Soldier Field is having a huge weekend. Following the big Oasis concert Thursday night, the much-discussed stadium on the lakefront will host The Lumineers on Friday and My Chemical Romance on Saturday. Two more shows follow: System of a Down and Avenged Sevenfold play Soldier Field on Sunday and Monday.

One reason for the confluence is that it reduces expenses: The bands can share some of the costs of configuring the venue. The Chicago Cubs typically try to do much the same thing for their Wrigley Field concerts. But while one very big Labor Day weekend does not a future make, this Labor Day weekend is a very notable indication of the ongoing viability of Soldier Field, post-Chicago Bears. Especially since the likes of Oasis have a far bigger economic impact than a Bears game, which attr

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