Neither snow, nor slush, nor...salt...can keep Chicagoans from attending concerts in the winter.
After opening earlier this year and hosting a handful of musical acts as an outdoor venue, The Salt Shed on Chicago's North Side announced their first slate of indoor shows for 2023.
And -- yes -- The Salt Shed is in fact located inside the old Morton Salt factory at 1308 North Elston Avenue, with the building's well-known roof retaining the original artwork.
Known for its iconic logo on the roof visible from the Kennedy Expressway, the original Morton Salt facility permanently closed in the fall of 2015, leading to widespread efforts to redevelop the surrounding area.
R2 Companies eventually purchased the facility in December 2017, which began the building's transformation from factory to a hybrid music venue.
Iggy Pop, Third Eye Blind and The Roots are among the artists scheduled to perform at The Salt Shed in 2023, with Tove Lo performing in the venue's first indoor show on Feb. 17.
A full list of the announced 2023 shows can be found below:
- Tove Lo: 2/17/2023
- Big Gigantic: 2/18/2023
- Viagra Boys: 2/24/2023
- Gordo: 3/3/2023
- Elle King: 3/4/2023
- Iggy Pop: 3/10/2023
- The Roots: 3/18/2023
- Third Eye Blind: 4/1/2023
- Placebo: 4/21/2023
- Bikini Kill: 4/22/2023
- Nils Frahm: 4/23/2023
- The Flaming Lips: 5/5/2023
- Fever Ray: 5/7/2023
- The Wood Brothers: 5/11/2023
- Hippo Campus: 5/24/2023
- Tyler Childers: 6/8/2023
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: 6/11, 6/12, 6/13/2023
- The Hold Steady & The Mountain Goats: 7/1/2023
- First Aid Kit: 7/22/2023
- Boy Pablo: 10/6/2023
Tickets for most shows will go on sale on Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. CST, with the exclusion of the following concerts:
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- Big Gigantic: Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.
- Hippo Campus: Nov. 16 at 10 a.m.
- Tyler Childers: Nov. 16 at 9 a.m.
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. CST (For all three shows)
