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Bimbo Beta Pi Tour

Scene Queen

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2023-11-16

Bringing people together to give each and everyone of us a support system is the goal of Scene Queen's Bimbo Beta Pi Sorority. She reminded us, we all paid our dues (in the form of purchasing our ticket) so we are all full fledged members who should be looking out for one another. It's a fantastic ideal and honestly the world would be a much better and happier place if we all decided to work together, care for each other, and accept the fact that everyone is different. Being different is what makes us each the unique individuals we are. In a world of 8+ billion people, only you can be you and you can't be anyone aside from who you were born to be. It certainly sounds like a simple concept, yet you have politicians and radical groups all around the world who think they know what's best on how to regulate what we can do to our own bodies. Thankfully, we have artists like Scene Queen and Misterwives who will not intimidated and are actively speaking out against these people.
While Scene Queen does give us the music we came out to hear, she brings...
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By Ken Kohlmeier

Final Tour

Skinny Puppy

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2023-11-13

Skinny Puppy is saying goodbye. After 40 years together, they are on their final tour giving one last chance for fans to come out and see them live. It's sad to see this legendary band say goodbye and Chicago made sure to let them knew how much they are loved, selling out 2 of the 3 nights they played here and made each night better than the last! I was excited to attend the 1st night and I loved their show!

Classified as industrial rock, which is still rock music, Skinny Puppy brings a different sound merging hard hitting beats with a grunge vibe and creates really cool edgy music. When these industrial pioneers started out in the 80s and 90s there were very few other bands creating that sound and Skinny Puppy really captured that fan base! While I love their music, so I knew I would also love their concert, I was amazed with their live show. Skinny Puppy were more then just musicians, they are also performers! They gave us costumes, story telling, props, and even another actor/performer on stage come out to interact with the singer for...
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By Alexandra Geshel

Club Valentine Tour

Slayyyter

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2023-11-03

Pop sensation Slayyyter brought her club sound to Detroit and had the venue vibrating to her beats.

The Club Valentine Tour definitely gave club vibes. From her opening outfit, a white blazer and little else, to the stage design, which was absolutely perfect adding to the club feel, Club Valentine would be the Pop-Up club I'd want to go party at. There was a DJ booth to the side, a dance stage in the middle towards the back, and a lounge area to sit and sip your martinis. Add in a couple of palm trees and it felt like any high-end club you'd find in Miami or L.A. Slayyter is, and gives, nothing short of high-end.

With the show broken into 4 acts, plus an encore, Slayyyter gave us multiple...
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By Ken Kohlmeier

The Trilogy Tour

Pitbull

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2023-11-01

I think The Trilogy Tour could also be called the Eras Tour or the Spiderman: No Way Home of Hispanic/Latino music. This is a tour you don't see everyday and, in my opinion, is a once in a lifetime opportunity with an amazing lineup of Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, and of course "Mr. Worldwide", the incredible Pitbull. This tour is also unique because all three performers switch out the order each night, so you never know who will be the "headliner" or the "opener" for each show. They all give full performances lastingn about an hour and a half per set. For the sold-out first night in Chicago, it was Ricky Martin opening with Enrique Iglesias playing second and Pitbull closing out!

Mr. Worldwide, Mr. 305, Mr. Right Now, Pitbull, is hands down one of my favorite artists/performers and I was so excited to be able to catch him live for a 3rd time! I saw a ton of Pitbull cosplayers which...
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By Alexandra Geshel

Jessie Murph

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2023-10-21

When I first saw Jessie Murph perform in March on her Drowning Tour, I said there was something special about her, that her star was just starting to shine. She was selling out practically every venue she performed at, and while they were smaller venues, it was still impressive for an artist on their first headlining tour.

Fast forward six month, Jessie's star is shining brighter. She's back with new music and her new Cowboys and Angels Tour. She's again selling out practically every stop on the tour, but this time, instead of playing venues with 300-800 capacity, she's selling out much larger venues, to the joy of her fans, playing venues with a capacity between...
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By Ken Kohlmeier

Feed The Beast World Tour

Kim Petras

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2023-10-18

Kim Petras truly "Fed The Beast" here in Chicago, selling out the Aragon Ballroom on a beautiful night in October! I had first heard of Kim Petras in 2019 from a friend who cautgh her show at the time and told me that when she tours again, I need to check her out. I am so happy that I listened! I was able to catch up with her on her Feed The Beast World Tour and holy smokes she put a lot of effort into making this tour entertaining!

This show isn't like your typical show. It's not just an artist playing new and old songs and changing costumes occasionally or having dancers for some of the songs. Instead, Kim Petras, being the Goddess she is, decided to deliver a full on musical performance. She broke her show up into multiple Acts featuring newer and older songs for all of her fans to enjoy while also having dancers and costume changes in between the Acts/songs! I was so impressed. Considering the show was only 90 minutes long yet she was able to squeeze in...
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By Alexandra Geshel

The Field Trip Tour

Lil Yachty

2023-10-15

Atlanta native Miles Parks McCollum, better known to his fans and the world as Lil Yachty brought The Field Trip Tour to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. It was the 13th stop on his current tour. Some people might think that 13 is unlucky, but for Lil Yachty, 13 was a big success. It was another sold-out show on the which has Yachty traveling across North America before he takes his show globally starting in November.

The Field Trip Tour setlist is primarily tunes from Lil Yachty's most recent album, Let's Start Here, which was released in early 2023. Coming out with "drive ME crazy!", which starts with female vocals before Yachty takes the stage. Yachty wastes no time and introduces his band, taking the time to talk about every individual band member. He has an almost entirely female band, stating that women are...
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By Jake Leffel

Snow Hard Feelings Tour

Reneé Rapp

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2023-10-14

TV Star. Tik Tok Sensation. Recording Artist. Reneé Rapp came and conquered The Fillmore in Detroit. It was another in a string of sold-out shows on her current Snow Hard Feelings Tour.

This extremely popular 23 year old gave an incredibly energetic 16 song set which the crowd was eager for. With the doors opening almost an hour past the posted time, and the opening sets by Towa Bird and Alexander 23 each pushed back around 30 minutes, the anticipation for Reneé's set increased with each passing minute. When the lights finally dimmed, there was a collective scream of joy, the likes of which I have never heard at The Fillmore before; and I've seen many other great artists and sold-out shows here. Reneé's fans are on another level and definitely turned it...
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By Ken Kohlmeier

Permission To Land: 20th Anniversary Tour

The Darkness

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2023-10-13

The Darkness truly believe "In A Thing Called Love". And looking at all of their fans attending their shows, especially for the 20th anniversary of Permission To Land, it's obvious that they also believe in love. It's hard which some of us, mostly me, can't believe it has been 20 years since the release of their breakout album!

The Darkness gave us 16 songs, which included an incredible cover of a Radiohead's "Street Spirit (Fade Out)".

Frontman Justin Hawkins came out in a leather rocker outfit which I was just dazzled by. It was incredible! Justin did eventually strip down and go...
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By Alexandra Geshel

Since I have A Lover Tour

6LACK

2023-10-13

First bursting onto the scene in 2011, 6LACK (Stylized in caps, pronounced as Black), is still making music and currently touring in 2023. His sound has a warm comfort to it. Passionate lyrical content coupled with rich melodies creates an atmosphere of ease. This musical theme continues in latest release, 2023's Since I Have A Lover L.P. Supporting his latest album, 6LACK is currently on a the North American Leg of Global Tour that runs through May 2024.

Obviously, the Since I Have A Lover tour is supporting the album, the majority of the set comes from that release, but the 25 plus song set gives 6LACK plenty of opportunity to mix in his older hitsand fan favorites as well.

6LACK wants...
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By Jake Leffel