&T promotions and campaigns. While Houston will be full of A-list events and performances throughout the weekend, this show will be a close second to Super Bowl Sunday. Two of the best teams in football will go head-to-head, a day after the biggest name in music puts on a very special performance.
For more info on tickets for the Houston event, follow AT&T and Taylor Nation social media handles.
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