Alt-J & Portugal. The Man with Windser @ Credit Union 1 Arena - Chicago
Alt-J & Portugal. The Man with Windser @ Credit Union 1 Arena - Chicago
Joe Newman of Alt-J in Chicago - Photos Courtesy of Victoria Sanders
The first time I saw Alt-J was in 2013 - I received an email asking if I was available to work that night selling merch for their show. Fast-forward nearly ten years later, I still enjoy every time I’ve been able to see them - be it in a 400 capacity venue, DJing after their Lollapalooza after show, a festival, and now, the Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC in Chicago. It’s wild to be able to stay on an adventure with a band for so long and watch them do every thing on their own terms. It’s served them well, and I truly cannot wait for each new chapter Alt-J creates for themselves.
They were in Chicago co-headlining with Portugal. The Man (coincidentally, the first time I saw them I was also doing merch for them at a Lollapalooza after show) and opener Windser (who I urge you to check out - what a great human with great music as well).
Here are a lot of photos from that night. From Alt-J’s impressively massive projections and production to PTM’s ode to Bill & Ted, we hope you enjoy!
Portugal. The Man
Windser
Glass Animals with Sad Night Dynamite @ Credit Union 1 Arena - Chicago
Glass Animals Dreamland Tour with Sad Night Dynamite
Glass Animals at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago - Photos Courtesy of Victoria Sanders
If you haven’t yet heard “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, I’m not sure you listen to music at all. The song is now one of my mother’s favorite car songs, and has been atop the charts for a LOOOOONG time. It’s the longest #1 on the charts since the Spice Girls “Wannabe,” - which yes, my mother also liked 25 years ago. Here’s our coverage of the Dreamland tour with a WHOLE lotta photos because this production was dreamy (no pun intended) and demanded an obscene amount of photos to be taken.
Don’t forget to scroll through the photos of the Chicago stop's opener, Sad Night Dynamite - who the crowd ate up and showed a lot of well-deserved love to.
Sad Night Dynamite
