CAVIAR

        Schubas   (Chicago, IL)

        DENNIS DeYOUNG & ORCHESTRA

        Chicago Theatre   (Chicago, IL)

        ISLEY BROTHERS   w/ Stephanie Mills

        Arie Crown Theatre  (Chicago, IL)

       Midwest BEAT Retro Bash

       HISTORY’S END & SOUL PRIDE

       Back Door Lounge  (Griffith, IN)

        JUNIOR BROWN

        Beat Kitchen (Chicago, IL)

4-5  IGUANAS

        Fitzgerald’s (Berwyn, IL)

5      MASON JENNINGS

        Metro (Chicago, IL)

        50 CENT w/ Clipse

        House Of Blues  (Chicago, IL)

6     THE VINES

        Vic (Chicago, IL)

        Midwest BEAT presents

        JIM PETERIK & FRIENDS  (Unplugged)

        with JACK ADAMS & DAVID CARL

        Chicago Street Theatre   (Valparaiso, IN)

8      TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY  

        House Of Blues   (Chicago, IL)

9      INDIGO GIRLS

        Metro (Chicago, IL)

10   GOOD CHARLOTTE & NEW FOUND GLORY  

        U.I.C   (Chicago, IL)

       TIM McGRAW & THE DANCEHALL DOCTORS

       United Center (Chicago, IL)

10-12  ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL

           Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

       TIM McGRAW & The Dancehall Doctors

        United Center (Chicago, IL)

11   TODD RUNDGREN

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

       MELISSA FERRICK

       Double Door (Chicago, IL)

11-12   WIDESPREAD PANIC 

             U.I.C   (Chicago, IL)

            DAVE EDMUNDS & MARSHALL CRENSHAW

            Abbey Pub (Chicago, IL)

12    CATCH 22   w/ River City Rebels

        Metro (Chicago, IL)

        CHEAP TRICK  w/ Guided By Voices

        Vic (Chicago, IL)

       ANI DI FRANCO

       Rialto Theatre  (Chicago, IL)

       ELLEN DEGENERES

       Chicago Theatre  (Chicago, IL)

       ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL

       Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

13   AL GREEN

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

14   TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

15   RUSTED ROOT  

       House Of Blues   (Chicago, IL)

16    POWERMAN 5000 & STONE SOUR w/ RA  

        Congress Theatre   (Chicago, IL)

        JURASSIC 5  

        House Of Blues   (Chicago, IL)

        STONE SOUR

        Congress Theatre (Chicago, IL)

16-17  TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

           Vic (Chicago, IL)

17   THE DISCO BISCIUTS

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

       SALIVA & (HED) PE 

       w/Breaking Benjamin, Stereomud & Systematic

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

18   SOULIVE

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

        Midwest BEAT’s “South Haven Showdown”

        DAVID PERRY’S PURPLE TREE, FALLEN,

        ESPUMA & TWENTY-FOUR SEVEN

        McCool’s   (South Haven, IN)

18-19  B.B. KING  w/ Bobby Blue Bland

           Star Plaza Theatre (Merrillville, IN)

18-20   TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI ORCHESTRA

            The Jazz Showcase (Chicago, IL)

19   AVRIL LAVIGNE

        U.I.C   (Chicago, IL)

        Midwest BEAT presents...

       “The Paul Callaway Memorial Concert”

        HISTORY’S END, EMITTER, FELIX, SOULPRIDE

        TRANSMISSION, 5 DELUXE, ALISION’S MAILBOX

        w/ Steve Sparks & John David

        2nd Dimensions  (Schererville, IN)

23    RUSTED ROOT

         House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

        “Worthy Of My Praise Tour”

        CINDY MORGAN, TAMMY TRENT,

        PAUL BALOCHE & CHRIS TOMLIN

        Family Christian Center  (Munster, IN)

25    Midwest BEAT’s “Battle Of The Backdoor”

        THE HEAVIES, LUVSAWCE, DEAD NUTS & EMBRYO

         Backdoor Lounge   (Griffith, IN)

       STRING CHEESE INCIDENT

        U.I.C  (Chicago, IL)

26   BAD RELIGION

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

       Midwest BEAT Spring Is Sprung Bash

       PETE BERWICK & THE RENEGADES,   

       NAST DEVIN, WHATZUP & STEVE VANSAK

       Cronies Charhouse & Gin Mill  (Kouts, IN)

27    TOM COCHRAN & RED RIDER

        House Of Blues   (Chicago, IL)

28   DOPE

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

30   ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL

       Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

MAY 2003

1      SOULFLY

        House of Blues (Chicago, IL)

        PETE YORN

        Riviera (Chicago, IL)

2      MATCHBOX TWENTY

        United Center (Chicago, IL)

       JERRY BUTTLER & BEN E. KING

       w/ Gene Chandler & Percy Sledge

       Star Plaza Theatre (Merrillville, IN)

        DE LA SOUL

        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

       THE WALLFLOWERS

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

3     DISTURBED

       U.I.C.  (Chicago, IL)

       DOWN TO THE BONE

       Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

       FLAMING LIPS

       Riviera (Chicago, IL)

       ROBERT EARL KEEN

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

4     KILL HANNAH

       Metro (Chicago, IL)

5     SEPULTURA  w/ Voivod

       Metro (Chicago, IL)

7-8  MATT NATHANSON  w/ Marc Broussard

       Schubas (Chicago, IL)

8     JOHNNY MARR & THE HEALERS

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

9     LUKA BLOOM

       Metro (Chicago, IL)

       PATTY LARKIN & JULIA FORDHAM

       Old Town School Of Folk Music  (Chicago, IL)

       PENETRATORS   w/ Hunches

       Subterranean (Chicago, IL)

       LEON RUSSELL

       Abbey Road Pub (Chicago, IL)

       THE SAMPLES

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

10   CONCRETE BLONDE

       Park West (Chicago, IL)

       STEPHEN PEARCY  (ex-Ratt)  w/Tamallicka

       McCool’s  (South Haven, IN)

       JOHNNY MATHIS

       Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

       SUPERSUCKERS

       Abbey Road  (Chicago, IL)

       SUZANNE VEGA

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

       WESLEY WILLIS

       Fireside Bowl (Chicago, IL)

11   HONEYBOY EDWARDS  w/ Aaron Moore

       Hot House (Chicago, IL)

12   DICK DALE

       Double Door (Chicago, IL)

13   THE MELVINS  w/ Tomahawk

       Vic (Chicago, IL)

       MUSHUGGAH

       Metro (Chicago, IL)

14   DANIEL O’DONNELL

       Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

15   ALKALINE TRIO

       Riviera  (Chicago, IL)

16   MOTORHEAD   w/ Anthrax

        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

       Midwest BEAT’s “South Haven Showdown”

       PETE BERWICK’S RENEGADES, BORN AGAINST TIME,       

       SCOTTISH McMILLIAN & DYNA MARLOW

        McCool’s   (South Haven, IN)

       LONNIE BROOKS BAND

       Tommy’s Place  (Blue Island, IL)

17    FISHBONE & KING’S X

       Abbey Pub (Chicago, IL)

19    BONE THUGS ‘N HARMONY

        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

24   ZZ TOP & TED NUGENT  

      w/ Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Double Trouble

       Tweeter (Tinley Park, IL)

25   POISON

      Tweeter (Tinley Park, IL)

29   GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS

       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

29-30  DIXIE CHICKS

           United Center (Chicago, IL)

30   BONNIE RAITT  w/ Mavis Staples

        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

31   NINA HAGEN

        Double Door (Chicago, IL)

       BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY

        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)