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FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

This small peninsula, jutting out into Lake Michigan, was the site of Meigs Airport until Mayor Daley's midnight demolition in 2003; now it's a 7500-seat concert venue for touring rock and hip-hop acts. A new nature park has been built south of the Pavilion.

Address
1300 S Lynn White Dr
Hours
Box office noon-9PM
Price
Tickets vary by event, although if you don't mind not being able to see the stage, you'll hear the show just fine anywhere on the lakefront near the Museum Campus

Listing from Wikivoyage: Chicago/Near South, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.