As we get to half way through the semester, it is nice to have some free time to relax. Some of my favorite things to do are to read, hang out with friends, and to listen to music. Here are some of the many concerts you can look into that will happen throughout the school year!

January:

Kings of Leon:

In late 2008, this band released "Use Somebody" and it is one of their major hits. If you like Alternative and Indie Rock you might want to check out this band that started in 1999. The band is made up of three brothers, Caleb, Jared, Nathan, and cousin Matthew Followill. The band has seven albums, their first being "Youth & Young Manhood" was released in 2003, and their most recent album "WALLS" came out in October of this year.
Where: United Center, Jan 23 @ 7:30pm
Cost: $39 and up

Twenty One Pilots

This duo originally formed in 2009 with then members, Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih, and Nick Thomas and now consists of Tyler and Josh Dun. The duo has four albums: two which are self-released. Their most recent album "Blurryface" came out in 2015 and has their famous songs, "Stressed Out," "Ride," and "Heathens." The tour Emotional Roadshow is in dedication of the album "Blurryface."
Where: I Wireless Theater, Jan 29 @ 7:00pm
Cost: $74 and up

The Lumineers

This folk rock band began in 2002 when Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites's brother Josh died of an overdose. The two grieved by making music and performed in New Jersey. The most recent band member, Neyla Pekarek joined in 2010. Their two albums are "The Lumineers" which was released in 2010 and "Cleopatra" which came out in April of 2016. The groups most famous hit single is "Ho Hey."
Where: All State Arena, Jan 20 @ 7:00pm
Cost: $49 and up

February:

Tove Lo

Swedish singer and songwriter, Tove Lo began in 2006 with electropop. She has been labeled as the "Saddest girl in Sweden" because of her music and lyrics. Lo had a breakthrough with her album "Queen of the Clouds" in 2014. She recently released an even darker album at the end of October called "Lady Wood" with a lead single "Cool Girl," and is scheduled to released a second part of the album next year. Lo will be going on a tour in Europe and America solo in twenty one cities. One of her most famous hits is "Habits (Stay High)."
Where: House of Blues, Feb 11 @ 9:00pm

Cost:$26 and up

March:

Passenger

This British folk rock band used to be a quartet and quintet at times, but now is made up of Mike Rosenberg as a solo career after the band broke up in 2009 and began in 2003. Then on, Mike has been known as Passenger as his stage name and released seven albums solo, his most recent being "Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea." His new tour will be in dedication of his new album will end in 2017.
Where: Rivera Theater March 17 @ 7:30pm
Cost: $48 and up

Pan!c at the Disco

The rock band began in 2004 by childhood friends Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, Brent Wilson, and Brendon Urie. Since then there has been a change in its members, but the band has released a fifth album earlier this year known as "Death of a Bachelor." Their most famous song is "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" released in 2005 on their first album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out." (I'm going to this concert!)
Where: All State Arena March 11 @ 7:00pm
Cost: $66

Experience Hendrix

If you're a big hard rock fan, you might want to check out this experience! In honor of a great rock 'n' roll legend this tour celebrates Jimi Hendrix and his music. This will make you go back to 1969 in Woodstock at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair that had the most popular bands play. This day, Jimi played the "Star Spangled Banner" with his guitar using high amounts of amplifiers, which made this one of the most 100 greatest performances.

Where: The Chicago Theater, March 24 @ 7:30 pm
Cost: $72

April:

Bastille

If you haven't noticed, I really like indie music, so here's another band! This indie pop band from the UK began in 2010. This group was started by Dan Smith as a solo group and later expanded. The group has two albums the first being "Bad Blood" released in 2013 and the newly released album "Wild World." Their most famous is known as "Pompeii."
Where: Aragon Ballroom, April 3, @ 7:30 pm
Cost: $66

May:

The Weeknd

In 2010, The Weeknd began creating alternative R&B music anonymously through YouTube. Later he released his first album "Trilogy" and released three more albums. His most recent album is known as "Starboy", with an album cover of The Weeknd with a completely new and different look.
Where: All State Arena May 23 @ 7:30 pm
Cost: $69

If you are interested in looking at a full list of concerts go here: Concerts