Weekend's top shows: Mad Decent Block Party at Hideout, Slayer/Megadeth at UIC Pavilion
Mad Decent Block Party: After romping through the Pitchfork Festival with his Major Lazer throwdown, Diplo and his Mad Decent label take over the Hideout’s annual block party with a lineup including Kid Sister, Blaqstarr and Freddie Gibbs, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, free with RSVP to maddecentblockparty.com, charitable donation requested; hideoutchicago.com.
Slayer, Megadeth, Testament: Three of the guiding forces in ‘80s thrash metal can still bring the godless thunder with the best of them. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, Slayer’s as good a band as America has produced in the last 30 years, 7 p.m. Friday at the UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine, $9, $38, $58; ticketmaster.com.
Slayer, Megadeth, Testament: Three of the guiding forces in ‘80s thrash metal can still bring the godless thunder with the best of them. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, Slayer’s as good a band as America has produced in the last 30 years, 7 p.m. Friday at the UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine, $9, $38, $58; ticketmaster.com.
greg@gregkot.com
Comments