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2017 Millennium Park Summer Music Series Full Schedule



The 2017 Millennium Park Summer Music Series will offer an exciting line-up of FREE outdoor concerts every Monday and Thursday, June 12 – August 21 (except where noted) at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. The music series features a wide variety of genre defying music from top local, national and international artists—both established and emerging. The 2017 lineup includes artists from the U.S. as well as Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Mali, Mexico and Senegal advancing Chicago’s status as a welcoming city.

The Millennium Park Summer Music Series is presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and sponsored in part by the Chicago Transit Authority. All concerts are FREE and open to the public and performances begin at 6:30 p.m. and take place rain or shine. There will be no concerts on Monday, July 3, Thursday, July 6, Thursday, July 27, Monday, July 31, Thursday, August 3 or Monday, August 14.

2017 Millennium Park Summer Music Series Line-Up:

Monday, June 12, 6:30 p.m.

Otis Taylor (Blues)

Ben Sollee & Kentucky Native (Americana)

Thursday, June 15, 6:30 p.m.

No BS! Brass Band (New Orleans Brass Fusion)

Dayme Arocena (Jazz)

Monday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. – Juneteenth Celebration

Gregory Porter (Soul Jazz)

Tomeka Reid Quartet (Jazz)

Thursday, June 22, 6:30 p.m.

Hurray for Riff Raff (Indie)

Matthew Santos (Indie)

Monday, June 26, 6:30 p.m.

Jaga Jazzist (Electronic Jazz Fusion)

AfrotroniX (African Electronic)

Thursday, June 29, 6:30 p.m.

Lady Wray (R&B Soul)

Zeshan B & the Transistors (R&B Soul)

Monday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.

Natalie Prass (Indie Rock)

Angelica Garcia (Indie Rock)

Thursday, July 13, 6:30 p.m.

Totó La Momposina (Colombian Folkloric)

Xenia Rubinos (Indie Pop)

Monday, July 17, 6:30 p.m.

Big Thief (Rock)

Overcoats (Indie Folk Soul)

Thursday, July 20, 6:30 p.m.

Drive-By Truckers (Rock)

Honeysuckle (Progressive Folk)

Monday, July 24 6:30 p.m.

Amadou & Mariam (Afro Pop)

Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota Hip-Hop)

Monday, August 7, 6:30 p.m.

Gaby Moreno (Latin R&B)

Centavrvs (Mexican Electronic)

Thursday, August 10, 6:30 p.m.

Youssou N’Dour (Dakar Overgroove)

Bassel & The Supernaturals (Neo-soul Funk)

Thursday, August 17 6:30 p.m.

Joshua Nelson (Kosher Gospel Music)

Tone Ross & INSPIRED (Gospel Music)

Monday, August 21, 6:30 p.m.

Headliner TBD

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