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1,540 events · Music, Theater
Sunday, September 27
Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM
Spider Saloff Quintet - Chet Baker: The Cool Jazz of the 50’s
Winter's Jazz Club
$18Sun · Sep 27 · 5:30 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM
The Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM
Cavetown with Chloe Moriondo - Running With Scissors Tour
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM
An Evening of Simon & Garfunkel with Phil Angotti & Tommi Zender
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM
The Polish Ambassador
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:00 PM
Vader, Jungle Rot, Fleshcrawl, Trash Panda
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM
Mari Froes
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM
Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre · Tinley Park
Sun · Sep 27 · 7:30 PM
2026 JAY B tape: roots
Copernicus Center · Chicago
Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
Jake Manzi and Casey McDonough
The Hideout
Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
Charming Disaster, the God Awful Small Affairs, Super Secret Cult Band
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
10Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
ifwewait. - Album Release!, Woonds, Sana All, Twila Ping
Martyrs'
Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
The Inspector Cluzo, Uncle Sexy and the Nephews
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
↻ RecurringSun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
Sara Bareilles: The Good Grief Tour
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
$33Sun · Sep 27 · 8:00 PM
Laci Kaye Booth - Love Ain't For The Faint Of Heart Tour with Harper O'Neill
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$16.99Sun · Sep 27 · 9:00 PM
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sun · Sep 27 · 9:00 PM
Deceits w/ Computer Kill, Fantasma Negra
Sleeping Village
20Sun · Sep 27
1st Set With Russ Phillips Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringSun · Sep 27
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
20Sun · Sep 27
2nd Set With Russ Phillips Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
Monday, September 28
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 28 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM
Sara Bareilles: The Good Grief Tour
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Mon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM
Elder (17 and Over)
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Mon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM
Kota the Friend
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$21Mon · Sep 28 · 8:00 PM
Blue Monday: Fernando Jones & My Band! w. Felton Crews and Patrick McFowler ft. 2 of Fernando's star blues students
SPACE · Evanston
20Mon · Sep 28
1st Set With The Shout Section Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Mon · Sep 28
Diego Hedez & Marion Mallard Quartet
Jazz Showcase
20Mon · Sep 28
2nd Set With The Shout Section Big Band
Andy's Jazz Club
Tuesday, September 29
Tue · Sep 29 · 6:00 PM
MICO - Running From A Feeling Tour
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM
Vinto Van Go Album Release W/ the Cynz
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM
Mon Rovîa - Bloodline Tour
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 7:30 PM
Sunny War
SPACE · Evanston
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Lambchop
Old Town School of Folk Music
$35-$486Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR with Baird
Thalia Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
VIDEOHEAD VIDEO: 9 to 5 & Elvira Mistress of the Dark on the Patio
Sleeping Village
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Iguana Death Cult
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour
United Center · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Torn Light Presents - Simon Joyner, David Nance
The Hideout
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Lambrini Girls (18 and Over)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Sep 29 · 8:00 PM
Arlo Parks (17 and Over)
Thalia Hall · Chicago
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29 · 9:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Cubby Bear · Chicago
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Tue · Sep 29 · 10:00 PM
Open Mic Night
Subterranean · Chicago
20↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29
1st Set With Tenor Time
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29
2nd Set With Tenor Time
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringTue · Sep 29
Steve Schneck Quartet
Jazz Showcase
Wednesday, September 30
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 AM
Ballaké Sissoko and Piers Faccini Minyo Crusaders
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed · Sep 30 · 6:00 PM
The Linda Lindas
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 6:00 PM
Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry
The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 6:30 PM
Patricia Barber
Winter's Jazz Club
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM
Humboldt Jungle Pop-up [early ]
The Hideout
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:00 PM
Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:15 PM
Chaunté Wayans
The Den Theatre
$27Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Ella Boh - Blurry Tour w. Psylosia
SPACE · Evanston
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
40 Fingers
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Wed · Sep 30 · 7:30 PM
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song All Night Long
United Center · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini MacHine, Saffron Menace, Bog Bawdy
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Metro Presents… Olof Dreijer (Live)
Sleeping Village
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Drag Talk, Zoon
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Sep 30 · 8:00 PM
Bayonne
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
Wed · Sep 30 · 9:15 PM
Humboldt Jungle Pop-up [late ]
The Hideout
10Wed · Sep 30
Late Night Concert Series w/Kevin Nabors Jr.
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30
Sabertooth Organ Quartet
Jazz Showcase
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30
1st Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
20↻ RecurringWed · Sep 30
2nd Set With Charles Heath
Andy's Jazz Club
Thursday, October 1
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
Africa Out West
Old Town School of Folk Music
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
AfroFuturist Weekend 11: "What's In the Cipher?" [Offsite AT THE.BLKROOM] Dark Matter Residents Panel & Performance
Elastic Arts
$18↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Thu · Oct 1 · 6:00 PM
Spotlight On: Alfonso Ponticelli
Winter's Jazz Club
Thu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM
156/Silence, Aviana, Heavensgate, Fromjoy
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1 · 7:30 PM
M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Thu · Oct 1 · 7:45 PM
Chris Siebold & Friends, Tautologic
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Vieux Farka Touré
Old Town School of Folk Music
$18-$97Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
FITZGERALDS & Skeleton Key Brewery Present: The SPECTRAL SILHOUETTE Radio !
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
United Forces, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Tba
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27-$111Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Ashley Cooke: The Baby Blues Tour with McCoy Moore
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:00 PM
Ashley Cooke w/ McCoy Moore
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
Thu · Oct 1 · 8:30 PM
AMY LAVERE & WILL SEXTON Live in the SIDEBAR!
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM
Cain Culto w/ Chillona, Neila
Sleeping Village
$16.99Thu · Oct 1 · 9:00 PM
SONIC SOUL
Buddy Guy's Legends
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
1st Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
10↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
Late Night Concert Series w/The Chicago Experiment
Andy's Jazz Club
Thu · Oct 1
Chico Freeman Quartet
Jazz Showcase
20↻ RecurringThu · Oct 1
2nd Set With Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club
Friday, October 2
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 1:30 PM
M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Oakwood
Outset · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
Revocation, Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth, Weeping
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
gnash
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM 'PUREFLOW' TOUR IN CHICAGO
United Center · Chicago
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!
Winter's Jazz Club
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Mastodon w/ Deafheaven
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
$38-$64Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Ripe presented by Thalia Hall & Deep Cut
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
Isaiah Falls w/ RAAHiiM
Park West · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 7:30 PM
DJ Shadow (18+ Event)
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Fri · Oct 2 · 8:00 PM
The Lagoons
Bottom Lounge · Chicago