Booking Ahead | Big Boi, Depeche Mode, Danny Brown and Flying Lotus

Big Boi

Photo: Jonathan Mannion

Earlier this week we dropped a few clues as to who could be at this summer's Lollapalooza, and the announcement that Depeche Mode is bringing its Delta Machine World Tour to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre August 24 in effect eliminated the U.K. heavyweight from consideration. Also not appearing at Lolla is EDM titan David Guetta, whose addition to the inaugural Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago lineup was also revealed this week. And you can cross fun. off the list as well, since the recent Grammy-winners are now set to headline the first day of this summer's Taste of Chicago festival. All speculation aside, here's what we do know: OutKast rapper Big Boi hits the Vic on May Day on a solo tour that brings along fellow Atlanta wordsmith Killer Mike, fellow MC and Pitchfork Fest vet Danny Brown arrives at the Bottom Lounge a week ahead of that and hip-hop futurist Flying Lotus heads to the Metro May 18. Find these and many other new concert announcements below or visit timeoutchicago.com/bookingahead for a more extensive list of upcoming shows.

MARCH
22 UPDATED Trapt + The Last Vegas + Mind Merchant Viper Alley. 18+
23 SOLD OUT The English Beat SPACE.
23 Morrissey + Kristeen Young Chicago Theatre. CANCELED
29 Waxahatchee Permanent Records.
30 UPDATED R5 + Sunderland + Taylor Mathews + Alex Aiono House of Blues. AA

APRIL
1 SpaceGhostPurrp Bottom Lounge. 17+
2 Magicks + Different Sleep + Sunny Shadows Lincoln Hall. 18+
4 Mark Ronson (DJ set) The Mid.
4 Toots & The Maytals House of Blues. 17+
5 Cool Memories + John Bellows + The Hecks Hideout.
5 Sybris + Rabbid Rabbit + Killer Moon Bottom Lounge.
5 Rahsaan Patterson The Shrine.
6, 7 Instant Composers Pool Orchestra Constellation.
9 UPDATED Turquoise Jeep + DK Lincoln Hall. 18+
10 Country Mice + Exit Ghost Bottom Lounge. 17+
11 Oscar D'León V Live. 18+
11 Love and Radiation + Impulsive Hearts + Collages Hideout.
11 SOLD OUT Rhye Schubas.
11 Water Liars + The Gunshy + Paul Cary The Burlington.
12 Alesso + Adventure Club + Don Dada Congress Theater. 18+
12 Morning Teleportation Beat Kitchen. 17+
12 UPDATED Tristan Prettyman + Satellite Lincoln Hall.
12 UPDATED Raekwon + Guilty Simpson + MC ADaD The Shrine.
12 Weepin' Willows + Majors Junction FitzGerald's.
12 The Bernie Worrell Orchestra 27 Live.
13 SOLD OUT Atmosphere + Brother Ali + Get Cryphy Metro.
13 UPDATED Redd Kross + Outer Minds Empty Bottle.
14 Late Nite Reading + Farewell, My Love + Snow White's Poison Bite + Her Bright Skies + CatchingYourClouds Reggie's Rock Club. AA
14 UPDATED Meek Mill + Ace Hood House of Blues. 17+
17 CANCELED Little Annie & Baby Dee Mayne Stage.
18 Blue Jean Gala: Alison Krauss & Dan Tyminski + Kris Kristofferson Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall.
18 The Memorials + Feuding Fathers + Bongonya Subterranean. 17+
18 Van Dyke Parks Constellation.
19 Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed Constellation.
22 Hadag Nahash City Winery.
22 KRS-One + Mykal Rose + Sister Carol The Shrine.
24 UPDATED Mindless Self Indulgence + The Red Paintings House of Blues. AA
25 Danny Brown + Kitty Bottom Lounge. 17+
25 UPDATED Johnny Marr + Alamar Metro. 18+
25 Sonoi Hideout.
26 Otis Clay City Winery.
26 Just Left + The Fold + She's Alive + Marina City Metro. AA
26 The Red Jumpsuit Alliance + The Action Blast + EverSay Bottom Lounge. 17+
27 Bubbly Creek Bluegrass Band + Hayward + Miss Oneida Hideout.
27 Janiva Magness FitzGerald's.
28 Loudness Bottom Lounge. 17+
28 Craig Taborn Trio Constellation.
29 Fielded + Gel Set + The Alienists The Burlington.
30 Steve Mason Schubas.

MAY
1 Big Boi + Killer Mike Vic Theatre. 18+
2 SOLD OUT James Blake + FaltyDL Metro.
2 The Veils Subterranean. 17+
2 Zion I Bottom Lounge. 17+
3 The Claudettes + The Embraceables + The Cell Phones Hideout.
3 Paper Bird + Dana Falconberry Martyrs'.
5 Kelly Hogan + Dimitry Samarov Hideout.
10 Andre Nickatina + Roach Gigz + Mumbls Abbey Pub.
11 The Stylistics + The Dramatics + The Manhattans + Heatwave + The Main Ingredient Arie Crown Theater.
16 UPDATED Shout Out Louds + Haerts Metro. AA
17 Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers + Sons of Bill Abbey Pub.
17 of Montreal Lincoln Hall. AA
17 The Dan Band House of Blues. 17+
17 Wild Jesus & The Devil's Lettuce + Lowdown Brass Band Hideout.
18 Flying Lotus + Thundercat Metro. 18+
19 Relient K + Hellogoodbye + William Beckett House of Blues. AA
23 Ana Popovic FitzGerald's.
24–26 Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago: David Guetta + Tiësto + Armin van Buuren + Kaskade + Tiga Chicagoland Speedway.
24 Juicy J + A$AP Ferg Metro. 18+
25 Devils in Angels Abbey Pub.
25 Cathy Richardson Band City Winery.
26 Anti-Flag + Make Do and Mend + Hostage Calm + Worlds Scariest Police Chases Beat Kitchen. 17+
26 A Tribe Called Red Mayne Stage. 18+
27 Anti-Flag + The Swellers + Hostage Calm + Worship This! Beat Kitchen. 17+
27 Gorod + Kamikabe + Vale of Pnath + Inanimate Existence Reggie's Rock Club. 18+
29 Fielded + Gel Set Permanent Records.
30, 31 SOLD OUT Alkaline Trio + Bayside + Off with Their Heads Metro.
31 Fantuzzi + Acoustic Medicine + Brian Imig Reggie's Music Joint.
31 Torche Empty Bottle.

JUNE
2 Derek Fawcett + Julia Klee + Steve Dawson + Todd Kessler Martyrs'.
2 Stephen Kellogg SPACE.
16 Royal Southern Brotherhood City Winery.
19 Ladysmith Black Mambazo SPACE.
21 UPDATED The Bellamy Brothers + The Makena Hartlin Band Viper Alley. Rescheduled from May 11. 18+
22 Joe Pug Beat Kitchen. 17+
27 Birds of Chicago SPACE.
28 O.A.R. + Andrew McMahon + Allen Stone Charter One Pavilion.

JULY
5, 6 Dave Matthews Band Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
10 Taste of Chicago: fun. + Delta Spirit Grant Park, Petrillo Music Shell.

AUGUST
14 The Aristocrats Reggie's Rock Club. 17+
24 Depeche Mode First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.

NOVEMBER
9 The Fab Faux Chicago Theatre.