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ChicagoFest was a Chicago music festival established in 1978 by Mayor Michael Bilandic. It was a two-week event held annually at Navy Pier that featured sixteen separate stages, each sponsored by a national retail brand and a media sponsor compatible to the stage's format, e.g. Rock WLUP , Chicago Tribune Jazz, Miller Brewing Company Blues and ...
ChicagoFest, started by mayor Michael Bilandic, was the precursor to the Taste of Chicago. After Bilandic's tenure in office, newly elected Mayor Jane Byrne attempted to end the festival as well as many other programs associated with the former mayor. Many Chicagoans disapproved of Mayor Byrne's attempt to stop the festivities (although ...
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Bilandic oversaw the creation of ChicagoFest, a food and music festival held on Navy Pier. The Chicago Marathon had its first running in 1977 and Bilandic participated, finishing with a time of 4 hours. [18] A runner himself, Bilandic arranged to have five miles of unused equestrian paths along the lakefront converted to running paths. [19]
One of Byrne's first efforts as mayor had been an attempt to cancel future editions of the event. But, after facing complaints from citizens and unions, Byrne allowed the festival to continue as an annual event, and formally renamed it "Mayor Jane M. Byrne's ChicagoFest". [20] Festivals inaugurated during her tenure included Taste of Chicago. [21]
Chicago musicians that have performed at Navy Pier include Chicago in '79 for ChicagoFest, Cheap Trick in '82, Buddy Guy in '93, Wilco in '95 (the year Navy Pier opened to the public), Milwaukee's BoDeans in '99, South Bend's Umphrey's McGee in '05 on the Skyline Stage, Local H in '14 in the Grand Ballroom, and Kaskade in '13. Other musicians ...
American Legion Fourth of July Show [1]; Chicagoland Music Festival [1]; Chicago College All-Star Game football game (held at Soldier Field 1934–1942 and 1945–1976); Chicago Prep Bowl football game (held at Soldier Field 1927, 1933–2001; 2003–2015) [1] [6]
(ChicagoFest 1978) August 9, 1978 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium August 12, 1978 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Arena August 18, 1978 Sacramento California Exposition & State Fair August 26, 1978 Anaheim Anaheim Stadium September 2, 1978 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1 (Day on the Green 1978) November 22, 1978 San Francisco Winterland Arena 2