Old Chicago - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Old Chicago
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Concerts & Events

In addition to having the Old Chicago Fair, a circus, shopping mall and a few restaurants Old Chicago throughout it's history brought in stars and musicians to play.

Here is a list by year of who came to Old Chicago:

1975

Bobby Rydell

The Ramsey Lewis Trio

The New Kingston Trio

Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders

Sally Rand (the famous Fan Dancer who was 71 at the time)

1976

Buffalo Bob Smith (without Howdy Doody)

Susan of Sesame Street

1977

The Human Torch

Superman and Lois Lane

1978

R2D2, Chewbacca, C3PO and Darth Vader

Bo Didley

Freddie Boom Boom Cannon

Gary "US" Bonds

The Coasters (How appropriate!)

The Turks

Rickie Havens

The Shirells

Harvey Mandell

Blood, Sweat and Tears

1979

Chubby Checker

Soap Operafest - Stars of General Hospital, One Life To Live, Ryan's Hope and All My Children

Chuck Berry

Willie Aimes (from Eight is Enough)

Black Oak Arkansas

Jan & Dean

Dr. Hook

Conway Twitty

The Hudson Brothers

Gloria Gaynor

The Guess Who

Ricky Nelson

Tommy Jones

The New Christy Minstrels

Kingston Trio

The Ramones

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Band

Commander Cody

Wild Cherry

The Four Tops

Unsure Of The Dates

Sha Na Na

Karl Wallenda

Little Richard

Jerry Lee Lewis

Anson Williams

Peter Tork & The Monkees

Rip Taylor

Marshall Brodien's Magic Show (Whizzo from Bozo's Circus)

Old Chicago Concert & Event Memories

I remember as a kid going to see Susan from Sesame Street and Darth Vader, R2D2, Chewbacca, and C-3PO. I distinctly going up and giving Darth Vader a hug even though he was super menacing

A lady that I once worked with skipped school with her boyfriend to see the Ramones. She told me that Old Chicago had set up chairs in front of the stage. All of which were promptly folded up and set aside by the concertgoers so they could properly mosh to the Ramones.