This is not intended as a comprehensive record of every event ever held at the Arie Crown Theater, but of those which hold significant interest. Many private, corporate, educational, political, and other non–public events have been omitted intentionally, with a few exceptions. Records for certain periods are incomplete, thus some public events of interest may be missing from these lists. Other records fail to list artists associated with a given event.
Information was collected from a variety of sources, including payroll records, memoranda, correspondence, show programs, press releases and news articles of the period.
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1960
The McCormick Place exhibition center opened with great anticipation on November 18, 1960. Three months later, the 5,086-seat "Big Theater" was opened for the first time to host a twice–daily stage presentation in conjunction with the 1961 Chicago Auto Show.
1961
Event | Date |
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Motorevue of 1961 |
February 18 – March 4 |
Ahmad Jamal, Anita O'Day, Woody Herman & Orchestra | March 18 |
Ray Charles | April 8 – April 9 |
Democratic Party Fundraiser with guest speaker President John F. Kennedy | April 28 |
Republican Party – Free Event with guest speaker former Vice President Richard M. Nixon | May 5 |
New York Metropolitan Opera – "Aida" | May 12 |
New York Metropolitan Opera – "Turandot" | May 13 |
New York Metropolitan Opera – "La Traviata" | May 14 |
Captain Kangaroo "Fun with Music" | May 14 |
Perry Como | May 24 |
Ella Fitzgerald | June 16 |
Moiseyev Dance Company | June 5 – June 10 |
On June 23, 1961, the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Fair and Exhibition Authority officially announced the "big theater at McCormick Place" would be named in honor of pioneer Chicago merchant, philanthropist and arts patron Arie Crown. |
Event | Date |
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"The Big Show" International Circus / Chicago Trade Fair | July 25 – August 10 |
"Kicks & Co." with Burgess Meredith | September 27 – October 17 |
Montovani Orchestra | October 8 |
Bayanihan Dance Company | October 22 |
American Ballet Theater | November 11 – November 12 |
Marlene Dietrich | December 1 – December 2 |
Kirov Ballet | December 7 – December 10 |
1962
Event | Date |
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Dancers of Bali | January 7 – January 28 |
Al Hirt, The Clancy Brothers | February 10 |
San Francisco Ballet | March 23 – March 25 |
"A Night with Gershwin" with Skitch Henderson & Rhonda Fleming | March 27 – April 1 |
Theodore Bikel | April 14 |
New York Metropolitan Opera | May 27 – May 30 |
Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher, Peter Nero, Jonah Jones, Stan Kenton and Eleanor Steber | September 1 – September 7 |
Ricky Nelson | September 8 – September 9 |
Senator Everett M. Dirksen | October 12 |
President John F. Kennedy, Mayor Richard J. Daley | October 19 |
Bolshoi Ballet | October 19 – October 28 |
Judy Garland | November 7 |
David Oistrakh, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra | November 9 |
Johnny Mathis | November 10 |
Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians | November 24 |
Marian Anderson, Van Cliburn | November 29 |
1963
Event | Date |
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Leontyne Price | February 3 |
Allan Sherman | February 9 – February 10 |
Jimmy Dean | March 2 – March 10 |
Lawrence Welk, The Lennon Sisters | March 29 |
Theodore Bikel | March 30 |
Ray Charles | April 6 |
Arthur Godfrey, Buddy Hackett | April 30 |
Perry Como, Jimmy Durante, Jane Powell | May 22 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahalia Jackson, Mayor Richard J. Daley | May 27 |
Royal Ballet with Margot Fonteyn & Rudolph Nureyev | June 11 – June 13 |
“My People” with Duke Ellington as part of A Century of Negro Progress Exposition | August 16 - September 2 |
Mitch Miller, Leslie Uggams | September 20 |
Traveling Hootenanny with Lynn Gold, Modern Folk Quartet, Bessie Grillin and Knob Lick Upper 10,000 | October 6 |
Bolshoi Ballet | October 18 |
Nat King Cole | November 9 – November 10 |
"Bozo's Holiday Circus" | November 20 |
Andy Williams, Henry Mancini | November 27 – November 28 |
Barbra Streisand | November 29 – November 30 |
Dick Gregory | December 9 |
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | December 26 – December 29 |
1964
Event | Date |
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra with David & Igor Oistrakh | January 2 |
Mazowsze Ballet | January 24 – January 26 |
San Francisco Ballet with Margot Fontyne, Rudolph Nureyev | January 27 – January 30 |
Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians | January 27 |
Vienna Symphony Orchestra | February 23 |
Robert Joffrey Ballet | March 1 |
San Francisco Ballet | March 5 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | March 6 – March 8 |
Louis Armstrong | March 14 |
Bayanihan Dance Company | April 4 – April 5 |
Boston Pops Orchestra with Arthur Feidler | April 12 |
Ray Charles | April 17 – April 19 |
Joan Baez | April 24 |
Dick Gregory | May 1 |
Perry Como | May 20 |
Maurice Chevalier | May 31 |
The Four Seasons | August 21 |
Phyllis Diller | September 12 |
Ballets de Madrid, Antonio | October 3 |
"Cinderella" & "The Nutcracker"– Kirov Ballet | October 15 – October 18 |
Kerry Dancers, Dublin Police Band | October 22 |
Frank Gorshin, Nancy Wilson | November 22 |
Peter & Gordon | December 12 |
New York City Opera | December 26 – December 31 |
1965
Event | Date |
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New York City Opera | January 1 – January 3 |
The Beach Boys | March 26 – March 27 |
Chad Mitchell Trio | April 2 |
Arthur Fiedler, Alan Sherman | April 3 |
Chad & Jeremy | April 10 |
Eddy Arnold, Roger Miller | April 19 |
Jackie "Moms" Mabley | April 23 |
Gerry and the Pacemakers | April 26 |
Moiseyev Dancers | April 29 – May 2 |
Judy Garland | May 6 |
The Rolling Stones | May 9 |
Navy Band | May 14 |
Ray Charles | May 15 – May 16 |
Gene Pitney | May 22 |
Perry Como Telecast | May 23 – May 27 |
Herman's Hermits | June 3 |
Lithuanian Opera | June 13 |
Astronauts James McDivitt & Ed White | June 14 |
Royal Ballet | June 17 – June 20 |
The Kinks, Moody Blues | June 21 |
Dave Clark Five | June 27 |
Tony Bennett | July 1 |
Bill Cosby, Count Basie Orchestra | July 2 |
Marty Robbins, Flatt & Scruggs | July 4 |
Johnny Mathis, Woody Allen | July 8 |
Staple Singers | July 11 |
Frank Sinatra | July 18 |
The Byrds | July 24 |
Herman's Hermits | July 25 |
Stan Kenton | August 8 |
Henry Mancini | August 9 – August 12 |
James Brown | August 22 |
The Beach Boys | August 28 – August 29 |
The King Family | August 31 – September 5 |
Johnny Carson | October 2 – October 3 |
Billy Graham | October 15 |
Victor Borge | October 16 |
Montovani | October 17 |
Buddy Hackett | October 22 |
Herman's Hermits | October 23 |
"South Pacific" | October 27 |
Royal Danish Ballet | October 29 – October 31 |
Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | November 9 |
Al Hirt | November 13 |
Oral Roberts | November 16 – November 21 |
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Oistrakhs | November 21 |
Clay – Patterson Heavyweight Championship | November 22 |
Robert Goulet | November 23 |
Ballet Classique de France | November 25 |
Bob Dylan | November 26 – November 27 |
The Rolling Stones | November 28 |
Antonio & Ballets de Madrid | December 4 – December 5 |
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem | December 5 |
Van Cliburn & Chicago Symphony Orchestra | December 10 |
The Yardbirds, Turtles, Lovin' Spoonful | December 11 |
Dave Clark Five | December 12 |
The Nutcracker | December 14 – December 31 |
1966
Event | Date |
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The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 5 |
Ray Price, Carl Smith, Bill Anderson, Sonny James | January 9 |
The Supremes | January 15 |
San Francisco Ballet | January 27 – January 29 |
Bob Hope | Bob Hope |
The Krakow Choir | February 5 |
Ernest Tubbs, Porter Wagoner | February 6 |
Righteous Brothers, Paul Revere & the Raiders | February 11 |
Smothers Brothers | March 19 |
Nancy Wilson | March 20 |
Liberace | March 25 – March 26 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | April 9 |
Jackie "Moms" Mabley | April 13 |
Ray Charles | April 16 – April 17 |
Peter & Gordon, The Hollies | April 22 |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | April 23 |
Chad & Jeremy, Gene Pitney | May 6 |
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme | May 13 |
Petula Clark, Count Basie Orchestra | May 15 |
Democratic Dinner – President Lyndon B. Johnson | May 17 |
Bolshoi Ballet | June 14 – June 19 |
Louis Armstrong Band | June 23 |
Tony Bennet, Woody Herman Orchestra | June 24 – June 25 |
Paul Revere & the Raiders | July 2 |
Barbershop Quartet Championships | July 6 – July 9 |
The Rolling Stones | July 10 |
The Beach Boys | July 16 – July 18 |
The Byrds | July 20 |
Andy Williams, Henry Mancini | July 22 – July 23 |
Dave Clark Five | July 24 |
Simon & Garfunkel | July 24 |
Peter Nero, The Young Americans | August 5 |
The Kingston Trio | August 6 |
Bill Cosby, Chad Mitchell Trio | August 13 |
New Christy Minstrels, Dave Brubeck Quartet | August 14 |
The Mamas & The Papas | August 20 |
Jerry Vale | August 21 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | August 27 – August 28 |
Up With People | August 31 |
Lou Rawls | September 2 – September 3 |
Jack Benny | September 8 |
Gary Lewis & the Playboys | September 10 |
Harry Belafonte | September 17 |
Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Stoneman Family | September 18 |
Paul Revere & the Raiders | September 30 – October 2 |
Sammy Davis Jr. | October 10 – October 11 |
Jimmy Dean | October 13 |
The Kingston Trio | October 14 |
Montovani Orchestra | October 15 |
Royal Highland Fusiliers | October 16 |
Ramsey Lewis, Righteous Brothers | October 21 – October 22 |
Fiesta Mexicana | October 28 |
Martha Graham Dancers | October 30 |
The Mamas & The Papas | October 30 |
Billy Graham Crusade | November 4 – November 9 |
Clancy Brothers | November 12 |
Ray Charles | November 18 – November 20 |
The Lovin' Spoonful | November 23 – November 24 |
Johnny Mathis | November 25 –November 27 |
Louis Armstrong | December 11 |
The Nutcracker | December 12 – December 31 |
1967
Event | Date |
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The Nutcracker | January 1 |
Herman's Hermits | January 2 |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | January 15 |
On January 16, 1967, McCormick Place suffered a catastrophic fire, which resulted in the Arie Crown Theater being closed until January 1971. |
1968 – 1970
Arie Crown Theater closed during McCormick Place construction. |
1971
The newly rebuilt McCormick Place was officially reopened on January 3, 1971. The Arie Crown Theater was still being renovated but was reopened for the Mahalia Jackson Funeral Service on January 29, 1971. Over 6,000 people attended the service led by the Rev. Leon Jenkins, Mayor Richard J. Daley, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Aretha Franklin. The theater was closed again until renovations had been completed. |
Event | Date |
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Funeral Service for Mahalia Jackson | January 29 |
Engelbert Humperdinck | August 11 – August 12 |
The Carpenters | August 14 – August 15 |
The Osmond Brothers | August 18 |
The Fifth Dimension | August 20 |
Dionne Warwick | August 27 – August 29 |
Hal Zeigler, The James Gang | |
Graham Nash & David Crosby | September 18 |
Wayne Newton | September 19 |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | September 24 |
The Bee Gees | September 25 |
Jimmy Dean | September 26 |
Gordon Lightfoot | October 1 |
Ralph Nader (Lecture) | October 4 |
"Vaudeville Follies" Sally Rand & Rudy Vallee | October 9 |
Jackie "Moms" Mabley | October 10 |
James Taylor | October 11 |
David Cassidy | October 16 |
The Four Seasons | November 4 |
Richie Havens | November 5 |
Royal Winnipeg Ballet | November 7 |
Chuck Berry, Bill Haley & the Comets, The Shirelles, Bo Diddley, Gary U.S. Bonds. | November 11 |
Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians | November 13 |
The Beach Boys | November 17 |
Barbara Mandrell, Charley Pride | November 21 |
Donovan | November 24 |
Chicago | November 25 – November 30 |
Taj Mahal, The Band | December 1 |
Isaac Hayes | December 10 |
The Nutcracker | December 12 – December 31 |
1972
Event | Date |
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Ballet of Sybil Shearer | January 16 |
Traffic | January 17 |
The Grass Roots | January 21 |
Chicago Barbershop Quartets | January 22 |
Bread | January 28 |
Sha–Na–Na | February 4 |
Dionne Warwick | February 5 |
National Orchestra of Belgium | February 11 |
The Association | February 12 |
Merle Haggard | February 13 |
King Crimson | February 17 |
Aretha Franklin | February 18 |
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | February 19 – February 20 |
Joni Mitchell | February 21 |
Pat Boone | March 9 |
Don McLean | March 10 |
Andy Williams, Henry Mancini | March 11 & March 15 |
Boston Pops Orchestra | March 18 |
Yes | March 21 |
Ferrante and Teicher | March 24 |
Scots Guards | April 1 – April 2 |
Rare Earth | April 7 |
Roberta Flack | April 8 |
George Jones, Sonny James, Conway Twitty | April 9 |
Humble Pie | April 11 |
The Guess Who | April 14 |
Dave Brubeck, Stan Mulligan | April 15 |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | April 19 |
Rod McKuen | April 22 |
Stephen Stills | April 30 – May 2 |
The Four Seasons | May 5 |
B. J. Thomas | May 6 |
Nancy Wilson | May 7 |
Elton John | May 8 – May 9 |
Aretha Franklin | May 10 |
Buddy Miles | May 11 |
Jeff Beck | May 13 |
Johnny Cash | May 13 – May 15 |
Chase, Spirit, Blue Oyster Cult | May 15 |
Johnny Mathis | May 20 |
U.S. American Legion with guest speaker President Richard M. Nixon | May 21 |
Tony Bennett | May 23 – May 24 |
The J. Geils Band, Edgar Winter | May 27 |
Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway | May 28 |
Lawrence Welk Orchestra | June 3 |
Isaac Hayes | July 1 – July 2 |
Rare Earth | July 8 – July 9 |
Black Sabbath | July 13 |
Neil Diamond | July 14 – July 16 |
The Carpenters | July 21 – July 22 |
David Cassidy | July 29 |
The Fifth Dimension | August 4 – August 5 |
Jeff Beck | August 8 |
Sonny & Cher | August 12 – August 14 |
Roy Buchanan | August 16 |
Glen Campbell | August 19 |
Cheech & Chong | August 20 |
The Temptations | September 2 |
Al Green | September 5 |
Ten Years After | September 7 |
Humble Pie, Jo Jo Gunne | September 12 |
Buddy Miles, Ginger Baker | September 15 |
The Staple Singers | September 16 |
Yes | September 22 |
The J. Geils Band, Malo | September 23 |
Edgar Winter, Black Oak Arkansas | September 29 |
Jerry Lee Lewis, Faron Young | October 1 |
Ramsey Lewis Trio | October 8 |
The Guess Who | October 13 |
Engelbert Humperdinck | October 27 – October 28 |
Henny Youngman | November 4 |
Emmett Kelly Jr. Circus | November 5 |
Korean Orphan Children's Choir | November 9 |
The Four Seasons | November 11 |
John Mayall | November 12 |
Dukla Ukrainian Dance Company | November 19 |
Chicago | November 22 – November 28 |
Up with People | December 1 |
Chuck Berry | December 2 |
Jerry Reed, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty | December 3 |
Roberta Flack, George Carlin | December 8 – December 10 |
The Nutcracker | December 15 – December 31 |
1973
Event | Date |
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The Nutcracker | January 2 |
Neil Young | January 10 – January 12 |
Rare Earth | January 13 – January 14 |
Johnny Mathis | January 21 – January 24 |
The Guess Who | February 9 – February 10 |
Charley Pride | February 11 |
Polish Mime Ballet | February 17 – February 18 |
Nancy Wilson | March 11 |
Mac Davis | March 16 |
The Association | March 17 |
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | March 19 |
The Bee Gees | March 23 |
Johnny Mathis | March 24 – March 25 |
The Beach Boys | March 30 |
Billy Paul, Earth, Wind & Fire | March 31 |
The Four Tops | April 1 |
John Denver | April 13 |
Hank Williams | April 29 |
The Four Seasons | May 4 |
Ferrante & Teicher | May 5 |
Carol King | May 18 |
Aretha Franklin | May 26 – May 27 |
Liza Minelli | May 31 – June 1 |
Harry Belafonte | June 2 |
Kris Kristofferson | June 7 |
Roberta Flack | June 30 |
Isaac Hayes | July 3 |
Rare Earth | July 13 – July 15 |
Sha–Na–Na | July 20 – July 22 |
Seals & Crofts | July 27 – July 28 |
Loggins & Messina | August 9 – August 10 |
The Fifth Dimension | August 12 |
Pete Fountain | August 13 |
The Guess Who | August 18 – August 19 |
America | August 21 – August 22 |
The Temptations | August 24 – August 26 |
Bobby Womack | September 1 |
Ike & Tina Turner | September 3 |
Steely Dan | September 7 |
Miles Davis | September 9 |
Vicki Carr | September 16 |
Tom Jones | September 28 – September 30 |
John Mayall | October 6 |
The Four Seasons | October 12 |
The Lettermen | October 13 |
The Carpenters | November 9 – November 10 |
The Association | November 16 |
Todd Rundgren, Bachman–Turner Overdrive | November 17 |
Agnes de Mille Ballet | November 18 |
Merle Haggard | December 2 |
Bobby Womack | December 7 |
The Nutcracker | December 20 – December 31 |
1974
Event | Date |
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The Nutcracker | January 2 |
Rare Earth | January 11 – January 13 |
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | January 18 – January 20 |
George Jones, Tammy Wynette | January 27 |
Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt | February 1 |
Barry White, Love Unlimited | February 9 |
John Prine | February 15 |
Burt Bacharach | February 22 – February 23 |
Conway Twitty, Ray Price | March 10 |
The Lettermen | March 15 |
Seals & Crofts | March 16 – March 17 |
"Damn Yankees" with Gwen Verdon & Ray Walston | March 16 – April 14 |
Romanian Folk Ballet | March 24 |
"Show Boat" with Kathryn Grayson & Mickey Rooney | April 16 – May 5 |
John Denver | April 21 |
"Oklahoma" with John Davidson | May 7 – May 26 |
Computer Conference & Exposition with guest speaker Vice President Gerald Ford | May 29 |
The Guess Who | June 1 – June 2 |
Andy Williams | June 21 – June 22 |
The Dells | June 28 |
The DeFranco Family | June 29 |
Rare Earth | July 3 – July 5 |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | July 6 |
Earth, Wind & Fire | July 12 – July 14 |
Johnny Cash | July 19 |
The Temptations | July 20 – July 24 |
Sha–Na–Na | July 26 – July 27 |
The Righteous Brothers | July 28 |
Leo Kottke with Doc & Merle Wilson | August 1 |
America | August 2 |
Three Dog Night | August 6 – August 10 |
Charlie Rich | August 11 |
Bolshoi Ballet | August 24 – August 27 |
Moisyev Dance Company | September 4 – September 8 |
"Irene" with Debbie Reynolds & Hans Conried | September 11 – October 1 |
The Four Seasons | October 5 |
Loretta Lynn, Johnny Paycheck, Sonny James | October 6 |
Welsh Guards & Argyil Sutherland Highlanders | October 11 |
Royal Swedish Ballet | October 12 – October 13 |
Herbie Hancock | October 19 – October 20 |
David Bowie | October 22 – October 23 |
Paul Anka | October 26 |
Mexican Ballet | October 27 |
The Carpenters | November 1 – November 3 |
Reverend Sun Myung Moon with Korean Folk Ballet | November 12 |
Slaonsk (Polish) Ballet | November 15 – November 17 |
Barry White, Love Unlimited | November 20 |
Steppenwolf | November 21 |
The Guess Who | November 22 – November 23 |
Charlie Rich | November 24 |
Bob Gibson, Jo Maples, The Irish Minstrels | November 26 |
The Stylistics, Hues Corporation | November 27 |
Johnny Mathis | November 29 – November 30 |
Wishbone Ash | December 7 |
Lynn Anderson, Statler Brothers, Mel Tillis | December 8 |
Leroy Jenkins | December 12 |
The Lettermen | December 13 |
The Nutcracker | December 19 – December 31 |
1975
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 4 |
Bobby Vinton | January 18 |
Genesis | February 4 |
John Mayall | February 7 |
Freddie Hubbard & McCoy Tyner | February 15 |
Charley Pride | February 16 |
John Davidson & Henry Mancini | February 22 |
The Four Seasons | March 7 |
Ferrante & Teicher | March 8 |
Billy Joel | March 15 |
Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops Orchestra | March 19 |
Joe Walsh | March 20 |
Seals & Crofts | March 22 |
Sha Na Na | March 23 |
Herbie Hancock & Miles Davis | March 29 – March 30 |
Harry Chapin | March 31 |
Performing Arts Troupe from the People's Republic of China | April 11 – April 13 |
Ohio Players | April 14 – April 15 |
Jerry Garcia | April 18 |
America | April 19 – April 20 |
The Four Seasons | April 25 – April 27 |
Earth, Wind & Fire | May 3 – May 5 |
Jeff Beck & Mahvishnu Orchestra | May 8 |
Minnie Ripperton | May 9 |
The Eagles, Dan Fogelberg | May 10 – May 11 |
"Odyssey" with Yul Brynner | May 14 – June 1 |
George Kirby, The Staple Singers | June 27 |
"Hello Dolly" with Pearl Bailey & Billy Daniels | July 22 – August 10 |
Ramsey Lewis, Martha Reeves | September 5 |
Isaac Hayes | October 10 |
Chuck Mangione | October 11 |
Sonny James, David Wilkins | October 12 |
Rick Wakeman | October 19 |
Chick Corea | October 26 |
Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan | November 6 |
Loggins & Messina | November 8 |
Roy Clark, Diana Trask | November 23 |
Dave Mason | November 25 |
Smokey Robinson, Minnie Ripperton | November 26 |
Herbie Hancock | November 29 |
The Nutcracker | December 19 – December 31 |
1976
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 2 – January 4 |
Natalie Cole | January 17 |
Janis Ian | January 24 |
National Dance Group of Cyprus | January 25 |
Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, Statler Brothers | February 1 |
Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson | February 8 |
Grover Washington, Jr. | February 14 |
Harry Chapin | March 6 |
Sha Na Na | March 13 |
The Lettermen | March 26 |
Ferrante & Teicher | March 27 |
Doug Krenshaw, Merle Haggard | March 28 |
Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn | April 11 |
America | April 16 |
Valery & Galina Panov | April 23 – April 25 |
Lithuanian Song & Dance Festival | April 25 |
D'Oyly Opera Company – The Mikado | April 26 – April 28 |
D'Oyly Opera Company – HMS Pinafore | April 29 – May 1 |
"I Have a Dream" with Billy Dee Williams | May 4 – May 6 |
Freddie Fender | May 16 |
The Captain & Tennille | May 19 – May 20 |
Weather Report, John McLaughlin | May 21 |
Willie Nelson | May 25 |
Pure Prairie League | May 28 |
Count Basie Orchestra, Oscar Peterson | June 5 |
New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Leonard Bernstein | July 1 – July 2 |
The Impressions, LeRoy Hudson | July 3 |
Perry Como | July 12 – July 17 |
Korean Folk Ballet | July 23 |
The Carpenters | July 31 – August 1 |
Quincy Jones | August 15 |
Helen Reddy | September 11 |
"Fiddler on the Roof" | September 15 – October 3 |
"West Side Story" with Leslie Uggams | October 4 – October 10 |
Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan | October 20 |
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | October 23 – October 24 |
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes with Donna Summer | October 27 |
Bobby Vinton | October 29 – October 31 |
Neil Sedaka | November 5 – November 6 |
Dionne Warwick, Isaac Hayes | November 20 – November 21 |
Bolivian Ballet | November 23 |
Lou Rawls | November 24 |
Andy Williams | November 26 |
Harry Chapin | November 27 |
Bill Gaither Trio | December 3 – December 4 |
Tammy Wynette, Sonny James | December 5 |
The Chieftains | December 8 |
The Nutcracker | December 17 – December 31 |
1977
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 2 |
Debbie Reynolds | January 14 – January 19 |
Diana Ross | January 24 – January 29 |
Sha Na Na | February 4 |
Buck Owens | February 6 |
Burton Cummings | February 10 |
Barry White | February 11 – February 12 |
Shirley MacLaine | February 15 – February 20 |
George Carlin | February 26 |
Aretha Franklin | March 4 – March 5 |
Bread | March 11 |
Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn | March 12 |
Bob Hope | March 16 |
Seals & Crofts | March 18 |
Ferrante & Teicher | March 19 |
Ossitov Dance Company | March 20 |
"Jesus Christ Superstar" with Ted Neely | March 22 – March 30 |
Chicago Ballet – "Alice in Wonderland" | April 9 – April 17 |
"Porgy & Bess" | April 19 – May 8 |
Joan Baez | May 13 |
Bay City Rollers | May 21 |
Natalie Cole | May 27 – May 28 |
Lawrence Welk | June 5 |
The Captain & Tenille | June 18 |
America | July 7 |
Stuttgart Ballet | July 9 – July 17 |
"The Sound of Music" | August 22 – September 4 |
National Ballet of Canada with Rudolph Nureyev | September 13 – September 18 |
Sha Na Na | October 1 |
"Shenandoah" with John Cullum | October 4 – October 23 |
Steve Martin | October 30 |
"Hello Dolly" with Carol Channing | October 31 – November 20 |
America | November 23 – November 24 |
Harry Chapin | November 25 |
Geno Vanelli | December 2 – December 3 |
Bill Gaither Trio | December 9 – December 10 |
The Nutcracker | December 15 – December 31 |
1978
Event | Date |
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"Man of La Mancha" with Richard Kiley | January 3 – February 5 |
Grover Washington, Jr., Gil Scott–Heron | February 10 |
Barry White | February 15 |
Sha Na Na | February 18 |
"South Pacific" with Jane Powell & Howard Keel | February 21 – March 5 |
"My Fair Lady" | March 15 – March 19 |
Jimmy Buffett | March 27 |
Art Garfunkel, Dan Hill | April 1 |
Johnny Taylor, Tyrone Davis | April 14 |
David Bowie | April 17 – April 18 |
Smokey Robinson | April 22 |
"Camelot" | April 25 |
Charles Aznavour | May 1 |
The Lettermen | May 6 |
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company – "The Mikado", "Pirates of Penzance", "HMS Pinafore", "Iolanthe" | May 15 – May 20 |
Royal Ballet with Dame Margot Fonteyn | June 13 – June 18 |
"Stop The World I Want to Get Off" with Sammy Davis, Jr. | June 20 – July 16 |
"The Music Man" with Tony Randall | August 1 – August 20 |
Royal Dutch Ballet | August 21 – August 27 |
The Brothers Johnson, The Emotions | September 7 |
Dave Mason | September 26 |
President Gerald R. Ford | September 26 |
Ashford & Simpson | October 14 |
Chick Corea | October 14 |
The Beach Boys | October 28 |
Teddy Pendergrass | October 29 |
"Timbuktu" with Eartha Kitt | October 30 – November 18 |
Chaka Khan | November 24 |
Al Jarreau | November 25 |
Harry Chapin | December 1 – December 2 |
Bill Cosby | December 10 |
The Nutcracker | December 15 – December 31 |
1979
Event | Date |
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"The King and I" with Yul Brynner & Constance Towers | January 3 – February 10 |
Frank Sinatra | February 13 – February 18 |
"The Grand Tour" with Joel Grey | March 9 – April 1 |
"Annie" | April 12 – June 9 |
"Sugar Babies" with Mickey Rooney & Ann Miller | July 12 – July 29 |
"On the Twentieth Century" with Rock Hudson, Imogene Coca & Judy Kaye | July 31 – August 23 |
Bolshoi Ballet | August 28 – September 2 |
Nana Mouskouri | September 15 |
Liza Minelli | October 4 – October 5 |
"Oklahoma" | October 9 – October 28 |
"Dancin'" | October 31 – November 17 |
The Black Watch | November 18 |
Gilda Radner | November 20 |
Bill Gaither Trio | December 1 |
The Nutcracker | December 14 – December 21 |
1980
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 14 |
Chinese Acrobats | January 18 – January 20 |
Boston Pops Orchestra with Arthur Feidler | January 31 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | February 2 |
The Whispers, Shalaman, Lakeside, Dynasty | March 8 |
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | March 12 – April 13 |
George Carlin | May 3 |
Shanghai Acrobats | May 5 – May 11 |
"The Music Man" with Dick Van Dyke | May 12 – May 25 |
Gene Chandler | May 31 |
Mighty Clouds of Joy | June 7 |
Kool & the Gang | June 21 |
"Die Fledermaus" with Ray Bolger | July 8 |
"I Do! I Do!" with Jane Powell & Howard Keel | July 29 |
VFW Meeting with guest speaker Gov. Ronald Reagan | August 17 |
"Camelot" with Richard Burton | August 27 – September 27 |
National Premium Show with guest speaker President Gerald R Ford | October 5 |
"Annie" with Mary K. Lombardi | October 8 – November 29 |
The Nutcracker | December 18 – December 31 |
Ray, Goodman & Brown, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | December 31 |
1981
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 4 |
"Pinocchio" | January 29 – February 7 |
"Sweeny Todd" with Angela Lansbury & George Hearn | February 5 – March 8 |
"My Fair Lady" with Rex Harrison | March 12 – April 26 |
Bob James | May 2 |
"Peter Pan" with Sandy Duncan | May 20 – July 19 |
"Little Johnny Jones" with David Cassidy | August 12 – August 23 |
Mexican Folk Dance Company | October 2 |
Frank Gorshin, Tom Dreeson, Jimmy Damon | October 12 |
Frankie Beverly & Maze | October 24 |
The O'Jays, Millie Jackson | October 30 |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | November 28 |
Prince | December 5 |
Peter, Paul & Mary | December 6 |
The Nutcracker | December 17 – December 31 |
1982
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 3 |
Marshall Tucker Band | January 21 |
Al Di Meola, Jan Hammer | January 29 |
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" with Debby Boone | February 3 – February 28 |
Tyrone Davis, Clarence Carter, James Brown | March 13 |
Hall & Oates | March 20 |
Kool & the Gang | March 26 – March 27 |
"Annie" with Reid Shelton & Alyssa Milano | April 7 – May 8 |
National Catholic Education Association with guest speaker President Ronald Reagan | April 14 |
National Restaurant Association with guest speakers Mayor Jane M Byrne & Paul Harvey | April 23 |
Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Winans, Tramaine Hawkins | April 26 |
"The King and I" with Yul Brynner | May 13 – June 27 |
Aretha Franklin | May 31 |
Lawrence Welk | June 7 |
Steve Miller Band | September 23 |
"Sugar Babies" with Ann Miller & Mickey Rooney | November 8 – December 12 |
The Nutcracker | December 17 – December 31 |
1983
Event | Date |
---|---|
The Nutcracker | January 1 – January 2 |
"Show Boat" with Donald O'Connor | January 4 – January 23 |
"Porgy & Bess" | February 15 – March 13 |
"Zorba" with Anthony Quinn | March 15 – May 1 |
George Dalaras | April 18 |
Frank Sinatra | May 3 – May 7 |
Charles Aznavour | May 13 |
David Copperfield | May 18 |
Aretha Franklin | May 28 |
"Hello Dolly" with Carol Channing | June 1 – June 12 |
Herbie Hancock | June 15 |
Kenny Loggins | June 18 |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | June 26 |
Isley Brothers | July 22 – July 23 |
"A Star is Born" | July 25 – July 26 |
Richard Pryor | July 27 |
The Whispers | July 31 |
Wayne Newton | August 2 |
Frankie Beverly & Maze | August 19 – August 20 |
The Dells | August 21 |
"Sugar Babies" with Ann Miller, Mickey Rooney | September 21 – October 9 |
Peabo Bryson, Nancy Wilson | October 29 |
Chaka Khan | November 11 |
Menudo | November 19 |
Jerry Garcia | November 23 |
Temptations, Four Tops | November 25 |
Jeffrey Osborne, Atlantic Starr | December 2 |
Mitzi Gaynor | December 7 – December 11 |
The Nutcracker | December 17 – December 31 |
1984
Event | Date |
---|---|
Luther Vandross | January 11 – January 15 |
Concrete & Aggregates Association with guest speaker President Ronald Reagan | January 31 |
Los Chicos | February 4 |
"Woman of the Year" with Lauren Bacall | February 16 – March 4 |
"Camelot" with Richard Harris | March 5 – March 11 |
John Cougar Mellencamp | March 22 |
Al Green | March 31 |
Liberace | April 2 – April 8 |
Kool & the Gang | April 19 – April 21 |
Elvis Costello | April 24 |
Frank Sinatra | May 8 – May 12 |
"Evita" with Florence Lacey | May 15 – June 3 |
Bobby Womack | May 27 |
Perry Como | June 12 – June 17 |
Patti LaBelle | June 20 – June 22 |
"Oklahoma" with John Davidson | July 25 – July 29 |
Frankie Beverley & Maze | August 10 – August 11 |
The Gap Band | August 24 |
Smokey Robinson | September 1 |
Menudo | October 12 – October 13 |
John Curry Ice Show | October 15 – October 21 |
Doug Henning | October 30 – November 4 |
"The King and I" | November 5 – December 2 |
Jeffrey Osborne | November 9 |
Werner Erhard | November 26 |
The Nutcracker | December 15 – December 30 |
Peabo Bryson | December 31 |
1985
Event | Date |
---|---|
Tribute to Steve Goodman with Jethro Burns, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Bonnie Koloc, Ed Holstein, Fred Holstein, John Hartford and more. |
January 26 |
The Whispers | January 27 |
Rafael | March 2 |
New Edition | March 16 |
"Pimpinela" | April 6 |
The Tubes | April 19 |
Paul Anka | May 17 |
"Sing Mahalia Sing" | May 18 – May 26 |
Johnny Mathis | June 1 – June 2 |
Frankie Beverley & Maze | June 7 – June 9 |
Englebert Humperdinck | June 20 – June 22 |
Pointer Sisters | June 27 – June 28 |
Gladys Knight | June 29 |
Patti LaBelle | July 25 |
Juan Gabriel | August 3 |
Luther Vandross | August 7 – August 12 |
Placido Domingo | August 17 |
Lou Rawls | August 18 |
The Stylistics, The Dells | August 24 |
"Sugar Babies" with Mickey Rooney | September 25 – October 1 |
Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack | October 4 |
Jennifer Holliday | November 8 |
Menudo | November 9 |
Miami Sound Machine, Willie Colon | November 23 |
The Manhattans, Peabo Bryson | December 8 |
The Nutcracker | December 13 – December 29 |
The Whispers, Ray, Goodman & Brown | December 31 |
1986
Event | Date |
---|---|
"Big River" with Roger Bart | February 25 – April 13 |
The Stylistics | April 19 |
Tango Argentino | April 21 – April 27 |
Johnny & the Leisure Suits | May 9 |
"The Tap Dance Kid" | May 13 – May 25 |
"La Cage Aux Folles" | June 3 – July 12 |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | July 19 |
Redd Foxx | August 23 |
Anita Baker | September 23 |
Rodney Dangerfield | September 26 |
Raphael | October 19 |
Moiseyev Dance Company | October 24 – October 26 |
Freddie Jackson | November 2 |
Frankie Beverly & Maze | November 7 |
Ashford & Simpson | November 8 |
Alan Tam | November 17 |
The Nutcracker | December 12 – December 31 |
1987
Event | Date |
---|---|
Dennis Miller, Joe Piscopo | July 30 |
Luther Vandross | September 3 |
Yesudas | September 19 |
James Taylor | October 6 |
Andreas Vollenweider | October 14 |
"Cats" | October 14 – October 27 |
Michael W Smith | October 20 |
Joaquín & Lucía Galán a/k/a "Pimpinela" | October 21 |
Johnny & the Leisure Suits | October 30 |
Bob Dylan | October 31 |
James Brown | November 12 |
George Benson | November 13 |
Pink Floyd | November 14 |
The Nutcracker | December 13 – December 30 |
1988
Event | Date |
---|---|
The O'Jays | January 2 |
"Don't Get God Started" with Bebe Winans | April 19 – April 30 |
"The Wiz" with Stephanie Mills | May 23 |
Hal Jackson's Talented Teens with L.L. Cool J, Bobby Brown | July 1 |
Phyllis Hyman | August 5 |
Paul Anka | August 6 |
Chick Corea | August 8 |
Bryan Ferry | August 27 – August 28 |
Raphael | October 1 |
Johnny Taylor | October 8 |
"The Gospel Truth" | October 20 – November 15 |
The Nutcracker | December 9 – December 30 |
Howard Hewett, Jean Carne | December 31 |
1989
Event | Date |
---|---|
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince a/k/a Will Smith | February 4 |
Sam Kinison | February 8 |
Keith Sweat, Cheryl Pepsii | February 10 |
The O'Jays | February 24 |
Jerry Butler, Najee | March 4 |
Folklorico Mexicano | March 13 |
Kenny G | March 25 |
Lou Reed | April 4 |
Edie Brickell | April 28 |
Ray, Goodman & Brown | April 29 |
Paul Anka | May 1 |
10,000 Maniacs | July 14 |
Andrew Dice Clay | September 14 |
Atlantic Star | October 7 |
The Nutcracker | December 10 – December 30 |
1990
Event | Date |
---|---|
"Peter Pan" with Cathy Rigby | March 7 – March 18 |
Bolshoi Ballet | August 1 – August 5 |
"Boogie ' Til the Break of Day" with John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Willie Dixon, Elvin Bishop & the Kinsey Report | October 12 |
"Dynamic Divas of Rhythm and Blues," with Koko Taylor, Ruth Brown, Irma Thomas & Nell Carter | October 13 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Coming Out of Their Shells" | October 23 – October 28 |
Harry Connick Jr. | November 9 – November 10 |
The Whispers, After 7 | November 16 |
White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov | November 19 |
"The Nutcracker" | December 7 – December 30 |
The O'Jays, Regina Bell | December 31 |
1991
Event | Date |
---|---|
Sting, Lyle Lovette | February 12 – February 13 |
George Michael | February 14 |
Freddie Jackson, En Vogue | April 5 |
"Sesame Street Live" | April 26 – April 28 |
"Mama Don't" with Jennifer Holliday | May 9 – May 12 |
Robert Townsend, The Dells | May 25 |
The O'Jays, Lavert, Rude Boys | August 2 |
"Wheel of Fortune" TV taping | August 27 – August 29 |
Diana Ross | September 13 |
"The Living Room" | October 3 – October 6 |
Les Ballets Africains | October 25 – October 26 |
Martin Lawrence | November 1 |
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | November 1 – November 3 |
James Taylor, Irma Thomas | November 7 – November 8 |
Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet | November 22 – November 24 |
The Nutcracker | December 13 – December 31 |
David Alan Grier, Mark Curry, After 7 | December 31 |
1992
Event | Date |
---|---|
"Tellin' It Like Tiz" | March 25 – March 29 |
COMDEX with guest speaker CEO Bill Gates | April 8 |
Little Village: John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner | April 14 |
The Winans | April 24 |
Lou Reed | May 13 |
Melissa Etheridge | July 18 – July 19 |
National Sporting Goods with guest speakers Mayor Richard M. Daley and General Norman Schwarzkopf | August 4 |
Shabba Ranks | August 14 |
Michael Bolton | August 27 – August 28 |
David Byrne | September 3 |
En Vogue, Arrested Development | September 25 |
Kris Kross, M C Lyte | October 2 |
Carlos Santana, Third World | October 29 |
Martin Lawrence | October 31 – November 1 |
"Madame Lily" with Gladys Knight & Dorian Harewood | November 3 – November 8 |
The Nutcracker | December 11 – December 30 |
1993
Event | Date |
---|---|
"Beauty Shop Part 2 – The Laughter Continues" | February 9 – February 17 |
Damon Wayans | February 19 |
Meli'sa Morgan, Isley Brothers, After 7 | February 20 |
Sade | March 12 – March 13 |
"From Generation II Generation" with Esther Rolle & Jennifer Holliday | April 1 – April 3 |
Pete Townshend | July 17 |
Isaac Hayes | August 7 – August 8 |
Harris Alexiou | October 16 |
Aretha Franklin | October 23 |
Firesign Theater | October 30 |
Martin Lawrence | November 1 |
Dan Fogelberg | November 2 |
Robert Plant | November 3 |
"Oh, What a Night" | November 6 |
Bruce Hornsby | November 12 |
Jerry Seinfeld | November 27 |
The Nutcracker | December 10 – December 31 |
1994
Event | Date |
---|---|
Barbershop Chorus | February 5 |
Ana Gabriel | March 6 |
"Evita" | March 15 – March 20 |
The Winans, Yolanda Adams | April 1 |
George Dalaras | April 2 |
"The Sound of Music" | April 12 – April 17 |
The O'Jays, Whispers, Gerald Levert | May 6 |
Al Green | May 22 |
"Cats" | June 7 – June 12 |
Flamenco Dancers | June 15 |
National Sporting Goods Association with guest speaker Former President George H. W. Bush | July 19 |
National Hardware Show with guest speaker Former President George H. W. Bush | August 15 |
Indigo Girls | September 29 – September 30 |
Seal, Desiree | November 13 |
Brian Ferry, Combustible Edison | November 14 – November 15 |
Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Gorka | November 17 |
The Nutcracker | December 9 – December 24 |
1995
Event | Date |
---|---|
Stevie Wonder | January 22 |
Anita Baker | February 2 – February 5 |
BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans | February 12 |
Aretha Franklin | February 25 |
Cameo, The Gap Band, Teena Marie | March 19 |
Gladys Knight, Gerald Levert | April 15 |
O'Jays, Whispers | April 28 |
Bonnie Raitt, Charles Brown, Ruth Brown | June 17 |
Lee Iacocca | August 14 |
The Wallflowers, Chris Isaak | October 18 |
The Nutcracker | December 14 – December 31 |
1996
Event | Date |
---|---|
Gladys Knight | March 2 |
"Forever Tango: The Eternal Dance" | April 23 – April 27 |
Barry White | June 7 |
"Return to Chicago: 1968 –1996" with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo, Jackson Browne, The Neville Brothers, Tom Hayden, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Alfre Woodward, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Leonard Weinglass | August 25 |
Gladys Knight, Isley Brothers | September 15 |
Tori Amos | September 28 |
Chris Isaak | October 22 |
Chaka Khan | October 24 |
Bernie Mac | November 14 – November 15 |
The Bodeans | November 15 – November 16 |
The Nutcracker | December 13 – December 29 |
1997
The Arie Crown Theater was closed during much of 1997 while undergoing an extensive renovation, including the installation of new seating, carpeting, the addition of box seating and side wall panels designed to greatly improve acoustics. The resulting work was recognized by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects with the Interior Architecture Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture 1999. The theater was reopened in mid–November, in time for the final run of the much–loved holiday classic “The Nutcracker”. |
Event | Date |
---|---|
Chicago, The Beach Boys | November 14 |
Johnny Mathis | November 15 |
The Nutcracker | December 12 – December 26 |
1998
Event | Date |
---|---|
Patti LaBelle | February 28 |
Jamie Foxx | March 6 |
Usher, Mary J Blige | March 27 |
"Talk Show Live" with Adele Givens | April 3 – April 5 |
Bill T Jones, Arnie Zane Dance Company | April 8 – April 9 |
Maxwell | October 9 |
Journey | October 17 |
Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission with guest speaker Prof. Barak Obama |
November 9 |
1999
Event | Date |
---|---|
Dr. Stephen Hawking | January 29 |
Gladys Knight, The Temptations | March 13 |
Sheryl Crow | April 22 – April 23 |
Natalie Merchant | May 24 |
Whitney Houston | June 22 – June 23 |
Maxwell | August 23 |
Maxwell | September 25 |
Elvis Costello | October 15 |
Elton John | November 9 – November 12 |
Meat Loaf | December 5 |
Jerry Butler, Ben E. King, Lloyd Price, Gene Chandler | December 10 |
"This is Our Music, These are Our People" with Mayor Richard M. Daley, Maggie Daley, Gwendolyn Brooks, Studs Terkel, Buddy Guy, Kurt Elling | December 31 |
2000
Event | Date |
---|---|
Chinese New Year Celebration | January 29 |
"Be Careful What You Pray For" | February 8 – February 13 |
Alla Pugacheva | February 27 |
Mary J. Blige | March 11 |
D'Angelo | April 1 |
Smokey Robinson | April 7 |
Asha Bhosle | April 8 |
"God Don't Like Ugly" | May 4 – May 7 |
Don Henley | June 17 |
Steve Hardy, The O'Jays | June 23 |
The Irish Tenors | August 19 |
"I Should've Listened" | September 8 – September 10 |
Gladys Knight, Jeffrey Osbourne | October 7 |
"Can a Woman Make a Man Lose His Mind" | October 19 – October 22 |
John Parios | October 29 |
"Behind Closed Doors" | November 14 – November 19 |
2001
Event | Date |
---|---|
"A Mother's Prayer" | February 13 – February 18 |
Sarah Brightman | March 13 |
Patti LaBelle | March 16 |
Lil Bow Wow | May 13 |
Frankie Beverley, Maze | August 4 |
Yes | August 8 |
Erykah Badu | August 26 |
Earth, Wind & Fire, Rufus | September 20 |
Maxwell | September 28 – September 29 |
Rachelle Ferrell | October 5 |
Solo Para Mujeres | October 6 |
Tori Amos | October 23 |
Paschalis Terzis, Keti Garbi, Dionisis Shinas | October 26 |
"Revenge of A Woman" | October 31 – November 4 |
Isley Brothers | November 9 |
CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin | November 14 – November 15 |
Steve Harvey | November 16 – November 17 |
Bellamy Brothers, Lacy J. Dalton | December 2 |
Usher | December 7 |
Natalie Merchant | December 14 |
2002
Event | Date |
---|---|
Alicia Keys | February 7 |
Steven Curtis Chapman | February 23 |
Boney James | March 22 |
The O'Jays | April 12 |
"What's on the Hearts of Men" | April 25 – April 28 |
Paschalis Terzis, Keti Garbi, Dionisis Shinas | May 17 |
The Support Group Comedy Show | July 26 |
New Edition | July 27 |
Maxwell | August 8 |
Eddie Griffin | September 28 |
"A Fool for Love" | October 4 – October 6 |
John Anderson | November 20 |
Kirk Franklin | November 23 |
Michael W. Smith | December 7 |
2003
Event | Date |
---|---|
Kirk Franklin | February 25 |
The Dells, Bloodstone, New Birth | March 21 |
Martin Regine | March 22 |
Alla Pugacheva, Maxim Galkin | March 23 |
Isley Brothers | April 4 |
George Dalaras, Marinella | April 6 |
Adnan Jaimi, Asha Bohle | April 18 |
Nelly | August 3 |
B.B. King, Jeff Beck | August 23 |
"Just Be A Man About It" | October 9 – October 12 |
Rick James, Teena Marie | October 31 |
George Duke, Roberta Flack | November 15 |
"Tell It to the Judge" | November 18 – November 23 |
Mike Epps | December 6 – December 7 |
2004
Event | Date |
---|---|
Valerie Leontiev | January 31 |
"Why Did We Get Married" | February 3 – February 10 |
Enrique Iglesias | February 19 |
Mercy Me, Bobo Norman | February 21 |
Sophia Rotaru | February 22 |
Chely Wright | February 23 |
The Dells | March 6 |
"Not A Day Goes By" | March 9 – March 14 |
"What Men Don't Tell" | March 18 – March 21 |
"Will a Real Man Please Stand Up" | April 4 – April 9 |
Philip Kirkorov | April 18 |
Mary J. Blige | May 1 |
“Beatlemania” | May 24 |
Deepak Chopra | September 5 |
"Friends & Lovers" | September 14 – September 19 |
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" | October 14 – October 17 |
Kirk Franklin | October 31 |
Russell Thompkins, The New Stylistics, Ray, Goodman & Brown | November 5 |
"Meet the Browns" | November 9 – November 14 |
Etta May | November 21 |
Mike Epps | December 31 |
2005
Event | Date |
---|---|
Bobby Womack, Clarence Carter | February 5 |
Rickey Smiley | February 14 |
Yolanda Adams, Sheila E. | February 17 |
Will Downing | February 19 |
Lea Salonga | February 26 |
"Madea Goes to Jail" with Tyler Perry | March 8 – March 19 |
Zdravko Colic | March 26 |
The Whispers, The Dramatics | April 2 |
"Madea Goes to Jail" with Tyler Perry | April 5 – April 10 |
Nelly | April 8 |
McDonald's 50th Anniversary | April 11 – April 17 |
"Cheaters" | April 22 – April 24 |
Ai–Ai de las Alas | April 30 |
Mary J. Blige | May 1 |
"Baby Mama Drama" | May 5 – May 8 |
Artie Lange | June 4 |
The Temptations | September 3 |
Earthquake, Sommore | September 17 |
Ronnie Jordan, Malik | October 6 |
Yolanda Adams | October 7 |
"Cheaters" | October 18 – October 22 |
"Las Noches del Salon Mexico" | November 6 |
"Why Good Girls Like Bad Boys" | November 8 – November 13 |
Ronnie McDowell | November 17 |
Rickey Smiley, Adele Givens | November 18 |
Moscow Ballet – "The Nutcracker" | November 20 |
"Sox Pride! The Story of the 2005 World Champions" (Film Premiere) | December 5 |
JDRF – Earth, Wind & Fire | December 10 |
"Broadway on Ice" with Dorothy Hamill | December 16 – December 18 |
Tina Marie, Charlie Wilson | December 30 |
Mike Epps | December 31 |
2006
Event | Date |
---|---|
"If This Hat Could Talk" | January 5 – January 8 |
"Chinese New Year" | February 3 – February 4 |
Guy Blackstreet, Tony! Toni! Toné! | February 11 |
"Casino" | February 14 – February 18 |
Bobby Bland, Marvin Sease, Willie Clayton | February 25 |
"Choices" | February 28 – March 1 |
Kirk Franklin | March 4 |
Earthquake, Gary Owen, Joe Torry | March 11 |
"The Man of Her Dreams" | March 15 – March 19 |
The Whispers | April 7 |
Damon Williams | April 8 |
D. L. Hughley, Sommore | April 22 |
The Stylistics, Emotions, Chi–Lites, Jerry Butler | May 13 |
Salman Khan, John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor | May 19 |
National Restaurant Association with guest speaker President George W. Bush | May 22 |
"Jesus Can Work It Out" | July 20 – July 23 |
"Mr. Jones" | August 11 – August 13 |
Chris Tucker | September 9 |
"Mama's Sweet Potato Pie" | September 12 – September 16 |
"Crazy Love" | September 22 – September 25 |
Juanita Bynum | October 12 |
Arnez J., Rickey Smiley | October 13 |
Donell Jones, Keshia Cole | October 21 |
"What's Done in the Dark" | November 7 – November 12 |
Arnez J., Kevin Hart, Earthquake | November 17 |
"Shhh" with Adele Givens & Sommore | November 18 |
Musiq Soulchild | November 19 |
Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin | December 2 |
JDRF – Chicago | December 9 |
Katt Williams, Snoop Dogg, Red Grant, Melanie Comarcho, Luenell | December 31 |
2007
Event | Date |
---|---|
Mint Condition, Bibal, Amel–Larrieux | February 10 |
John Witherspoon, Sommore | February 13 – February 14 |
"Golddiggers" | February 15 – February 18 |
The Dells, The Dramatics, The Intruders | February 17 |
New Edition | March 9 |
D. L. Hughley, Tony Roberts | March 10 |
Sylvia Browne | March 13 |
"Issues – We All Got 'Em" | March 14 – March 17 |
Nikola Baskov | March 18 |
"My Brother Marvin" | March 28 – April 1 |
"Love in the Nick of Tyme" | April 17 – April 22 |
Ciara Lloyd, Tyrese, Ne–Yo Dungeon | April 27 |
The Stylistics, The Emotions, The Delfonics, The Chi–Lites | May 12 |
Teena Marie, Ray Parker, Jr. | July 28 |
Polish Folk Dance Ensemble | August 3 |
"Shackin' Up!" with Leon, Elise Neal, Billy Dee Williams, Lenny Williams, Shirley Murdock | October 4 – October 6 |
"What's Done in the Dark" | November 1 – November 4 |
Mike Epps, Rickey Smiley | November 17 |
JDRF – Steve Winwood | December 8 |
"A Polish Christmas" | December 9 |
Charlie Murphy, Anthony Hamilton | December 15 |
2008
Event | Date |
---|---|
Chinese New Years Spectacular | January 25 – January 26 |
"What Ever She Wants" | February 7 – February 9 |
Monique | February 14 |
Keith Sweat | February 15 |
Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Boyz II Men | February 16 |
"Relationship Games" | March 14 – March 15 |
Patti LaBelle | March 28 |
Philip Kirkorov | April 4 |
Anheuser Busch with guest speakers Peyton & Eli Manning | April 8 |
The Dramatics, The Emotions, The Impressions | April 11 |
Piotr Rubik's Oratorio "Tu Es Petrus" | April 12 |
"The Marriage Counselor" | May 1 – May 4 |
"Duel of the Divas" with Lani Misalucha & Regine Velasquez | September 19 |
Mary J. Blige | October 14 |
"The Marriage Counselor" | October 18 – October 19 |
JDRF – Steve Miller Band | December 13 |
Mike Epps, Rickey Smiley | December 27 |
Katt Williams | December 31 |
2009
Event | Date |
---|---|
Frankie Beverly, Maze, Teena Marie | January 2 |
"The Clean-Up Woman" | April 2 – April 4 |
The Whispers, Stephanie Mills | April 11 |
Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke | April 25 – April 26 |
Flight of the Conchords | April 28 |
LaVelle Crawford, Adele Givens, Guy Torre | May 9 |
Mary Mary, Marvin Sapp | May 29 |
Anthony Hamilton | June 13 |
George Clinton & Parliament, Ohio Players | June 20 |
Alla Pugacheva | June 24 |
Endure Dance Company | July 25 |
Jamie Foxx | August 1 – August 2 |
"The Color Purple" with Fantasia Barrino | September 2 – September 6 |
Frankie Beverly, Maze, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds | October 30 |
Arnez J, Earthquake, LaVelle Crawford | November 14 |
"Laugh to Keep from Crying" | November 19 – November 22 |
JDRF – Crosby, Stills & Nash | December 10 |
Kevin Hart | December 31 |
2010
Event | Date |
---|---|
Cedric the Entertainer | January 16 |
Salt-N-Pepa | February 5 |
Sommore, LaVelle Crawford, Earthquake | February 13 |
"Madea's Big Happy Family" with Tyler Perry | March 2 – March 6 |
Mike Epps | March 19 |
The O'Jays, Charlie Wilson | April 2 |
"Madea's Big Happy Family" with Tyler Perry | April 9 – April 11 |
Turetsky Art Choir | May 2 |
"Church People Laugh Too!" | May 8 |
Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp | May 9 |
Monique | May 15 |
"Church Girl" | May 20 – May 23 |
Naughty by Nature, Kurtis Blow | July 9 |
Endure Dance Company | July 23 |
Al Hudson, Midnight Star | July 24 |
"Me & Mrs. Jones" | October 22 – October 24 |
Morris Day & the Time, SOS Band | October 29 |
"Glory Days" – Legends of the 1985 Chicago Bears | November 5 |
LaVelle Crawford, Sheryl Underwood, Earthquake | November 6 |
Monica | November 12 |
"Cheaper to Keep Her" | November 18 – November 20 |
Radiological Society of North America with guest speaker former President Bill Clinton | November 30 |
JDRF – Hall & Oates | December 11 |
D. L. Hughley, Adele Givens | December 31 |
2011
Event | Date |
---|---|
Raheem DeVaughn, Donell Jones | February 11 |
Sommore, Bruce Bruce | February 12 |
The Stylistics, The Dramatics | February 25 |
Salt-N-Pepa | March 19 |
Association of Fundraising Professionals with guest speaker former President Bill Clinton | March 22 |
Johhny Gill, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant | March 26 |
Keith Urban | April 2 |
“What My Husband Doesn’t Know” | April 14 – April 16 |
Dru Hill, Bil Bev DeVoe, Miki Howard | April 22 |
Dominique, Lavelle Crawford | April 30 |
Frankie Beverly, Maze | September 24 |
Cedric the Entertainer | October 15 |
Scream Tour: NXG with Diggy Simmons, Mindless Behavior, OMG Girlz, Hamilton Park, Jacob Latimore | October 28 |
“The Haves and The Have Nots” with Tyler Perry, Palmer Williams, Jr. | November 10 – November 13 |
Jagged Edge, Mario | November 18 |
JDRF – The Doobie Brothers | December 10 |
Corey Holcomb | December 31 |
2012
Event | Date |
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Keith Sweat, Fantasia Barrino | February 14 |
Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Whodini, Da Brat | February 18 |
“Madea Gets A Job” with Tyler Perry | March 22 – March 25 |
Mike Epps | March 31 |
Mike Epps | April 5 |
Erykah Badu, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick | April 7 |
Tyrese | May 11 |
‘70’s Jam with The ChiLites, The Emotions, The Delfonics, The Blue Notes | May 12 |
“Madea Gets A Job” with Tyler Perry | May 24 –May 27 |
N’Digo – Aretha Franklin | June 30 |
Mindless Behavior, Jacob Latimore | July 28 – July 29 |
ACE Hardware – Rascal Flatts | August 17 |
Ricky Smiley, Adele Givens, Damon Williams | September 1 |
ScreamTour Pt. 2 with Diggy, OMG Girlz | September 8 |
Anthony Hamilton | September 26 |
Sheryl Underwood, Bill Bellamy, Tony Rock | October 20 |
R Kelly | October 25 – October 26 |
Trey Songz, Miguel, Elle Varner | December 1 |
JDRF – Kool & the Gang | December 8 |
Deray Davis, Aries Spears, Lil Duvall, Jay Pharoah | December 31 |
2013
Event | Date |
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“Hits and Stars” with Victor Drobysh | January 20 |
Bruce Bruce, Sommore, D. L. Hughley | February 9 |
Guy, Tony! Toni! Toné!, SWV, AL B Sure, Dru Hill | February 14 |
KEM, Chrisette Michelle | February 16 |
“FELA!” | February 18 – February 23 |
Mel Waiters, Floyd Taylor, Bobby Rush | March 16 |
Mike Epps | April 6 – April 7 |
“My Brother Marvin” | April 19 – April 21 |
Stylistics, Dramatics, Heat Wave, Cuba Gooding Jr. | May 11 |
Earthquake, Arnez J, Joe Torrey | May 12 |
Rodriguez | May 17 |
Anthony Hamilton, Keith Sweat | June 29 |
Young Jeezy | July 6 |
Damon Williams, Sheryl Underwood, Michael Blackson | July 19 |
Mindless Behavior, OMG Girlz | August 3 |
Eddie Griffin | August 31 |
J Cole, Wale | September 21 |
“How Sweet the Sound” | October 5 |
Cedric the Entertainer | October 19 |
Jaheim, Chrisette Michelle | November 16 |
JDRF – Smokey Robinson | December 14 |
KEM, Faith Evans, El DeBarge | December 28 |
DeRay Davis, Gary Owen | December 31 |
2014
Event | Date |
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Bruce Bruce, Arnez J, Tony Scholfield, Dominique | February 14 |
Fantasia Barrino, Musiq Soulchild, Avant, Keke Wyatt | February 15 |
“Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned” | April 3 – April 5 |
Mike Epps | April 19 |
Stylistics, Emotions, ChiLites, Bloodstone | May 10 |
Sommore, Bill Bellamy, Earthquake, Tommy Davidson, Tony Rock, Tony Sculfield | May 11 |
DMX, Rakim, Method Man, Redman, DJ Jazzy Jeff, EPMD, Mystikal | June 20 |
Mindless Behavior, Bow Wow, OMG Girlz, Jacob Latimore, Trevor Jackson | August 22 |
Cheryl Underwood, Damon Williams, Don “DC” Curry, Leon Rodgers, Melanie Camacho | November 8 |
“The Color Purple” with Jennifer Holliday | November 15 – November 16 |
MC Lyte, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Crucial Conflict, Rakim | December 7 |
JDRF – Foreigner | December 13 |
Andraé Crouch | December 19 |
2015
Event | Date |
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Lavelle Crawford | January 3 |
Maze with Frankie Beverly | February 13 |
Sommore, Arnez J, Gary Owen, Tony Rock | February 14 |
“Things Your Man Won’t Do” | March 13 – 14 |
Ginuwine, H–Town, Kelly Price, Avant | March 15 |
Cedric The Entertainer | April 11 |
“Madea on the Run” with Tyler Perry | April 16 – 19 |
Mike Epps | May 9 – 10 |
Keith Sweat, Mint Condition, Donnell Jones | May 15 |
Wendy Williams | August 29 |
KEM, Tamar Braxton | November 22 |
Anthony Anderson, LaVelle Crawford, DeRay Davis | December 31 |
2016
Event | Date |
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Sommore, Gary Owen, Tony Rock | February 14 |
“Empress Wu Zetain” | March 3 |
“Married But Single” | April 1 – 2 |
Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia | April 23 |
Michael Blackson, Benji Brown | May 7 |
Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia | June 1 |
Stephanie Mills, Eric Benet | September 17 |
Ricky Smiley, J B Smoove | September 24 |
ZZ Top | September 27 |
“Love Jones – The Musical” | September 30 – October 2 |
Toni Braxton, Joe | October 16 |
Corey Holcomb, Sheryl Underwood, Earthquake, Dominique | November 19 |
JDRF – Cheap Trick | December 10 |
DeRay Davis, Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, DC Young Fly | December 31 |
2017
Event | Date |
---|---|
NuSoul Revival | February 11 |
“Married But Single 2” | April 7 & 8 |
National Show Choir Championship | April 22 |
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds | May 13 |
Sommore, Arnez J, Damon Williams, Don “DC” Curry, George Wilborn | May 14 |
Tamala and David Mann | November 17 |
Bone Thugs & Harmony, Juvenile, Trina, Uncle Luke, Ying Yang Twins | November 21 |
JDRF – Styx | December 9 |
DeRay Davis, Tiffany Haddish, Michael Blackson, Lil Duval | December 30 – 31 |
2018
Event | Date |
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Chi–Town Blues Festival – Pokey Bear, Willie Clayton, Latimore, Calvin Richardson, Bobby Rush, Nellie “Tiger” Travis | April 7 |
Je'Caryous Johnson Presents “Set It Off” – Da Brat, Letoya Luckett, Demetra McKinney, Kyla Pratt | April 13 – 14 |
Festival of Laughs – Sommore, Arnez J, Tony Rock, Don “DC” Curry, George Wallace | May 13 |
80’s Hip Hop – MC Lyte, Kid Capri, Scarface, DJ Quick, Twista | May 25 |
RBRM – Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DuBois, Michael Bivins | September 14 |
Chi City Comedy Jam – LaVelle Crawford, Sheryl Underwood, Earthquake, Tony Roberts | October 5 – 6 |
Je'Caryous Johnson Presents "Redemption of a Dogg" – Snoop Dogg, Tamara Braxton, Omar Gooding, Demetra McKinney, Eric Benet, Latoya London, Lil JJ | October 20 |
JDRF – Barenaked Ladies | December 8 |
New Year’s Eve – Comedy Jam – DeRay Davis, Gary Owen, Lil DuVal, Michael Blackson | December 29 – 31 |
2019
Event | Date |
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Toni Braxton | February 15 |
“Madea’s Farewell Tour” with Tyler Perry | March 7 – 10 |
Festival of Laughs – Tony Rock, Guy Torry, George Wallace, Mark Curry, Sommore | March 16 |
Mother’s Day Love & Laughter Festival – Major, Monica, K Michelle, Red Grant, Luenell, Slique Adams, Mz Sharelle | May 11 |
Sweetest Day Comedy Jam – Corey Holcomb, Nephew Tommy, DC Young Fly, Tony Roberts, Kountry Wayne, Lavell Crawford | October 19 |
Junoon: The Sultans of Sufi Rock: Comeback Tour | October 26 |
R&B Rewind Fest – Jagged Edge, 112, Tevin Campbell, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Silk | November 16 |
JDRF 40th One Dream Gala – Third Eye Blind | December 28 |
DeRay's Comedy Count Down Festival of Funny – Mike Tyson, Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, Rickey Smiley, B Simone, Chico Bean, Bruce Bruce, Red Grant, Leon Rogers, Sky Days, DeRay Davis |
December 28 – 31 |
2020
Event | Date |
---|---|
Je'Caryous Johnson Presents "Set It Off" – Da Brat, Drew Sidora, Lil’ Mo, Keshia Knight Pulliam | March 6 |
2021
Event | Date |
---|---|
Valentine’s Day Soul Jam – Tony Roberts, Sherly Underwood, Melanie Comarcho, Don “DC” Curry, Bill Bellamy | February 14 |
Sweetest Day Comedy Jam – Chico Bean, DC Young Fly, Tony Roberts, Kountry Wayne, Karlous Miller | October 16 |
Rubén Blades – Salswing Tour! – Rubén Blades, The Roberto Delgado Big Band | December 5 |
JDRF One Dream Gala – Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo | December 11 |
DeRay Davis Chi Town Comedy Count Down – Michael Blackson, Lil Duval, Rickey Smiley, Jess Hilarious, Pretty Vee, DeRay Davis | December 30 – January 1 |
2022
Event | Date |
---|---|
When MARS Meets VENUS | January 8 |
70s Love Jam – The New Stylistics, Enchantment, William Hart’s The Delfonics, Howard Hewett | February 18 |
Festival Of Laughs – Gary Owen, Tony Rock, Lavell Crawford, Sommore | April 9 |
No Cap Comedy Tour – DC Young Fly, Chico Bean, Karlous Miller, Desi Banks, B Simone, Blaq Ron | May 13 |
R&B Spring Jam – Donell Jones, Blackstreet, Brownstone, Dave Hollister, Tank, Ja Rule | May 20 |
The Last Stop on the Love Train – The O’Jays, The Isley Brothers | June 21 – 22 |
Fall Back In Love Comedy & Music Jam – Tory Lanez, Jacquees, August Alsina, Mario, Pretty Vee, Skinbone, Zoie Fenty, RIP Micheals | September 17 |
Sweetest Day Comedy Jam – Juvenile, Ricky Smiley, B Simone, Jess Hilarious, Darren Brand, Blaq Ron, Mojo Brooks, Just Nesh, Money Bag Mafia | October 14–15 |
JDRF One Dream Gala – Cindy Lauper | December 10 |
DeRay Davis' Funny And Famous Chi Town Comedy Countdown – BJ Bolton, Morgan Jay, Leon Rogers, Desi Banks, TIP Harris, Luenell, Chico Bean, Donnell Rawlings, DeRay Davis | December 30 – 31 |
2023
Event | Date |
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Je'Caryous Johnson Presents "New Jack City Live” – Allen Payne, Treach, Big Daddy Kane, Gary Dourdan, Flex Alexander | February 24 – 25 |
Royal Comedy 2023 – Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Lavell Crawford, Special K, Arnez J. | March 3 |
Always Only Jesus Tour – MercyMe, Taya, Micah Tyler | March 24 |
Maksim The Collection - Maksim Mrvica | May 25 |
Atif Aslam Live in Concert – Atif Aslam | September 30 |
Sweetest Day Comedy Jam - Gary Owen, Bill Bellamy, Nephew Tommy, Tony Roberts, Benji Brown, Kevin Tate, Melanie Comarcho | October 20 – 21 |
RB Groove Thang - Stephanie Mills, El DeBarge, After 7, Howard Hewett, Evelyn “Champagne” King | November 18 |
2023 WOODZ WORLD TOUR 'OO-LI and' | December 14 |
JDRF One Dream Gala – Goo Goo Dolls | December 11 |
DeRay Davis' Funny And Famous Chi Town Comedy Countdown – DeRay Davis, Michael Blackson, Jess Hilarious, Nate Jackson, Kelly KDubb, Leon Rogers, Lil Jon, BJ The Chicago Kid | December 30 – 31 |
2024
Event | Date |
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John Ruffin presents "Living All Alone" - Liberty Clay | February 24 |
Windy City Comedy Festival: Sommore, Lavell Crawford, Don "DC" Curry, Special K, Teddy Carpenter | March 1 |
Unlimited Entertainment LLC presents When a Woman’s Fed Up – Jennifer Holliday, Patrice Lovely, Karon Joseph Riley, Yvonne “Vonné” Dowell, Mike Jerel, Terrell Phillips | April 6 |
18th Annual Chi-Town Blues Festival – King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear, April 20 Lenny Williams, Theodis Ealey, J’Wonn | April 20 |
Je’Caryous Johnson and Ty James Present Super Freak: The Rick James Story – Stokley, Kobe Brown, Chontelle Moore | April 26-27 |
Tamia and Joe | May 3 |
Tonight's Conversation Live & Uncut – Cheyenne Bryant, Anthony Cockerell, Meshella Davis, Greg Long, Nikita Moon, Mike Reid, Demetri Wiley | September 28 |
One More Time – The O'Jays, The Dramatics, The Whispers, J. Anthony Brown | October 11 |
Nikos Vertis | November 16 |