In addition to all that food, the Taste of Chicago offers free musical performances on several stages in Grant Park: the Taste Stage (Columbus and Balbo), the Fun Time Stage (Jackson and Michigan), the Fox Bandstand (Jackson and Lake Shore Drive), and the Petrillo Music Shell (Columbus and Jackson). For information call 312-744-3370.

THURSDAY, JULY 3

TASTE STAGE

12:30 Knee Deep Shag

1:45 Neighbor Bill

3:00 Nanette Frank

4:15 Horizon

5:30 Air This Side of Caution

6:45 Seven Day Run

FUN TIME STAGE

12:30 Ella Jenkins

1:30 Tasty Noise

3:30 Maestro Harrell

PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL

7:30 Grant Park Orchestra with the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants

FRIDAY, JULY 4

TASTE STAGE

12:30 Dry Country

1:45 Hat Guys

3:00 Soul Fix

4:15 Maria Hines

5:30 Dave Tamkin

6:45 Smittyvision

FUN TIME STAGE

1:30 Taylor Moore

3:30 Tasty Noise

4:30 Carolina Carattini

5:30 Cosmic Fool

FOX BANDSTAND

11:45 Greys

1:30 Bang with Renee Taylor

3:00 Hip Pockets

5:30 Total Concept

PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL

2:00 Shemekia Copeland

3:15 Guster

4:30 Pete Yorn

5:45 Wallflowers

SATURDAY, JULY 5

TASTE STAGE

12:30 The What

1:45 Convulsions

3:00 Britbeat

4:15 City Limits

5:30 Squai

6:45 Stan Skibby

FUN TIME STAGE

12:30 Bill Hooper's Action Band

3:30 Kevin Fahey & Sue Burris

4:30 Happiness Club

5:30 Emense

FOX BANDSTAND

11:45 Paula Mengarelli Band

1:30 Double Forte

3:30 Fonograf

5:30 Nanette Frank

PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL

5:30 Frankie Perez

6:50 Sheryl Crow

SUNDAY, JULY 6

TASTE STAGE

12:30 Sonic Species

1:45 AFC Praise Ensemble

3:00 Funkadesi

4:15 Stone Puppets

5:30 Dylan Rice

FUN TIME STAGE

11:30 Holy Cross Marimba Ensemble

12:30 Vince Rossi

1:30 Rappin' Tate

3:30 3KL

FOX BANDSTAND

11:45 Sons of Jacob

1:30 Mama Green

3:00 Electric X

PETRILLO MUSIC SHELL

3:00 Alice Peacock

4:00 Elvis Costello & the Imposters

Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photos/Sheryl Nields, James Minchin.