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Tank and The Bangas - The Last Balloon Tour with Ariel J. and Zeus at Thalia Hall Music

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Tank and The Bangas - The Last Balloon Tour with Ariel J. and Zeus

Thalia Hall

Sat, Oct 248:00 PM
The event

What to know

For Tank and the Bangas, music is a vessel for unbridled joy and transcendent connection---forces as integral to their essence as their wildly original sound. On their new album The Last Balloon, the New Orleans-bred outfit channel those impulses into something celebratory yet profoundly human, exploring themes of frustration, resilience, and self-realization with equal parts raw emotionality and playful exuberance. A shapeshifting collective helmed by lead singer Tarriona , "rdquo" -> Tank" Ball and multi-instrumentalist Norman Spence II, the globally beloved group completed the LP after winning a GRAMMY for 2024's spoken-word powerhouse The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, moving from incendiary poetry to a euphoric collision of soul and hip-hop and forward-thinking R&B. As the final installment in a trilogy of albums that began with 2019's Green Balloon (a critical triumph that earned them a GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist), The Last Balloon ultimately solidifies Tank and the Bangas' legacy as one of modern music's most steadfast voices of sublime exhilaration. Executive-produced by their frequent collaborator Austin Brown (Jamila Woods, Masego), The Last Balloon offers up a su…

Good to know: This event is 17 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 17 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Ticket Fee includes 1% City Amusement Tax.

The venue

Thalia Hall

1807 S Allport St Chicago, IL 60608

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