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Friday, September 11
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Dermot Kennedy: The Weight of the Woods Tour
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
15Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Soul Daddy, Booti Grooviani
Martyrs'
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Noname (17+ Event)
Park West · Chicago
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Ricardo Montaner - El Ultimo Regreso
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
JAMA! Afrorave: Juls
Outset · Chicago
15Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Soul Daddy
Martyrs'
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
The Wilder Blue
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Sep 11 · 8:00 PM
Punch Brothers
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
$60-$93Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM
Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Fri · Sep 11
Co-Stanza with Cam Warland and Joe Packham
Uncommon Ground
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11
2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
Saturday, September 12
$177Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 (2-Day Pass)
Dawes Park · Evanston
$51-$66Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
PRAVDAFEST @ FITZGERALDS!
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
$94Sat · Sep 12 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SATURDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
$7-$46Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM
Dusty Soles Band
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM
Two Nights at Navy Pier: Saturday (18+ Event)
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 6:00 PM
Gregory Porter
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Dan + Shay: The Young Tour
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
anees
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Cult Member
Outset · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Chief Keef Live 2026
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Boyce Hudson
Winter's Jazz Club
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Sons of Legion
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Robyn - The Sexistential Tour
United Center · Chicago
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Senorita x Garcia's End of Summer Party
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Binomio De Oro De America
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM
Oskar med K (18+ event)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12
CLR
Uncommon Ground
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
Late Night Concert Series w/John Moulder
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
1st Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12
2nd Set With Mercurian Force feat. Isaiah Collier
Andy's Jazz Club
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
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World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
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The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM
Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Kevin King - The Great Male Voices of Jazz: Armstrong, Cole, Hendricks, Jarreau
Winter's Jazz Club
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Los Tigres del Norte
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Venjent
Outset · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Lily Allen Performs West End Girl
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
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2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
1st Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
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Music Open Mic
Uncommon Ground
Monday, September 14
Mon · Sep 14 · 5:30 PM
Afterwords Book Club
The Book Cellar
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Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM
Racial Justice Book Club (Online)
The Book Cellar
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Trivia Night
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
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Trivia Night
Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Square
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Bikini Kill with Ganser
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Bob Log III
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
20Mon · Sep 14
1st Set With The Blueshift Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Mon · Sep 14
Dan Kaufman Trio
Jazz Showcase
20Mon · Sep 14
2nd Set With The Blueshift Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Tuesday, September 15
Tue · Sep 15 · 4:00 PM
Valena Beety - "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" - Nathan Maxwell
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Tue · Sep 15 · 5:00 PM
Football Themed Trivia + Taco Tuesday
Burning Bush Brewery
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR
Outset · Chicago
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
Dane Bahr, "The Dead Ringer" with conversation partner Michael Welch
The Book Cellar
25Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday
Martyrs'
Tue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
LP - All Is Not Lost Tour
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
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Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 15 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
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Petra's Recession Seven
Jazz Showcase
20Tue · Sep 15
1st Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
20Tue · Sep 15
2nd Set With Chi-Town Trumpet Summit
Andy's Jazz Club
Wednesday, September 16
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul Jazz Blues Favorites
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 16 · 6:30 PM
$uicideboy$ Present Grey Day Tour 2026 W. Destroy Lonely & More
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Tinlicker North America 2026
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:00 PM
Cleyvis Natera, "The Grand Paloma Resort"
The Book Cellar
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Ronnie Baker Brooks
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Altin Gun (18+)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Wed · Sep 16 · 7:30 PM
Andy Irvine
Martyrs'
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Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
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Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 16
Bethany Pickens
Jazz Showcase
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
10↻ RecurringWed · Sep 16
Late Night Concert Series w/Ben Paterson
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, September 17
Thu · Sep 17 · 1:00 PM
Rachel Walther, "Born to Lose" @ Music Box Theater
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 4:00 PM
Michael E. Sawyer - "The of No Return: Being-As-Black"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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Jam's Market & Deli Food Pop-Up
Burning Bush Brewery
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:00 PM
Alexander McCall Smith, 'The Big Cats Dance Party' @ Harold Washington Library
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Mary Dean Cason, "Daughters of Eve"
The Book Cellar
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Julia Danielle - Voices of the Twenties: Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ruth Etting
Winter's Jazz Club
Thu · Sep 17 · 6:30 PM
Big Freedia: BIG FREEDOM Tour
Outset · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
POiSON GiRL FRiEND
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
A Conversation with Nikita Gill!
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
Ziggy Marley w/ Thievery Corporation
Ravinia · Highland Park
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Petr Popelka & Hilary Hahn
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 7:30 PM
Gary Clark Jr.
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
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Carly Pearce – Honest Woman: Up Close – Presented by Conundrum Wines
Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago
Thu · Sep 17 · 8:00 PM
Bombargo
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
20↻ RecurringThu · Sep 17
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club