Two acts have already been announced to play shows at Wrigley Field this summer, but rumors are swirling about Bruce Springsteen and Phish raising the question of whether Wrigley will be hosting more concerts than usual this year.
Will There Be More Concerts At Wrigley Field In 2012?
Bruce Springsteen To Play Wrigley Field?
The Sun-Times is citing sources in reporting that Springsteen will bring the expected tour behind Wrecking Ball to Wrigley Field in September.
Would You Attend Movie Night at Wrigley Field?
We have some suggestions for which films should be shown at Wrigley Field if the city allows a Movie Night at the ballpark.
From Beer to Babies
More proof the Wrigley faithful are trading in their cup stacking skills for baby bjorns as they get older, yet still don't drop what they're holding when presented a chance to catch a foul ball.
Wrigley Field Without Old Style? It's a Rumor
Rumors abound that Pabst is trying to extricate its Old Style brand from its decades long association with Wrigley Field.
Wings Singer (And Member Of That Other Band) Wows Wrigley
For almost three hours and over three dozen songs Paul McCartney delivered a concert set that only picked up steam as it went along. At one point in the evening we wondered just how do you critique a musical legend who still plays like he's excited to be there? Unlike other nostalgia acts who seem to be primarily motivated by ever increasing paydays, and have the stilted stage shows to prove it, McCartney wrung new life out of tunes that were were three to four times as old as quite of few of the folks in the audience.
The Cubs Should Sign This Bleacher Bum Now
We wish Brent Lillibridge had an arm as strong as the one this Cubs fan exhibited yesterday after the Giants' Miguel Tejada hit a home run.
BP Crosstown Cup Possibly the Only Marble Cubs, Sox Playing For
Given the way the Cubs and White Sox have played this season, this could be the highlight of the year in Chicago baseball.
Paul McCartney to Play Wrigley Field
As expected, the "cute Beatle" is bringing his band to Wrigley Field for at least one concert.
An Overlooked Baseball Movie to Begin a Season of Outdoor Films
Remember: There's no crying in baseball.
Cubs Moving Street Fair from Sheffield to Parking Lot
Under pressure from residents and business owners, the Cubs will shoehorn a planned street fair for series against the Yankees, Cardinals and White Sox into the team-owned parking lot west of the ballpark.
Morning Box Score: Rain Hastens Cubs Woes
The big surprise from last night's game is that it reached a point where a seventh inning stretch was needed.
Morning Box Score: Sox Fall in Oakland, Cubs Sink After Rain Delay
White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko homered and DH Adam Dunn doubled twice for the Sox, but it was not enough as they fell to the Oakland Athletics 6-2 Saturday afternoon.
Things aren't much better with the North Siders, but then again they didn't get enough time to muster any sort of rally. In six innings due to rain, the Chicago Cubs were shut out by the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Saturday night.
All the Buns at Wrigley Field - A Tour of Gonnella Bakery
Every time you bite into a Wrigley Field hot dog, you're biting into two Chicago classics at the same time. You are, of course, eating the Chicago Hot Dog, a culinary institution being served at the second-oldest park in major league baseball. But you are also biting into a Gonnella bun, made right here in Chicago. Not out in a suburb - on West Chicago avenue, four miles from Wrigley. Gonnella has been making bread in Chicago for over a hundred years, and baking at the Chicago Avenue plant since 1956. Join us on a tour of the entire factory including the baguette line, the hot dog buns and just about everything else.
Wrigley Field To Offer Cheap Beer On Select Days
Spring is undoubtedly here, and we're getting ready for baseball season to really kick into full gear. But before you rush to Wrigley Field to stuff four hot dogs in your mouth and wash it down with a stadium cup full of beer next month, we hope you've got bleacher seats.
Baseball Box Score: Cubs and Sox Fail to Prevail
Trouble arose on the North and South Sides of Chicago as neither of our beloved teams could pull out a win. The Cubs suffered a hard-to-watch 12-2 loss to the Dodgers while the White Sox one again got our hopes up with a multi home-run game but fell in Detroit 9-3.
Cubs-Padres Game Postponed
Tonight's game between the Cubs and Padres has been postponed thanks to the inclement weather. Since this is the Padres only trip to Wrigley Field this year, the game will be made up tomorrow as a day-night doubleheader.
Arcade Fire Bring Tears To Bros' Eyes Saturday By Singing Especially Wistful Seventh Inning Stretch
Now that they've won an album of the year Grammy, and had one of their iconic anthems soundtrack the trailer for the Where The Wild Things Are movie, the Arcade Fire will bring a quiver to bleacher bums' lips by singing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" at Wrigley Field.
Cubs Night Parking Begins Tonight
Tonight is the first night game of the Cubs 2011 home season, which means the immediate area around Wrigley Field, already strained for street parking during day games, becomes, in the words of Ted Nugent, a free-for-all. We never cease to be amazed at the number of people going to the game who are willing to be gouged by residents living near the park renting their parking spaces for exorbitant fees. the city will also have ticket writers out and about to drum up city revenue
Book Indicates Wrigley Faithful Care More About Beer Prices Than Winning
Leave it to a University of Chicago economist to lend credence to the belief that Wrigley Field is a background to being the World's Largest Beer Garden 81 times a year. Booth School of Business Finance Professor Tobias "Toby" Moskowitz is one of the co-authors of the new book Scorecasting. Moskowitz and Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertham analyzed economic data related to baseball at Wrigley Field in relation to attendance and found that, more often than not. the one factor that tended to lead to decreases in attendance was increases in beer prices, even as tickets to Cubs games became more expensive.
Wrigley Field Welcomes Back Vienna Beef Hot Dogs
It's the little things that keep Cubs fans coming back to Wrigley Field, people. Little things like the announcement that Wrigley Field would be switching back to Vienna Beef franks as their official hot dog.
Cubs Single Game Tickets on Sale Friday
While last season saw more than a few no shows at some late season games, there's no reason to expect that tickets to see the Cubs play at Wrigley won't remain among the hardest to come by in all of Chicago except for maybe Bears-Packers playoff tickets. With the players still in Arizona, Cubs fans are still optimistic that this might be the year for their Cubbies, and even if they're 20 games out come August, at least Wrigley sells beer.
Harry Caray Statue Vandalized
The Harry Caray statue outside Wrigley Field has been the target of wannabe-butchers in the past. The Ricketts family hasn't been too nice to it, either. But some dumbass with idle hands decided to tag the statue over the weekend with "Sox" and another illegible word. Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said most of the tagging has been removed.
Cubs Strike Out, Taxpayers Hit By New Pitch
It seems that the proposal from Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to fund renovations for Wrigley Field that would have allowed the Cubs to keep all marginal growth in amusement tax collection on Cubs tickets is DOA after the Illinois Legislature failed to address the issue during its fall veto session.
Wrigley Hosts Illinois-Northwestern Marathon
Wanting to create a more festive, bowl game-like atmosphere surrounding their annual meeting, Northwestern and the University of Illinois played their in-state rivalry game at Wrigley Field this year for the first time since the 1920's. The stadium last hosted a college football game when DePaul and St. Lous faced off in 1938, and last saw a gridiron of any kind across the outfield when the Bears played at Wrigley until 1970. As if the hype surrounding the game at the historic ballpark was enough, the Big Ten's surprise announcement on Friday that all offensive plays would head toward the west end zone due to safety concerns with the east end zone, grabbed national headlines for the game and added to the attention on the game. When the novelty of "losers walk" wore off and the game was over, the Illini returned to Champaign with a 48-27 win.
Illinois-NU Game To Use One End Zone
If you're attending tomorrow's Allstate Wrigleyville Classic between Illinois and Northwestern or watching it on television and it looks like a game of "losers walk," well, that's by design.
Ricketts Are Against Government Borrowing, Except When They're For It
Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts continued to plead his case on Monday, telling the Tribune's editorial board that there is no Plan B to funding Wrigley modernization. He reiterated that the tax revenue would come exclusively from Cubs fans, while again failing to mention that the forgone tax dollars will mean shortfalls wherever those dollars currently go. While Ricketts claimed it would create 1000 jobs, the loss of revenue flowing to the schools, police and parks mean these city entities would probably have to cut 1000 employees.
Quinn, Daley Say "No" To Ricketts' Wrigley Renovation Plan
Both Mayor Daley and Governor Quinn rejected the Ricketts family's proposal to renovate Wrigley Field using up to 35 years' worth of amusement tax growth in a bond offering. And it looked like both took very different approaches to do so.

