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1,403 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink · morning/afternoon/evening
Friday, September 18
$12Fri · Sep 18 · 9:30 PM
The Simple Remedy
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 9:30 PM
Broadway Rave - The Musical Theatre Dance Party
Subterranean · Chicago
Fri · Sep 18 · 10:30 PM
Mariachi El Bronx W/ Max Diaz
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
$51Fri · Sep 18 · 11:00 PM
Riot Fest Late Night: Thrice
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Saturday, September 19
Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 AM
Riot Fest 2026 - Saturday
Douglass Park · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ Old Town Ale House
The Book Cellar
Sat · Sep 19 · 3:00 PM
Serena Solin - "A Barer Sky" - Rob Macaisa Colgate, Lisa Low, and Leah Flax Barber
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Sat · Sep 19 · 6:00 PM
Hulvey - "Could Be Tonight" Tour
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Alok (18 and Over)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Tim McGraw: Pawn Shop Guitar Tour 2026
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Role Model Presents: Chuck On Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
$13Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
PABLO ALTO OM IN GOLD
Cubby Bear · Chicago
$23Sat · Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
Rico McFarland Blues Band/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Martina McBride
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
The John Dokes Big Band
Winter's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 7:30 PM
The Petty Kings
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
$34Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
BAILEN - SWIM!!! At Your Own Risk Tour w. Lucy Clearwater
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
anaiis
Old Town School of Folk Music
$34Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
REZN - Cycles in the Infinite Dream Tour with Airiel and DIM
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Booker T. Jones
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:00 PM
Beth Hart
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM
Hana Stretton w/ Austin Cash
Constellation
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM
Experiments
The Hideout
$35-$169Sat · Sep 19 · 8:30 PM
The Bros. Landreth: Tumbling Wild Tour 2026 w/ special guest Madeleine Roger
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
$8Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Riley Brothers Band
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Rigometrics, Lee Cleaveland & the Lefthand Band
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
KEESHEA PRATT
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Sep 19 · 9:00 PM
Raviv
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
LSR/CITY X by Gareth Emery (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
$50Sat · Sep 19 · 10:00 PM
Riot Fest Late Night: Mom Jeans
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 PM
Alkaline Trio (18+)
Metro · Chicago
Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 PM
Riot Fest Late Night: Casa Gogol Records Party
Sleeping Village
Sat · Sep 19 · 11:00 PM
Me the Body W/ Whispers
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sunday, September 20
Sun · Sep 20 · 11:00 AM
Riot Fest 2026 - Sunday
Douglass Park · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 20 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 20 · 4:00 PM
Nick Warren - Ages 21+
Castaways · Chicago
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
75th Anniversary Celebration of Nelson Algren's "Chicago: City on the Make" @ The Hideout
The Book Cellar
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:00 PM
75th anniversary Chicago: City on the Make
The Hideout
Sun · Sep 20 · 5:30 PM
Kate Kortum - Debut!
Winter's Jazz Club
$18Sun · Sep 20 · 5:30 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Omar Coleman Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 20 · 6:30 PM
No Bother
Martyrs'
$24-$56Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
BROWN HORSE plays FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR with special guest POOLISH
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
She & Him
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
Role Model Presents: Chuck On Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
Alejandro Escovedo
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
Xscape: Symphony of Love with Live Orchestra
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
$21-$34Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
Candi Jenkins w. Sparkle Carcass
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:00 PM
BIG BAND & BBQ: Chicago Skyliner's w/ Bill O'Connell
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 20 · 7:30 PM
Shoshana Bean
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:00 PM
Gable Price And Friends
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:00 PM
Pleiades Series: 'Flagellent Songs' Film Screening, Gabi Vanek w/ Tina LeFauve + iph
Elastic Arts
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:00 PM
Kany Garcia: Puerta Abierta Tour
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:00 PM
Sunday Night Live Ft. 5onny W/ Lil Keisha
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:30 PM
Luke Callen, Austin Cash & Nathan Smerage, Ultra Violet Archer
The Hideout
Sun · Sep 20 · 8:30 PM
Frequency Series Presents: Formosa Quartet
Constellation
Sun · Sep 20 · 9:00 PM
Slug Nudger, Niã±O Chiflo, Tã¿Re Fã¿Re
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$16.99Sun · Sep 20 · 9:00 PM
WILLIE BUCK
Buddy Guy's Legends
Monday, September 21
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 21 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
Mon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM
Salon Classics Book Club
The Book Cellar
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 21 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
Mon · Sep 21 · 7:30 PM
*SOLD OUT* Bella Kay: The Reckless Tour with Hailey Picardi
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM
Kaya, Panic Priest
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night w/ Lawn Brutic
Sleeping Village
Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM
Spencer Thomas with Tyler Stock
Tack Room · Chicago
Mon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM
Powers Rolin Duo
The Hideout
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 21 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
Tuesday, September 22
Tue · Sep 22 · 4:00 PM
Jeremy Simmons - "Sea of Treasures" - Derek Kennet
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Tue · Sep 22 · 6:00 PM
Ryan Beatty - Arms Over Armor North American Tour '26
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM
All Time Low
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 6:30 PM
Aaron Crippen, "Love At First Fall"
The Book Cellar
Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM
wave to earth - the pieces tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM
WEEZER: The Gathering
United Center · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 7:00 PM
Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Tour Part II
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 7:15 PM
Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Tue · Sep 22 · 7:30 PM
Igorrr - Ages 18+
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM
Elephant Stone w/ Diagonal
Sleeping Village
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM
John Pizzarelli
Old Town School of Folk Music
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM
Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM
Sleeping Village Presents: Truck Violence at NOT NOT
Sleeping Village
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:00 PM
Thundersmack
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Tue · Sep 22 · 8:30 PM
Dead Pink Radio
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringTue · Sep 22 · 9:00 PM
CHRIS O’LEARY
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 22 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 22 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Laugh Factory Chicago
↻ Recurring
Tue · Sep 22 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
Wednesday, September 23
Wed · Sep 23 · 5:30 PM
STORE STILL OPEN!
The Book Cellar
Wed · Sep 23 · 5:30 PM
Bobby Lewis Quintet - 90th Birthday Tour!
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 23 · 6:00 PM
Staind: Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
$96Wed · Sep 23 · 6:15 PM
JEFF TWEEDY w/ special guest Max Subar at FITZGERALDS OUTDOORS
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
Wed · Sep 23 · 6:30 PM
STRFKR
Outset · Chicago
Wed · Sep 23 · 7:00 PM
Buffalo Traffic Jam - Pictures of You Tour
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
Gadan
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Vic Theatre · Chicago
$32-$136Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
LØLØ - God Forbid a Girl Goes on Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
Jacob Collier
Martin Theatre · Highland Park
Wed · Sep 23 · 7:30 PM
Knorrwood
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
Wed · Sep 23 · 8:00 PM
Volcandra, Graveripper, Beyond Deth
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago