Stevie will headline Ravinia Festival
 

Common, John Legend, Aretha, Mellencamp among 2017 Ravinia lineup

The 2017 Ravinia Festival will be one of its most star-packed and most diverse with a lineup that boasts the superstar power of Common, John Legend, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Santana, John Mellancamp, Stevie Nicks and OneRepublic, among the 140 acts scheduled for the summer music extravaganza.

Running June 3 through Sept. 17 in Highland Park, the festival this year boasts 58 artist debuts from nearly every genre of music.

Oscar-winner Legend officially kicks off the festival’s pavilion series with a concert on June 10; singer-songwriter Gallant shares the bill. Chicago rapper and Oscar-winner Common headlines the pavilion June 24. Franklin, who recently announced her retirement from touring, will make a special festival stop on June 17. Motown legend Smokey Robinson headlines the pavilion on Sept. 15. Gladys Knight will share the bill with festival newcomer/veteran pop singer Michael Bolton on Sept. 1. The Temptations, along with the Beach Boys, will perform July 2. Chicago cabaret legend Spider Saloff presents a tribute to the songs of Peggy Lee on Aug 25 in Bennett Gordon Hall.

“Our audiences have come to expect everything from our programming, and we truly hope our lineup continues to reflect our ongoing commitment to bring as wide a variety of music as we can to our audiences,” said Ravinia’s president and CEO Welz Kauffman.

Fans of this year’s Oscar-winning film “La La Land” can experience a lawn/pavilion screening of the film with its score performed in concert by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Stelluto on June 18.

On the classical music side, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra marks its 82nd annual summer residency at the festival with 18 concerts on the schedule, punctuated by the return to the podium of Christoph Eschenbach (July 28, in a program with violinist Ray Chen and soprano Marisol Montalvo; and July 29, in a program with pianist Lang Lang); James Levine (conducting Haydn’s “The Creation” Aug. 8); and Susanna Malkki (in a program of Sibelius and Beethoven with violinist Vadim Repin July 20, and pianist Kirill Gerstein July 21). Conductor Lionel Bringuier makes his CSO debut (in a program with pianist Yuja Wang) July 11.

Kent Nagano makes his Ravinia debut on July 25, conducting the CSO as part of Ravinia’s multi-concert celebration of Pulitzer-Prize winning composer John Adams’s 70th birthday.

The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra makes its Ravinia debut with Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell conducting Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons: Rediscovered” July 27. Venezuelan conductor/violinist Gustavo Dudamel will lead the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela in a program of Prokofiev, Castellanos, Orbon and Bernstein, among others, Sept. 14.

Also making his Ravinia debut is Tony Award-winning “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr., performing in the Martin Theatre Aug. 13. “We really wanted him on the pavilion but he wanted the Martin because he’s been doing these incredible cabaret shows and he wanted that intimacy of the Martin, to be able to connect with his audience in that setting,” Kauffman said of Odom, who won the Tony for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical.

Talking about the pop/rock music lineup, Kauffman said this year’s roster of artists features many who’ve been long-sought for the Highland Park venue.

“John Mellencamp [headlining the pavilion Aug. 26-27] and Stevie Nicks [headlining the pavilion Sept. 9-10] have been on our festival’s bucket list for a very long time,” he said. “It’s just a matter of being able to get artists who are so very busy every year [with summer tours] … I’ve wanted to get Lila Downs [July 1] on our schedule for 10 years. She performs mostly downtown [Chicago] so I’m thrilled we could finally make it work here. … It takes time for artists to understand their audiences will come [to Highland Park]. … Our accessibility by car and by train — how many festivals have a train that drops patrons off at the front gate — is one of our key assets.”

Along with the aforementioned OneRepublic (July 14, with Fitz & the Tantrums and James Arthur), some other artists making their Ravinia debuts include Pentatonix (Aug. 28), Alanis Morissette (Aug. 25), Sammy Hagar & The Circle (June 19) and Andrew Bird (July 23).

Among returning fan favorites are Santana (Aug. 11), Tony Bennett (Aug. 4), Diana Krall (June 28), Sheryl Crow (July 7), The Gipsy Kings (June 23), and The Moody Blues (June 30) celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Days of Future Passed.”

Also returning this year is the daylong, parkwide Fiesta Ravinia on Sept. 17, celebrating Mexican culture, music, art and family activities. Los Tigres del Norte and Natalia Jimenez will headline the pavilion.

Tickets for all concerts will go on sale March 22 exclusively to Ravinia donors. The general public on-sale begins May 9 at ravinia.org.

The complete concert schedule/lineup can be found at ravinia.org.



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If there's another leg to this tour, I hope they announce it soon. I was considering the Newark show, but I'd skip it if she's coming to Camden, Philly, or Hershey this summer :)

I don't think so, since she'll also do with Fleetwood Mac at Classic East and Classic West festival in July I think they probably just wanted to do some festivals like they said a few years ago, but anyhting is possible.

Hey there,

If you're planning on going to the Newark concert, will you go alone or with someone? :) I'm only asking because there are a few really good floor tickets left but they're only sold in pairs...

It would be nice if she did a few from a new album at this event in September.:lol:

It would, at this point a Song From The Vaults Part 2 would be perfect.

Very unlikely, though the timing would be excellent. She is drawing large crowds on this tour and her brand is stronger than it has been in years. A new album would likely get noticed in 2017 more than 24KG did 3 years ago!

And basically she'd have the time to promote it a bit. However dreaming is free.

she has to be doing some more shows around this time, hoping for red rocks!

I have that feeling I feel when I think I'll be seeing her again soon (and that intuition I have is usually right). I bet she's going to add more shows for the end of this year. Buckingham McVie are supposed to tour, so that gives her time to do more of her thing. Maybe even release a 24 Karat Gold vol. 2 as well! 😎 Dave Stewart can make quick work of her stuff!
We need "Julia" officially finished!! 😀

Here's hoping!!

Another September show: The Bourbon and Beyond Festival

http://www.courier-journal.com/story...eup/100478782/

Go Stevie!!

She's surely going to have a busy summer and autumn.

A lot of Ravinia performers do a one night deal and may not perform the rest of the year. This is a BIG "GET" for Ravinia. I'd view this the same as doing a corporate gig for Stevie.

You're right about this being a big "get". I called Ravinia when this was first announced and the woman I spoke to said they had Stevie on their bucket list. She said there was a high probability the shows would get sold out to donors before tickets go on sale to the gen public. The only thing that might impact this are the dates. She said September settles down a little bit.

No worries, wait till the very end and get some tickets. Too many pigeons buy early and wind up paying too much. The money is NOT going to Stevie anyway as she has a guarantee in her contract. It mostly goes to brokers etc.

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June, 2017:

June 10 – John Legend and Gallant
June 14 – Pat Metheny
June 15 – Seu Jorge presents the Life Aquatic (A tribute to David Bowie)
June 16 – Willie Nelson and Family, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
June 17 – Aretha Franklin
June 18 – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents La La Land in Concert
June 19 – Sammy Hagar and the Circle
June 20 – Juilliard String Quartet
June 23 – Gipsy Kings
June 24 – Common
June 27 – Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs
June 28 – Diana Krall
June 29 – The Stars of the Peking Acrobats
June 30 – The Moody Blues

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Jul 2 – The Beach Boys and The Temptations
Jul 3 – Ryan Speedo Green
Jul 5 – Ravel & Mozart
Jul 6 – Booker T. Jones
Jul 7 – Sheryl Crow
Jul 10 – Dvorák Piano Quintet No. 2
Jul 11 – Yuja Wang and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 12 – Joshua Bell and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 14 – OneRepublic, Fitz and the Tantrums and James Arthur
Jul 15 – OneRepublic, Fitz and the Tantrums and James Arthur
Jul 16 – Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Jul 17 – Angela Hewitt
Jul 18 – Yefim Bronfman and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 19 – The Music of Dvorák
Jul 20 – Susanna Mälkki and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 21 – Susanna Mälkki and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 22 – Blondie, Garbage, John Doe and Exene Servenka
Jul 23 – Andrew Bird
Jul 24 – Emerson String Quartet and Calidore String Quartet
Jul 25 – Nikolai Lugansky and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 26 – Stephen Stills and Judy Collins
Jul 27 – Cleveland Baroque Orchestra plays Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons
Jul 28 – Christoph Eschenbach and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jul 29 – Lang Lang and Christoph Eschenbach
Jul 31 – Pierre-Laurent Aimard

August, 2017:

August 1 – Denis Matsuev
August 2 – Danish String Quartet
August 3 – Pinchas Zuckerman and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
August 4 – Tony Bennett
August 5 – Darius Rucker
August 6 – Sir James Galway and Lady Jane Galway
August 7 – Lady Jane Galway and Phillip Moll
August 8 – James Levine and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
August 9 – Morris Robinson
August 10 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra All-Russian Evening
August 11 – Santana
August 12 – Santana
August 13 – Leslie Odom Jr. and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
August 14 – Punch Brothers and Julian Lage
August 15 – Jonathan Biss
August 16 – Vladimir Feltsman
August 17 – The Knights and Susan Graham
August 18 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
August 19 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
August 20 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
August 21 – Behzod Abduraimov
August 22 – Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
August 23 – Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
August 24 – The Naugthton Sisters
August 25 – Alanis Morissete
August 26 – John Mellencamp
August 27 – John Mellencamp
August 28 – Pentatonix
August 29 – Lifehouse and Switchfoot
August 30 – John Butler Trio and The Waifs
August 31 – Inna Faliks and Daniel Schlosberg

September, 2017:

September 1 – Michael Bolton and Gladys Knight
September 2 – Pacifica Quartet
September 3 – Pacifica Quartet
September 4 – Simón Bolívar String Quartet
September 5 – Bryan Wallick
September 7 – Concert Dance Inc.
September 8 – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
September 9 – Stevie Nicks
September 10 – Stevie Nicks
September 14 – Gustavo Dudamel and National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
September 15 – Smokey Robinson
September 16 – TLC + Biz Markie, O-Town, Mark McGrath, All 4 One and Snap
September 17 – Los Tigres del Norte and Jiménez

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