Itasca Outdoor Concert Series

Join the Park District on August 3 & 17 for six free outdoor performances this summer! Enjoy the sounds of a variety of Chicago-area bands. Don't forget to bring a picnic basket and lawn chairs. Be prepared to enjoy some fantastic music. Weather permitting, performances will not be held if it is bad outside. For cancellation information, visit their website at www.itascaparkdistrict.com and Facebook page. The Itasca Park District and the Village of Itasca are the sponsors of this event series.

Busse Woods Night Ride

Saturday, August 27, 2022

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Busse Lake Boating Center

E. Higgins Rd

Elk Grove Village, IL

Price: $15.00 to $45.00 —Wave and other options

The woodland preserve shuts at sundown every other night of the year, but on this bike trip, the excitement begins at sunset. When the gates to the forest preserve are shut to the public, cycling groups will be led around the Busse Woods route to take in all the cries, howls, and beauty it has to offer. Enjoy refreshments, raffle prizes, bonfires, s'mores, live music from The Dill Spears, and more after your bike ride! Inches Tacos will be offering food for sale. All paying participants who are over 21 will get two drink tickets good for either wine from Wine with Me or beer from a nearby brewery. Visit egvbikes.org/busse-woods-night-ride to find out more about the occasion and to get tickets. In Elk Grove Village and the Northwest Suburbs, all event revenues will be utilized to promote the numerous advantages of cycling for enjoyment and transportation.

Lady Gaga Concert at Wrigley Field

Lady Gaga is set to return to Wrigley Field Monday, August 15, 2022!

This summer, Lady Gaga will perform at Wrigley Field in Chicago as part of her postponed stadium tour.
The Chromatica Ball, Gaga's stadium summer 2022 tour, will now stop on Chicago's North Side on August 15.
The venue is one of 14 locations on the tour as of now, and eight additional performances, as well as a handful of postponed dates, were revealed.
The Chromatica Ball tour will begin on July 17 in Düsseldorf, travel to the United States in August, and conclude on September 10 in Los Angeles.

Buy Tickets

Please note that Lady Gaga tickets bought on Cubs.com for the previously scheduled show date of August 27, 2021, are good for the Monday, August 15, 2022 performance at Wrigley Field. Customers who bought tickets for Lady Gaga on Cubs.com received comprehensive information, including a refund choice, instantly.

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Nothing is better than live, local music in Elk Grove Village.

Summer concert series are one of our favorite local things to do, and it’s in full swing now after the fourth of July!

Throughout the month of July, Elk Grove Village and the Elk Grove Park District sponsor the kid-friendly Mid-Summer Classics concert series.

Tuesday night concert on the Village Green (901 Wellington):

July 12, 2022 – Little River Band

Tuesday night concert on the Village Green (901 Wellington):

July 26, 2022 – Sheena Easton

The Little River Band will perform the next week on Tuesday, July 12 at the village hall's neighboring Village Green, located at 901 Wellington Avenue.

Rick Springfield will perform at the Rotary Green on Thursday, July 21. The performance is a component of Rotary Fest, a brand-new custom created to increase attendance at the Elk Grove Rotary Club's biggest annual fundraiser.
Sheena Easton, a Prince protegee, will perform at Village Green on Tuesday, July 26, to close out the concert series.
The Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series in 2021 was supposed to include KC & the Sunshine Band, but they canceled.

The Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based Entertainment Management Group will receive a contract worth no more than $375,000, with the park district agreeing to refund the village for $50,000 of that amount.
In addition to presenting the event with staging, sound, lights, and other production costs, Entertainment Management Group will pay bands and other contract-related expenditures.

The day after Thanksgiving, Entertainment Management Group and Johnny Rockets host the Village Green Holiday Tree Lighting event.

• Also see –

  • Chris Stapleton @ Wrigley Field – July 23rd

  • Lollapalooza – July 28 to July 31st

Check out the events below!

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We are excited that summer is in full swing and live music is happening again right here in Elk Grove Village!

Nothing screams summer like concerts out in the open air, especially when you get to hear classic bands play right here in Elk Grove. The Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series is back in 2021, with concerts happening Tuesday nights on the Village Green.

While Loverboy was set to play this week, the band could not make it into the US due to Covid restrictions. In lieu of this news, the band War will be taking their place this coming Tuesday, July 20th. 

This concert is part of Elk Grove’s Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series, which also includes another concert by the world-famous Beach Boys on July 27th.

Concerts take place on the Village Green (901 Wellington) here in Elk Grove Village.

• Concerts are FREE

• Chairs are allowed and can be set up starting at 3 pm

• Parking is available:

  • Elk Grove Park District Pavilion (1000 Wellington Ave)

  • Admiral Byrd School (265 Wellington Ave)

  • Salt Creek School (65 John F. Kennedy Blvd)

  • CCSD59 Administration Building (1001 Leicester Road)

  • Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Eberle Parking Garage (804 Biesterfield Road)

  • Handicapped parking is available at the Elk Grove Village Public Library (1001 Wellington Avenue), which can be accessed from the Elk Grove Town Center lot to the east. 

• Food and drinks will be sold, but no alcoholic beverages are sold

• Attendees can bring their own alcoholic beverages

• Dogs must be leashed at all times, and with large crowds, it is not recommended you bring them

War

Formed in 1969, and having sold over 50 million records, War has had such hits as “Spill the Wine”, “The World Is A Ghetto”, “The Cisco Kid”, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”, “Low Rider” and “Summer.”

Date and Time:

Tuesday, July 20th at 7:30 pm

Beach Boys

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, “Surfin’ USA”, “Surfer Girl”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “I Get Around”, “California Girls”, “Help Me Rhonda”, “Barbara Ann”, “Good Vibrations”, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”, “Kokomo”.

Date and Time:

Tuesday, July 27th at 7:30 pm

For further information visit the Elk Grove Website.

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