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Concerts Aug. 7-13: Chance the Rapper, Foo Fighters, Hugh Jackman, Gov’t Mule, Kehlani and more

Friday, Aug. 7

HeyDay Happy Hour: 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by James Moore on Friday and Sean Heffernan on Saturday. Free. heynonny.com.

Young the Giant: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. “Victory Garden Tour” with Cold War Kids. Tickets start at $56.50. livenation.com.

Train: 6:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, 19100 S. Ridgeland, Tinley Park. “Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere.” Tickets start at $24.75. creditunion1amp.com.

First Fridays with Flood: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. Concert and open house. Free. themusicvenue.org.

Houses of the Holy with The Storm: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at 3D Sideouts, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. Classic rock. Tickets start at $12.25. 3dsideouts.com.

Push Puppets: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Indie pop. Tickets start at $20. heynonny.com.

Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and Debussy: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. Chicago Symphony Orchestra with conductor Klaus Mäkelä. Pre-concert talk by violist and composer Max Raimi at 6:15 p.m. $17-$124. ravinia.org.

Hillbilly Rockstarz: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Country rock. No cover. brokenoar.com.

One Vision of Queen: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Queen tribute featuring Marc Martel. $66.75-$108.75. arcadalive.com.

Sons of the Never Wrong will perform Friday, Aug. 7, at SPACE in Evanston. (Sons of the Never Wrong)

Sons of the Never Wrong: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Alt folk trio. $20.63-$33.90. evanstonspace.com.

Arcada Theatre Live Blues: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Blues with Nigel Mack. Free. arcadalive.com.

Bourbon ‘N Brass Live Blues: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Blues with Cayenne Blue. $10. desplainestheatre.com.

Studio 64 Old School DJ Dance Party: 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. With Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez on Friday and DJ Kardiak on Saturday. Free. arcadalive.com.

Flex, La Factoria, Makano & Josenid: 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Joe’s Live, 5441 Park Place, Rosemont. Latin. $86.42-$109.52. joesliverosemont.com.

Saturday, Aug. 8

The Great Lakes: Freshwater Treasure: 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. Black Moon Trio’s family-friendly journey through the Great Lakes. $20. ravinia.org.

America the Elusive: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. A kaleidoscope of times, places and views in art song hosted and curated by Cori Ellison, featuring fellows of the Singers Program. $15. ravinia.org.

The Chain: 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Fleetwood Mac tribute. No cover. brokenoar.com.

The Steps Trio: 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Funk. Free. evanstonspace.com.

Foo Fighters will perform Saturday, Aug. 8, at Chicago’s Soldier Field. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

Foo Fighters: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Soldier Field, 1410 Special Olympics Drive, Chicago. “Take Cover Tour” with the Queens of the Stone Age. Tickets start at $88.40. soldierfield.com.

Center Stage Soirée: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Party on the stage with music, dancing and behind-the-scenes excitement to raise funds for The Auditorium’s mission. $125. auditoriumtheatre.org.

Chance the Rapper: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. With special guest Twista and Young Roddo. $65-$348. ravinia.org.

Saturday in the Lounge: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. With music by Dan Maguire. Free. heynonny.com.

Jack Harlow with James Savage: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. “Monica Tour.” Tickets start at $75.70. saltshedchicago.com.

Laurel Canyon Collective presented by Dennis O’Brien: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. A modern revival of spirit of the original Laurel Canyon movement of the late ’60s and early ’70s. $23.86-$29. themusicvenue.org.

Megon McDonough & Fred Simon: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Folk. Tickets start at $20. heynonny.com.

Beyond the Blonde: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Tribute to P!NK, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga and more. No cover. brokenoar.com.

Hermanos Espinoza: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. “Linaje Tour.” Tickets start at $52.50. rosemont.com/theatre.

Infinity, A Rock Journey Past to Present: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Journey tribute. Free. arcadalive.com.

Motel Breakfast: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. “There’s Always This: An MB Farewell” with Fellow Kinsman and Shannon Baker. $39.96. thaliahallchicago.com.

Oliver Hazard: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. With Carriers. $33.90. evanstonspace.com.

One Vision of Queen: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Queen tribute featuring Marc Martel. $56.75-$108.75. desplainestheatre.com.

Raja 50: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at NOW Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. “Ilaiyaraaja Live In Concert.” Tickets start at $94.40. nowarena.com.

Dueling Pianos: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Entertainment by 88 Keys Dueling Pianos. Rock ‘N Ravioli will open at 5 p.m. with a $25 buffet. Free, two-drink or equivalent minimum requested. arcadalive.com.

Bourbon ‘N Brass Live Jazz, Blues, Pop and Reggae: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Jazz, blues, pop and reggae with Justyna Biala. $10. desplainestheatre.com.

CircuitMOM and CircuitSUN Present: Queendom: 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9, at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Dance/electronic. Tickets start at $170.75 for Saturday, $90 for Sunday, and $220.25 for both days. livenation.com.

Sunday, Aug. 9

Pianist Misha Dichter: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. His 50th season at Ravinia and 78th festival performance. $20. ravinia.org.

Bon Journeyed: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Bon Jovi and Journey tribute. No cover. brokenoar.com.

Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 3D Sideouts, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. Early rock. Tickets start at $6.63. 3dsideouts.com.

Guy King: 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Blues. Free. evanstonspace.com.

Night Moves and Small Town: 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Bob Seger and John Mellencamp tributes. $32-$46.75. arcadalive.com.

Kehlani will perform Sunday, Aug. 9, at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago. (John Locher/AP)

Kehlani: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. “The Kehlani World Tour: North America.” Tickets start at $56.50. livenation.com.

The High Kings: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. “The Rocky Road to Dublin 2026 Tour.” $46.75-$88.75. desplainestheatre.com.

Joel Paterson and His Organ Quartet: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Jazz blues. $27.27-$33.90. evanstonspace.com.

An Evening With Band of Horses: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Rock. Tickets start at $73. geneseetheatre.com.

Hugh Jackman will perform with the Chicago Philharmonic Sunday, Aug. 9, at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. (Charles Sykes/AP)

Hugh Jackman: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. The Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning performer in concert with the Chicago Philharmonic. $98-$614. ravinia.org.

Steel Pulse: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. “Reggae Against Racism Tour with DJ Slacky J.” $55.59-$88.44. thaliahallchicago.com.

UB40 will perform Sunday, Aug. 9, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. (Alastair Grant/AP)

UB40: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. Featuring Ali Campbell. Tickets start at $60. paramountaurora.com.

Monday, Aug. 10

Clinard Dance’s Flamenco Quartet Project: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Flamenco. $23.33-$43.24. evanstonspace.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Brian McKnight & Gladys Knight: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. $59-$129. ravinia.org.

Dale Watson: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Honky tonk. $33.90-$53.81. evanstonspace.com.

Mark Hummel: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. CD Release Party for “Road Dog.” Tickets start at $26. heynonny.com.

J. Cole: 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 11-12, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. “The Fall-Off World Tour.” Tickets start at $70.21. unitedcenter.com.

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Agalloch: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. With Barren Heir and John Haughm. $46.39-$66.63. thaliahallchicago.com.

Bourbon ‘N Brass Live Jazz: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Jazz with Doug Scharf. $5. desplainestheatre.com.

Fink: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Folk rock. $33.90. evanstonspace.com.

Joe Bonamassa: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. Blues guitar. $55-$261. ravinia.org.

Modest Mouse: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. With Califone. Sold out. saltshedchicago.com.

NMB: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Neal Morse Band. “L.I.F.T 2.0.2.6. T.O.U.R.” $66.75-$108.75. arcadalive.com.

Sad House Guest & Yellow Pills: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Indie/alternative. Tickets start at $14. heynonny.com.

Thursday, Aug. 13

Afternoon of Art Song: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. Featuring fellows of the Singers Program. Free with advance ticket. ravinia.org.

Big Thief with Ben LaMar Gay: 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. “Somersault Slide 360 Tour.” Sold out. saltshedchicago.com.

Josh Patterson: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Broken Oar, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington. Member of Semple. No cover. brokenoar.com.

Arcada Theatre Live Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B and Jazz: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Pop, rock, blues, R&B and jazz with Tricia Danieli. Free. arcadalive.com.

Bourbon ‘N Brass Live Blues: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Blues with Brandye Phillips. $5; two-drink minimum. desplainestheatre.com.

The Music of Quincy Jones: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Ravinia Festival, 201 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park. The CSO performs favorites from the Chicago-born legend’s albums, scores and more curated and conducted by Jules Buckley. $30-$111. ravinia.org.

Chris Smither: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Singer-songwriter. $27.27-$47.17. evanstonspace.com.

Gov’t Mule headlines Aurora’s RiverEdge Park Thursday, Aug. 13. (Emily Butler Photography)

Gov’t Mule: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora. Features Grammy-winning guitarist Warren Haynes. Gates open at 6 p.m. $39 or VIP $118-$168. paramountaurora.com.

The Marvelous Miss Gender: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at The Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago. Starring Bosco. $60-$159. jamusa.com.

Thursday Night After Party: 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by Lone Canary. Free. heynonny.com.