Taste of Chicago

[jeffro79]

Does anyone know at what time the venue opens for the Taste of Chicago Fest. ? I'll be making a 4-4 1/2 hour drive that day to see the show and I dont want to get shut out and I want to get a good view. I'm taking my 16 yr old brother and want him to have a killer time. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jeff

[NickFryerMusic.Com]

the taste is going on all weekend. grant park is open to the public. you can get there anytime and hang out. not sure when they let people into the pavillion itself, but it is big and i'm sure you won't have a problem getting a seat. get there before the show hang out have a couple two tree Chicago Style dogs and an Old Style and get pumped for the show!

[otter]

Very Psyched to see my first Jacket show of 2006...just booked two nights in a downtown hotel.

Anyone heard how long the set is going to be? It's supposed to start at 3:00 pm...

Anyone with taste of Chicago experience please give helpful advice.

[tambourine]

Here the story with Taste of Chicago.  Giant food fest w/ 100+ food booths sampling Chicago eateries.  

Patrillo bandshell sits at one of the fest with seating for a few thousand and a field/park/lawn behind the seating.  The lawn area is huge and fun but you can't necessarily see the stage from there and so I'd recomed the seats.  

The seats are first come first used, and this is a free show so they will fill up and then they will stop allowing access to the seating area.  Once you get a "wristband" (or hand stamp) for the seating area you can leave and come back as often as you like... so I'd recomend heading straight there when you arrive.

The show starts at 3 and Mike Doughtery (sp?) plays before MMJ so I'd assume MMJ at 3:45 - 4 o'clock.  

[JacketGal]

Checked the Taste site and they say the seated area opens half an hour before the show, so that means at about 2:30 pm.

A couple of years ago went to see Wilco and a line had formed fairly early. Just a head's up!

Can't wait!!

[jeffro79]

Hey everyone thanks for the info. Anyone care to venture a guess at the set length we'll get? I'm hoping for an hour and a half, but I think prolly more like an hour. A dude can hope though. Thanks again!
Jeff

[ChiefOKONO]

my guess is about 75 minutes?  90 would rule!!!!!

[shotglass]

The 19th Annual Free 4th of July Show at Taste of Chicago, presented by U.S. Cellular and Bud Light

Join 93XRT for our 19th annual free concert at this year's Taste of Chicago, starring Ray Davies of The Kinks, My Morning Jacket and Mike Doughty's Band! The show will be at Grant Park's Petrillo Music Shell on Tuesday, July 4th. The concert will be broadcast in its entirety LIVE from Grant Park on WXRT and 93XRT.com. Music begins at 3:00pm

[Dee.]

Awesome.



To everyone going - have fun, Happy 4th, and report back.  8)

http://www.wxrt.com/

[NickFryerMusic.Com]

yo people- the chicago reader has listed MMJ starting at 4:15 and the next act at 5:55 so MMJ will probably end at 5:30. I'm hoping for "Picture of You" or "Strangulation" anyone else?

[corey]

Wow. They didn't bother to get  a recent pic, did they?
:)

[jeffro79]

Thanks for the info once again. I would love to hear "Picture of You" hell any damn song from TF.

[Dee.]

Wow. They didn't bother to get  a recent pic, did they?
:)

I know!  I give you, Google Image Search page 2:


You would think maybe they thought that it's Carol & Bo in the picture, but NO - Two Tone's hair is too long.. dead giveaway.  Get it together, Chicago!  ;)

[tomEisenbraun]

and c'mon. where's tommy's hawt beard? exactly.

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2006/06/30/entertainment/entertainment/157e79c6e1ac7f168625719a006b3f71.txt

(let's see if he changes his mind AFTER the show)...

* Ray Davies, My Morning Jacket, Mike Doughty, 3 p.m. Tuesday. The city of Chicago has certainly brought more spectacular lineups to their Fourth of July concert, but this one is still worthy on its own merits. Earlier this year, Kinks mastermind Ray Davies released his first proper solo set, "Other People's Lives," to deserved acclaim, and Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket unleashed arguably the best album of their career, "Z," last year. Former Soul Coughing leader Mike Doughty opens.

[blenderbaby]

Hi fellow afficianado's of all things awesome, , have not read all these post's today(life is sooooo hectic), but someone asked what time the Taste show starts, and in fear of repeating what might have already been mentioned, the Advert in the Chicago "Reader" mag state's that Show starts at 3.00pm(mike doughty, whoever HE IS), then the one and only MMJ, are due on stage at 4.15pm.  Ray Davies is due on at 5.55pm, so, hey, "do the math" for lengh of said supergroup!!!. As for my good self, i will be getting a 30 min train ride to said gig at 12.00ish, and will be defending my good spot like a viking on speed till i see my idols.............p.s., any hot leggy blonde's wanner meet up there, i will be in my baggy shorts, and will sport a tattoo on my big ale gut...... :P

[corey]

Mike Doughty is very good. Do check him out. His last album, "Haughty Melodic" was one of my favorites from last year.

[CC]

http://www.wxrt.com

I think they're broadcasting this live today.

[Dee.]

Thanks for the reminder!

I have perfect timing and I had forgotten all about this.

[CC]

yep. starting in a few minutes!