Summer rock

U2 singer Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago.

CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow checked out some of the hottest acts heating up the summer season.

Imagine Dragons

Dan Reynolds leads Imagine Dragons in a performance at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill., July 13, 2018.

Imagine Dragons

All three of Imagine Dragons' albums – "Night Visions," "Smoke + Mirrors" and "Evolve" – have risen to number 1 or 2 on the Billboard charts.

Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons bassist Ben McKee performs. 

Imagine Dragons

Opening with "Radioactive," the band performed "Whatever It Takes," "I'll Make It Up to You," "Rise Up" and 'Start Over." Encores included "Believer" and "Thunder."

Imagine Dragons

Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill., July 13, 2018.

Imagine Dragons

Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons.

Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons also performed a cover of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.

Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons at Chicago's Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, July 13, 2018.

Foreigner

Mick Jones of Foreigner performs at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, July 11, 2018.

Foreigner

Foreigner's Kelly Hansen performs. 

Foreigner

Vocalist Kelly Hansen and Mick Jones of Foreigner.

The band played such classics as "Cold As Ice," "Feels Like the First Time," "Juke Box Hero"," "I Want to Know What Love Is," and "Hot Blooded."

Foreigner

Foreigner's Bruce Watson performs.

Foreigner

Mick Jones and Jeff Pilson of Foreigner perform at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago, July 11, 2018.

Pixies

The Pixies, led by Black Francis, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018. 

Pixies

The Pixies, an alternative rock band from Boston, broke up in the 1990s after a string of hit albums (including "Doolittle," "Bossanova" and "Trompe le Monde"), but reunited in 2004. Their most recent album was 2016's "Head Carrier."

Pixies

Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin.

Pixies

Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago.

The band performed "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Um Chagga Lagga," "All I Think About Now," and "All the Saints."

Manson

Marilyn Manson performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.

Manson

Marilyn Manson performed "Kill4Me," "Disposable Teens," "Antichrist Superstar," and a cover of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)."

Manson

Marilyn Manson performs.

Jason Bonham

Jason Bonham, son of John Bohnam (the late drummer of Led Zeppelin), performs in Chicago on his "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening" tour, at Huntington Bank Pavilion, July 11, 2018.

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

Singer James Dylan performs in Jason Bonham's Les Zeppelin Evening. 

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

Guitarist Alex Howland performs in "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening."

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

The set list included such stalwarts as "Immigrant Song," "Good Times Bad Times," "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven."

U2

U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

The Edge performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

Bono performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

Bassist Adam Clayton of U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

The band's setlist included "Love Is All We Have Left," "Beautiful Day," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," "City of Blinding Lights," and "One."

U2

Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

U2

U2 performs at the United Center in Chicago, May 22, 2018. 

The Kills

Singer-songwriter Alison Mosshart of The Kills performs at House of Vans in Chicago, May 19, 2018.

The Kills

Guitarist Jamie Hince of The Kills. They performed "List of Demands (Reparation)," "Whirling Eye" and "Hard Habit to Break."

The Kills

Alison Mosshart has also played alongside Jack White in the Dead Weather, under the stage name "Baby Ruthless."

Rob Zombie

A founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie, Rob Zombie performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.

Rob Zombie

The band performed "The Lords of Salem," "Living Dead Girl," "More Human Than Human," and a cover of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter." 

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie's band performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 15, 2018.

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie performs.

Rob Zombie

In addition to music, Zombie is also an actor and director, whose films include the 2003 horror (naturally) title, "House of 1,000 Corpses."

The Wombats

Lead vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018. 

The Liverpool band's most recent album, "Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life," reached Number 3 on the Billboard chart earlier this year. 

The Wombats

Lead vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats.

The band performed "Lemon to a Knife Fight," "Moving to New York," "Give Me a Try" and "Cheetah Tongue."

The Wombats

Bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen of The Wombats.

Raiding the Rock Vault

The Raiding the Rock Vault band, in Las Vegas, featuring artists from renowned acts from the past (including Guns 'n' Roses, REO Speedwagon, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake and Slash, performs classic rock tunes.

Raiding the Rock Vault

Howard Leese, a former guitarist for Heart and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, performs as part of Raiding the Rock Vault at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, April 10, 2018.

Raiding the Rock Vault

Hey, it's Vegas: Raiding the Rock Vault performs. 

Raiding the Rock Vault

Lead vocalist Megan Rüger, who was a finalist on Season Six of "The Voice," performs songs by Heart as part of Raiding the Rock Vault. 

Raiding the Rock Vault

Megan Rüger and Heart alumnus Howard Leese perform at Raiding the Rock Vault.

Raiding the Rock Vault

Raiding the Rock Vault at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Weezer

The band Weezer performs on a "Happy Days"-style set at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., July 7, 2018. 

Weezer

Lead singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.

Weezer

Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson.

Weezer

Weezer performed "Buddy Holly," "Undone - The Sweater Song," "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To," and The Turtles' "Happy Together."

Panic at the Disco

Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic at the Disco, performs at the United Center in Chicago, July 17, 2018.

The band played their 2005 breakout hit, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," as well as songs from their latest album, "Pray for the Wicked," including "Say Amen (Saturday Night)," "Dying in L.A.," and "High Hopes."

Panic at the Disco

Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.

Panic at the Disco

Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.

Panic at the Disco

Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco performs at New York's Madison Square Garden, July 24, 2018.

Whitesnake

The English rock band Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018. 

Whitesnake

David Coverdale, who was the lead singer for Deep Purple before forming Whitesnake in the late 1970s, performs with Whitesnake at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018. 

Whitesnake

Guitarist Reb Beach of Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018. 

Whitesnake

Drummer Tommy Aldridge of Whitesnake performs at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, July 11, 2018. 

Whitesnake

Over the past four decades Whitesnake has released 12 studio albums and 8 live albums. In the U.S. their biggest hits have been their eponymous 1987 album; "Slip of the Tongue" (1989), including their Top 10 hits "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool For Your Loving '89"; and "Forevermore"  (2011).

Godsmack

Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Godsmack

Godsmack has had three consecutive albums debut at #1 on the Billboard chart: "Faceless" (2003), "IV" (2006), and "The Oracle" (2010).

Godsmack

Drummer Shannon Larkin of Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Among the songs they reformed were "Awake," "I Stand Alone" and "1000hp," along with a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell."

Godsmack

Guitarist Sully Erna of Godsmack performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Shinedown

Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Shinedown

Brent Smith, the lead vocalist of Shinedown, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

The band performed "Second Chance," "Diamond Eyes," "Bully," and "Devil."

Shinedown

Drummer Barry Kerch of Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Shinedown

Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Shinedown

Shinedown performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill, July 27, 2018.

Foo Fighters

Fans in Chicago display their numbers signifying their place on line, Sunday, July 29, 2018; they'd arrived at Wrigley Field at 2 a.m. so they could get a spot down front. 

The Struts

Lead singer Luke Spiller of The Struts. The English rock band opened for the Foo Fighters at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018. 

Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.

Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. America's biggest rock band has won the Best Rock Album Grammy four times, and won this year for Best Rock Song off their most recent record, "Concrete & Gold."

Foo Fighters

The group's setlist included "All My Life," "The Pretender," "The Sky Is a Neighborhood," and "Best of You."  They also performed covers of Queen's "Under Pressure," and Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame."

Foo Fighters

Guitarist Pat Smear of Foo Fighters performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.

Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters perform at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, July 29, 2018.

Lollapalooza

Fans at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. Officials said more than 100,000 people attended the opening day of Lollapalooza, with 400,000 expected over the four-day weekend.

The Wombats

Vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Wombats

Bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen of The Wombats performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Franz Ferdinand

The Scottish band Franz Ferdinand performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Franz Ferdinand

The Scottish band Franz Ferdinand performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand's set list included the band's first international hit, from 2004, "Take Me Out"; "Do You Want To"; "No You Girls"; and "Always Ascending."

Sign Language

A translator rocks out at Lollapalooza, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Lollapalooza

Fans at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

Lollapalooza

Pocket fail while dancing in Grant Park, Chicago, during Lollapalooza.

Chvrches

Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

The band's set list included "Bury It" (from their hit 2015 album "Every Open Eye"); "Get Out"; and "My Enemy."

Camila Cabello

Cuban-American singer-songwriter Camila Cabello performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Camila Cabello

Cabello performed "Never Be the Same," "All These Years" and "Havana," from her 2018 debut album, "Camila," which premiered at #1 on the Billboard chart.

Rezz

The DJ Rezz performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago, Thursday, August 2, 2018.

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys performs at Lollapalooza, in Chicago's Grant Park, Thursday, August 2, 2018. 

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper brought his "Paranormal Evening" to the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis., Friday, August 3, 2018.

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper and his band at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wis., August 3, 2018. They performed "Poison," "Only Women Bleed" and, because it's summer, "School's Out."

Charlotte Cardin

Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018.

Bomba Estéreo

Singer Li Saumet of the Colombian band Bomba Estéreo performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. 

Sir Sly

Landon Jacobs and Hayden Coplen of the indie band Sir Sly perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Their set list included "High" and "&Run."

St. Vincent

Anne Erin Clark (stage name St. Vincent) performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Among the songs she performed were "Masseducation," "Digital Witness," "Los Angeles" and "New York."

LL Cool J

Rapper LL Cool J performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018.

The Weeknd

Singer-songwriter The Weeknd performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Saturday, August 4, 2018. Among the hits he performed were "Call Out My Name," "Pray for Me," "Starboy," "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills." 

Smashing Pumpkins

The Chicago band Smashing Pumpkins celebrated their 30th anniversary with the first of two shows at the United Center, August 13, 2018 - part of their "Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour." 

Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.

Smashing Pumpkins

Their hefty set included 29 songs and two encores, including "1979," "Ava Adore," "Thirty-Three," and Tonight, Tonight." They also played covers of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." 

Smashing Pumpkins

Grade school-era photos and home movies were projected during Smashing Pumpkins' performance of "Disarm," at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.

Smashing Pumpkins

Smashing Pumpkins performs at Chicago's United Center, August 13, 2018.

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Jeff Ament perform at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

The group has released 10 studio albums (five of which hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart) and 16 live albums, not counting their "official" bootlegs. 

Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Pearl Jam

Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam performs at Chicago's Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

In addition to the show's 18 songs, Pearl Jam returned to play nine songs in an encore - and then an additional five songs, including "Better Man."

Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

The venerable English metal band, whose first album was released more than 40 years ago, recently had their most recent release, 2018's "Firepower," hit No. 5 on the Billboard album chart - their highest chart ranking ever.

Judas Priest

Rob Halford, lead vocalist of Judas Priest, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Judas Priest

Judas Priest performed "Turbo Lover," "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law." 

Judas Priest

Bassist Ian Hill, a founding member of Judas Priest, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Judas Priest

Judas Priest performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Deep Purple

The English rock band Deep Purple performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

The group performed "Strange Kind of Woman," "Smoke on the Water," and "Hush."

Deep Purple

Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Deep Purple

Lead singer Ian Gillan performs with Deep Purple at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Deep Purple

Drummer Ian Paice, who was one of the original members of Deep Purple, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

Deep Purple

Roger Glover, of Deep Purple, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 22, 2018.

The Avett Brothers

Scott Avett, of the folk rock band The Avett Brothers, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018. 

The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers band's Seth Avett performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018. The group performed "Ain't No Man," "Down With the Shine" and "True Sadness." 

The Magpie Salute

Rich Robinson (formerly of The Black Crowes) performs with The Magpie Salute at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018.

Gov't Mule

The Southern rock band Gov't Mule, featuring longtime Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., Friday, August 24, 2018. 

Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule's show was billed as "Dark Side of the Mule," as they performed a plethora of Pink Floyd tunes, including "Speak to Me," "On the Run," "Time," "Breathe," "Money," "The Nile Song" and "Fearless." 

Bad Wolves

Tommy Vext of Bad Wolves performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.

Nothing More

Nothing More, from San Antonio, Texas, performs at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.

Five Finger Death Punch

Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, featuring Ivan Moody, was a co-headliner at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018. The band is best-known for their 2013 releases, "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volumes 1 & 2." 

Breaking Benjamin

Hailing from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the rock band Breaking Benjamin was a co-headliner at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Ill., August 29, 2018.

Their biggest hit has been their 2015 album, "Dark Before Dawn," which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart. 

Metallica

Metallica kicked off a new tour (with floating boxes and lighted drones) at Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Sept. 2, 2018.

Metallica

Metallica performs at the Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Sept. 2, 2018.

The Kills

Summer, take your bows.

Pictured: Alison Mosshart of The Kills.