Roughly half way through the North American leg of her headlining tour, pop superstar Katy Perry brought Witness: The Tour to Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Bradley Center, one of the last concerts to be held at the venue before the city’s new state-of-the-art arena opens just next door.
With support from Canadian electronic duo, Purity Ring, one of three supporting acts that have or will join Perry on the current leg of her tour, Katy Perry’s massive production was beyond entertaining, exceeding fan’s expectations and again proving that Perry will never be an artist to simply mail in her live performances. Switching between cuts from her new LP, Witness, and her huge catalog of hit singles, Perry blended the old and the new to piece together a set full of platinum hits, costume changes, dancing, a game of hoops and of course an appearance from the infamous Left Shark.
Check out our photos from the wild performance below and peep the remaining dates of her North American tour here.
Following their slew of dates in support of Queens of the Stone Age, English rock duo, Royal Blood, have announced a number of headlining shows for 2018.
Kicking things off on May 28th in Brooklyn, NY, Royal Blood will make stops in Pittsburg, Nashville, Dallas, Orlando and more, until their currently scheduled 2018 dates end on June 15th at The National in Richmond, VA. Tickets for their headlining summer shows are available for purchase beginning at noon (EST) this Friday, December 8th.
Check out Royal Blood’s currently scheduled tour dates below.
In support of his forthcoming album of the same name, singer Miguel has announced his North American “The War & Leisure” Tour.
Kicking off on February 22nd at Portland’s Roseland Theater, the ‘Sky Walker’ singer will make stops in Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto,Detroit, Dallas, Tampa and many more, until the tour concludes on April 12th in Berkeley, CA.
Tickets are set to go on sale Monday, December 4th at 10AM (local time) in select markets. Fans can order VIP packages for the tour at Miguel’s official website.
As the holidays begin, so do the amazing variety of holiday concerts and more. From WGCI’s Big Jam with Rick Ross and Chris Brown to B96 Jingle Bash with Taylor Swift and the Backstreet Boys, Christmas is coming early for a lot of music fans in Chicago next month.
Check out our list of our 8 can’t miss concerts in Chicago next month!
After scoring two Golden Globes for his FX series Atlanta, the Grammys have followed suit by recognizing the greatness that is Donald Glover, by nominating his Childish Gambino album Awaken, My Love!.
Scoring five nominations, including “Album of the Year” and “Record of the Year” (for the album’s lead single ‘Redbone’), Glover is set up to likely score his first Grammy and perhaps more. As the only Urban Contemporary album also nominated for Album of the Year, it would be a surprise if Glover at least doesn’t take home the W for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
The Grammys will air on CBS on Sunday, January 28th. We will surely tune in to see who takes home the award for Album of the Year.
B96‘s Pepsi Jingle Bash is less than a couple weeks away and we can’t wait! With highly anticipated performances from Taylor Swift, the Backstreet Boys, Khalid, Logic, Fifth Harmony and Sabrina Carpenter, Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosement is the place to be in December. The monumental night will take place on Thursday, December 7th and it couldn’t come sooner.
Hit the jump and check out our list of the 10 songs that we need to hear at this year’s Jingle Bash, and while only single seats remain, you can get your tickets now at Ticketmaster!
Sorry Best Buy and Amazon, but who would have guessed that the best Cyber Monday deals would come from Frank Ocean.
To celebrate the internet’s best day shopping, Ocean has made available physical copies of his highly anticipated 2016 album, Endless, in vinyl, CD and even VHS. Fans can also cop double sided posters for the sale, which goes until midnight Eastern time.
Get your Frank Ocean memorabilia now at his Blonded.co webstore.
Chicago’s 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball just got even better, as the hit Top 40 station added ‘Closer’ and ‘Bad At Love’ singer Halsey to its Jingle Ball lineup on December 13th at the Allstate Arena.
After just selling out the very same arena for her headlining tour, Halsey will join Demi Lovato, The Chainsmokers, Charlie Puth, Kesha, Liam Payne, Camila Cabello and more for the Chicago Jingle Ball.
Get more information for the Chicago Jingle Ball here!
Last night Halsey sold-out Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, marking another memorable visit for the emerging star. With performances of some of her biggest hits and fan favorites, we captured some of our favorite moments from the entire night (read our full review here).
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below and peep the remaining tour dates here.
It was a good night in Chicago, as Halsey brought her headlining hopeless fountain kingdom tour with the talented PartyNextDoor and Charli XCX, to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL last night. Selling out the 18,500-capacity venue and touring the country with two of her favorite artists, after performing for a Chicago crowd of 1,000 at The Vic just a couple years ago, Halsey’s growth and success has increased exponentially since she released her debut album, Badlands, in 2015.
But to say that last night was all about the headliner would be an understatement, as Halsey was in good company from the moment the show started to the time curtains dropped for her headlining set. Charli XCX got the night started with a half hour of her biggest singles to date, including ‘Boom Clap’ and ‘I Love It’. XCX surprised her Chicago fans during her Lollapalooza performance this past summer, as she brought out Halsey during her set, so it was only right that the two join forces for Halsey’s biggest tour of her career.
After Charli XCX got the party started, it was time for the party next door, literally. While PartyNextDoor may not share as similar of a fan base as Halsey and Charli XCX, Halsey could not have picked a more talented artist to join her tour. Signed to Drake’s OVO Sound, PND has penned tracks for Rihanna, Beyonce, Usher, DJ Khaled, Drake and many more. And even with mega-hits on his resume, Party still saves some of his best tracks for his solo work. With his critically acclaimed self-titled projects (most recently 2016’s PartyNextDoor 3), Party has built a strong fan base with his exceptional lyrics and talented vocals.
PARTYNEXTDOOR performs at the AllState Arena for the hfk tour (Photo by Dan Garcia)
And all his talent was on display tonight, as PartyNextDoor delivered a roughly 10-track set. But instead of taking credits from some of your favorite artist’s hit singles, PND left his writing credits at the door and won the crowd over with his voice and performance skills rather than name dropping his collaborators. Party wowed the crowd with performances of ‘Recognize’, ‘Persian Rugs’, ‘Sex On The Beach’ and many more.
The road PartyNextDoor taking might not be the shortest one, but once he fully gets to his destination, he will be a star. While he wins crowds over, arena-after-arena and song-after-song, expect the Canadian singer-songwriter to continue to show the world that he is one of music’s most underrated rising stars.
Of course, last but not least it was time for Halsey to greet her Windy City fans. Each time the ‘Bad at Love’ singer visits Chicago she debuts a new hairstyle and showcases her growth as a performer. From supporting Imagine Dragons at the United Center, to Lollapalooza performances, to performing for a crowd of 1,000 at The Vic, last night was the cherry on top of Halsey’s memorable visits to Chicago. Early in the show Halsey confessed her love for Chi-town, and dubbed the show the loudest of the entire tour, while noting that she wasn’t just one of those artists that lies and tells that to every city. And given the relationship Halsey has had with the city in the past few years, we have zero reason to doubt her.
Throughout the night, Halsey performed the majority of tracks from her second studio, hopeless fountain kingdom, where the tour get its name. Not only did Halsey choose a setlist that differed from the previous stops on the tour, Halsey catered her set to the true fans that filled the arena and not just the casual fan. Although she played her mega-hit and Chainsmokers collaboration ‘Closer’, even Halsey had to admit that it was annoying how overplayed the track was on the radio. It’s rare that an artist is so relatable and funny, while also taking a jab at themselves, but it worked. Having said that, her stripped down performance of ‘Closer’ was one of the highlights of the entire night.
As Halsey performed everything from the new to the old and the hits and the B-side, she took control of the arena and proved that no stage is too big for the emerging star. And with a visit to the B-stage and even a trek through the audience to give hugs and take selfies, everyone in attendance was in a good position to have a great night. If you didn’t get your tickets in time for Halsey’s sold-out show, you certainly missed out, but history would suggest that Halsey will be back in Chicago in less than a year’s time.
Check out the remaining dates of the hfk tourhere.
Your Music Source for News, Reviews, Interviews and Much More!
The Early Registration 