ChicagoFest

ChicagoFest
ChicagoFest at Navy Pier
StatusDefunct
GenreMusic Festival
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Navy Pier (1978–82)
Soldier Field (1983)
Chicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Years active1978–1983
PeopleMayor Michael Bilandic

ChicagoFest was a Chicago music festival established in 1978 by Mayor Michael Bilandic. It was a two-week event held annually at Navy Pier that featured sixteen separate stages, each sponsored by a national retail brand and a media sponsor compatible to the stage's format, e.g. Rock WLUP, Chicago Tribune Jazz, Miller Brewing Company Blues and WXRT, that broadcast live from the festival. The stages were: Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Blues, Comedy, Roller Disco, Pin Ball Arcade, Jazz, Children's, Variety, Ethnic, as well as a Main stage seating 30,000. There were approximately 600 concert performances by headline artists produced each year.


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