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Axios
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
The Indianapolis summer 2025 concert tour guide
As the calendar flips from May to June, Hoosiers shift their states of mind from getting ready for race day to enjoying that upcoming summer vacay. Why it matters: Some of the biggest names in music are hitting the road as well, and plenty of them are making stops in the Circle City. Reality check: This (not exhaustive) list is littered with mainstream stars who often charge a pretty penny for the cost of entry, and not every Hoosier has that kind of disposable income right now. Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills June 1 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Tickets start at $106. The Driver Era June 3 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. June 6 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $113. Avril Lavigne June 10 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Goose June 12 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Thomas Rhett June 14 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Mt. Joy June 17 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $68. June 17 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $57. June 17 at Fishers Event Center Tickets start at $44. Dispatch June 18 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Key Glock June 19 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $55. Simple Minds June 22 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Diana Krall June 24 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Keith Urban June 28 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. "Weird Al" Yankovic July 3 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $131. Teddy Swims July 9 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $140. Dave Matthews Band July 11-12 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $67.20. Two-day lawn passes start at $112. Kesha July 18 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. July 20 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $40. Earth, Wind & Fire July 23 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. AJR July 31 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Chris Stapleton Aug. 1-2 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $94. Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion Aug. 5 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Aug. 6 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Cyndi Lauper Aug. 7 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Jason Aldean Aug. 8 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $79. Rod Stewart Aug. 9 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $71. The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse Aug. 11 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Brit Floyd Aug. 12 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $30. Nelly with Ja Rule and Eve Aug. 14 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $55. Aug. 15 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Tickets start at $78. Styx & Kevin Cronin with Don Felder Aug. 15 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Little Big Town Aug. 16 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. Luke Bryan Aug. 28 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $68. Billy Idol Aug. 30 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. The Doobie Brothers Sept. 13 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $30. blink-182 Sept. 17 at Ruoff Music Center Tickets start at $68.
Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
What to do in Chicago: Nikki Glaser, ‘Floating World' and a busy weekend for street festivals
The Queens: Expect three hours of hits as Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Stephanie Mills command the stage at the United Center. The four R&B divas, who range in age from 68 to 81, demonstrate how they've earned their status over decades in the business. Maifest Chicago: Lincoln Square promises Gemütlichkeit — geniality — at its annual celebration of German heritage. Eat, drink beer and dance 'til your lederhosen snap. Do Division Street: Two stages programmed by The Empty Bottle and Subterranean are the draw for this West Town street fair, with Ax and the Hatchetmen among the headliners. Beyond the music, check out local artists, food trucks, fashion-forward sidewalk sales and a whole lineup of family fun including a petting zoo. Nikki Glaser: The comedian who went viral for her razor-sharp roast of Tom Brady brings her 'Alive and Unwell' tour to the Chicago Theatre for a four-show stand. If you've only seen her as host of the Golden Globes, now's your chance to see what she can really do. Windy City Hot Dog Fest: This four-year-old festival in Portage Park pits sausage against sausage, with 11 stands vying to be named top dog. Beyond all the hot dog eating — and yes, there also will be a contest to eat the most — the weekend will feature a dog parade (as in, canines) and live music. Porchfest Lakeview: Maybe you've heard of NPR's 'Tiny Desk Concerts.' Lakeview does it better. Watch local acts perform front-porch concerts throughout the neighborhood. Can't make it this weekend? Watch for another installment in Roscoe Village on Aug. 17. Chicago Puppet Lab Showcase: Get a glimpse of puppet theater works in progress, as eight Chicago artists take the stage. A offshoot of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the Chicago Puppet Lab will offer two programs featuring four artists each. 'Hokusai & Ukiyo-e — The Floating World': Promising an immersive experience that brings Japan's Shogun era to life, the Cleve Carney Museum of Art presents a 70-piece collection including paintings and woodblock prints by Hokusai and other masters of ukiyo-e. This is the first time this Chiossone Collection will be shown in the United States. 'Summer Camp': No s'mores here, but plenty of fun. The Siskel Film Center has put together a 10-film lineup of 'sweeping melodrama' and movies that are 'so bad they're actually brilliant.' It kicks off Sunday with Douglas Sirk's 'Written on the Wind' before winding its way through the Maysles brothers' classic documentary 'Grey Gardens,' the Joan Crawford biopic 'Mommie Dearest' and the Bette Davis humdinger 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' Of course there's John Waters and the disastrously fantastic Liz Taylor flick 'Boom!' Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Giveaway: It's tomato season at the Chicago Botanic Garden's plant giveaway. Head to the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden to learn about featured plants — which this weekend will feature La Roma IV and Tomatoberry Garden tomatoes — and then take home a seedling. Plant giveaways run throughout the growing season, featuring a variety of herbs, vegetables and flowers.
Los Angeles Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
We asked fans what being a 'queen' means to them at the Queens tour?
When the Queens Tour, featuring Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills came through the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., we wanted to find out what fans thought a 'queen' was and what the title meant to them.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Broadway Alumna and R&B Superstar Stephanie Mills Headlines The Queens Tour with Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle
Stephanie Mills, the Grammy Award-winning singer and actress who catapulted to stardom in 1975 headlining as Dorothy in the original seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway run of The Wiz, scoring a number one smash hit with the musical's anthemic ballad 'Home', is one of four female music industry icons taking center stage for The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage tour. The Queens tour–which also features legendary singers Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight–kicked off its second leg on May 9 in Las Vegas and runs through October 6, arriving at the Kia Forum May who cut her teeth singing gospel music as a kid in Brooklyn's Cornerstone Baptist Church, left a groundbreaking impression in the soul, pop and R&B arenas, recording a string of number one hits in the 1980s, including 'Home,' 'I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love' and the Grammy-winning chart-topping single 'Never Knew Love Like This Before.' Mills also collaborated with R&B superstar Teddy Pendergrass on hit duets such as 'Feel the Fire' and 'Two Hearts.' 'Teddy was gone much too soon,' says Mills of Pendergrass, who died in 2010 following complications from a car accident that left him paralyzed. 'I miss Teddy every day because we used to talk a lot. It was like a brother and sister relationship.' Working with fellow musical artists is a joy and privilege that Mills never takes for granted. Uniting with LaBelle, Khan and Knight on tour is an experience Mills describes as nothing short of 'exciting.' 'It's very exciting, and I think this will never happen again,' says Mills. 'And I say that because Patti is in her 80s and Gladys is in her 80s and Chaka and I—we're the youngest. I'm the baby of the group at 68 years old. But it's all just so wonderful, Black women all coming together and bringing R&B back and showing the low and respect we have for each other. I mean, I bowed down to Patti and Gladys and Chaka because they came before me. They paved the way for me to exist.' Gathering four generations of soul songstresses on stage—each performs one roughly 45-minute set, but, says Mills, 'come together to do something at the end'—is something that Mills has wanted to do for a long time. 'I've always wanted to tour with these women—I call them my sisters. So, this is like a dream come true for me. I really, really wanted to tour with Chaka, I wanted to tour with Gladys and Patti. Gladys is like sweet potato pie. She's just as sweet as she can be, and so is Patti. So, for all of us to finally come together and do this is just amazing. And we keep adding to the tour. We were initially supposed to do 20 shows, and now we're doing 25.' 'That the L.A. show is on Mother's Day is also a really nice little coincidence,' adds Mills. In the wake of the COVID pandemic when touring came to a halt, Mills says that getting back on a stage is like an artistic rebirth of sorts. 'I live for it. I love live performances,' she says. 'We're all using our own bands and our own singers. We will have a rotating stage, so the minute Gladys is over then I come around. The minute I'm over, Patti comes around. There won't be any lull in the performances.' This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Broadway debut of The Wiz, a moment that Mills refers to as 'the yellow brick road of my introduction to the world.' That numbers such as 'Home' and 'Ease on Down the Road' are still sung and heard and enjoyed by generations both young and old is a 'gift,' says Mills, who this April dropped her latest single, an upbeat, high-energy house dance mix of the classic 1967 track 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and originally recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. 'I'm just really excited about this new version,' says Mills. 'This is a happy time. It's a peaceful time in my life.'
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Queens: 4 Legends. 1 Stage' tour coming to Legacy Arena
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An 11-city tour featuring four Grammy-winning and nominated artists will be coming to Birmingham in May. Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills are teaming up for 'The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage' tour. The Black Promoters Collective is producing the tour. 'To have these four legendary women together on one stage is historic,' said Gary Guidry, CEO of Black Promoters Collective, in a statement. 'Each of them has left an indelible mark on the industry, and this tour is a celebration of their artistry, resilience, and legacy.' Concerts coming to Birmingham area in April The collaborative tour kicks off May 9 in Las Vegas, making its way to Birmingham's Legacy Arena on May 17. According to Black Promoters Collective, 'Fans will experience a night of unmatched vocal mastery and show-stopping performances.' Tickets to the event can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
