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2,043 events · Music, Comedy, Theater, Food & Drink, Nightlife
Saturday, October 24
$20-$33Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Emo Night LIVE with All American Throwbacks
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
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
$40Sat · 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-$187Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Shawn James – Flew Too Close To The Sun Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
90's CORRIDOS TOUR
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Shawn James
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
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Judy Collins
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
Authority Zero w/ Counterpunch
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$24-$159Sat · Oct 24 · 8:30 PM
ALICIA BLUE at FITZGERALDS Nightclub
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
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
$27.30Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM
COREY DENNISON
Buddy Guy's Legends
$12-$28Sat · Oct 24 · 9:30 PM
Chasen Wayne & The Honky Tonk Machine - Chicago Album Release
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 10:00 PM
Steven Castillo
The Hideout
Sat · Oct 24
Tim Hort and The Radio Hour, with Freddy Harboe and Joe Griffin
Uncommon Ground
Sunday, October 25
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Sleeping Beauty & Dvor??k Cello Concerto
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
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Open Mic Night
aliveOne
$18↻ RecurringSun · 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
$32Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Icon For Hire: Scripted 15 Year Anniversary Tour
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Judy Collins
Old Town School of Folk Music
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
25Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
An Intimate Evening with Pamela Des Barres, Author "I'm With The Band"
Martyrs'
Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
Jackopierce
SPACE · Evanston
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Sun · Oct 25 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$16.99↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM
TBA
Buddy Guy's Legends
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Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
My Buddy's
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Sun · Oct 25 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Reed's Local
35Sun · Oct 25
Pamela Des Barres VIP Ticket
Martyrs'
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Sun · Oct 25
CHICAGO JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Monday, October 26
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Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
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Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
Free↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
MissSpoken
Cole's Bar
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
She Wants Revenge
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Vitamin String Quartet
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
$21Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
MADMAN CHYNO w. Nvrmnd st Sylas and Peez Alchemy
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Riddles Comedy Club
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Bob Lark Septet
Jazz Showcase
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Mon · Oct 26
JOEL PATERSON & FRIENDS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Tuesday, October 27
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
SiM - HOOMAN WORLD TOUR
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
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Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
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Trivia Night
Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden
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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
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Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Future Soul 2026 Tour
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:30 PM
Sienna Spiro
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Tth w/ William Alexander
Sleeping Village
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle
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 · 8:00 PM
CHICAGO CELLAR BOYS
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$34-$41Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
The Arcadian Wild - Make It Out Alive Tour w. Addison Agen
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Colin Miller
The Hideout
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Vaughan's Pub
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Laugh Factory Chicago
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Tue · Oct 27 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27
WDCB 90.9FM
Jazz Showcase
Wednesday, October 28
Wed · Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Gautham Rao - "White Power: Policing American Slavery" - Alison L. LaCroix
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Fado Irish Pub
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Shakey Graves w/ Wild Pink
Vic Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Commonwealth Tavern
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Phillip Phillips - Let’s Go Far Tour with Katie Lynne Sharbaugh
Thalia Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Sidekick's Entertainment Lounge
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Burwood Tap
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Geeks Who Drink Trivia
Dante's Tavern
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Karaoke Night
Rabbit Hole Wrigley
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
George Street Pub
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Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
ALFONSO PONTICELLI
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 9:00 PM
Karaoke Wednesdays
Replay Lakeview
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28
Sabertooth Organ Quartet
Jazz Showcase
Thursday, October 29
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Thu · Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
ANDY BROWN
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$18↻ RecurringThu · 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 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Whiskey Girl Tavern
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Infinite 80s: Play The Cure
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Brahms Requiem
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
The Airborne Toxic Event
Vic Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Jeopardy! Bar League
Guthries Tavern
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Bucktown Pub
$12-$22Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Iris Marlowe
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
The Tallest Man On Earth with Gwenifer Raymond
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Alicia Villarreal - Bendita Locura Tour 2026
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston