The lead singer talks about when he first came to Chicago as a kid with his grandmother and learned the nickname, Chitown. However, he doesn’t want to dedicate the next song to his grandmother. They go on to play “Girl , I Wanna Lay You Down”. Yep, definitely not the right song to dedicate to his grandma! “I cook you up some dinner, a little pasta / Listen to some music, a little Rasta”. They should really follow this line will a little Rasta guitar lick. 

ALO’s last Chicago show before this one was on October 14, 2015 at the Double Door! (Check out our review of the opener of that show here.) They have definitely become more of a jam band since then. Hopefully it won’t be another 10.5 years before they return!

See a recent setlist here.

Cost of a ticket: $39 (GA)

PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Good Value

Rating Scale: Exceptional > Good Value > Discounted > Go for Free > Don’t Bother

Quinn Delaney