Stage Buzz: Rob Zombie, North Coast Music Fest, Danny Elfman, Babymetal

What do you get when metal, Japanese Idol culture, and J-pop collide? You get BABYMETAL, who are celebrating 16 years of “kawaii metal.” The group brings their vivid, highly choreographed, and kick-ass show to Chicago this weekend with special guests Halestorm and Violent Vira. It all goes down at Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island this Friday, September 4. Grab tickets here.

Ride out the last days of summer at North Coast Music Festival this weekend. This year, catch sets from FISHER, Porter Robinson, Holy Priest, GRiZ, Illenium, SLANDER, ALLEYCVT, Chris Lorenzo, Tape B, and more. The three-day festival takes place at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview from September 4th to September 6th. Get details here.

It’s time to get your spook on! Rob Zombie is pulling up to Chicago in his Dragula for yet another edition of his “Freaks on Parade” tour. Zombie will deliver a night of cuts from his latest album, The Great Satan, along with fan favorites like “Living Dead Girl,” “Superbeast,” and “More Human than Human.” It all goes down Saturday, September 5th at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park. You can still get tickets here.

Danny Elfman has spent the past five decades creating movie scores that are whimsical, frightening, eclectic, and downright iconic. Before that, he was making offbeat, funky music with his band Oingo Boingo. Now, the maestro composer is hitting the road in support of his yet-to-be-announced new album. The trek kicks off in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom on Monday, September 7th. Tickets are available here.

– Ashley Perez-Hollingsworth

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