Things to do in Chicago, IL

1,619 events · Music, Comedy, Nightlife, Parks & Outdoors · evening

Wednesday, October 7

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Beat The Meatles (2 Sets!), First Wednesday of the Month

Martyrs'

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Trivia

Dante's Tavern

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Eddie JobsonâS U.K. Revisited

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Nightlife

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

ALFONSO PONTICELLI

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Burwood Tap

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Comedy Open Mic

Cole's Bar

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Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

George Street Pub

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Elizabeth Nichols - I Don't Kiss & Tell, I Kiss & Tour with Soren Anderson

Carol's Pub · Chicago

$35-$305

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Sweet Pill with Heart to Gold and Emily How

Thalia Hall · Chicago

$26-$190

Wed · Oct 7 · 8:30 PM

Celebrate John Prine's Birthday w/ The ILLEGAL SMILES

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

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Wed · Oct 7 · 9:00 PM

BROTHER JOHN – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends

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Wed · Oct 7 · 9:00 PM

Karaoke Wednesdays

Replay Lakeview

Thursday, October 8

Nightlife

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Thu · Oct 8 · 5:00 PM

ANDY BROWN

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Thu · Oct 8 · 5:45 PM

Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World Tour

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

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Thu · 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

Nightlife

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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

$16

Thu · 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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Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Jeopardy! Bar League

Guthries Tavern

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Thu · Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

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

$43

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

SYML - Solo in North America 2026 with Roger Weeks

Thalia Hall · Chicago

$17

Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Wicked Drawl - Album Release Party

Carol's Pub · Chicago

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Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Bucktown Pub

$32

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

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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

Nightlife

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Thu · Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

ALAN GRESIK'S SWING ORCHESTRA

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

$16.99

Thu · Oct 8 · 9:00 PM

JW JONES

Buddy Guy's Legends

Friday, October 9

Nightlife

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Fri · Oct 9 · 1:00 AM

GREEN MILL JAM SESSION with MARQUIS HILL

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Fri · Oct 9 · 5:00 PM

Punchis Banda Rave

Navy Pier · Chicago

Nightlife

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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

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Fri · 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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Fri · Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

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

Nightlife

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

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Karina Rykman

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

$34-$330

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

The Dead Bolts with Cab Ellis

Thalia Hall · Chicago

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

O'Donnell's

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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

$26

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

$29-$111

Fri · 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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Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Rufus Wainwright

Old Town School of Folk Music

$45-$72

Fri · Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Jahnavi Harrison

SPACE · Evanston

$30-$221

Fri · 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

$27.30

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:00 PM

WILL TILLON

Buddy Guy's Legends

$12-$22

Fri · Oct 9 · 9:30 PM

Brady Lee

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Saturday, October 10

Nightlife

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Sat · Oct 10 · 1:00 AM

RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO

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

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Sat · 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

$28

Sat · 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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Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM

Rufus Wainwright

Old Town School of Folk Music

Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM

Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee

SPACE · Evanston

$34-$330

Sat · 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

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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

$16

Sat · 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

$27.30

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM

DEMETRIA TAYLOR

Buddy Guy's Legends

Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM

Alice Smith

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

$12

Sat · 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

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Sun · Oct 11 · 5:30 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

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Sun · Oct 11 · 5:30 PM

Open Mic Night

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Sun · Oct 11 · 6:00 PM

TASTE OF CHAOS

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

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Sun · Oct 11 · 7:00 PM

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

$40-$148

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