| B96 Pepsi SummerBash | |
|---|---|
 The official logo for the 2016 event | |
| Genre | Pop, hip-hop |
| Location(s) | Rosemont, Illinois (2016) |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Founders | WBBM-FM |
| Attendance | me |
| Website | b96 |
The B96 Pepsi SummerBash is an annual concert[1] typically held on a Saturday in June, in the Chicago area. First held in 1992 and presented by Chicago radio station B96, the concert has been title-sponsored by Pepsi in recent years. In 2016, the event was held at Allstate Arena in the suburb of Rosemont. Previously, the event was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview from 2006 to 2015. In 2006, the SummerBash was the first non-soccer event held at the stadium.[2] Other venues that have played host to the event include the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, Joliet Raceway, and Maywood Park,[3] all in the suburban Chicago area. Noted for featuring several marquee performers in a day-long series of sets, the event is considered to be one of the premier annual radio station concerts in the U.S. by many in the radio industry, along with events such as the 102.7 KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball, Wango Tango, Z100's Jingle Ball, and rock station 105.7 The Point - St. Louis' Point Fest. The success of the annual SummerBash concerts allowed the station to also begin a holiday variation of the event called the B96 Jingle Bash.
- ^ Chicago Tribune Staff. "B96 summer music festival of pop", Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2010, accessed February 26, 2011.
- ^ Ziehm, Len. "Fire stoked for 'grand opening': Team promises raucous atmosphere for 2nd home game", The Chicago Sun-Times, June 25, 2006, accessed February 26, 2011.
- ^ WBBM-FM#Summer Bash concerts