{"id":48728,"date":"2025-10-09T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/chicago-extends-incredible-run-with-first-confirmed-2026-dates\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:48:59","slug":"chicago-extends-incredible-run-with-first-confirmed-2026-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/chicago-extends-incredible-run-with-first-confirmed-2026-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Extends Incredible Run With First Confirmed 2026 Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/chicago\/\">Chicago<\/a> ensured that a remarkable tradition continues with their first confirmed dates of 2026. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/chicago-extends-2025-tour\/\">toured every year<\/a> since the group was founded in the late &#8217;60s. <\/p>\n<p>Keyboardist Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James Pankow were there from the beginning. They&#8217;re joined on next year&#8217;s dates by a lineup that includes Wally Reyes Jr. on drums, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Ray Herrmann on sax and flute and Neil Donell on vocals, among others. <\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll begin 2026 with a limited nine-show engagement in February at the Venetian Theatre inside the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. This is Chicago&#8217;s ninth year at the Venetian, making theirs the longest-running residency in the venue&#8217;s history. See the complete list of dates below. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/terry-kath-chicago-songs\/\">Top 10 Terry Kath Chicago Songs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Presales for Citi cardmembers begin at 10AM PT on Monday, Oct. 13 and until until 10PM PT on Thursday, Oct. 16. More pre-sale details are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citientertainment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.citientertainment.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>When Do Chicago Tickets Go on Sale?<\/h3>\n<p>Other pre-sale ticketing is set to follow during the week before the general on sale begins at 10AM PT on Friday, Oct. 17. Pricing begins at $49.95, plus applicable fees, and they&#8217;ll be available for purchase at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ticketmaster.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venetianlasvegas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">VenetianLasVegas.com<\/a>, any box office at the Venetian Resort, or by calling (702) 414-9000 or (866) 641-7469.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago has been hailed as the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades. They celebrated the 50th anniversary of the five-times platinum chart-topping <em>Chicago IX: Chicago&#8217;s Greatest Hits<\/em> in August with the release of <em>Chicago IX: Greatest Hits Expanded<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago 2026 Tour<\/strong><br \/>(All shows begin at 8PM local time)<\/p>\n<p>2\/13 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/14 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/15 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/18 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/20 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/21 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/25 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/27 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort<br \/>2\/28 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Listen to Lee Loughnane&#8217;s Interview on the &#8216;UCR Podcast&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Chicago Albums Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>This list of Chicago albums reminds us once more of the opposing forces that always drove the band.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/nickderiso\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=160&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/chicago-2026-tour\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago ensured that a remarkable tradition continues with their first confirmed dates of 2026. 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