Arts & Entertainment

Legendary Band Chicago Books Rialto Show For Spring

Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 25. Tell your friends, this one will surely be a sellout.

Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards.
Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards. (Image via YouTube)

JOLIET, IL —Rialto Square Theatre and NiteLite Promotions announced on Monday morning that legendary rock and roll band, Chicago, will perform at the Rialto Square Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday, October 25.

According to the Rialto, Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2014, and the band performed on the Grammy stage for the first time that year.

Tickets to see Chicago perform in downtown Joliet on Tuesday, April 7 will include the following prices: $196, $136, $96, $66 and $56. Additional fees may apply.

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"Chicago, will celebrate the holidays this year with a new Christmas album, CHICAGO CHRISTMAS, which spotlights the legendary group’s trademark sound on eight original songs, two yuletide favorites and one timeless classic that embraces the spirit of hope,"Monday's press release stated.

"Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor, and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of US cities. Record sales top the 100 million mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 36 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards."

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