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From $34.33Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Lexi Jayde
Lexi Jayde
Chop Shop / 1st Ward · Chicago
Wed · Nov 11 · 6:30 PM
Great Lake Swimmers w. Colleen Brown
Great Lake Swimmers +1
SPACE · Evanston
↻ RecurringThu · Jan 28 · 8:00 PM
Colin Hay
Colin Hay
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
FreeThu · Oct 15 · 12:15 PM
Lunch and Learn: A Grave of Stone and Iron: The Mystery of Pullman's Burial
Pullman National Historical Park
Thu · Oct 15 · 6:45 PM
The Heavy Rotation Session 19 - Currents by Tame Impala
Three Top Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
Faux Real Babe America Bryce Xavier
Faux Real +2
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
$10 CoverFri · Oct 16 · 9:00 PM
The Good Mondays
Madcats · Palatine
FreeMon · Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
FREE MONDAY w/ Baby Leo Paterniti +*be3e*+
Baby Leo Paterniti
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Tue · Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
Maggie Koerner Susie McCollum
Maggie Koerner +1
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Mental Mondays: An Evening of Mindreading with Jason SuranDoors 6:00PM 7:00PM
Jason Suran
Garcia's · Chicago
$10 CoverSat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Liquid Faction
Liquid Faction
Madcats · Palatine
Fri · Oct 23
Jamiah Rogers Album Release Celebration: "Chicago Cowboy" –South Side Stories
Jamiah Rogers
Rosa's Lounge · Chicago
$16.99Thu · Nov 5 · 9:00 PM
PAOLO APULI
Paolo Apuli
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
Tickets: $20Thu · Dec 17 · 8:00 PM
Greylan James
Greylan James
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Chrissa Sparkles: “DELULU”
Chrissa Sparkles
The Den Theatre
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15 · 8:30 PM
Karaoke
Madcats · Palatine
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21 · 7:30 PM
Bingo
Madcats · Palatine
Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Streetlight Manifesto: The Presence of the Past Tour
Streetlight Manifesto
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Finn Askew
Finn Askew
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16
1st Set With Pharez Whitted
Pharez Whitted
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Chicago Wolves V Iowa Wild
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23 · 9:00 AM
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Visitor Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
20↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23
Late Night Concert Series w/Walker Landgraf
Walker Landgraf
Andy's Jazz Club
$20Fri · Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Beaver's Halloween '26: Snuffed Daybreaker Mano A Mano Don't Front New Found Power Lavender
Beaver +6
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Katseye
Katseye
United Center · Chicago
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Book Launch: Monster in the Mirror by Janasha Prabhu
Author: Janasha Prabhu
Women & Children First
FreeFri · Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Aaron Krings Quartet
Aaron Krings Quartet
Clara · Chicago
$24.11Sat · Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
MAGIC MAKERS: Family Comedy Magic Show
The CheckOut · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
BADLUV
Badluv +3
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 9:00 PM
CircuitMOM & Uncle Present Haunted Hollywood ft Erik Vilar and Ed Wood
Erik Vilar +1
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
26.22Wed · Nov 25 · 8:00 PM
The Tossers + Flatfoot 56 + Three Blue Teardrops
The Tossers +2
Chop Shop · Chicago
$16.99↻ RecurringThu · Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
TBA
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
$24.11Sat · Nov 21 · 7:30 PM
Anna Caldwell: The View From Here
Anna Caldwell
The CheckOut · Chicago
Thu · Dec 31 · 9:00 PM
Ben Kweller w. Case Oats - NYE Show
Ben Kweller +1
SPACE · Evanston
Thu · Feb 11 · 8:00 PM
Gracie Abrams
Gracie Abrams
United Center · Chicago
FreeThu · Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Road to GLDS: The Oracle Mortlach Terran Wretch
The Oracle +2
Cole's Bar · Chicago
Sun · Oct 25 · 7:30 PM
The Longest Johns
The Longest Johns
Vic Theatre · Chicago
$24.11Sat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
OLEA Ensemble
OLEA Ensemble
The CheckOut · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21
Trash Trekkers: Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 16
Trash Trekkers: Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
20↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
Late Night Concert Series w/Sunday Soul
Sunday Soul
Andy's Jazz Club
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
Trash Trekkers: Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:30 PM
SCHOOL OF ROCK (OAK PARK)
School Of Rock (Oak Park) +1
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Sat · Dec 5 · 7:00 PM
Animal Panic
Animal Panic +3
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Feb 19 · 7:30 PM
FLO - Therapy At The Club Tour
Flo
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Thu · Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Laura Veirs w. Karl Blau
Laura Veirs +1
Space · Evanston
FreeThu · Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
"Speculative Fiction" discusses "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Time and a half Books
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 18
Movie - Indiana Dunes: Nature's Masterpiece - Douglas Center
Indiana Dunes National Park
$57Mon · Nov 16 · 7:30 PM
Gene
Gene
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Sun · Nov 29 · 7:00 PM
Cesar Rosas & The Chi-Town Playboys
Cesar Rosas & The Chi-Town Playboys
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Feb 19 · 7:30 PM
Aries Spears
Aries Spears
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 21
Super Kids Scavenger Hunt
Indiana Dunes National Park
Sun · Oct 25 · 9:00 PM
The Dracula Show Halloween Special with Redder Moon Corpse Dust DJ Scary Lady Sarah
The Dracula Show +3
The Empty Bottle · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:15 PM
JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE
Josh Thomas
The Den Theatre
$5 CoverFri · Nov 6 · 9:00 PM
Lithium
Lithium
Madcats · Palatine
$26-$117Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Post Sex Nachos, Scarlet Demore, Hana Eid
Post Sex Nachos +2
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
R.E.M. “LIFES RICH PAGEANT” (performed by Men On The Moon)
R.E.M. “LIFES RICH PAGEANT” (performed by Men On The Moon) +2
Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago
Fri · Dec 11 · 7:30 PM
Tommy Fleece
Tommy Fleece
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Fri · Feb 19 · 7:00 PM
Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Fri · Nov 20 · 10:00 PM
Prospa present Prophecy
Prospa
Radius - Chicago · Chicago
↻ RecurringThu · Dec 31 · 8:00 PM
Greensky Bluegrass
Greensky Bluegrass
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Fri · Jan 22 · 7:00 PM
TWINSICK's Good Company 2027
TWINSICK
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Sat · Apr 17 · 6:30 PM
Warren Zeiders: No Brakes Tour
Warren Zeiders
Cold Waves Festival · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 10:00 PM
Y.u.kiko, Nosha Luv, Raven Wright
Y.u.kiko +2
The California Clipper · Chicago
Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Umbra Ground Presents… Viridian Hollows
Viridian Hollows
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:30 PM
Infinite 80s: Play The Cure
SPACE · Evanston
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
312 Comedy Festival® Presents Ron White
Ron White
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
Sun · Jan 31
Trio Mandili
Trio Mandili
George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center · Skokie
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
V.V. Lightbody Album Release Show - Night 1 with Sports Boyfriend
V.V. Lightbody +1
The Hideout · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
SUSTO
SUSTO
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
Wed · Oct 21
Hillhaven
Hillhaven
Avondale Music Hall · Chicago
Thu · Oct 22
Prosperity Room (Oct 2026 Edition)
The Whistler · Chicago
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
Tōth w/ William Alexander
Tōth +1
Sleeping Village · Chicago
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:30 PM
Pouya w/ Ramirez
Pouya +1
Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago
Thu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Anthony Geraci: Album Release Party
Anthony Geraci
SPACE · Evanston
Sun · Nov 22 · 3:00 PM
Cracker
Cracker
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
Thu · Jan 28 · 7:00 PM
The Red Clay Strays
The Red Clay Strays
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 17 · 8:00 PM
Matt Ulery Nonet
Matt Ulery Nonet
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Shane Dawson Live!
Shane Dawson
Vic Theatre · Chicago
Tue · Nov 3
A Night of Lester, Nat & Buddy with Jeremy Kahn Trio Tuesday November 3rd
Jeremy Kahn Trio
Fulton Street Collective · Chicago
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Sombr
Sombr +2
United Center · Chicago
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 5 · 9:00 PM
Zeds Dead
Zeds Dead
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Fri · Jan 15 · 7:00 PM
The Roots
The Roots
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
SOLD OUT: Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
Duane Betts +1
Space · Evanston
Sun · Nov 15 · 8:00 PM
Pimpinela – Leyendas Tour
Pimpinela
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
Fri · Dec 11 · 7:00 PM
Lady A: This Winter’s Night Tour 2026
Lady A
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
Mon · Apr 12 · 6:30 PM
Nothing But Thieves: The Stray Dogs World Tour
Nothing But Thieves
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Fruit Bats with Matthew Logan Vasquez
Fruit Bats +1
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
20↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25
2nd Set With Andy Brown Quartet
Andy Brown Quartet
Andy's Jazz Club
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
VOUCH! Comedy Show
Laugh Factory Chicago
Fri · Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
Fetty Wap: Nostalgia Tour
Fetty Wap
The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago
Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
Dax - The Anger Management Tour
Dax
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
Mon · Nov 23 · 7:00 PM
Stella Lefty
Stella Lefty +1
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
Tue · Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Underoath - Define the Great Line 20th Anniversary Tour
Underoath
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
Sun · Nov 29 · 6:00 PM
Triumph: The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour
Triumph
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana · Gary
↻ RecurringWed · Dec 9 · 8:00 PM
An Evening with Lord Huron
Lord Huron
The Chicago Theatre · Chicago
FreeSat · Dec 19 · 7:20 PM
Chicago Bears @ Buffalo Bills
Carol's Pub · Chicago
Events in Chicago, IL
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Chicago has the deepest improv and blues benches in the country — Second City and iO, Kingston Mines and Buddy Guy's Legends — plus Lincoln Hall, Thalia Hall, the Lyric and the CSO.