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1,496 events · Music, Theater
Friday, October 9
Saturday, October 10
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:30 AM
John Prine 80th Birthday Celebration
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 10 · 11:30 AM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead for Kids
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 12:00 PM
TenderFest @ East End Plaza at Navy Pier
Navy Pier · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 5:00 PM
Next case presents Mark Hubbard's 60th Birthday Celebration
Foundation Room at House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:00 PM
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You: The Old Town Sch…
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 10 · 6:30 PM
Symphony Ball with Klaus M??kel??
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
FilipinX
Outset · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
TBD/TBD
Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:00 PM
Switchfoot with special guest Anberlin - Forever Now Tour
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
JPEGMAFIA: the Experimental Rap Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Book of Love (18 and Over)
Metro · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
The Petty Kings: A Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Beverly Arts Center
$28Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour w/ If Not For Me & True North
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
Face 2 Face
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Rufus Wainwright
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny Dee
SPACE · Evanston
$34-$330Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris and Open Mike Eagle
Thalia Hall · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Failure (18 and Over)
Park West · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR
Cahn Auditorium · Evanston
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:00 PM
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán & Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Sat · Oct 10 · 8:30 PM
Lily Vakili & Her Band, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, Tba
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
Orange Dog Club, Tba
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
$27.30Sat · Oct 10 · 9:00 PM
DEMETRIA TAYLOR
Buddy Guy's Legends
Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Alice Smith
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
$12Sat · Oct 10 · 9:30 PM
Riplock
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
BUMP. DISCO w/ NAOMI SMALLS
Sleeping Village
Sat · Oct 10 · 10:00 PM
Hamdi (18 and Over with Valid Government ID)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Sunday, October 11
Sun · Oct 11 · 11:30 AM
5th ANNUAL HONKY TONKTOBERFEST Hosted by WILD EARP
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs'
Sun · Oct 11 · 3:00 PM
Third Coast Symphony: Rhapsody in Blue & A World Premiere
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
$18↻ RecurringSun · 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
↻ RecurringSun · 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
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
$16.99Sun · Oct 11 · 9:00 PM
LUKE PYTEL
Buddy Guy's Legends
$56Sun · Oct 11 · 10:00 PM
Paul Banks (DJ Set)
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Monday, October 12
↻ RecurringMon · Oct 12 · 6:30 PM
Trivia Night
City Winery Chicago
Mon · Oct 12 · 6:30 PM
INOHA
Metro · Chicago
↻ RecurringMon · 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
Mon · Oct 12
Carmen Sings Monk
Jazz Showcase
Tuesday, October 13
Tue · Oct 13 · 6:30 PM
SLIFT
Outset · Chicago
$41Tue · 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
↻ RecurringTue · 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
Tue · Oct 13
WDCB 90.9FM feat. George Fludas & Trio Nexus in a Centennial Celebration of Ray Brown
Jazz Showcase
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
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
Trivia Night
Carol's Pub · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14 · 9:00 PM
JIMMY BURNS – Host The Jam
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 14
Jazz Links Jam Session
Jazz Showcase
Thursday, October 15
$18↻ RecurringThu · 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
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringThu · 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
$42Thu · 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-$119Thu · 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-$190Thu · Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
JESSE ROPER Returns to FITZGERALDS Nightclub!
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB · Berwyn
Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Salin
Sleeping Village
$16.99Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
ROCK ATLAS
Buddy Guy's Legends
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Subtronics (18 and Over)
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15
Vibraphonist Thaddeus Tukes Quintet
Jazz Showcase
Friday, October 16
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16 · 1:30 PM
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
Charlotte de Witte at East End at Navy Pier
Navy Pier · Chicago
$23↻ RecurringFri · 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
$33-$88Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
Willow Avalon - Pink Pocket Pistol Tour
Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont
$35Fri · 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