With the Festival Hall, there is access to an eight truck dock that can be used to load or unload equipment, chairs, and all other items needed for an event.
[5] Chicago musicians that have performed at Navy Pier include Chicago in '79 for ChicagoFest, Cheap Trick in '82, Buddy Guy in '93, Wilco in '95 (the year Navy Pier opened to the public), Milwaukee's BoDeans in '99, South Bend's Umphrey's McGee in '05 on the Skyline Stage, Local H in '14 in the Grand Ballroom, and Kaskade in '13.
Other musicians that have performed there include James Brown in '65, Frank Sinatra in '82, the Beach Boys in '82, BB King in '96, Jimmy Buffett in '97, Blue Öyster Cult in '98, Weird Al Yankovic in '99, Alice Cooper in '03, Skrillex in '14, and Sheryl Crow in '15.
In order to have an event at the Festival Hall, a proposal needs to be given to Navy Pier through their website.
[4] In order to have an event at The Aon Grand Ballroom, a proposal needs to be given to Navy Pier through their website.