Zabrocki was the mayor of Tinley Park until June 2015 and the concert he remembers the most was the Grateful Dead that first summer. It's nice to have that two-hour vacation.' You can go out with your friends, dance, have a good time, see Bret Michaels, and listen to a little Poison. 'It's a rite of passage for the summer to go out there and see live music. 'You can have Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts to Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson and everything in between,' he said.

The amphitheater is the perfect summertime destination because it's easy to get to, there are price points in everyone's budget and the entertainment runs the gamut, he said. 'I think that historically we have and we continue to do so year after year. 'We are committed to bringing the best entertainment to the Southland,' Reens said. The lineup has evolved to reflect what people want to see - hard rock, country and classic rock, for sure, but also a rising demand for rap and hip-hop, June 15's show with Kendrick Lamar, Sza and Schoolboy Q. Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized in all capital letters or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. His first show there was Lollapalooza in 1991. He's been with the company for almost 10 years, but the Northwest Indiana native has been coming to the Amphitheater since it opened. Jon Reens is vice president of marketing/Midwest for Live Nation, which owns the Amphitheater.