The horn heavy, jazzy sounds of iconic American rock band Chicago (“If You Leave Me Now,” “Look Away,” “Saturday in the Park”) will blow into town next year.
On its 58th year of touring, multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago announced Nov. 10 that they will be performing in Tallahassee at the Tucker Civic Center on May 14, 2026, according to the press release.
Founding member James Pankow and Ray Hermann jam as the American rock band Chicago play to a sold-out crowd in St. Augustine’s AM. Chicago is headed to Tallahassee for a concert on May 14, 2026.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14. All ticket prices are subject to applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Box Office, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit tuckerciviccenter.com.
The tour typically includes a mix of classic hits and more recent material, celebrating the band’s long legacy with its signature sound, iconic horns, and vocals.
Here are a few more details from the press release about the band, longtime ambassadors for their hometown of Chicago.
About Chicago
Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” the rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest-charting American band in Billboard magazine’s Top 125 Artists of All Time. Chicago is the first American rock band to chart top 40 albums in six consecutive decades.
Chicago’s debut album, “Chicago Transit Authorit,” was inducted into The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2025. The Registry archives audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
Walfredo Reyes Jr. plays the drums as the American rock band “Chicago” plays to a sold-out crowd at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre
In 2024, Chicago released “Chicago at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.” (9/16/1971), a 26-track live collection recorded at the historic venue. The show covers all three studio albums from their 1969 debut to 1971 and more than two hours of live music by Robert Lamm (keyboard, vocals), Terry Kath (guitar, vocals), Peter Cetera (vocals, bass), Danny Seraphine (drums), Lee Loughnane (trumpet, vocals), James Pankow (trombone), and Walt Parazaider (woodwinds, vocals).
Chicago released their 38th studio album, “Born for This Moment,” in 2022, which included the hit single “If This Is Goodbye.”
In fall of 2022, Gravitas Ventures released Chicago’s documentary “The Last Band on Stage” directed by Peter Curtis Pardini and narrated by the band’s longtime friend and actor Joe Mantegna. On March 14, 2020, Chicago is the last band playing in the U.S. as COVID lockdowns begin and “The Last Band on Stage” tells the incredible story of how the 58-year-old band survived a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks.
“We’re excited to be bringing ‘The Last Band on Stage’ to audiences worldwide. This funny and informative documentary offers an inside look at how the legendary band Chicago were able to produce content even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Gravitas Ventures’ acquisition coordinator, Mackenzie Maguire.
Chicago received The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammys. A special award ceremony and tribute concert celebrating the honorees was held in 2020.
Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was their first nomination. They’ve been eligible since 1994. A long time coming! Chicago’s first album, “Chicago Transit Authority,” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. Chicago managed to fuse pop, rock and jazz together perfectly in this double album.
Robert Lamm and James Pankow have become inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. These legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “Make Me Smile,” and many others.
The International Trombone Association presented its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to James Pankow. Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Chicago street dedicated in their honor.
Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 top 10 singles, five consecutive No. 1 albums, 11 No. 1 singles and five gold singles. The band has toured every year since the beginning — they’ve never missed a year. The original three band members are Lee Loughnane on trumpet and vocals, Robert Lamm on keyboards and vocals, and James Pankow on trombone.
The band lineup also includes Wally Reyes Jr. on drums, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Loren Gold on keyboards and vocals, Ray Herrmann on sax and flute, Neil Donell on vocals, Eric Baines on bass, Ramon “Ray” Yslas on percussion, Carlos Murguia on keyboards and vocals and Nick Lane on trombone.
From the signature sound of the Chicago horns, their iconic vocalists, and a few dozen of ever-classic songs, this band’s concerts are celebrations. 2025 marks the band’s 58th consecutive year of touring.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Tickets go on sale for legendary band Chicago’s Tallahassee concert