<p>Fans clad in bright pink pink trailed around the corner of Lake and Loomis Streets Saturday as Chicago rappers Adamn Killa and Taylor Bennett prepared for their headlining, all-ages show at Bottom Lounge dubbed “Vocalo’s Summer Meltdown.”</p><p>The fans were responding to Adamn Killa’s call on social media for fans to wear pink — referencing <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/summer-festivals/2026/06/15/review-adamn-killa-summer-smash" target="_blank" ><u>his color-drenched Summer Smash set last month</u></a>.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-790000" name="image-790000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8c55c6b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b16855/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7aea1fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="VOCALOSHOTLINE_260713-16.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7aea1fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8275732/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7aea1fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fad%2F7e%2F436687cd45ffb544688e063c6d16%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-16.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Fans scream and reach out to Adamn Killa in the photo pit during his headlining set Saturday night.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Pat Nabong/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The concert celebrated Chicago Public Media station Vocalo’s new call-in show, “The Vocalo Hotline,” launched after the company <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/pressroom/2026/05/18/chicago-public-media-launches-the-vocalo-hotline-a-new-show-reimagining-music-discovery-through-human-connection" target="_blank" ><u>received a MacArthur Foundation grant</u></a> to support the station. Bennett and Adamn, whose given name is Adam Kelly, led a lineup of Chicago DJs and musicians kicking off with a DJ set from hotline host Nudia Hernandez.</p><p>Also on the lineup were wellness creator-rapper VvAbundant and DJ Evie the Cool, plus special guest appearances from rapper Lil M.U. — whom Bennett manages — and Adamn’s romantic partner, Fiji Slayed May.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-b50000" name="image-b50000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1efc58/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/831727c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39fc77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="VOCALOSHOTLINE_260713-3.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39fc77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/038323d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39fc77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3367+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb2%2F95%2F40245c004ab0a4ebf93e78ceaabf%2Fvocaloshotline-260713-3.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Taylor Bennett opened his headlining set with “Broad Shoulders,” a song released with his brother Chance the Rapper in 2016.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Pat Nabong/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>“[Adamn and I] have been wanting to do something really special for the city for a long time,” Bennett said <a class="Link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXwymgsBaG/" target="_blank" ><u>in an interview</u></a> with the station.