Stage Buzz: Jimmy Eat World, Ricky Martin, Big Suit, Usher

Jimmy Eat World is celebrating 25 years of their seminal album Bleed American. Featuring hits like “The Middle,” “The Sweetness,” “A Praise Chorus,” and “If You Don’t, Don’t,” the album has been constantly hailed as one of the best punk records of all time. You’ll have a chance to hear this iconic album in full when Jimmy Eat World comes to Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island with special guests The Get Up Kids and Sunny Day Real Estate this Thursday, August 20th. You don’t want to miss this, so grab tickets here.

Prepare to shake your bons bons and get ready to live la vidaloca! Latin superstar Ricky Martin comes to Chicago for his Ravinia debut. If you want an unforgettable night of dancing and music, check out Martin when he performs at Ravinia on Thursday, August 20th. You can still grab tickets here.

Spend the weekend partying with global superstar Usher when he brings “The R&B Tour” with Chris Brown to Soldier Field. The two-night stint will feature Usher’s slick choreography and vocal prowess that’ll get you dancing all night. It all goes down Friday, August 21st, and Saturday, August 22nd. Tickets for Friday are sold out, but you can still snag Saturday tickets here.

Acclaimed Talking Heads tribute Big Suit comes to the Des Plaines Theatre on Wednesday, August 26, with a stage show modeled after the Stop Making Sense(captured in the 1984 film) stage show era of the band; charismatic lead singer Jason Krause leads the group on an energetic night of music from the groundbreaking, eclectic New York new wave band.

-Ashley Perez-Hollingsworth

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