Things to do in Chicago, IL

795 events · Music, Comedy, Food & Drink · in Chicago

Friday, October 23

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

PLAYGRND SERIES CHICAGO

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Silvis, Everyday Fantastic, Om In Gold

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Austin Snell (21+ Event)

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM

Sammy Rae & The Friends with special guest Melt

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM

¥ØU$UK ¥UK1MAT$U: Autumn 2026 Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 9:00 PM

MJT the Band, Desmond Jones, When We Was Kids

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$8

Fri · Oct 23 · 9:30 PM

The Messengers

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Fri · Oct 23 · 10:00 PM

Grabbitz

Outset · Chicago

Saturday, October 24

Sat · Oct 24 · 4:00 PM

The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 6:30 PM

Badluv, Dan Vallejo, KR!S Cortez, Freshman

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM

Sleeping Beauty & Dvor??k Cello Concerto

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM

Shane Dawson Live!

Vic Theatre · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Mobb Deep x Talib Kweli (18 and Over)

Ramova Theatre · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Oh He Dead

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Authority Zero, Counterpunch, the Run Around

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$40

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Tank and The Bangas - The Last Balloon Tour with Ariel J. and Zeus

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Fruit Bats with Matthew Logan Vasquez

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

$32-$187

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Shawn James – Flew Too Close To The Sun Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Shawn James

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM

Authority Zero w/ Counterpunch

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM

CircuitMOM & Uncle Present Haunted Hollywood ft Erik Vilar and Ed Wood

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM

The Brokes, St. Marlboro

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

$12-$28

Sat · Oct 24 · 9:30 PM

Chasen Wayne & The Honky Tonk Machine - Chicago Album Release

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sunday, October 25

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Sun · Oct 25 · 3:00 PM

Sleeping Beauty & Dvor??k Cello Concerto

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

$18↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 25 · 5:30 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Streetlight Manifesto: The Presence of the Past Tour

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$32

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Icon For Hire: Scripted 15 Year Anniversary Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM

Sleeping With Sirens: An Ending In Itself Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM

The Longest Johns

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Monday, October 26

Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM

She Wants Revenge

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

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Mon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Tuesday, October 27

Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM

Sienna Spiro

Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM

The Empty Pockets

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM

Dylan Gossett - Live In Concert

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM

*SOLD OUT* This Is Lorelei with @

Thalia Hall · Chicago

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Tue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

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Tue · Oct 27 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Wednesday, October 28

Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Shakey Graves w/ Wild Pink

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Phillip Phillips - Let’s Go Far Tour with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh

Thalia Hall · Chicago

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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Thursday, October 29

$18↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM

ESTEMAN & DANIELA SPALLA - AMORIO USA TOUR

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM

Gavn!, Tba

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

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Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

Brahms Requiem

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM

The Airborne Toxic Event

Vic Theatre · Chicago

$12-$22

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

Iris Marlowe

Carol's Pub · Chicago

$53-$80

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

The Tallest Man On Earth with Gwenifer Raymond

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

Alice In Chains "Dirt", Pearl Jam "VS"

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

The Dresden Dolls

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM

The Tallest Man on Earth

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Thu · Oct 29 · 9:00 PM

Paul Bielatowicz's Nosferatu Live

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Friday, October 30

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Fri · Oct 30 · 1:30 PM

Brahms Requiem

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

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Fri · Oct 30 · 5:00 PM

Dom Dolla

Navy Pier · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM

Periphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour

Ramova Theatre · Chicago

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Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM

Weston Estate

Outset · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Winyah

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$46↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Sanctum Dark Music Festival

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Forbidden, Heathen, Void

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

$40

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Three Floyds 30th Anniversary Event with Pig Destroyer, Necrot, Eternal Champion, and Lair of The Minotaur

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

$101

Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM

Sanctum Dark Music Festival - 2 DAY PASS

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM

Taper's Choice

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM

The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 8:30 PM

The Cle Elum, the Midnight Calls, the Handcuffs

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM

The Goddamn Gallows, Go Hang

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$10

Fri · Oct 30 · 9:30 PM

Kurtis James Band

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Fri · Oct 30 · 10:00 PM

ATLiens (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Saturday, October 31

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Sat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM

Dom Dolla

Navy Pier · Chicago

Sat · Oct 31 · 5:00 PM

Gods of Chaos Halloween

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 31 · 6:30 PM

Weston Estate

Outset · Chicago

$53↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM

Sanctum Dark Music Festival

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM

Akeem Ali - The Texture Tour

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$23↻ Recurring

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE ORIGINAL CAST SPOOKTACULAR TOUR

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM

Brahms Requiem

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sat · Oct 31 · 7:30 PM

Allison Russell w/ Autumn Nicholas

Vic Theatre · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM

Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour

United Center · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM

Dumpstaphunk

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

$28-$114

Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM

Lilyisthatyou - The Flowers Have Feelings Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

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Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM

Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

$18

Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM

Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press - Halloween

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM

Moe's N Co, Lyric and the New Band, the K.R.A.

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$10

Sat · Oct 31 · 9:30 PM

Yankee Cowboy

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sunday, November 1

$17-$33

Sun · Nov 1 · 3:00 PM

Chicago 1971 - Afternoon

Carol's Pub · Chicago

$18↻ Recurring

Sun · Nov 1 · 5:30 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

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Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM

Dumpstaphunk

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

$17-$33

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM

Chicago 1971 - Evening

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM

L7

Vic Theatre · Chicago

$34-$299

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM

New Constellations: It Comes In Waves Tour with Vox Rea

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM

Bad Gyal

Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago

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Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM

Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour

United Center · Chicago

$27

Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM

Elanor Moss with Max Subar

Tack Room · Chicago

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Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM

Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM

King Sickabilly, Tba

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Monday, November 2

Mon · Nov 2 · 8:00 PM

*SOLD OUT* The Blasting Company plays Over The Garden Wall

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Wednesday, November 4

Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM

SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour

United Center · Chicago