Chicago in Concert at Pavilion at Star Lake (Wed., 7/21/21)

Classic-rock mainstay Chicago has remained vibrant and popular throughout the decades despite lead singer Peter Cetera leaving the band for a solo career in 1985, personnel changes, and a lack of latter-day chart successes. Why has Chicago remained so popular? The answer is in the music. Every musician is highly accomplished, and the band’s big wall of sound brings it all together. Best known for its brassy horn section—which gives extra depth to hits like “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Just You ‘n’ Me” “Beginnings,” and “If You Leave Me Now“—Chicago had a longer name at its start in 1967. The rockers called themselves Chicago Transit Authority but were forced to change it—by the Chicago Transit Authority. The band’s last release was 2019’s Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Pavilion at Star Lake, 665 Rt. 18, Burgettstown. (R.H.)

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