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U2 singer Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago.
CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow checked out some of the hottest acts heating up the summer season.
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Dan Reynolds leads Imagine Dragons in a performance at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill., July 13, 2018.
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All three of Imagine Dragons' albums – "Night Visions," "Smoke + Mirrors" and "Evolve" – have risen to number 1 or 2 on the Billboard charts.
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Imagine Dragons bassist Ben McKee performs.
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Opening with "Radioactive," the band performed "Whatever It Takes," "I'll Make It Up to You," "Rise Up" and 'Start Over." Encores included "Believer" and "Thunder."
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Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill., July 13, 2018.
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Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons.
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Imagine Dragons also performed a cover of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
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Imagine Dragons at Chicago's Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, July 13, 2018.
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Mick Jones of Foreigner performs at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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Foreigner's Kelly Hansen performs.
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Vocalist Kelly Hansen and Mick Jones of Foreigner.
The band played such classics as "Cold As Ice," "Feels Like the First Time," "Juke Box Hero"," "I Want to Know What Love Is," and "Hot Blooded."
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Foreigner's Bruce Watson performs.
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Mick Jones and Jeff Pilson of Foreigner perform at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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The Pixies, led by Black Francis, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018.
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The Pixies, an alternative rock band from Boston, broke up in the 1990s after a string of hit albums (including "Doolittle," "Bossanova" and "Trompe le Monde"), but reunited in 2004. Their most recent album was 2016's "Head Carrier."
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Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin.
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Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago.
The band performed "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Um Chagga Lagga," "All I Think About Now," and "All the Saints."
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Marilyn Manson performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.
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Marilyn Manson performed "Kill4Me," "Disposable Teens," "Antichrist Superstar," and a cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)."
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Marilyn Manson performs.
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Jason Bonham, son of John Bohnam (the late drummer of Led Zeppelin), performs in Chicago on his "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening" tour, at Huntington Bank Pavilion, July 11, 2018.
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Singer James Dylan performs in Jason Bonham's Les Zeppelin Evening.
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Guitarist Alex Howland performs in "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening."
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The set list included such stalwarts as "Immigrant Song," "Good Times Bad Times," "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven."
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U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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The Edge performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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Bassist Adam Clayton of U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
The band's setlist included "Love Is All We Have Left," "Beautiful Day," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," "City of Blinding Lights," and "One."
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Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018.
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Singer-songwriter Alison Mosshart of The Kills performs at House of Vans in Chicago, May 19, 2018.
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Guitarist Jamie Hince of The Kills. They performed "List of Demands (Reparation)," "Whirling Eye" and "Hard Habit to Break."
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Alison Mosshart has also played alongside Jack White in the Dead Weather, under the stage name "Baby Ruthless."
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A founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie, Rob Zombie performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.
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The band performed "The Lords of Salem," "Living Dead Girl," "More Human Than Human," and a cover of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter."
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Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.
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Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.
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Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.
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Rob Zombie performs.
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In addition to music, Zombie is also an actor and director, whose films include the 2003 horror (naturally) title, "House of 1,000 Corpses."
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Lead vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018.
The Liverpool band's most recent album, "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life," reached Number 3 on the Billboard chart earlier this year.
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Lead vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats.
The band performed "Lemon to a Knife Fight," "Moving to New York," "Give Me a Try" and "Cheetah Tongue."
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Bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen of The Wombats.
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The Raiding the Rock Vault band, in Las Vegas, featuring artists from renowned acts from the past (including Guns 'n' Roses, REO Speedwagon, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake and Slash, performs classic rock tunes.
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Howard Leese, a former guitarist for Heart and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, performs as part of Raiding the Rock Vault at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, April 10, 2018.
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Hey, it's Vegas: Raiding the Rock Vault performs.
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Lead vocalist Megan Rüger, who was a finalist on Season Six of "The Voice," performs songs by Heart as part of Raiding the Rock Vault.
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Megan Rüger and Heart alumnus Howard Leese perform at Raiding the Rock Vault.
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Raiding the Rock Vault at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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The band Weezer performs on a "Happy Days"-style set at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018.
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Lead singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.
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Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson.
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Weezer performed "Buddy Holly," "Undone - The Sweater Song," "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To," and The Turtles' "Happy Together."
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Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic at the Disco, performs at the United Center in Chicago, July 17, 2018.
The band played their 2005 breakout hit, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," as well as songs from their latest album, "Pray for the Wicked," including "Say Amen (Saturday Night)," "Dying in L.A.," and "High Hopes."
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Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.
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Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.
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Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.
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The English rock band Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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David Coverdale, who was the lead singer for Deep Purple before forming Whitesnake in the late 1970s, performs with Whitesnake at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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Guitarist Reb Beach of Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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Drummer Tommy Aldridge of Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018.
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Over the past four decades Whitesnake has released 12 studio albums and 8 live albums. In the U.S. their biggest hits have been their eponymous 1987 album; "Slip of the Tongue" (1989), including their Top 10 hits "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool For Your Loving '89"; and "Forevermore" (2011).
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Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Godsmack has had three consecutive albums debut at #1 on the Billboard chart: "Faceless" (2003), "IV" (2006), and "The Oracle" (2010).
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Drummer Shannon Larkin of Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
Among the songs they reformed were "Awake," "I Stand Alone" and "1000hp," along with a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell."
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Guitarist Sully Erna of Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Brent Smith, the lead vocalist of Shinedown, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
The band performed "Second Chance," "Diamond Eyes," "Bully," and "Devil."
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Drummer Barry Kerch of Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.
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Fans in Chicago display their numbers signifying their place on line, Sunday, July 29, 2018; they'd arrived at Wrigley Field at 2 a.m. so they could get a spot down front.
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Lead singer Luke Spiller of The Struts. The English rock band opened for the Foo Fighters at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.
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Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.
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Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. America's biggest rock band has won the Best Rock Album Grammy four times, and won this year for Best Rock Song off their most recent record, "Concrete & Gold."
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The group's setlist included "All My Life," "The Pretender," "The Sky Is a Neighborhood," and "Best of You." They also performed covers of Queen's "Under Pressure," and Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame."
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Guitarist Pat Smear of Foo Fighters performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.
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The Foo Fighters perform at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.
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Foo Fighters fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.
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Fans at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. Officials said more than 100,000 people attended the opening day of Lollapalooza, with 400,000 expected over the four-day weekend.
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Vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen of The Wombats performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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The Scottish band Franz Ferdinand performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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The Scottish band Franz Ferdinand performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Franz Ferdinand's set list included the band's first international hit, from 2004, "Take Me Out"; "Do You Want To"; "No You Girls"; and "Always Ascending."
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A translator rocks out at Lollapalooza, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Fans at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Pocket fail while dancing in Grant Park, Chicago, during Lollapalooza.
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Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
The band's set list included "Bury It" (from their hit 2015 album "Every Open Eye"); "Get Out"; and "My Enemy."
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Cuban-American singer-songwriter Camila Cabello performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Cabello performed "Never Be the Same," "All These Years" and "Havana," from her 2018 debut album, "Camila," which premiered at #1 on the Billboard chart.
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The DJ Rezz performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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Alice Cooper brought his "Paranormal Evening" to the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis., Friday, August 3, 2018.
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Alice Cooper and his band at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis., August 3, 2018. They performed "Poison," "Only Women Bleed" and, because it's summer, "School's Out."
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Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
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Singer Li Saumet of the Colombian band Bomba Estéreo performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
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Landon Jacobs and Hayden Coplen of the indie band Sir Sly perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Their set list included "High" and "&Run."
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Anne Erin Clark (stage name St. Vincent) performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Among the songs she performed were "Masseducation," "Digital Witness," "Los Angeles" and "New York."
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Rapper LL Cool J performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
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Singer-songwriter The Weeknd performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Among the hits he performed were "Call Out My Name," "Pray for Me," "Starboy," "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills."
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The Chicago band Smashing Pumpkins celebrated their 30th anniversary with the first of two shows at the United Center, August 13, 2018 - part of their "Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour."
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Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.
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Their hefty set included 29 songs and two encores, including "1979," "Ava Adore," "Thirty-Three," and Tonight, Tonight." They also played covers of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven."
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Grade school-era photos and home movies were projected during Smashing Pumpkins' performance of "Disarm," at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.
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Smashing Pumpkins performs at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.
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Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Jeff Ament perform at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
The group has released 10 studio albums (five of which hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart) and 16 live albums, not counting their "official" bootlegs.
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Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
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Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
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Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
In addition to the show's 18 songs, Pearl Jam returned to play nine songs in an encore - and then an additional five songs, including "Better Man."
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Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
The venerable English metal band, whose first album was released more than 40 years ago, recently had their most recent release, 2018's "Firepower," hit No. 5 on the Billboard album chart - their highest chart ranking ever.
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Rob Halford, lead vocalist of Judas Priest, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Judas Priest performed "Turbo Lover," "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law."
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Bassist Ian Hill, a founding member of Judas Priest, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Judas Priest performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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The English rock band Deep Purple performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
The group performed "Strange Kind of Woman," "Smoke on the Water," and "Hush."
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Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Lead singer Ian Gillan performs with Deep Purple at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Drummer Ian Paice, who was one of the original members of Deep Purple, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Roger Glover, of Deep Purple, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.
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Scott Avett, of the folk rock band The Avett Brothers, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018.
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The Avett Brothers band's Seth Avett performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018. The group performed "Ain't No Man," "Down With the Shine" and "True Sadness."
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Rich Robinson (formerly of The Black Crowes) performs with The Magpie Salute at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018.
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The Southern rock band Gov't Mule, featuring longtime Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018.
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Gov't Mule's show was billed as "Dark Side of the Mule," as they performed a plethora of Pink Floyd tunes, including "Speak to Me," "On the Run," "Time," "Breathe," "Money," "The Nile Song" and "Fearless."
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Tommy Vext of Bad Wolves performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.
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Nothing More, from San Antonio, Texas, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.
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Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, featuring Ivan Moody, was a co-headliner at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018. The band is best-known for their 2013 releases, "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volumes 1 & 2."
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Hailing from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the rock band Breaking Benjamin was a co-headliner at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.
Their biggest hit has been their 2015 album, "Dark Before Dawn," which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart.
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Metallica kicked off a new tour (with floating boxes and lighted drones) at Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Sept. 2, 2018.
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Metallica performs at the Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Sept. 2, 2018.
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Summer, take your bows.
Pictured: Alison Mosshart of The Kills.
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