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10 hot tickets: George Lopez, Roxane Gay on sale this week

Posted May 02, 2018 11:00 am

Comic George Lopez performs at the Rosemont Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Associated Press, 2016

Roxane Gay: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago: reading, Q&A session and book signing. $25 (one ticket and book); $32 (two tickets and one book). On sale now. (312) 733-9463 or citywinery.com.

FitzGerald's 37th American Music Festival with Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Joe Ely Band, James McMurtry, Kelly Willis, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Marcia Ball Band, Blackfoot Gypsies and more: 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, June 29; 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 30; 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, July 1; 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at FitzGerald's, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn: rock. $40-$50. (708) 788-2118 or fitzgeraldsnightclub.com.

Taste of Chicago: Brandi Carlile, Martha Redbone Roots Project at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11; Juanes, La Santa Cecilia at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12; Black Star, Madame Gandhi at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 13; The Flaming Lips, Le Butcherettes, Half Gringa at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14; George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, BJ the Chicago Kid, The Boy Illinois at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at Grant Park Petrillo Music Shell, 235 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago. $18-$50. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. tasteofchicago.us.

Jim Jefferies - "The Night Talker Tour": 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago: comedy. $49.50-$59.50. On sale noon Friday, May 4. (800) 745-3000 of thechicagotheatre.com.

George Lopez: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont: comedy. $59.50-$69.50. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. (800) 745-3000 or rosemonttheatre.com.

Børns, Twin Shadow: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at Aragon Entertainment Center, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago: alternative rock. $36. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. (800) 745-3000.

BTS - "Love Yourself World Tour": 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago: South Korean pop. $60-$250. On sale 4 p.m. Monday, May 7. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com.

"An Evening with Fleetwood Mac": 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago: rock. $69.50-$595. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. (800) 745-3000 or unitedcenter.com.

Death Cab for Cutie: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 175 N. State St., Chicago: alternative rock. $39.50-$62. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. (800) 982-2787 or auditoriumtheatre.org.

"The Magic of Adam Trent": 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan: magic. $35-$54.50. On sale 10 a.m. Friday, May 4. (847) 263-6300 or geneseetheatre.com.

- Scott C. Morgan

"The Magic of Adam Trent" plays the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan on Thursday, Oct. 25. Courtesy of Matt Christine

BTS performs at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Associated Press, 2017

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, which plays the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 7. Associated Press, 2017

Feminist professor and author Roxane Gay appears at City Winery in Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19. Daily Herald File Photo

Sonny Landreth performs at City Winery in Chicago at 8 p.m. Friday, July 27. Associated Press, 2015

Comedian Jim Jefferies performs at the Chicago Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. Courtesy of Art Steiber

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