Do Division Street Fest This staple street fest showcases rock, punk, pop, experimental music, and more. Acts include Peanut Butter Wolf, A Place to Bury Strangers, Beach Fossils, and Nikki Lane. 6/3-6/5, Division between Damen and Hoyne, do-divisionstreetfest.com, $5 suggested donation.
Chicago Blues Festival Shemekia Copeland, Fred Wesley, and Diunna Greenleaf are among the headliners at the event that calls itself the largest free blues festival in the world. 6/10-6/12, Grant Park, chicagobluesfestival.us, free.
Windy City LakeShake This giant lakeside festival features giants of modern country, including Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Martina McBride, and Travis Tritt. 6/17-6/19, FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, lakeshakefestival.com, $99.50 per day, three-day pass $255.
FitzGerald’s American Music Festival The 35th installment of this festival features four days of Americana inside and outside its namesake Berwyn club, including Donna the Buffalo, Webb Wilder, Willie Nile, and Dos Lobos. 6/30-7/3, FitzGerald’s, 6615 W. Roosevelt, Berwyn, fitzgeraldsnightclub.com, $25-$50 per day.
West Fest Presented by the Empty Bottle, this street fest has announced only its first wave of bands—including Luna, Cloud Nothings, and the Eternals—but its lineup is reliably good. 7/8-7/10, Chicago between Damen and Wood, westfestchicago.com, $5 suggested donation.
Metal Threat Fest Three days, two rooms, and all the extreme metal you can handle—including Inquisition, Absu, the Ruins of Beverast, Exciter, Angelcorpse, and Razor. 7/15-7/17, Reggie’s Rock Club and Reggie’s Music Joint, facebook.com/MetalThreatPromotions, three-day passes sold out, single-day tickets $50.
