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Celebrating 27 years on Broadway! The Tony-winning revival of Kander and Ebb’s musical will razzle dazzle you.

Robyn Hurder will star as Velma Kelly through June 16, 2024. Jinkx Monsoon will return as Matron "Mama" Morton from June 27 through July 12, 2024. Ariana Madix will return as Roxie Hart on August 1, 2024.

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Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma’s serving time for killing her husband and sister after finding the two in bed together. Driven chorus girl Roxie’s been tossed in the joint for bumping off the lover she’s been cheating on her husband with. Not one to rest on her laurels, Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn Velma’s incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback. But Roxie’s got some of her own tricks up her sleeve…

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Devilish and delightful, Chicago is an indisputable Broadway landmark that utilizes minimal scenery and simple costumes (we’re talking some seriously basic black) to deliver one big musical bang after another. With one great showstopper after the next, John Kander and Fred Ebb’s now-classic score keeps the story moving at a gunshot pace. The scantily-clad dancers tip their bowler hats in tribute to original choreography Bob Fosse, whose moves are still as steamy and sexy today as they were when Chicago first appeared in 1975. For a show that stands chin-deep in dirty deeds, it feels like one helluva good time.

"Chicago still glitters hypnotically! It remains the best adult entertainment in town and still bubbles with the joy of performing!" The New York Times Ben Brantley

"Chicago is as crazy-fun as ever!" WCBS-TV Jess Cagle

"The show seems to have discovered the fountain of youth. As entertaining as ever. Brash, buoyant and utterly irresistible!" The Associated Press Michael Kuchwara

"Chicago is a triumph! It doesn't just give us the old razzle-dazzle; it glows." Time Magazine Richard Zoglin

"As much tribute as revival, the spirit of Fosse's genius never leaves the stage, and Chicago, under Walter Bobbie's sharp direction, will dazzle newcomers to the trademark Fosse dance style and provide a thrilling reminder to those who've seen it before just how smart, sexy and exciting this brand of choreography was, or rather, is." Variety Greg Evans

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Chicago  is 2 hours and 30 minutes long, including one intermission.

Due to some adult themes including language and violence, Chicago may be inappropriate for children under the age of 12. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theater.

The protocol used to be that you would get dressed up to go to the theatre. That is not a requirement, but we always feel it adds to the excitement of the experience. There is no official dress code inside the theatre. Also, keep in mind the Ambassador theatre is air-conditioned, so it's nice and cool in the summer and comfortable in the winter.

There are concession stands located on each level of the Ambassador theatre that sell water, soda, alcoholic beverages and snacks. You can even pre-order your intermission drinks before the show starts. However, only bottled water is allowed at your seat.

Yes! There are merchandise kiosks inside the theatre where you can buy Chicago  shirts, the cast recording and many other fun items.

Stairs are located on both the left and right sides of the Ambassador theatre. There are approximately 26 steps to these additional restrooms. You can access both the men’s and women’s bathrooms by walking up either side’s staircase. To get to mezzanine seats, there are approx. 34 steps from the entrance of the theatre.

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Bianca Marroquín started her artistic career in Mexico City in productions of Disney’s  Beauty and the Beast ,  Rent ,  Phantom of the Opera ,  Vagina Monologues  and  Chicago . In 2002, Bianca made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart and later kicked off  Chicago ’s third national tour, winning a Helen Hayes Award. Other Broadway credits: Daniela in  In the Heights ; Carmen in  The Pajama Game . Her regional work includes  And the World Goes Round  at Barrington Stage Company (woman #3) and  Bye Bye Birdie  at North Shore Music Theatre (Rose Alvarez, IRNE Award for Best Actress in a musical). Other credits include Maria Rainer in  The Sound of Music  (Mexico City), Anita in  West Side Story  (Carnegie Hall) and Mary in Disney’s  Mary Poppins  (Mexico City). TV: Chita Rivera in FX’s Fosse/Verdon . Film:  Half Brothers . You can catch her in Apple TV’s series, Acapulco . 

Robyn Hurder has been seen on Broadway in  Moulin Rouge! The Musical  (Nini, Tony Award nomination),  Nice Work If You Can Get It Grease  (Marty),  Chicago  (Mona, Roxie understudy),  The Wedding Singer  (Holly understudy),  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  (Violet). New York City Center’s Encores!:  A Chorus Line  (Cassie),  The New Yorkers  (Lola McGee),  Paint Your Wagon  (Cherry Jourdell). National Tours:  A Chorus Line  (Cassie),  Spamalot, Starlight Express  (Pearl). Regional: 5th Avenue Theatre:  Kiss Me, Kate  (Lois Lane, Gregory Award nominee); Drury Lane:  Crazy For You  (Polly Baker); Shakespeare Theatre Company:  Kiss Me, Kate  (Lois Lane, Helen Hayes Award recipient and Emery Battis Award for Excellence in Acting recipient). Film and television: Fosse/Verdon  (FX).

Max von Essen made his Broadway debut in Les Miserables , playing roles including Marius and Enjolras. His other Broadway credits include Anastasia , An American in Paris ,  Jesus Christ Superstar , Dance of the Vampires and the 2012 revival of Evita , as Magaldi. Von Essen starred in off-Broadway's Hello Again and Death Takes a Holiday , plus The Baker’s Wife at Paper Mill Playhouse and in national tours of Xanadu and Chicago . He was recently seen on the national tour of Falsettos .

Red Concepción is ecstatic to be making his Broadway Debut!  Miss Saigon  (The Engineer; US National, UK and Ireland Tours). Before moving westward, Red’s body of work spanned over ten years in his home country, the Philippines:  Priscilla, Queen of the Desert  (Adam/Felicia; Manila and Singapore runs; Aliw Award Best actor and Gawad Buhay Outstanding Male Actor in a Musical winner)  Equus  (Alan Strang)  Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella  (Lionel)  The Normal Hear t (Tommy),  Annie  (Rooster)  Shakespeare in Hollywood  (Puck) and more.

Broadway:  Tina: The Tina Turner Musical  (Zelma),  Chicken and Biscuits  (Brianna),  Waitress  (Becky),  Chicago  (Mama Morton),  A Night with Janis Joplin  (Aretha, Joplinaire),  The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess  (Mariah),  The Color Purple  (Sofia). Selected TV/Film Credits: Harlem  (Rebecca), FBI  (Mrs. Adamu), New Amsterdam  (Esther), The Good Fight . You can catch her in the historical thriller Alice  (Ruth), the Disney+ movie Better Nate Than Never  (Principal) and Fall 2022 on Netflix’s Partner Track . Follow Insta @ Natashayvettewillliams . Proud Black Theatre United and Actor’s Equity Member.

Broadway audiences know Reinking as a protege of legendary choreographer Bob Fosse and as the Tony-winning choreographer of the 1996 revival of Chicago .

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Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien Book and Lyrics by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus Music by A.R. Rahman, Värttinä , and Christopher Nightingale Directed by Paul Hart

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The Lord of the Rings

Suitable for all audiences Best enjoyed by ages 8 & up

Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes (with intermission)

Additional Credits Kevin Wallace & William Bennett for Kevin Wallace Productions, Middle‑earth Enterprises, GWB Entertainment, Tim McFarlane, People Entertainment Group, The Watermill Theatre

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Journey to the magical realms of Middle-earth as J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy of books are brought to the stage in a US premiere musical.

As the Hobbits celebrate Bilbo Baggins’ eleventy-first birthday in the Shire, he gifts his nephew Frodo his most precious belonging—a gold ring. This fateful moment launches Frodo on a legendary and perilous quest across Middle-earth to the darkest realms of Mordor, to vanquish evil with his loyal Fellowship. This theatrical event celebrates the magical world of Middle-earth, making for an unforgettable experience for longtime fans and newcomers alike.

“Sharing the Watermill’s wonderful expression of The Lord of the Rings on stage with audiences across the globe beginning this summer in Chicago, with the US premiere of Paul Hart’s and Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s collaborative re-imagining, is a dream come true for all of us at Middle-earth Enterprises,” says Fredrica Drotos, of Middle-earth Enterprises.

Additional Credits Kevin Wallace & William Bennett for Kevin Wallace Productions, Middle‑earth Enterprises, GWB Entertainment, Tim McFarlane, People Entertainment Group, The Watermill Theatre

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Neil Young (right) performs May 4 with Crazy Horse bandmates Micah Nelson (from left), Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina in New Orleans.

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Neil Young’s sold-out concert at Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion was postponed Thursday, just hours before showtime.

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Chicago summer festivals 2024: Music, food, street festivals happening across the city | See list

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago summers are perfect for outdoor activities, whether it is exploring a street festival in a new community, or a free concert in Millennium Park.

Dozens of festivals happen every year in the city to celebrate culture, communities and genres of music.

The list below contains a variety of free and paid festivities happening across the city through September.

This list will continue to be updated as events are announced.

Ravinia Festival

Dates from April 20 through Sept. 15

Ravinia Festival is a series of over 100 summer concerts from artists like The Beach Boys with John Stamos and TLC. The outdoor venue has concert seating as well as a lawn area, where you can bring your own food and drinks for a concert picnic.

Summer at Gallagher Way

Dates from May through September

3635 N. Clark St., Chicago

Gallagher Way, located next to Wrigley Field, has a variety of family activities planned throughout the summer. Events like free movie nights, markets, concerts and more will be free and open to the public. View the schedule here .

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The Patio Theater, Chicago

Solar Tide is a bass music and arts festival in Portage Park. Featuring 19 artists over two days, tickets start at $50.

Chicago Mayfest

West Armitage Avenue from Sheffield Avenue to Racine Avenue, Chicago

Mayfest returns for the 27th year in Lincoln Park. The street festival will have a variety of music performances, artisan and food vendors. A pet parade and a glassblowing workshop will also take place over the weekend.

Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest

3200 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago

This annual street festival will kick off summer in Lakeview with music, food and artisan vendors. The festivities are conveniently located steps away from the Belmont "L" station.

Randolph Street Market Festival

1341 W. Randolph St., Chicago

Randolph Street Market brands itself as a "fancy, European-style flea market." The market will have antiques, décor, vintage fashion, art and much more. Tickets start at $12, and children under 12 can attend the event for free.

Grant Park, Chicago.

This reggaeton and Latin music festival is celebrating its third year in Grant Park. Featuring dozens of vendors, activities and headliners like Peso Pluma and Rauw Alejandro, Sueños is a celebration of Latin culture in Chicago.

Do Division Street Fest

May 31, June 1-2

Division Street, between Damen Avenue and Leavitt Street, Chicago

This Wicker Park street festival has events planned for all ages. Local food and retail vendors will be featured, along with music performances and a fashion show. "Family Fun Fest" is a part of the festivities, focused on children's entertainment. There will be a petting zoo, an inflatable slide and kids' music.

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

Millennium Park, Chicago

Gospel music lovers of all ages are welcome to attend this free music festival at Millennium Park. Entrances for the event will be located at Randolph Street and Monroe Street. More details can be found here .

Beyond Wonderland Chicago

Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago

Beyond Wonderland is an "Alice in Wonderland" themed electric genre festival. This year's headliners include popular artists like Diplo and Benny Benassi.

Chicago House Music Festival

The Chicago House Music Festival is an annual celebration to recognize the roots of house music in the city. A series of conferences and events will lead up to the festival in Millennium Park. Admission is free and open to all ages.

READ MORE: Chicago House Music Festival lineup announced, celebrating 40th anniversary of music genre

Chicago Blues Festival

June 6- Ramova Theatre, Chicago

The opening night performances of the Chicago Blues Festival will take place at Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport. Online RSVPs can be made for free admission.

June 7-9- Millennium Park, Chicago

Three stages around Millennium Park will host 35 performances celebrating the history of blues music. Buddy Guy will headline the last day of the Chicago Blues Festival in one of the final performances of his "Damn Right Farewell" tour.

Puerto Rican Fest

Humboldt Park, Chicago

Puerto Rican Fest , or Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas, is an annual cultural celebration in Humboldt Park with carnival rides, music, food, a parade and more.

Andersonville Midsommarfest

Clark Street from Foster Avenue to Gregory Street, Chicago

This community event is an annual celebration of Andersonville. Local vendors, food and music will take over Clark Street from Foster Avenue to Gregory Street.

Old Town Art Fair

1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago

On this June weekend, the Old Town Triangle Historical District is transformed into a fine art wonderland. More than 200 fine artists from around the country will be at the Old Town Art Fair to sell and display their art.

Wells Street Art Fest

Wells Street between North Avenue and Division Street, Chicago

Art lovers can venture down the Wells Street corridor in Old Town and shop from artists from around the continent. The Wells Street Art Festival features food and drink vendors, music, entertainment and a children's play area.

The Grant Park Music Festival

Dates from June 12 through Aug. 17

Grant Park, Chicago

The Grant Park Music Festival brings free concerts and activities to the park throughout the summer. Artists and performance schedules can be found at grantparkmusicfestival.com .

Sundays on State

June 16 and July 14

State Street from Lake Street to Adams Street

Two Sundays a year, downtown State Street closes off traffic for a "free, interactive block party." Sundays on State gives the community an opportunity to shop from local businesses, engage in family activities and enjoy food from local vendors.

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival

SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview

Three stages will host dozens of hip-hop performances over three days during the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival . This festival is an all-ages event.

Chicago Pride Fest

Halsted Street from Addison Street to Grace Street

Chicago Pride Fest is a weekend street festival in the Northalsted neighborhood. Halsted Street will be buzzing with live music from headliners JoJo Siwa and Natasha Bedingfield, drag performances, parades and more.

Butler Field, Grant Park, Chicago

The plant-based food festival returns to Chicago with new innovative food options and lively entertainment. Attendees will have the opportunity to try vegan food from over 100 vendors from around the world, and enjoy performances from Saweetie, 2 Chainz and NLE Choppa.

The Bells of Summer

Summer Sundays at 5 p.m. from June 23 to Aug. 11 at Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago

Enjoy the beautiful sound of bells played by virtuoso carillonists from around the world.

The Opera Festival of Chicago

Dates from June 27 through July 14

The fourth season of the Opera Festival of Chicago will host performances at venues around the Chicago area. Show details can be found at operafestivalchicago.org .

Millennium Park Summer Music Series

Mondays and Thursdays, July 1-Aug. 8

The Jay Pritzker Pavilion will be the site of multiple free concerts during summer as a part of the Millennium Park Music Series .

Rose on the River

The Salt Shed, Chicago

One stage will be the site of 16 performances during this all-ages festival at the Salt Shed Fairgrounds. Rose on the River 2024 is headlined by My Morning Jacket, Tash Sultana, Thundercat and more.

NASCAR Chicago Street Race

The Chicago Street Race is a unique two-day sports and entertainment event with a festival-like atmosphere. This year's headliners include Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, The Black Keys and Lauren Alaina. Visit NASCARChicago.com for more information.

Windy City Smokeout

United Center, Chicago

Windy City Smokeout brings the sounds and flavors of the South to the city. The festival includes four days of country music from artists such as Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Cody Johnson.

Square Roots Festival

Lincoln Avenue from Montrose Avenue to Wilson Avenue, Chicago

Square Roots is a Lincoln Square street festival that gives community members and visitors the opportunity to enjoy local food, vendors and music.

Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago

Union Park, Chicago

Pitchfork is a music festival featuring dozens of artists from a range of genres. This year's headliners include Black Pumas, Jamie xx and Alanis Morissette.

SEE ALSO: Pitchfork Music Festival 2024 lineup includes Alanis Morissette, Carly Rae Jepsen, more

Chicago Food Truck Festival

2300 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago

For the 11th year, the city's top food trucks will gather in the South Loop for the Chicago Food Truck Festival. For the 2024 season, the fest is joining forces with the Chicago Margarita Festival to create a special drink menu. Claim free tickets at chgofoodtruckfest.com .

Taste of Lincoln Avenue

2500 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago

The best food and drinks of Lincoln Park are showcased during Taste of Lincoln Avenue . The busy street will close for the weekend for live music, drink tastings and a children's carnival.

Fiesta Del Sol

Cermak Road from Ashland Avenue to Morgan Street, Chicago

Fiesta Del Sol is a free street festival and carnival in the Pilsen neighborhood. The festival features local food vendors, artisans and live performances.

Wicker Park Fest

Milwaukee Avenue from North Avenue to Ashland Avenue

Explore the food, art and culture of Wicker Park at this annual street festival . The live music lineup of pop and alternative bands includes artists like The Regrettes and Built to Spill.

Chinatown Summer Fair

Wentworth Avenue from Cermak Avenue to 24th Place, Chicago.

This annual cultural celebration will return for its 45th year. The festival opens with a lion dance procession, followed by a variety of other performances. The Chinatown Summer Fair will also have plenty of food and merchandise vendors.

Lollapalooza

Once a year Grant Park is transformed into the site of one of the biggest music festivals in the country. Over 170 bands and performers take the stage over the four day festival. Headliners for 2024 include big names like SZA, The Killers, Future and Metro Boomin.

READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2024 lineup day-by-day released, featuring headliners SZA, Tyler the Creator, Blink-182

Retro on Roscoe

200 W. Roscoe St., Chicago

Roscoe Village is a picturesque setting for live music, food, antique vendors and other merchants. More events will be taking place during Retro on Roscoe , like an antique car and motorcycle show.

Northalsted Market Days

Halsted Street from Belmont Avenue to Addison Street, Chicago

Market Days is a weekend street festival with food, music and vendors in the Northalsted neighborhood. From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. performances will take place across five stages down Halsted Street.

Chicago Jazz Festival

Aug. 29-Sept. 1

Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park

The Chicago Jazz Festival is a weekend of free performances from the best local and international jazz talent.

North Coast Music Festival

Aug. 30- Sept. 1

North Coast is an electric genre music festival featuring over 100 artists, interactive art installations and activities.

ARC Music Festival

Aug. 30-Sept. 1

For the fourth year, ARC Music Festival is bringing dozens of house and techno artists to Union Park.

Taste of Chicago

Grant Park and other locations around Chicago

Taste of Chicago is a free city-wide event showcasing the best food and drinks in the city. The main event is located in September in Grant Park, but pop-up events will be taking place in neighborhoods around the city throughout summer.

Chicago German-American Oktoberfest

Lincoln Square, at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Western Avenue, Chicago

Oktoberfest is a free festival celebrating German heritage. The celebration is a chance to enjoy authentic German food, drinks, music and entertainment.

World Music Festival Chicago

Sept. 20-29

Chicago Cultural Center and Citywide

Performances by global artists will play at venues around the city during the World Music Festival . The festival will showcase sounds from Brazil, South Korea, Senegal and more.

Sept. 20-22

Douglass Park, Chicago

Riot Fest is an annual music festival specializing in punk, rock, alternative, metal and hip-hop. The lineup for Riot Fest has yet to be announced.

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Xavi Makes U.S. Festival Debut at Sueños: ‘We Do This With a Lot of Love & Good Vibes’

The Mexican-American artist performed on Saturday, May 25 in Chicago's Grant Park.

By Griselda Flores

Griselda Flores

Senior Editor, Latin

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Just days after wrapping his first-ever tour, Xavi made his U.S. festival debut at Sueños on Saturday (May 25). The Mexican-American rising star performed in Chicago’s Grant Park to a crowd that sang along to his biggest hits, including “La Diabla” and “La Víctima,” both Billboard Hot 100 chart entries.

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Xavi says he wasn’t the type to go to festivals when he was younger but always imagined playing in one. And that finally happened when he took the stage just before 3 p.m. as the crowd settled into the open grass area. Wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey, as a nod to the city’s NBA team, he opened with “Poco A Poco.”

“ Como estamos Chicago? (How are we doing Chicago?)” he asked fans. Throughout his short but riveting 30-minute set, he sang all the hits, including “Modo DND,” “La Víctima” and closed with the banger “La Diabla.”

Signed to Interscope Records, Xavi’s signature  tumbados románticos  catapulted him to the top of the  Billboard  charts earlier this year. When asked what he thinks has been crucial to his rapid rise in music has been, he adds: “The key to success was the whole team behind it all, the family, the discipline, living each day as if it were the last.”

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Asking Alexandria announce fall 2024 U.S. tour with Memphis May Fire and The Word Alive

Asking Alexandria have announced the second leg of their All My Friends tour today .

The second leg will start on September 24 at The District in Sioux Falls, and it’ll conclude on November 2 at Senator Theater in Chico. Memphis May Fire will rejoin the band for this second leg with Archers as the opening act.

Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday (May 31) at 10:00 a.m. local time here . Pre-sale tickets will go live today (May 28) at noon EST/9 a.m. PST with the code Friends2024.

Asking Alexandria will be supporting their latest studio album Where Do We Go from Here? Memphis May Fire will be plugging their latest release Remade in Misery . The Word Alive will promote their latest album Hard Reset . Archers will be supporting their new album All That I Have Left , which was released earlier this month.

Asking Alexandria tour dates

9/24 Sioux Falls, SD @ The District

9/25 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club - The Rave Hall #

9/27 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

9/28 Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre #

9/29 Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe *

10/1 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues - Chicago

10/2 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom

10/4 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's

10/5 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues - Cleveland

10/6 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

10/8 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live

10/9 Portland, ME @ Aura

10/11 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

10/12 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony

10/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

10/15 Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex - Piedmont Hall

10/16 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City

10/18 Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal

10/19 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works ^

10/20 Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant ^

10/22 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman #

10/23 Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom #

10/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel

10/26 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre - Tucson

10/27 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

10/29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

10/30 Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre

11/1 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

11/2 Chico, CA @ Senator Theater #

^ no Memphis May Fire

* no Archers

# non Live Nation date

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Maggie Rogers takes a nostalgic Southwest road trip with 'Don't Forget Me'

Maggie Rogers says her new album, Don't Forget Me , is modeled on a Sunday afternoon driving record. Maddy Rotman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Maggie Rogers says her new album, Don't Forget Me , is modeled on a Sunday afternoon driving record.

Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers describes music as the "most sacred and most spiritual thing" she's ever been a part of. "Whether it's being in the crowd at a show at an early age, or being on stage with my band when we're all jamming or playing music together," she says, "that, to me, is the closest thing I've ever felt to something divine."

In 2021, burnt out from the intensity of her early career, Rogers considered quitting music entirely. Instead, she took a detour — to Harvard Divinity School. Her studies focused on public gatherings and the ethics of power in pop culture.

"My master's degree is in religion and public life," Rogers says. "This program that I went to was specifically for people who don't work in religion, who want a greater understanding of religion and the way it works in the world to be able to inform their non-religious life."

Rogers' latest album, Don't Forget Me , features songs written from the perspective of a 25-year-old woman who's leaving home and embarking on a road trip through the American Southwest.

"The album is sequenced in the order that I wrote the songs in," she says. "I was sort of writing [the songs] like scenes in a movie that takes place over, like, 36 hours, and has a very Thelma & Louise -esque ride to it."

Rogers says she always makes the album that she wants to hear. "Maybe that's selfish, or maybe that's just intuitive." She adds, laughing, "Or maybe that's the understanding that I'm going to play these songs a million times over the course of my lifetime."

For a special extended version of this interview, listen to the podcast version of this episode.

Interview highlights

On performance as therapy

I'm always working through something energetically on stage, and I find performing to be a kind of resonant therapy. You think about your body as this big combination of living, breathing organs and singing. It's resonant. I mean, you send vibration through your body for two hours straight every day and you're going to knock some things loose.

On art as a vessel for nostalgia

I think about songwriting a lot as a form of archiving. I mean, obviously I'm a nostalgic person if my record is called Don't Forget Me . There's so much beauty in life, and so much detail, and so much memory, and I do worry about forgetting it all — or being able to, like, get my arms so full of detail that I don't drop anything. Putting it into my art feels like one way of being able to just keep holding it. It's really a part of who I am.

Maggie Rogers: Tiny Desk Concert

My dad always tells the story of the night I turned 5 — he found me sobbing. I was just completely overwhelmed at the fact that I would never be 4 again ... this idea of time, the way that it slips through your fingers and not being able to go back. The thing about being on stage is the second it's awesome and you're like, something is really happening here , it's gone, and you can't hold it. You can just be present in it and hope that you remember it.

On her songwriting process

Songwriting, to me, is like a word puzzle. I always have the melody and the layout of a song first; sometimes, certain vowel sounds or certain words will come with the melody. There is a sort of shape to that current: You inherently understand how many syllables and the shape of what should go there. So it's like doing building blocks and a crossword puzzle in the same breath.

On the viral video of Pharrell Williams hearing her demo "Alaska," and becoming a star overnight

It was really, really scary when it happened. I was incredibly overwhelmed. It was complicated because I got the job that I had trained for and that I'd always wanted – exactly in the moment when I needed a job. And yet, it was so deeply and wildly out of my control. It felt like something that was happening to me, even though it was something I had prepared for, like, a decade at that point.

Part of me wishes that I got to upload that song and present my artistic statement. But I think what's really special about that video is how unguarded I am, and Pharrell is. If it happened any other way, it wouldn't be what it is. And I feel actually really lucky that the version of me that got introduced to the world is and was the most authentic version of myself.

Do I wish that I brushed my hair and put on a real outfit? That's the thing that's sort of funny about it: When I suddenly became a pop star, I needed a lot of clothes — suddenly I needed colorful, glittery outfits. I was like, "What do you mean I can't wear my jeans and boots?"

On learning music production to get around gatekeepers

I was writing songs in high school, and I couldn't get the guys to play my arrangements. So I learned how to program. I learned how to play the songs by myself and create the arrangements for drums and bass and synth and all these things on the computer. And when I got to school and I could learn about engineering and software and production and microphones and drum technique, it became something that allowed me to protect my vision. They were tools that allowed me to get the thing that I heard in my head down onto paper. The democratization of music software and the way that the internet has changed the power that gatekeepers within the industry have is something that is really inspiring to me.

On writing the song "Light On" about grappling with success

The sort of wild thing about fame or success is that it lifts you up, but also it is incredibly lonely. And I was having this experience that was everything I'd ever wished for, yet felt kind of uncreative. I really missed my friends and missed my life, and I just didn't know how to handle all of it. I had this Cinderella story [and it] felt really vulnerable to sort of say, I'm struggling with this. It doesn't feel as amazing as it looks. And that doesn't change how much I'm grateful for it. There is a complicated nuance in the middle.

It was really scary when I had to say all these things for the first time. But now it's been replaced by all of the joy that I've felt as a result of that decision, to stay in it and to find a way to make this thing feel like me.

Therese Madden and Thea Chaloner produced and edited this interview for broadcast. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Daoud Tyler-Ameen adapted it for the web.

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