Summer music heats up 2023
As we enter the summer music season, live performances are in full swing.
Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring photos from CBS News photojournalists. Jack Barlow And photographers Ed Spinelli And Christine Walton.
Stewart Copeland
Drummer Stewart CopelandA founding member of The Police performs at the Genesee Theater in Waukegan on May 19, 2023.
The concert, part of the “Stewart Copeland Cops Deranged Tour,” featured cop favorites like “Roxanne,” “King of Pain,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Don’t Stand Near Me” and “Every Little One.” Presented to What she does is magic.”
Metallica
Heavy metal bands this spring Metallica Launched a world tour promoting his latest album, “72 Seasons”, which was released in April and will last for two years. Each city visited will host two concerts with different set lists.
The first concert of their “M72” tour was held on April 27 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Metallica guitarist James Hetfield.
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich in Amsterdam.
The concert featured the live debut of “Lux Eterna” (his first new single in six years) along with “Scheming Suicide” and “Sleep Walk My Life Away” from his latest album, “72 Seasons.”
He also performed the “Master of Puppets” track “Orion” as a show opener for the first time since 2011.
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Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo performs in Amsterdam.
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Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on April 27, 2023.
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Kirk Hammett’s Boris Karloff guitar.
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode Performs at the United Center in Chicago on April 5, 2023.
The English synth and electronic rock band first had two Billboard Top 10 albums in the US with their 1981 debut album “Speak and Spell”, including the 1993 chart-topper “Songs of Faith and Devotion”.
Depeche Mode
Since 1980 singer Dave Gahan and guitarist-keyboardist Martin Gore have been performing as Depeche Mode, a band formed from Composition of Sound.
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Depeche Mode guitarist Martin Gore.
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Setlist from Depeche Mode’s Chicago concert.
The group recently released their 15th studio album “Memento Mori”, featuring the single “Ghosts Again”.
Placebo
Placebowas a UK alternative rock band consisting of Brian Molko and Stephen Olsdal on April 21, 2023 at the Salt Shed in Chicago.
Their set list included songs from their 2022 album “Never Let Me Go,” including “Forever Chemicals,” “Beautiful Gems,” “Hugs,” “Happy Birthday to the Sky,” “Sad White Reggae, ” and “chemicals,”
John Mayer
John MayerThe Acoustic Tour took him to Chicago on March 31 at the United Center. Her set list included covers of “Your Body Is a Wonderland,” “Heartbreak Warfare,” “Who Says” and “Love on the Weekend,” as well. The Grateful Dead (“Friend of the Devil”), Beyonce (“XO”) and Tom Petty (“Free Fallen”).
He also spent time on the piano, covering A-Ha (“Take On Me”) and Harry Styles (“The Way It Was”).
Steel Panther
Metal band Steel Panther March 25, 2023 in Chicago at the House of Blues, with music from his new album “On the Prowl.”
Michael Starr, Russ Parrish, “Stix” Zadinia and Joe “Spyder” Lester performed “Friends With Benefits,” “1987” and “Ain’t Dead Yet.”
Crobot
Pennsylvania Rock Band Crobot Performed at the House of Blues in Chicago on March 25, 2023.
Founding members Brandon Yeagley (vocals) and Chris Bishop (guitar) along with Dan Ryan (drums) and Tim Pegg (bass) performed “Gasoline,” “Love Life,” “The Necromancer” and “Chupacabra.”
Iggy Pop
For the start of his 2023 tour, Iggy Pop Played March 10 at the Salt Shed in Chicago. The Salt Shed is a new music venue along the riverfront, in what used to be the Morton Salt Complex.
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Pop performed songs from his latest album “Every Loser,” including “Birth,” “String Out Johnny,” and “Modern Day Ripoff,” as well as his Iggy and The Stooges days (“Raw Power,” ” (Death) also includes songs from Tripp, “Gimme Danger” and “I’m Sick of You”).
Angel
Glam rock band Angel Originally formed in the 1970s, and reorganized in the 90s. The current line-up includes original guitarist Pinky Meadows and vocalist Frank DeMino. They played the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, IL, on March 19, with guitarist Danny Farrow, keyboardist Charlie Callow, bassist Steve Augen, and drummer Billy Orrico.
Their setlist included “Rock and Rollers” (from their 1975 debut album), and “Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore”.
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Depeche Mode guitars await their time on stage.
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