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2,000 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink, Nightlife

Friday, September 25

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

SOFI TUKKER Presents: ANIMAL TALK

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

Sun Ra Arkestra

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

Arrows In Action

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:30 PM

The Wellermen

North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:30 PM

Don McLean

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie

Fri · Sep 25 · 7:30 PM

Bosman Twins Quintet

Winter's Jazz Club

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Satin Jackets

Outset · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines - First of Many Tour with Polyglam

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Paula Cole - THIS FIRE: 30 with Rett Madison

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Donna Herula

Old Town School of Folk Music

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Devon Gilfillian – Time Will Tell Tour w. Jon Muq

SPACE · Evanston

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Drake White

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Matute - Stereo Tour

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

Ravyn Lenae Presents: Blue Island

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:00 PM

JEFF NEWELL'S NEW TRAD OCTET

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:30 PM

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective ft. FREE Dance Floor!

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:30 PM

Rat Johnson Persian Cowboy Waterpennies

Fri · Sep 25 · 8:30 PM

Friday Night in SIDEBAR w/ NEPTUNE'S CORE

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

KID AND JOHNNY RAMOS with CHICAGO BLUES ANGELS

Buddy Guy's Legends

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Pat Egan & the Heavy Hearts, Nature Club

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Lauren Watkins - If I’m Being Honest Tour with Jordan Cobb

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Ali w/ Junegrass, Andrew Harper

Sleeping Village

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Echoes of Pompeii

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Reggaetón Y2K

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Two Runner, Maisy Owen

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:00 PM

Hyryder - Grateful Dead Tribute, Featuring Joe Marcinek

Fri · Sep 25 · 9:30 PM

Theo Katzman

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Sep 25 · 10:00 PM

San Holo (18+ Event)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Mallard and Hedez

Andy's Jazz Club

Saturday June with Jami Dawn and Dave & Gabe

Uncommon Ground

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Mallard and Hedez

Andy's Jazz Club

Melody Angel: The Dreamcatcher Tour

20↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/Walker Landgraf

Andy's Jazz Club

Saturday, September 26

Sat · Sep 26 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 26 · 12:00 PM

Chicago End-Of-Life Expo

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

Ian Rosenberg - "Terrible Stuff Damaging Everybody" - Samantha Chatman

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Sat · Sep 26 · 3:00 PM

PAPER MACHETE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 26 · 4:00 PM

Saturday afternoon on the PATIO w/ NEW EARTH FARMERS (Record Release !) + ANDON DAVIS TRIO

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 26 · 5:30 PM

DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO @ FITZGERALDS! Early (1 of 2)

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 26 · 6:00 PM

Beyond the Gate featuring Russian Circles Pelican @ Bohemian National Cemetery

Bohemian Nat'l Cemetery (Outside) · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 6:00 PM

Thee Sacred Souls, La Lom and the Womack Sisters presented by Heineken

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 6:30 PM

YG: THE GENTLEMEN'S CLUB TOUR

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:00 PM

Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:00 PM

Medical Miracle ÖPermanenceâ Album Release W/ Elemantra + Mid

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:00 PM

BK Dhaliwal

Outset · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:00 PM

Saturday Night on the Patio w/ LOS GALLOS!

FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Jimmie Allen

North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

The Generations

Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Jazz Is Dead Presents - Cortex (18+)

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Alicia Witt: Album Release - Between Heaven and Earth (and David Lynch)

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

EsDeeKid - Council House Rat Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis

Winter's Jazz Club

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Sibelius & Shostakovich

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 7:30 PM

Alicia Witt

SPACE · Evanston

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

JEFF NEWELL'S NEW TRAD OCTET

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

AIRMW Arts Initiatives Presents: Aine Nakamura

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

Foster The People: Good Mourning Sunshine Tour

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

The Polish Ambassador

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

Sera Cahoone, Edie McKenna

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

Greenleaf, Howling Giant, Tba

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

Juanes North America Tour 2026

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:00 PM

Cheekface, Apes of the State

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:30 PM

DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO @ FITZGERALDS! Evening (2 of 2)

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Sat · Sep 26 · 8:30 PM

Dravin and the Ravens Friendly Faces Jack Moony & The Sun Drops

Sat · Sep 26 · 9:00 PM

Gordi w/ Gracie and Rachel

Sleeping Village

Sat · Sep 26 · 9:00 PM

Jake Stirn and the Dogpack, Tim Hort & the Radio Hour, Mike Moroney

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sat · Sep 26 · 9:00 PM

CHICAGO BLUES ALLSTARS

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Sep 26 · 9:00 PM

Bricktown Sound

20↻ Recurring

2nd Set With Mallard and Hedez

Andy's Jazz Club

20↻ Recurring

1st Set With Mallard and Hedez

Andy's Jazz Club

Stephen Hull Experience

20↻ Recurring

Late Night Concert Series w/Walker Landgraf

Andy's Jazz Club

World Music Festival Chicago presents:, Elida Almeida, Luciano Antonio, Heitor Garcia

The Chain Links with Al Day and Victor Sanders

Uncommon Ground

Sunday, September 27

Sun · Sep 27 · 12:00 PM

Burning Bush Fall Fest '26

Burning Bush Brewery

Sun · Sep 27 · 3:00 PM

The Hoyle Brothers

Sun · Sep 27 · 4:00 PM

CHICAGO JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM

DYING FETUS & SANGUISUGABOGG

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM

Spider Saloff Quintet - Chet Baker: The Cool Jazz of the 50’s

Winter's Jazz Club

Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

Cavetown with Chloe Moriondo - Running With Scissors Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

An Evening of Simon & Garfunkel with Phil Angotti & Tommi Zender

SPACE · Evanston

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

The Polish Ambassador

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM

Vader, Jungle Rot, Fleshcrawl, Trash Panda

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM

Mari Froes

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM

Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park

Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM

2026 JAY B tape: roots

Copernicus Center · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

Jake Manzi and Casey McDonough

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

Charming Disaster, the God Awful Small Affairs, Super Secret Cult Band

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

SOUL MESSAGE

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

ifwewait. - Album Release!, Woonds, Sana All, Twila Ping

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

The Inspector Cluzo, Uncle Sexy and the Nephews

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

Sara Bareilles: The Good Grief Tour

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM

Laci Kaye Booth - Love Ain't For The Faint Of Heart Tour with Harper O'Neill

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sun · Sep 27 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Sun · Sep 27 · 9:00 PM

NICHOLAS ALEXANDER

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sun · Sep 27 · 9:00 PM

Deceits w/ Computer Kill, Fantasma Negra

Sleeping Village