Beginning Wednesday, June 2nd, The Shrine, located at 2109 South Wabash in Chicago, will welcome some of the most respected names in the music industry to celebrate its 1^st Anniversary.  

DJ Premier will kick off the festivities on June 2^nd and will offer a special salute to GURU of Gangstarr followed by Chicago’s own Rhymefest album release party for his latest CD, El Che on June 3^rd and DJ Spinna will conclude the celebration on June 4^th with Wonder-full, a tribute to Stevie Wonder.
 
Doors open at 9 p.m. for all performances. Pre-sale tickets are $10 and are available at clubtix.net/theshrine, $20 at the door.

The Shrine is a next generation nightclub in the emerging South Loop district of Chicago. Named after the renowned music venue founded by the late Fela Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician/human rights activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, in under a year The Shrine has quickly established itself as Chicago’s new home for soulful music across an eclectic cross-section of genres.

The venue has showcased live concert performances by mainstream acts such as Common, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco and Ludacris as well as underground artists Pac Div, Platinum Pied Pipers and Roy Ayers. For more information on The Shrine, visit www.theshrinechcago.com