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Frank Gehry, winner of the National Medal of Art, applied his signature style to this revolutionary outdoor concert venue. The Pavilion stands 120-feet high, with a billowing headdress of brushed stainless steel ribbons that frame the stage opening and connect to an overhead trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes. The trellis supports the sound system, which spans the 4,000 fixed seats and the Great Lawn, which accommodates an additional 7,000 people.
This state-of-the-art sound system, the first of its kind in the country, was designed to mimic the acoustics of an indoor concert hall by distributing enhanced sound equally over both the fixed seats and the lawn.
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion is home to the Grant Park Music Festival and other free concerts and events. It was named in memory of Chicago business leader Jay Pritzker, who with his wife Cindy, established the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1979.
The following items are permitted into Jay Pritzker Pavilion:
Food in small soft-sided coolers, small picnic baskets, or zip lock bags for (Great Lawn only).
• Low lawn chairs and blankets (Great Lawn only)
• Non-professional and disposable cameras
• One (1) factory sealed plastic bottled non-alcoholic beverage up to a liter in size. (NO ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED)
• Small Backpacks, small purses and fanny packs.
The following items are NOT permitted into Jay Pritzker Pavilion: Bags and coolers will be checked at entry. Prohibited items will be confiscated, including but not limited to:
Alcoholic Beverages
• ANY ITEM DEEMED BY MANAGEMENT OR SECURITY TO BE DANGEROUS OR INAPPROPRIATE
• Balloons, Flag poles, Tables, items to stake into the lawn.
• Coolers (except as permitted above)
• Glass Bottles, Cans
• Large Bags, Backpacks, Briefcases
• Pets (only service animals are permitted)
• Professional cameras and tripods
• Thermoses
• Umbrellas
• Video Cameras, Recording Devices
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