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1,914 events · Music, Comedy, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · morning/afternoon/evening
Thursday, October 8
Thu · Oct 8 · 5:45 PM
Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 6:30 PM
Kelsey Lu - So Help Me God Tour
Outset · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
THURSDAY NIGHT in the SIDEBAR w/ JAIK WILLIS!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Scalp, Snuffed, Bifid Corpse, Ampolla, Embittered
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
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Thu · Oct 8 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine Presented by the Prine Family
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Ripcord, Wynton Existing, Sgt. Starling, Danimal Farm
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$16Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
The Scummies Sparkling Urbana Color to Use
Cole's Bar
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour
United Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Luke Tyler Shelton
SPACE · Evanston
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Jeopardy! Bar League
Guthries Tavern
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M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s Feast
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Don Omar "The Last King World Tour"
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Megasound, Billy Joel Jr
The Hideout
$43Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
SYML - Solo in North America 2026 with Roger Weeks
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$17Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Wicked Drawl - Album Release Party
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Trivia Night
Bucktown Pub
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Chasing Abbey
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
UB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Karina Rykman
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Pinhead Gunpowder (18 and Over)
Metro · Chicago
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Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$16.99Thu · Oct 8 · 9:00 PM
JW JONES
Buddy Guy's Legends
Friday, October 9
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Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 AM
GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
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Fri · Oct 9 · 10:00 AM
Morning Glories
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Free↻ Recurring
Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
Fri · Oct 9 · 5:00 PM
Punchis Banda Rave
Navy Pier · Chicago
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Fri · Oct 9 · 5:00 PM
Chris Foreman
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
Scene Queen: METALICIOUS
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 7:00 PM
MUNA: Gets So Hot Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM
Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
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M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s Feast
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Eyehategod, BL'ast!, Luicidal, Cavity, Evil Army
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
TRIO NEXUS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Davy Knowles
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
CODICIADO - Así Es La Vida Tour
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Zach Top: Cold Beer & Country Music Tour 2026
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Karina Rykman
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$34-$330Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
The Dead Bolts with Cab Ellis
Thalia Hall · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
O'Donnell's
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
$26Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$29-$111Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Sawyer Hill - Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy World Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Tito Nieves - 50 Años La Historia Continua
Copernicus Center · Chicago
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Rufus Wainwright
Old Town School of Folk Music
$45-$72Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM
Jahnavi Harrison
SPACE · Evanston
$30-$221Fri · Oct 9 · 8:30 PM
ROBERT ELLIS Band at FITZGERALDS w/ special guest Philip Bowen
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Fri · Oct 9 · 8:30 PM
Fighting for Scraps, Hunting Lions, Squared Off
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM
Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, the Fabulous Cowboys
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM
Kiefer w/ Shibo
Sleeping Village
$27.30Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM
WILL TILLON
Buddy Guy's Legends
$12-$22Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM
Brady Lee
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Saturday, October 10
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Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
John Prine 80th Birthday Celebration
Old Town School of Folk Music
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Sat · Oct 10 · 11:00 AM
Budding Botanist
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 AM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead for Kids
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
TenderFest @ East End Plaza at Navy Pier
Navy Pier · Chicago
Free↻ Recurring
Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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Sat · Oct 10 · 3:00 PM
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sat · Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Next case presents Mark Hubbard's 60th Birthday Celebration
Foundation Room at House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:00 PM
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You: The Old Town Sch…
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM
Symphony Ball with Klaus M??kel??
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
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Outset · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
Switchfoot with special guest Anberlin - Forever Now Tour
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Book of Love (18 and Over)
Metro · Chicago
$28Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour w/ If Not For Me & True North
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Face 2 Face
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
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Rufus Wainwright
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee
SPACE · Evanston
$34-$330Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris and Open Mike Eagle
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Failure (18 and Over)
Park West · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán & Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:30 PM
Lily Vakili & Her Band, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, Tba
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
$16Sat · Oct 10 · 8:45 PM
Blind Season Palmer Hoverboard
Cole's Bar
Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
Orange Dog Club, Tba
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
DEMETRIA TAYLOR
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Alice Smith
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$12Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Riplock
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
BUMP. DISCO w/ NAOMI SMALLS
Sleeping Village
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
Hamdi (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sunday, October 11
Sun · Oct 11 · 11:30 AM
5th ANNUAL HONKY TONKTOBERFEST Hosted by WILD EARP
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
Free↻ Recurring
Sun · Oct 11 · 1:00 PM
Daily Ranger Guided Tours
Pullman National Historical Park
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM
Third Coast Symphony: Rhapsody in Blue & A World Premiere
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
$18↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 5:30 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
aliveOne
Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM
TASTE OF CHAOS
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
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Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour
United Center · Chicago
Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM
Heavy Temple, Crystal Spiders, Shadow of Jupiter
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM
Interpol - North America Tour 2026 with DIIV
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sun · Oct 11 · 7:30 PM
EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour with googly eyes
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sun · Oct 11 · 7:30 PM
EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour
Thalia Hall · Chicago
$15.77Sun · Oct 11 · 7:45 PM
Biitchseat Empty Heaven Molly O'Malley
Cole's Bar
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Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM
Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston