Counting Crows, Pat Benatar Among New Lenox Triple Play Lineup

NEW LENOX, IL — Those waiting to hear which musical performances will take place during the 2022 Triple Play Concert Series in New Lenox got some welcome news Wednesday, courtesy of New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann.

This year's Triple Play series will feature Big Head Todd and the Monsters with special guests Freddy Jones Band on June 18; Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with special guest Mark Farner's American Band on July 23; and Counting Crows on Aug. 27.

"We are pleased, once again, to bring incredible nationally and internationally known musical acts to our community," Baldermann told Patch. "For 13 years, our residents have had the unique opportunity to experience these talented artists right in our own backyard."

Tickets will be $90 to see all three shows. Exactly when tickets sales will begin and additional acts will be announced "very soon," Baldermann wrote on his Facebook post announcing the Triple Play lineup.

Past years' lineups have also included some big names in music, including BoDeans, Soul Asylum, ZZ Top, and Billy Idol in 2021, and Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Blue Öyster Cult, and Kenny Loggins in 2019. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo previously played at the Triple Play series in 2014.

For more information, visit the Village of New Lenox Triple Play Concert Series website.