🎤🌟 Rod Stewart w/special guest Richard Marx — Live at Ravinia Festival! 🍷🔥
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🎤🌟 Rod Stewart with special guest Richard Marx — Live at Ravinia Festival! 🍷🔥
Get ready for a legendary summer night under the stars with two powerhouse hitmakers spanning decades of iconic music! 🎶✨
From “Maggie May” and “Forever Young” to “Right Here Waiting” and “Hazard,” this is a night packed with timeless classics, singalong moments, and pure concert magic. 🌙🎤
We’ll be relaxing on the lawn—blankets, chairs, food, wine, and great company—for one of the biggest, most feel-good shows of the entire Ravinia season! 🍷🌿
⚠️ These shows sell out FAST—grab your tickets ASAP!
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🎟️ TICKETS + SEATING
🎫 $103 — General Admission Lawn (fees included!)
👉 Direct tickets:
https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/rod-stewart-260905#showing_745
💺 Optional rentals (HIGHLY recommended!):
• Chair — $10
• Table — $12
⚠️ Add chairs/tables before checkout so you don’t have to carry them on the train!
🪑 I’ve already rented one table—we may want another!
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📍 EVENT DETAILS
📅Thursday, August 27, 2026
⏰ Gates open at 5:00 PM (arrive early so we can sit together!)
📍 Ravinia Festival
🏠 200 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
📱 I’ll post my exact lawn location once I arrive!
🍷🍴 FOOD & DRINK (POTLUCK STYLE!)
🥗 Bring food or drinks to share—this is a picnic-style lawn experience!
✔️ Snacks, meals, wine, beer, desserts welcome
✔️ Please comment what you’re bringing
🪑 I’ll bring a table—extra tables welcome!
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🚇 TRAIN (BEST OPTION!)
🚆 Union Pacific North Line (Metra)
Board at: Ogilvie / Clybourn / Ravenswood
🎯 Stop: Ravinia Park (direct entrance) or Braeside (short walk)
👉 https://www.ravinia.org/visit/getting-here#train
👉 https://ridertools.metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-N
I will post exact train schedule closer to the date so check back!
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🚗 PARKING INFO
🚘 $25 on-site parking
⚠️ Big shows may redirect to remote lots + shuttle buses
💡 Tip: Arrive early or take Metra to avoid delays
🆓 Highland Park Metra parking after 4 PM + shuttle option
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🎶 OTHER RAVINIA SHOWS THIS SEASON (join 1 or all 5 shows)
📅 7/12 — Billy Idol
📅 8/20 — Ricky Martin
📅 8/22 — Bonnie Raitt
📅 8/27 — Kool & the Gang + Morris Day & The Time + Con Funk Shun
📅 9/5 — Rod Stewart + Richard Marx
👉 Meetup event list (FOR ALL SHOWS):
https://www.meetup.com/the-active-chicago-50s-and-up-group/events/
🎶 ABOUT THE ARTISTS
🎤 Rod Stewart
Sir Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 120 million records sold worldwide. Known for his signature raspy voice and electrifying stage presence, he’s been a defining force in rock and pop for over six decades.
His career began in the early 1960s busking with a harmonica before joining bands like the Jeff Beck Group and later Faces—while simultaneously launching a hugely successful solo career.
His 1971 album Every Picture Tells a Story made him a global superstar, featuring the iconic hit:
🔥 “Maggie May”
Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, he dominated the charts with a mix of rock anthems and unforgettable ballads, including:
• “Tonight’s the Night”
• “You Wear It Well”
• “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
• “Sailing”
• “You’re in My Heart”
He continued evolving through the decades—from rock to pop to the Great American Songbook—proving his incredible versatility and staying power.
🏆 Career highlights:
• 10 UK #1 albums & 30+ Top 10 singles
• Multiple Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits
• 2× Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (solo & with Faces)
• Grammy & Brit Award winner
• Knighted in 2016 for services to music and charity
With timeless hits, unmistakable vocals, and a legendary catalog, Rod Stewart remains one of the most dynamic and beloved performers you can see live today. 🎶✨
🎹 Richard Marx
Richard Marx is a chart-topping singer-songwriter and producer who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and helped define pop-rock in the late ’80s and ’90s. Known for his powerful ballads and radio-dominating hits, he’s one of the most successful songwriters of his generation.
He made history as the only male solo artist to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100—a record that still stands.
His self-titled debut album (1987) launched him into stardom, and he went on to score 14 Top 20 hits during his peak years, including multiple #1 singles.
🔥 Signature hits:
• “Right Here Waiting”
• “Hazard”
• “Hold On to the Nights”
• “Endless Summer Nights”
• “Satisfied”
Beyond his own performances, Marx is an award-winning songwriter behind major hits for other artists, including:
• “This I Promise You” (NSYNC)
• “Dance with My Father” (Luther Vandross) — 🏆 Grammy Award for Song of the Year
🏆 Career highlights:
• 14 #1 songs as a performer, writer, or producer
• Billboard chart success across four decades
• Grammy Award winner + multiple nominations
With soaring vocals, emotional songwriting, and a catalog full of timeless love songs, Richard Marx delivers a live performance that’s both nostalgic and powerful. 🎶✨
🎼 ABOUT RAVINIA
Ravinia Festival is North America’s oldest outdoor music festival and summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It offers a unique picnic-style concert experience under the stars. It hosts a series of outdoor concerts and performances every summer from June to September. The first orchestra to perform at Ravinia Festival was the New York Philharmonic under Walter Damrosch on June 17, 1905. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) since 1936. Located in the Ravinia neighborhood, the venue operates on the grounds of the 36-acre (15 ha) Ravinia Park, with a variety of outdoor and indoor performing arts facilities, including the architectural prairie style Martin Theater. The Ravinia Festival attracts about 600,000 listeners to some 120 to 150 events that span all genres from classical music to jazz to music theater over each three-month summer season.
🌐 https://ravinia.org/
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📌 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
⚠️ Arrive early so we can sit together
⚠️ Bring food/drinks to share
⚠️ Add chair/table rentals before checkout
⚠️ Keep RSVP updated—no-shows impact the group
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Get ready for a night of iconic voices, timeless hits, and unforgettable summer vibes under the stars! 🎤🌙🍷