Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (originally World Music Theatre and formerly New World Music Theatre, Tweeter Center and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre) is an outdoor music venue located in Tinley Park, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is one of the largest music venues in the Chicago area, with a capacity of up to 28,000 spectators; 11,000 reserved seats, 17,000 lawn seats. It is a venue pulling fans from the city of Chicago, as well as surrounding suburbs and neighboring states. It is one of only a few large outdoor amphitheatres in the Chicago area. Nederlander Concerts and Jam Productions co-managed the venue from 1994 to 1999. Hollywood Casino acquired the naming rights, beginning in 2015. The venue is owned by Live Nation.
Kendrick Lamar Tops Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre's 2018 Lineup
TINLEY PARK, IL — It's not often that people can mention plans to spend a June evening listening to a Pulitzer Prize winner rap and say it like it's a good thing. But that's the case this summer as Kendrick Lamar — the hip-hop artist who was recently named a Pulitzer recipient in music — will be one of the musical acts performing during Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre's 2018 concert season.
The Tinley Park venue has shows scheduled from mid-May through the beginning of October. Along with individual acts, such as Imagine Dragons, Steely Dan and Keith Urban, large group performances like the Ticket to Rock and Vans Warped tours are also booked at the amphitheater this year.
Here's a rundown of Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre's 2018 lineup:
MAY
18: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Lauren Alaina
25: Slayer, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament
JUNE
9: Poison and Cheap Trick
15: Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Schoolboy Q
21: Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers
JULY
7: Weezer and the Pixies
12: Ticket to Rock Tour: Shinedown, Avenged Sevenfold, Rob Zombie and Five Finger Death Punch
13: Imagine Dragons
14: Kesha and Macklemore
15: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson
21: Vans Warped Tour
26: Niall Horan and Maren Morris
27: Godsmack and Shinedown
28: Chris Brown
AUGUST
3: Lynyrd Skynyrd
10: Rascal Flatts
11: End Of The World Tour: Avenged Sevenfold, Prophets of Rage and Three Days Grace
18: Keith Urban and Kelsa Ballerini
24: Gov't Mule and the Avett Brothers
25: Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town
29: Breaking Benjamin and Five Finger Death Punch
SEPTEMBER
8: Counting Crows with Live
15: Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker
16: Pentatonix
21: Ozzy Osbourne and Stone Sour
22: Kid Rock, Brantley Gilber and Wheeler Walker Jr.
OCTOBER
6: Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb