The stage is finally set for tonight’s Mumford & Sons show on the North Side–and there are still some tickets available to the previously sold-out show.
The British rockers are scheduled to play a make-up show tonight at Cricket Hill by Montrose Beach after the band canceled its Wednesday show because rain delayed construction of the stage.
The Tribune visited the concert site Thursday night, and the sound and lighting equipment was in place. Concert promoter JAM Productions announced today that general admission tickets for tonight’s concert are available for purchase for $65 online and cash-only at two box offices by Montrose Beach, off Wilson Avenue and off Montrose Avenue.
Gates are scheduled to open at 3 p.m., with the show beginning at 6 and running until 10. The Maccabees, also from Britain, are an opening act.
JAM is recommending fans take public transportation to get to the show because parking in the area is limited. The CTA is slated to run extra trains and buses, and JAM said it has space to park 5,000 bikes.
Though no rain is in the forecast for tonight, the city’s emergency weather plan calls for fans to take shelter at Lake Shore Drive underpasses from Montrose to Lawrence avenues; the parking garage of Weiss Memorial Hospital, 4646 N. Marine Drive; or the Chicago Park District field house at Clarendon Park, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave., said Melissa Stratton, spokeswoman for the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
Concert-goers are prohibited from bringing chairs, outside food or drinks, pets, umbrellas, selfie sticks and large bags but can bring small backpacks, blankets, strollers and nonprofessional cameras.
About 35,000 fans were expected to attend Wednesday’s sold-out show, but it’s unclear how many fans plan to go tonight.
The band offered full refunds to ticket holders who couldn’t make Friday’s show and allowed them to use the tickets for Mumford’s Saturday show in Waverly, Iowa.
Band members showed up at the concert site late Wednesday afternoon to apologize to fans for the postponement.
The change of concert date did not come without penalty. The Chicago Park District is billing JAM $65,000 for the postponement. The fee is on top of the $100,000 permit fee and $25,000 security deposit the Park District initially charged JAM for the concert.
