North Coast Music Festival

Chicago's Labor Day weekend gets crowded, and North Coast has earned its spot in it. Three days at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview with a lineup that casts wider than most — bass music, hip-hop, electronic, live acts — and a crowd that reflects that range. It's the festival for people who don't want to pick a lane, and the energy is exactly what you'd expect from a city that treats its music seriously. End of summer never felt so packed.