Ravinia Festival in Highland Park has announced its extensive calendar of musical acts for the summer.
Running from June 1 to September 16, the outdoor venue will host a wide range of bands, artists, movies and orchestral performances.
Highlights for the season include Roger Daltrey, ZZ Top with John Fogerty, Trombone Shorty with Galactic and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Cake with Ben Folds, Snarky Puppy, Jackson Browne, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Chris Thile’s “Live From Here,” and John Hiatt.
Tickets are available to donors beginning March 20. Tickets for shows in June or July go on sale to the general public on May 8, with performances in August or September on sale May 10.
Look at the full schedule below, with highlights in bold, and visit the festival's site here.
Friday, June 1 – Los Lobos with Los Lonely Boys and Ozomatli
Saturday, June 2 – Diana Ross
Sunday, June 3 – Loverboy with Survivor
Tuesday, June 5 – Guest Chefs
Thursday, June 7 – Stephen Marley with Matisyahu
Friday, June 8 – Vladimir Feltsman
Saturday, June 9 – Chris Thile’s “Live From Here”
Sunday, June 10 – Anita Baker
Tuesday, June 12 – ZZ Top with John Fogerty
Wednesday, June 13 – The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Friday, June 15 – Jackson Browne
Saturday, June 16 – Alison Krauss
Tuesday, June 19 – Seal
Wednesday, June 20 – Juilliard String Quartet
Thursday, June 21 – Well Strung
Friday, June 22 – Jill Scott
Saturday, June 23 – Roger Daltrey
Sunday, June 24 – Janis Ian
Monday, June 25 – Roger Daltrey
Tuesday, June 26 – A Night At Bach’s Coffeehouse – Apollo’s Fire
Thursday, June 28 – Schubert’s String Quartet
Friday, June 29 – Bryan Adams
Saturday, June 30 – Kids Concerts – Sing Harlem
Monday, July 2 – Snarky Puppy
Tuesday, July 3 – Ksenija
Satuday, July 7 – Guest Chefs
Sunday, July 8 – Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang
Monday, July 9 – RSMI Piano & Strings
Tuesday, July 10 – Evanescence with Lindsey Stirling
Wednesday, July 11 – Zukerman Trio
Thursday, July 12 – Joshua Bell
Friday, July 13 – Alan Cumming
Saturday, July 14 – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Sunday, July 15 – Audra McDonald
Tuesday, July 17 – Emerson String Quartet
Wednesday, July 18 – Gustavo Dudamel and Yuja Wang
Thursday, July 19 – RSMI Program for Piano and Strings
Sunday, July 22 – Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Monday, July 23 – Leon Fleisher
Tuesday, July 24 – Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue
Wednesday, July 25 – Ray Chen
Thursday, July 26 – Jorge Federico Osorio
Friday, July 27 – Leonard Bernstein
Sunday, July 29 – Lost 80’s Live – Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes & More
Monday, July 30 – Takacs String Quartet
Tuesday, July 31 – Chanticleer
Wednesday, August 1 – E.T.
Thursday, August 2 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Friday, August 3 – Whoop!
Saturday, August 4 – Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven 5
Sunday, August 5 – David Foster
Monday, August 6 – Angelique Kidjo and Femi Kuti
Tuesday, August 7 – Thomas Flampson, Lucas Pisaroni and Kevin Murphy
Wednesday, August 8 – Bonnie Koloc and Howard Levy
Thursday, August 9 – James Conlon
Friday, August 10 – Bernstein and Friends
Saturday, August 11 – Metropolitan Opera Stars
Sunday, August 12 – Steve Martin and Martin Short with the Steep Canyon Rangers
Monday, August 13 – RSMI Singers
Tuesday, August 14 – Michael Feinstein and Kristin Chenoweth
Wednesday, August 15 – Vertigo
Thursday, August 16 – Frederica von Stade and Laurie Rubin
Friday, August 17 – Earth, Wind & Fire
Saturday, August 18 – Igor Levit
Sunday, August 19 – Frederica von Stade and Marin Alsop
Monday, August 20 – Milos Returns
Tuesday, August 21 – Joshua Bell
Wednesday, August 22 – Cake and Ben Folds
Thursday, August 23 – Sugarland
Friday, August 24 – The Beach Boys
Saturday, August 25 – Jason Mraz & Brett Dennen
Sunday, August 26- Trombone Shorty, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band & More
Monday, August 27 – Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish
Tuesday, August 28 – Lyle Lovett
Thursday, August 30 – John Hiatt & The Goners
Friday, August 31 – Culture Club & The B-52s
Saturday, September 1 – Culture Club & The B-52s
Sunday, September 2 – O.A.R.
Monday, September 3 – Jethro Tull
Tuesday, September 4 – Sir James Galway
Wednesday, September 5 – Peter Serkin
Thursday, September 6 – 50 Cent
Friday, September 7 – Yes
Saturday, September 8 – Tony Bennett
Tuesday, September 11 – Lara Downes and Theo Bleckmann
Wednesday, September 12 – Considering Matthew Shepard
Thursday, September 13 – Lagrime di San Pietro
Friday, September 14 – Gipsy Kings
Saturday, September 15 – Johnny Rivers with Jimmy Webb
Sunday, September 16 – Los Tigres Del Norte
