Foo Fighters quietly added surprise shows at Irving Plaza (Apr 30) and Starland Ballroom (May 2) with $30 box‑office tickets. Sales begin at 10 a.m. Thursday and are in‑person only.

A three‑day block‑party festival will close a one‑block stretch of Scott Avenue May 15–17, with five venues, panels and headliners including Saba and Hope Tala.

A full-scale Drunken Clam pop-up opens in Times Square June 4 with themed cocktails, burgers and trivia nights.

P!NK will headline Curebound’s Concert for Cures at Petco Park on May 15, with gates at 6:30 p.m. and proceeds supporting Curebound’s cancer-research grants.

A Fantasy 5 ticket sold at the Chevron on 5500 Telegraph Ave matched all five numbers on Apr. 28, producing a $173,880 payout for the lone statewide winner.

Kacey Musgraves will play Ball Arena on Oct. 13, 2026 as part of her Middle of Nowhere tour supporting a May 1 album release. Presales begin in early May with a general onsale the following week.

Demand pushed Usher and Chris Brown to add a third night at Northwest Stadium in Landover; resale prices are already climbing. Presale and ticket details are live.

Wu-Tang's C.R.E.A.M. pop-up lands at Comeback Coffee May 1–3 with DJs, local vendors and free community programming in the Pinch District.

Good Night John Boy has turned Thursdays into a vintage market in the West Loop — think retro racks beneath a disco ball with DJs, pizza and cocktails.

A TV‑show‑inspired entertainment venue will take upper‑floor space at 600 N. Michigan this summer, bringing 21 gaming cubes, bars and a mid‑2026 opening target to the Mag Mile.

Ariana Grande’s eighth album, Petal, is due July 31 and arrives during her Eternal Sunshine Tour — she’s booked five nights at Barclays Center next summer.

Kacey Musgraves will play the Target Center on Sept. 22 as part of her Middle of Nowhere Tour; American Express presale begins May 5 and public sale is May 8.

Valleyfair's Superior Shores Waterpark adds 13 new attractions and reworks the waterpark entrance ahead of a May 23 public opening for the park's 50th season.