Things to Do in Chicago — Concerts, Comedy, Theater & More

Saturday, October 10

Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM

Sunday, October 11

Sun · Oct 11 · 11:30 AM

5th ANNUAL HONKY TONKTOBERFEST Hosted by WILD EARP

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

$18↻ Recurring

Sun · Oct 11 · 5:30 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

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

Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

An Evening With Steve Dawson with special guests Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Diane Christiansen and Alton Smith

SPACE · Evanston

Sun · Oct 11 · 8:00 PM

Big Fat Head, Heavy Sleeper, Shy Bronco

The Hideout

$16.99

Sun · Oct 11 · 9:00 PM

LUKE PYTEL

Buddy Guy's Legends

$56

Sun · Oct 11 · 10:00 PM

Paul Banks (DJ Set)

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Monday, October 12

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Mon · Oct 12 · 6:30 PM

Trivia Night

City Winery Chicago

Mon · Oct 12 · 6:30 PM

INOHA

Metro · Chicago

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Mon · Oct 12 · 7:00 PM

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

United Center · Chicago

Mon · Oct 12 · 7:30 PM

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Old Town School of Folk Music

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Mon · Oct 12 · 8:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Riddles Comedy Club

Tuesday, October 13

Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM

SLIFT

Outset · Chicago

$41

Tue · Oct 13 · 7:30 PM

White Denim w. Arc Iris

SPACE · Evanston

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS] IN ROSEMONT

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

Jessie Ware: The Superbloom Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

FREE TUESDAY w/ Hell Is Real & Degenerate Synapse [presented by Still Austin Whiskey Co.]

Sleeping Village

Tue · Oct 13 · 8:00 PM

Will Varley, Beans On Toast

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

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Tue · Oct 13 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Laugh Factory Chicago

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Tue · Oct 13 · 9:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Cubby Bear · Chicago

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Tue · Oct 13 · 10:00 PM

Open Mic Night

Subterranean · Chicago

Wednesday, October 14

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:00 PM

Joe Dombrowski

The Den Theatre

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

The Bolero Project

Old Town School of Folk Music

Wed · Oct 14 · 7:30 PM

Michael Franti

Park West · Chicago

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

Acid Mothers Temple, Magick Potion, Spiral Galaxy

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

Deraps, Reflexicon

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

ALVARO DIAZ - OMAKASE TOUR

Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour

United Center · Chicago

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

CHRONO TRIGGER Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time

Cahn Auditorium · Evanston

Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

Joshua Burnside

Old Town School of Folk Music

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Wed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM

Trivia Night

Carol's Pub · Chicago

$16.99↻ Recurring

Wed · Oct 14 · 9:00 PM

JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam

Buddy Guy's Legends

Thursday, October 15

$18↻ Recurring

Thu · Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM

MAR SOLIS - TU TUTU TOUR 2026

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

$21-$34

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau

SPACE · Evanston

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Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Dadi Freyr (18+)

Vic Theatre · Chicago

$42

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM

ROBERT PLANT WITH SAVING GRACE and SUZI DIAN

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

$26-$119

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

Blake Whiten - Something To Say Tour

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

Carbon Leaf

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

Camilo

Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

Will Dempsey - Carry The Weight Tour with Gavin Hughes

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

V.V. Lightbody Album Release - Night 1!

The Hideout

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM

Insomniac, Krononaut, the Waterfall King

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$24-$190

Thu · Oct 15 · 8:30 PM

JESSE ROPER Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub!

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM

Salin

Sleeping Village

$16.99

Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM

ROCK ATLAS

Buddy Guy's Legends

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Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM

Subtronics (18 and Over)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Friday, October 16

$23↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

TBD/TBD

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

Fugu Dugu

Old Town School of Folk Music

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

Medium Build w/ Bella White

Metro · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

Capacity X Hidden Ideas: Umru + EQ

Outset · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM

King's X

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

SOLD OUT Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

Summer Walker

Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC · Chicago

Free↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM

Music Heritage Series Concert

Indiana Dunes National Park

$33-$88

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

Willow Avalon - Pink Pocket Pistol Tour

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

$35

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

HEY, NOTHING – THE HOUND TOUR

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

Scathing Torment, Snugglebunzzz, Convulsis, Dead and Buried

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

$39-$52↻ Recurring

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel

SPACE · Evanston

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

Grateful String Band

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

V.V. Lightbody Album Release - Night 2!

The Hideout

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

TINASHE - ONE NIGHT WITH A POPSTAR

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM

Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

15

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:30 PM

Todd Snider Get Together

Martyrs'

$35-$252

Fri · Oct 16 · 8:30 PM

Friday Night in the Club w/ FUNKHOUSE!

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn

$28

Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM

DISTANT MATTER - ‘VIVID NOSTALGIA - PHASE II’

Three Top Lounge · Chicago

Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM

Metro Presents… RES – How i Do 25th Anniversary ** DJ set by Quinnette

Sleeping Village

Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM

Indiscipline

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

$27.30

Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM

MAHINDRA BLUES FEST – JENI GROUWS

Buddy Guy's Legends

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Fri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM

Subtronics (18 and Over)

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Things to do in Chicago, IL

Saturday, October 10

Symphony Ball with Klaus M??kel??

FilipinX

TBD/TBD

Switchfoot with special guest Anberlin - Forever Now Tour

JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour

Book of Love (18 and Over)

The Petty Kings: A Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour w/ If Not For Me & True North

Face 2 Face

Rufus Wainwright

Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee

Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris and Open Mike Eagle

Failure (18 and Over)

BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán & Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan

Lily Vakili & Her Band, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, Tba

Orange Dog Club, Tba

DEMETRIA TAYLOR

Alice Smith

Riplock

BUMP. DISCO w/ NAOMI SMALLS

Hamdi (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)

Sunday, October 11

5th ANNUAL HONKY TONKTOBERFEST Hosted by WILD EARP

TBD/TBD

TASTE OF CHAOS

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

Heavy Temple, Crystal Spiders, Shadow of Jupiter

Interpol - North America Tour 2026 with DIIV

EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour with googly eyes

EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour

Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra Concert

An Evening With Steve Dawson with special guests Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Diane Christiansen and Alton Smith

Big Fat Head, Heavy Sleeper, Shy Bronco

LUKE PYTEL

Paul Banks (DJ Set)

Monday, October 12

Trivia Night

INOHA

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Open Mic Night

Tuesday, October 13

SLIFT

White Denim w. Arc Iris

2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS] IN ROSEMONT

Jessie Ware: The Superbloom Tour

FREE TUESDAY w/ Hell Is Real & Degenerate Synapse [presented by Still Austin Whiskey Co.]

Will Varley, Beans On Toast

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Open Mic Night

Wednesday, October 14

Joe Dombrowski

The Bolero Project

Michael Franti

Acid Mothers Temple, Magick Potion, Spiral Galaxy

Deraps, Reflexicon

ALVARO DIAZ - OMAKASE TOUR

The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats In A Cage Tour

CHRONO TRIGGER Orchestra Concert: Melodies Across Time

Joshua Burnside

Trivia Night

JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam

Thursday, October 15

TBD/TBD

MAR SOLIS - TU TUTU TOUR 2026

Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau

Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations

Dadi Freyr (18+)

Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS

ROBERT PLANT WITH SAVING GRACE and SUZI DIAN

Blake Whiten - Something To Say Tour

Carbon Leaf

Camilo

Will Dempsey - Carry The Weight Tour with Gavin Hughes

V.V. Lightbody Album Release - Night 1!

Insomniac, Krononaut, the Waterfall King

SOLD OUT Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS