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Ghosts and fun bring your team closer together. Guided experiences to multiple haunted locations. Your group will be treated to a ghostly experience during a 90-120 minute walking tour, 3-hour bus excursion, or pick a custom experience with food and alcohol options or a family-oriented experience as well. Your team has been on outings before, but this time they've asked you to find something different and exciting for everybody. When looking for specific venues to host your group, it can be quite challenging. And the last thing you want is another work event that feels more like a chore than a fun activity. Your team doesn’t want to: - Throw any more axes - Go bowling again - Sit bored at a large group dinner Experience The City's Haunted Past with Your Entire Team On this special evening, you and your team will have the perfect opportunity to get to know each other better! Your guide is well-versed in local culture, so you can expect a fun, engaging, and spooky event.

Introducing RPM Seafood, a dramatic multi-level restaurant overlooking the Chicago River featuring the truest expression of the world’s best fish and seafood.

Connection. Creativity. Chaos (the fun kind). Available all over the USA! Forget the icebreakers and trust falls. This is team building that cranks up the volume and gets your people actually connecting — not just collecting another tote bag. We take your team, hand them a mic (sometimes literally), and turn a room of colleagues into a full-blown rock choir. It’s equal parts live music, laughter, storytelling, and spine-tingling harmony — all tailored to your event. Here’s What You Get: • 🎸 Live Music that kicks like a drum solo at Wembley • 🎤 Storytelling that hits the heart (and the funny bone) • 🎶 3-Part Harmony Choir — no singing skills required, just good vibes • 🤘 Audience Improv — spontaneous, unforgettable, and never awkward • 📝 Custom Song Creation that ties your event together with a chorus your team will hum all the way home Perfect for: • 🚀 Launching big ideas • 🔋 Energizing the middle of a long agenda • 🎉 Ending on a high that actually gets remembered We’ve done this with 10 people. We’ve done it with 2,500. Either way, we bring the same stadium-worthy energy. We’re fronted by Grammy-nominated INXS frontman Ciaran Gribbin, backed by world-class musicians, and powered by pure rock ‘n roll spirit. This isn’t “team building.” It’s a shared experience that gives your people goosebumps, grins, and genuine connection. Ready to shake things up? Let’s talk. "Best Team Building I've ever booked. Ciaran and the band were great." Arrow Electronics "It was absolutely the best team event I have ever run or attended." Lamb Weston "I can honestly say that Rock 'n Roll Team Building is the best event experience I have ever seen at a conference." Jazz Pharmaceuticals

State of Play Hospitality is a highly innovative creator and operator of technology enabled experiential leisure concepts. For a decade since launching its first concept, Bounce, in London in 2012, the State of Play team has gone on to create, launch and operate several more industry leading experiential brands. Flight Club offers a super-charged social gaming experience like no other, with multi-player games set in semi-private playing areas, delicious food, and amazing bespoke cocktails. Come visit Flight Club today and experience unexpected, ridiculous joy.

Welcome to Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, a world-renowned collection of dining experiences led by Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay. With over 80 restaurants spanning the globe, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional cuisine and unforgettable service. Whether you seek the elegance of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London, or the relaxed charm of our Bread Street Kitchens, our venues offer something for every taste and occasion.

SPECIALTY COCKTAILS & WHISKEY One of Chicago’s most respected cocktail bars, The Berkshire Room is a craft cocktail lounge from The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group that is free of pretension while giving you, the guest, unparalleled service in sleek and refined surroundings.

Bunny Slope welcomes you to a post-slopes boozin’ vibe, minus the mountains. A totally private, anything goes hot tub located below the Berkshire Room. Bunny Slope is your aprés-ski, retro private party lounge, perfect for groups up to 15. A great option for a totally outrageous shindig, hen party, bachelor party, and pretty much anything else. Oh… and the drinks are pretty damned tasty too with craft cocktails and mountain-friendly beer & liquor.

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is Chicago’s original tapas bar, serving authentic Spanish cuisine since 1985. The menu is designed to share, featuring tapas, pintxos (bite-sized tapas) and the classic Valencian rice dish, paella. Pair the meal with sangria, craft cocktails, Spanish wine and local beers in our lively Lincoln Park restaurant.

At Merck Artist Agency, we specialize in representing a carefully curated roster of exceptional musicians, bands, speakers, and comedians. Based in Friendswood, Texas, our agency works with talent from across the country, offering clients a dynamic, diverse selection of entertainment options for events of all kinds. Our music lineup features both original artists and high-energy cover bands, with particular strength in country music and Americana. On the speaking side, we represent a select group of inspirational speakers covering topics such as personal wellness, the mind-body connection, workplace safety, and women in leadership. Every performer in our agency is hand-selected for their talent, professionalism, and ability to deliver unforgettable experiences. At Merck Artist Agency, we take pride not only in the quality of the artists we represent but also in the personal attention and outstanding customer service we provide. Whether you’re booking live music, an engaging keynote, or a crowd-pleasing comedian, we ensure a seamless, tailored experience from start to finish.