Louder Than Life (Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM)
Louder Than Life is a multi-day rock, nu metal, and alternative music festival. It takes place annually at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. It is recognized for its powerful sound systems, multiple stages, and immersive crowd experience with attendance peaking at over 240,000 in 2025. Get ready to dig into rock and metal compositions from artists like Pantera, TOOL, My Chemical Romance, Anthrax, Megadeath, and Papa Roach to name a few. Louder Than Life is known for its nonstop energy. The show is ideal for students who are fans of hard rock, metal, and alternative music. Get yourself signed up now!
Lollapalooza (Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:00 PM)
Lollapalooza is one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the world and one of the longest-running in the United States. The four day festival is held in Grant Park, right here in Chicago! Lollapalooza is known for its Alternative Rock acts, but also brings artists from across a wide variety of genres to the stage. Some past headliners include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Metallica, Green Day, Guns n Roses, Outkast, Black Sabbath, Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Cage The Elephant, Smashing Pumpkins, Frank Ocean, Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam, Queens of The Stone Age, Tame Impala and Jack White. This is a great show for any student with expansive music taste!
Monsters of Rock (Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:00 PM)
The Monsters of Rock festival is the festival for hard rock and metal fans. For 15 years, the festival toured the world, held in different countries throughout the years. Nowadays the festival is held on a cruise ship, bringing the biggest names to the caribbean! The festival's past lineups speak for itself, including AC/DC, Metallica, Slayer, Guns N' Roses, ZZ Top, Twisted Sister, Kiss, Megadeath, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, Slayer, Black Sabbath, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard. Many say the 1988 Monsters of Rock festival was the birth of Metallicas’ reign as the kings of modern metal.
Riot Fest (Thursdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM)
Riot Fest is a long-running punk, rock, and alternative music festival best known for its chaotic energy, nostalgic lineups, and a mix of legendary and underground acts. Beginning in 2005, this fest has become a staple in the realm of Chicago live music, regularly hosted in Douglass Park in the Fall. Fans of punk, alt-rock, indie and emo bands will find familiar music in this show. Some of the showcased artists will include Blink-182, The Misfits, Weezer and The Flaming Lips to name a few! If you enjoyed last seasons Punk Rock show, this may be the show for you!
Woodstock (Thursdays 7:30 - 9:00 PM)
In 1969, almost half a million people made a pilgrimage to Yasgur’s Farm in upstate New York for three days of peace and music. Catapulting many iconic artists who played this landmark music festival into superstar status, Woodstock embodies the spirit of the 60s. It was a watershed moment for Rock and Roll, and this show celebrates the legendary, and very stylistically diverse, artists who promoted unity and embraced freedom of expression while performing at the festival. Songs by The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead and more make this show an exciting and well-balanced educational challenge for all instruments and experience levels!