Chicago's Metro announces shows next month

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David Le'aupepe of the Australian band Gang of Youths plays the Metro in Chicago on December 14, 2018 in Chicago. Photo credit Getty Images

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Metro, Chicago’s celebrated independent music venue, has announced it is reopening late next month.

The ornate Wrigleyville institution has been closed for more than a year.

Now, like much of the rest of the city, it’s coming back.

Metro announced six Lollapalooza after-shows, beginning July 27, with headliner Omar Apollo, the 24-year-old native of Hobart, Indiana.

Metro opened in 1982, championing emerging talent and more recently, pushing for help for music venues, musicians and other employees in the entertainment business.

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