CHICAGO — Chance the Rapper surprised the city with a free concert after the Bud Billiken Parade — with help from his friends former President Barack Obama and rapper Future.
Chance was grand marshal at the Bud Billiken Parade on Saturday when he announced the Saturday night show. The Chatham native hid tickets across the city and kicked off the concert at the Auditorium Theatre Downtown.
Obama thanked concertgoers for attending the Bud Billiken Parade in a videotaped segment, and Future and South Side native Jeremih performed.
Known for his charitable work in the city, Chance also gave away 30,000 backpacks to Bud Billiken paradegoers this weekend.
Here's what happened at the concert:
This is what happens when chance touches you 😭😭😭 I also bruised my knee on the gate🤷🏾♀️#BBBASH @chancetherapper pic.twitter.com/87KFrh3XNy
— Lil Cocoa✨ (@Ashhhhlayyy) August 13, 2017
i was literally this close to @chancetherapper today at #BBBash 😁 thank you for everything you do for chicago ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LZtKnwJIgw
— 🖤 (@FeelingMyself__) August 13, 2017
Future did his thang tonight #BBBASH 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qUnluJb5vV
— B R A T (@ScreamAquarius) August 13, 2017
#BBBASH @chancetherapper was everything I imagined❤️ pic.twitter.com/MoslsIoXNe
— kaseylockhart (@KKaiseona) August 13, 2017
Thank You @chancetherapper 🙌🏾 Chance you are the beacon of light Chicago got & a change gone come 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯#BBBASH pic.twitter.com/bAMK23mPp9
— Blayboi Barti 😈 (@swaggyty0) August 13, 2017
Chance got a message from Obama at the #BBBash last night too pic.twitter.com/iuPz7gIJ2f
— Omar Ghusein (@ogg23) August 13, 2017
The entrance...the crowd's energy...Chance THE Mf Rapper 🤷♀️🙌 #BBBASH pic.twitter.com/0rxpn3F0Na
— Courttt☺️ (@courtdotcomm) August 13, 2017
So after 12hrs of hard feening. #bbbash I got to see my favorite rapper @chancetherapper. The #ChicagoGoat #3 #3rdtime #3grammys🏆#ThankYou🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/YhvJGipt65
— Alanté Hartzol (@TAEGAINZ) August 13, 2017
@IAmDLOW also had that bih jumpin!! #BBBash pic.twitter.com/FJatP5g9MH
— Monie (@monie_mo5) August 13, 2017
JUST IN CASE YALL MISSED IT #BBBash @chancetherapper pic.twitter.com/MFvwpKiuwx
— JJTHERAPPER♍️GVO (@JJTHERAPPER31) August 13, 2017
The visuals last night had @chancetherapper looking like an angel. Like God was delivering him to us 🙌🏾#Bbbash #ChanceTheBlessing pic.twitter.com/37UGlqDmQz
— Monie (@monie_mo5) August 13, 2017
a little prayer changes everything @DJoreo @chancetherapper #BBBASH pic.twitter.com/s40PNR2Jd9
— Dahye Ok (@dahyeokay) August 14, 2017
#ThanksObama (literally) @POTUS44 @chancetherapper #BBBASH pic.twitter.com/WwxDrA6HWy
— Dahye Ok (@dahyeokay) August 14, 2017
I'm ready for my blessings. I'm ready for my miracles. 🙌🏻 @chancetherapper #BBBASH pic.twitter.com/n84yvmd8NY
— Dahye Ok (@dahyeokay) August 14, 2017
THESE ARE ALL THE LOCATIONS TO GET FREE TICKETS FOR THE #BBBASH READY SET GO pic.twitter.com/IsH1XbU9Q3
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 12, 2017
Wow!!! @1future Just Came out!!! @chancetherapper #BBBash pic.twitter.com/YvBfHS961u
— KENDRA G (@KENDRAGMEDIA) August 13, 2017
President @BarackObama had some words of encouragement for @chancetherapper tonight at his #BBBash concert. #BlackOwnedChicago pic.twitter.com/aebsFgk4Pd
— Black Owned Chicago (@blackownedchi) August 13, 2017
Chance hosted a free concert and had free underground parking while giving out a amazing performance 💪🏽💪🏽 @chancetherapper pic.twitter.com/bPE3VmBCN8
— Zay (@Zays_Veggies) August 13, 2017
@chancetherapper non-profit organization SocialWorks gave away 30,000 backpacks filled with school supplies 2 children, PLUS A FREE CONCERT! pic.twitter.com/L82yC6LxhZ
— DEON COLE (@deoncole) August 13, 2017
@chancetherapper Thank You So Much For Yesterday from the bottom of my soul ❤️. You are so humble and sooooo amazing. I’m forever grateful. pic.twitter.com/Th6KmZ6Utz
— HE.SLAYYED 👑🥀 (@HeSlayyed) August 13, 2017
