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1,748 events · Music, Theater, Nightlife · afternoon/evening
Friday, September 11
Fri · Sep 11 · 9:00 PM
Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf
Hungry Brain
$60-$93Fri · Sep 11 · 9:30 PM
Amplify, Pink & RenRod Present: Elefante - 30 Anniversary Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
↻ RecurringFri · Sep 11 · 10:30 PM
The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Fri · Sep 11 · 11:00 PM
Container, easygoingtech, Anti-Soul Organization, 11111111111
The Hideout
Saturday, September 12
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Sat · Sep 12 · 1:00 AM
RIGHTEOUS ROOSTER ORGAN TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$166Sat · 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
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Sat · Sep 12 · 3:00 PM
PAPER MACHETE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
$7-$46Sat · Sep 12 · 4:00 PM
Dusty Soles Band
Nellie's Gastropub & ConcertHub · Palatine
Sat · Sep 12 · 5:00 PM
The Outreach Program: Naydja Bruton's Rhythm Ninjas, udochukwu anidobu, Amari Amai
Elastic Arts
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 · 6:30 PM
Sam Barber with Josiah and The Bonnevilles - The American Route Tour
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Burning Red: Tribute to Taylor
Beverly Arts Center
$32Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Emarosa presents: High Horse Heaven Tour w/ special guests: VEAUX, and dreamfone
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment, Mauled
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band
Hungry Brain
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Maudlin House, Long Day Press, and Always Crashing present: Devils in the White City, a Printers Row Offsite
Elastic Arts
$23↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Joanna Connor Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Dan + Shay: The Young Tour
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
Emarosa w/ Veaux
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
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
Sat · Sep 12 · 7:30 PM
Black Label Society
Aragon Ballroom · 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
Madeleine Peyroux
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
Binomio De Oro De America
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
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Sat · Sep 12 · 8:00 PM
MIKE JONES TRIO
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
FreeSat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
VANHELLIG MORS VITAQUE MORTLACH
Cole's Bar
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Hurray for the Riff Raff w. Free Range: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation
SPACE · Evanston
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
The Waco Brothers, Trash Kickers
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 8:30 PM
Parlour Magic, Course, Nae
The Hideout
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
JEMBAA GROOVE w/ Dark Canyon
Sleeping Village
$27.30Sat · Sep 12 · 9:00 PM
IVAN SINGH
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Gabby Bryan
The Den Theatre
$12Sat · Sep 12 · 9:30 PM
Billy Gray
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Sep 12 · 10:00 PM
Oskar med K (18+ event)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringSat · Sep 12 · 10:30 PM
The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sunday, September 13
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
Evanston Folk Festival 2026 - SUNDAY
Dawes Park · Evanston
Sun · Sep 13 · 12:00 PM
BLUES BRUNCH ft. The Nigel Mack Acoustic Duo
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
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World Famous Gospel Brunch at House of Blues (CHI)
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 1:00 PM
"quiet as it's kept" Visual Gallery Exhibition Closing Reception
Elastic Arts
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Garth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 13 · 4:00 PM
Hugel at Navy Pier Open Air
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 5:00 PM
The Phil Angotti Four: POWER POP!
FITZGERALDS PATIO · Berwyn
$18Sun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · 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
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13 · 5:30 PM
Open Mic Night
aliveOne
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Sequinox: A Ritual Cycle with Secrets of the Beehive and Mehtab Kirtan’s Death Songs
Elastic Arts
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Los Tigres del Norte
Ravinia · Highland Park
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Big Band & BBQ w/ SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Bettye LaVette
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
Venjent
Outset · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sun · Sep 13 · 7:15 PM
TROY HAWKE: NEVER STOP, NEVER CHANGE!
The Den Theatre
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Pitbull - I'm Back with special guest Lil Jon
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
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Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
SOUL MESSAGE
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Lily Allen Performs West End Girl
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:00 PM
Joey Harkum, Zack Fedor & the Long Goodbyes, Russ Baum
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Chávez Ismaily Saunier
Constellation
Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
A Tribute to John Prine's Bruised Orange: Evanston Folk Festival Afterpresented by Bluegrass Situation
SPACE · Evanston
$17.84Sun · Sep 13 · 8:30 PM
Sex Mex Won't Stay Dead King Sans
Cole's Bar
Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
Rempis Hatcher Johnson Wagner Corsano
Hungry Brain
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Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
My Buddy's
$16.99Sun · Sep 13 · 9:00 PM
MIXX COMPANY
Buddy Guy's Legends
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Sun · Sep 13 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Reed's Local
Monday, September 14
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM
Writing & Performing
The Neo-Futurists
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 14 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Hamza Walker: The Renaissance Society Years
Constellation
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Bikini Kill with Ganser
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Up Chicago
The Hideout
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 14 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Fatpour Tap Works - Wicker Park
Mon · Sep 14 · 7:30 PM
Dominique Fils-Aimé
SPACE · Evanston
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Bob Log III
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night Market
Sleeping Village
FreeMon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Video Game Night with DJs Equip & Mukqs
Cole's Bar
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Dirty Sound Magnet , Gran Moreno, Tombstone Eyes, Ricky Liontones
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Susanna Hoffs
Old Town School of Folk Music
Mon · Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Industry Night w/ Saggitari
Sleeping Village
Tuesday, September 15
Tue · Sep 15 · 6:30 PM
BRENN! - AMATEUR AT BEST WORLD TOUR
Outset · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic / Blues Jam
Gallery Cabaret
25Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Tony Rogers & Friends - The Significant Birthday
Martyrs'
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Sheffield's Wine & Beer Garden
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
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Tue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Butch McGuire's
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Roscoe Village Pub
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night
Timothy O'Toole's Pub Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
Open Mic Comedy
Harrigan's
$27-$41Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
The 24th Annual Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest
SPACE · Evanston
$15.77Tue · Sep 15 · 7:30 PM
My Autumn Attic Super Brick Never Been Won't Go
Cole's Bar
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Emerald Isle