Author: Brett Bergen

I am a freelance concert photographer who travels around the country photographing bands. My home is Chicago and I love the music scene here. My goal right now, besides building my business and brand, is to photograph a show at every venue in the city of Chicago.

Billy Joel Returns to Wrigley With a Night Packed Full of Hits

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Brett Bergen

When you see Billy Joel live, one thing is for certain, you aren’t going to hear rarities. This was his 6th show at Wrigley Field ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Allentown,Big Shot,Billy Joel,chicago,Don't Ask Me Why,It's Still Rock and Roll to Me,led zeppelin,Longest Time,Movin' Out,New York State of Mind,Only the Good Die Young,Piano Man,She's Always a Woman,The Beatles,The Entertainer,The River of Dreams,Uptown Girl,Vienna,We Didn't Start the Fire,Wrigley Field,You May Be Right

Incubus 8 Tour rolls through Tinley Park with an inspiring night of solid acts

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Brett Bergen

The Incubus 8 tour descended on Tinley Park with a powerful and entertaining trio of bands. Judah and the Lion kicked off the night with ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Ben Kenney,Brandon Boyd,Chris Kilmore,DJ Kilmore,Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre,Incubus,jimmy eat world,Jose Pasillas,judah and the lion,Mike Einziger,tinley park

Umphrey’s McGee hometown show gets cut short at Northerly Island

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Umphrey’s McGee returned to Chicago to play a one off show. Fans were extremely eager as UM gives Chicago some very memorable shows. What should ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged All In Time,Andy Farag,Brendan Bayliss,Cut the Cable,Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island,Jake Cinninger,Joel Cummins,Kris Myers,Mantis,Northerly Island,Preamble,Ryan Stasik,Speak Up,The Linear,There's No Crying In Mexico,Umphreys McGee

311 return to Northerly Island in support of their fantastic new album Mosaic

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by Brett Bergen

311 made their annual summer trip to Chicago with a stop at Huntington Bank Pavilion. This year’s support brings in The Skints from London and ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged 311,Aaron Wills,Chad Sexton,Down,Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island,Mosaic,New Politics,Nick Hexum,Northerly Island,P-Nut,SA Martinez,The Skints,Tim Mahoney

Dead and Company close out their Summer tour at Wrigley Field

Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Dead and Company descended on Wrigley over the July 4th weekend to close out their summer tour. Even though Chicago witnessed the final shows of ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Bill Kreutzmann,bob weir,Dead and Company,jeff chimenti,john mayer,mickey hart,oteil burbridge,Wrigley Field

Rammstein breaths fire into the crowd at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Well we have seen a resurgence in Rammstein touring in the US and they have been very good to the Midwest. This time they descended ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Amerika,Christian "Flake" Lorenz,Christoph "Doom" Schneider,Du Hast,Engel,Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre,Ich Tu Dir Weh,Ich Will,Oliver "Ollie" Riedel,Paul H. Landers,Rammstein,Richard Z. Kruspe,Sonne,Till Lindemann

Moon Taxi returns to Chicago with a rousing set at Taste of Randolph

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Another year of great music descends on the West Loop with Moon Taxi closing out the first night on the Denver Stage. By the size ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged All Day All Night,Mercury,moon taxi,Morocco,spencer thomson,Taste of Randolph,tommy putnam,Trevor Terndrup,tyler ritter,Wes Bailey

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds jam out for two nights at Northerly Island

Posted on June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds tour this summer is definitely different from all previous summers. To not have the full band touring during the summer ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Dave and Tim,dave matthews,Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island,Northerly Island,Tim Reynolds

Tool returns to Chicago with a mesmerizing sold out show!

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Brett Bergen

It had been nearly 8 years since Tool had last played in Chicago and fans were more than ready to welcome them back with open ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged 46&2,Adam Jones,Aenima,Allstate Arena,Danny Carey,Descending,Jambi,Justin Chancellor,maynard james keenan,Opiate,Parabol,Parabola,Schism,Stinkfist,Sweat,The Grudge,The Pot,Third Eye,tool

Crystal Garden brings Schubas a Funky and stellar show

Posted on April 26, 2017April 27, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Crystal Garden is getting into the swing of a full tour. Performing at Schubas on a day that is widely celebrated by fans and musicians ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Amith Bokka,Arclight,Boyd Tinsley,Charles Williams,Charlie Csontos,Crystal Garden,Jim Tashjian,Matt Frewen,Mycle Wastman,Pete Tashjian,Schubas Tavern

Phantogram pulls out all the stops at the Riviera

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Brett Bergen

Phantogram returned to Chicago to give fans their best show to date. For a day that is known for public intoxication all around the city, ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Barking Dog,Cruel World,Destroyer,Josh Carter,phantogram,Sarah Barthel,The Riviera,The Veldt,You Don't Get Me High Anymore,You're Mine

Shiny Toy Guns return at The Regent in L.A. with their “We Are Pilots” 10th Anniversary Show

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Brett Bergen

The Shiny Toy Guns had taken a year and 4 month break before returning to the stage this past Friday. They had last played at ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Carah Faye Charnow,Chad Petree,Chase Atlantic,Chloe Chaidez,Jeremy Dawson,Kitten,Le Disko,Mikey Martin,Rainy Monday,Shiny Toy Guns,The Regent Theater,We Are Pilots,You Are The One

The Joy Formidable took fans on a musical journey at the Lincoln Hall

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Brett Bergen

The Joy Formidable made it back to Chicago with a completely different concept to deliver to fans. What you normally receive is a hard hitting ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged A Balloon Called Moaning,A Heavy Abacus,Cradle,Hitch,Little Blimp,MACIE STEWART,Matthew James Thomas,OHMME,Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan,Rhydian Dafydd Davies,SIMA CUNNINGHAM,The Big Roar,The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie,The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade,The Joy Formidable,This Ladder Is Ours,Whirring,Wolf's Law,woman

Sound Tribe Sector 9 lights up the Aragon with an intense show

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Brett Bergen

For a band that has been touring for almost 20 years, you would never expect to see the energy that comes from Sound Tribe Sector ...

Posted in ReviewsTagged Alana Rocklin,Aragon Ballroom,David Phipps,Hunter Brown,Jeffree Lerner,sound tribe sector 9,sts9,Zach Velmer

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