Chance the Rapper will open for The Roots at the Taste of Chicago on Wednesday. View Full Caption Teens in the Park

GRANT PARK — Chance The Rapper is playing the Taste of Chicago, according to Chance The Rapper.

The superstar MC from Chatham said he will play the free annual food festival and open for The Roots with his friend and collaborator Donnie Trumpet at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Tmw at 5 we're playing the Taste. — Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 5, 2016

The surprise announcement follows Chance's surprise appearance at the Mamby on the Beach festival this weekend at Oakwood Beach.

Tickets to Wednesday's show at the Petrillo Music Shell, 235 S. Columbus Drive, are sold out, but Taste visitors can still listen from the shell's lawn.

Stay tuned for any more details.

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