TUE
4/8 - Lola Kirke @ Empty Bottle
4/8 - Dave & Dave (Trampled By Turtles @ Garcia's
WED
4/9 - Nubya Garcia, Magi Merlin @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/9 - Alan Sparhawk (Low) @ Thalia Hall ('In the Round')
4/9 - Taxidermists, Sen Morimoto (DJ set), National Photo Committee, B.L.I.X. @ Schubas
THU
4/10 - Ani DiFranco @ Thalia Hall
4/10 - Tindersticks @ Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
4/10 - Jack White @ Salt Shed
4/10 - Bill Frisell Trio featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/10 - The Weather Station @ Lincoln Hall
4/10 - Free Range, Hemlock, Red PK @ Empty Bottle
4/10 - Keller Willaims @ Garcia's
4/10 - Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Yoko Homo, Goose Harrington @ Cole's Bar
FRI
4/11 - Jack White @ Salt Shed
4/11 - Bloodsports, ira glass, Stalled @ Cole's Bar
4/11 - Keller Williams @ Garcia's
4/11 - Ganser, NO MEN, NÜDE @ Empty Bottle
4/11 - TV Buddha, Your Pest Band, Jeff Graffner, Dog Guitar @ Federal Moto
4/11 - Eraserbaby, Frotted. Teeth Kids, Bringers @ Susan's Applehole
SAT
4/12 - Sheng Wang @ Chicago Theatre
4/12 - Cloakroom, Cancer House, Null @ Empty Bottle
4/12 - sewingneedle, The God Eaters, Pinebender @ Fallen Log
4/12 - Fruit LoOops, Stander, Trash dot com, Dusty Turrets @ Cole's Bar
4/12 - Smut, Interlay, Modern Nun @ Not Not
4/12 - Plum, Admin, Jacob on the Moon, Orisun @ The VCR
SUN
4/13 - The Linda Lindas, Pinkshift, Adam Diza @ Bottom Lounge Metro
4/13 - Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Twiztid, Wednesday 13, Black Satellite @ Concord Music Hall
4/13 - Mount Eerie, Hana Stretton, Precious Bane @ Thalia Hall
4/13 - Heart to Gold, Enumclaw, Otis VCR @ Beat Kitchen
4/13 - Lost Legion, Bleakness, EXEDO, Consensus Madness @ Burlington
4/13 - Pictoria Vark, Cusp, Prathloons @ Empty Bottle
4/13 - Thought Wrong, Burger, Blood Nymph, Yabai @ The Orphanage
4/13 - Charm School, Graphics, Cave Brain, The Metalliques @ Downstairs at Subterranean
TUE
4/15 - The Tallest Man on Earth, The Still Tide @ Thalia Hall
4/15 - Woven, Geferty, Laikaa, Cat Tag @ Burlington
WED
4/16 - Wheatus @ Beat Kitchen
4/16 - mssv, Mute Duo @ Hideout
4/16 - Gruff Rhys (Solo, performing ‘American Interior’), Chris Forsyth @ Empty Bottle
4/16 - LA URSS, Ejaculators, Iron Years, Perro Mundo @ Bottom Lounge
THU
4/17 - Mogwai, Brainiac @ Metro
4/17 - FACS, Circuit des Yeux @ Thalia Hall
4/17 - The Raspberry Jams, Laceles, Superfun @ Fallen Log
4/17 - Peter Frampton @ Chicago Theatre
FRI
4/18 - Goldie (live), Submotive @ Metro
4/18 - Sima Cunningham @ Robert's Westside [Forest Park]
4/18 - Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic
4/18 - Halloween, Sharp Pins, Alive Girl, Bungee Jumpers @ The Orphange
SAT
4/19 - Kishi Bashi with the Chicago Philharmonic @ Auditorium Theatre
4/19 - Stavros Halkias @ Chicago Theatre
4/19 - Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers @ SPACE [Evanston] (2 shows)
4/19 - Jeff Tweedy @ The Vic
4/19 - Tin Can Collective, Robot Civil War, Dogshit, Endless Mike & The Beagle Club @ Burlington
4/19 - Dim, Accessory XL, Mute Duo, Brian Case (DJ) @ Empty Bottle
4/19 - Uniflora, Peace Monsters, Autofill, Receiver @ The Attic
4/19 - Etymon, Sissysissysissy, White Orchid, The Tear Garden Collective @ Fallen Log
4/19 - The Children's Crusade, Destroy//Slay, [Melter], Unvirgin Mary @ Archer Ballroom
4/19 - Big Laugh, En Love, Chalk, Asko, Urban Guerrilla @ Federal Moto
SUN
4/20 - Garaj Mahal @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/20 - Ana Tijoux @ Sleeping Village
4/20 - Western Haikus, Daundry, Interlay @ Fallen Log
4/20 - Pegging Fest @ Cobra Lounge (Pinksqueeze, Edging, Strapped, Bussy Kween Power Trip, Sweet Bike, Big Girl, Beastii)
MON
4/21 - Growing Boys, Ava Brennan, Ruben Jai @ Schubas
TUE
4/22 - Mercury Rev, Ryley Walker @ Empty Bottle
4/22 - Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Better Lovers, Teenage Wrist @ Salt Shed
4/22 - Girly Pants, Adelaide, Carter Ward @ Hideout
WED
4/23 - Ty Segall (solo acoustic), Mikal Cronin @ Thalia Hall
4/23 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert @ The Riv
4/23 - Natural Information Society. Bitchin Bajas @ Constellation
4/23 - The Florist, And I, You, Stalled, Laikaa @ Cobra Lounge
4/23 - Baby Tyler, Cel Ray, Answering Machines @ Cafe Mustache
THU
4/24 - Season to Risk, Electric Hawk, Wet Tropics Birdhands @ Burlington
4/24 - Grace Potter @ Garcia's
4/24 - Squeaky Feet, Chalk Dinosaur @ Bourbon on Division
4/24 - Foxy Shazam, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Lobby Boxer, Hot Fix Sideshow @ Bottom Lounge
FRI
4/25 - Katt Williams @ United Center
4/25 - Leftover Salmon, Sicard Hollow @ Outset
4/25 - Denzel Curry @ Salt Shed
4/25 - The Used @ House of Blues
4/25 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sneezy @ The Vic
4/25 - The Fixx @ Arcada Theatre [St. Charles]
4/25 - Deep Sea Diver, Byland @ Empty Bottle
4/25 - Robbie Fulks @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/25 - OK GO @ The Riv
4/25 - Prison Affair, Liquids, Skull Cult @ Reggie's Rock Club
4/25 - Bill Callahan @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
4/25 - Bob Mould, J. Robbins (band) @ Metro
4/25 - Minka, Ovef Ow, Glad Rags, Hot Honey @ Cole's Bar
4/25 - Heartwells, Empired, Voidclass, Dreadwolf @ Liar's Club
4/25 - Cave Brain, Hans Predator, Strapped, Speed Babes @ Archer Beach Haus
4/25 - Drook, Gerfety, Godstar Megamax @ Color Club
SAT
4/26 - Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium, August Burns Red, Bleed From Within @ Aragon Ballroom
4/26 - The Used @ House of Blues
4/26 - Ben Kweller, Cheese Touch @ Lincoln Hall
4/26 - Robbie Fulks @ SPACE [Evanston]
4/26 - Lost Legion, Hedlok, Home Invasion, Destros, False Negative @ JoyBomb [Gary, IN]
4/26 - Save Ferris, Keep Flying, Bumsy & The Moochers @ Chop Shop
4/26 - youbet @ Hideout
4/26 - Bob Mould, J. Robbins (band) @ Metro
4/26 - Blood Nymph, ira glass, Bomb Bunny, Interlay @ Bricktown
4/26 - Deep Sea Diver, Byland @ Empty Bottle
SUN
4/27 - The Used @ House of Blues
4/27 - High Vis, Militarie Gun, Age of Apocalypse @ Bottom Lounge
MON
4/28 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Salt Shed
4/28 - Charlie XCX @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
4/28 - Jim The Kid and The Painkillers, Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee, Able Baker @ Empty Bottle
TUE
4/29 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Salt Shed
4/29 - Yesness, Mute Duo @ Schubas
WED
4/30 - Japanese Breakfast @ Salt Shed
4/30 - Mamalarky @ Schubas
4/30 - Glyders, Junegrass, National Photo Committee @ Hideout
THU
5/1 - Reggie Watts @ Thalia Hall
5/1 - Japanese Breakfast @ Salt Shed
5/1 - EXTC (Terry Chambers & Friends) @ City Winery
5/1 - Lucy Dacus, Katie Gavin, jasmine.4.t @ Chicago Theatre
5/1 - Corridor, Robber Robber @ Empty Bottle
5/1 - L.A. Witch, Daiistar @ Lincoln Hall
5/1 - Facing, Alive Girl, Bone Study (DJ set) @ California Clipper
5/1 - Reed's Fest 2025 @ Reed's Local (Olivia and the Lovers, Everyday Specials, Casual Fanatics, Vee Sonnets)
FRI
5/2 - Dweezil Zappa @ Des Plaines Theatre [Des Plaines]
5/2 - Japanese Breakfast @ Salt Shed
5/2 - Lucy Dacus, Katie Gavin, jasmine.4.t @ Chicago Theatre
5/2 - Bad Nerves, Spiritual Cramp @ Thalia Hall
5/2 - Sam Grisman Project @ Garcia's
5/2 - Babay Teeth, A.M. Slingers @ Hideout
5/2 - Reed's Fest 2025 @ Reed's Local (Dorian Taj, Cam's Jams, The Basement Party, King Sans)
SAT
5/3 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Thalia Hall
5/3 - FLO @ Salt Shed
5/3 - Eddie Griffin @ The Riv
5/3 - Beer Can'd Festival @ Blue Island Beer Company [Blue Island] (Supersuckers, The Knee Hi's, The Rumors, Billy Batts & The Made Men, Death & Memphis, etc.)
5/3 - Dave Bruzza (Greensky Bluegrass) @ Garcia's
5/3 - Reed's Fest 2025 @ Reed's Local (NightFreak, Watermelon, The Rip Ups, James Swanberg)
5/3 - Moth Cock, Skipped Dent, Squonk, RXMxBBB @ Ma's
SUN
5/4 - Spyro Gyra @ Des Plaines Theatre [Des Plaines]
5/4 - Reed's Fest 2025 @ Reed's Local (Sprite, Philip Hunger, Flesh Panthers, Speed Babes)
5/4 - Jim E. Brown, Sunglow, Wallplant @ Empty Bottle
MON
5/5 - Deafheaven, Gatecreeper, Trauma Ray @ Metro
TUE
5/6 - Odor Eater, Iron Years, Techlado @ Empty Bottle
WED
5/7 - Alison Moyet @ The Vic
5/7 - Youth Lagoon @ Outset
5/7 - Etran De L'Aïr @ Lincoln Hall
5/7 - Dick Texas, Fran, Dorothy Carlos @ Empty Bottle
5/7 - Gag, Fish Narc @ Cobra Lounge
THU
5/8 - Gang of Four @ Bottom Lounge
5/8 - Allison Russell @ The Vic
5/8 - Amyl and The Sniffers, Sheer Mag @ Salt Shed
5/8 - The Trenchies, Gringo Star, James Swanberg, Anxiety Patrol @ Burlington
5/8 - Al-Qasar, No Men @ Chop Shop
5/8 - Hartliss (Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick) @ Garcia's
5/8 - Atheena, Spliff, Stalled @ GMan Tavern
FRI
5/9 - Bruce Cockburn @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
5/9 - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Love Spells @ Salt Shed
5/9 - Lambrini Girls, Party Dozen @ Empty Bottle
5/9 - Strawberry Boy, Nohmads @ Burlington
5/9 - Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps @ The Riv
5/9 - Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue @ Thalia Hall
5/9 - Power Trip, Gridiron, Molder @ Metro
5/9 - Pet Symmetry, Pony, Jimmy Montague @ Sleeping Village
5/9 - Shitty Limo (Brendan Bayliss & Jack Cinninger) @ Garcia's
5/9 - Scarlet Demore, Yada Yada, Latter, Killmoves @ Bottom Lounge
SAT
5/10 - Bruce Cockburn @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
5/10 - Ali Siddiq @ Chicago Theatre
5/10 - Saint Motel, Brigitte Calls Me Baby @ The Riv
5/10 - NNAMDÏ, Marcus Drake @ Empty Bottle
5/10 - Freak Heat Waves, Jack J @ Hideout
5/10 - Tom Hamilton @ Garcia's
5/10 - Staring Problem, The Love Part, Kurt Vise, GS70 @ Burlington
SUN
5/11 - Squid @ Thalia Hall
5/11 - Converge, Big Laugh, Stress Positions, Hell is Real @ Bottom Lounge
5/11 - Hunting Scene, Clone Trio, TSS Bradley, Dorothy Carlos @ Color Club
5/11 - Prison, Axis: Sova, Doug Shaw @ Burlington
MON
5/12 - Sasami, Mood Killer @ Lincoln Hall
TUE
5/13 - Spellling @ Lincoln Hall
5/13 - Cheekface, Pacing @ Thalia Hall
5/13 - Black Country, New Road, Friko, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman @ Salt Shed
WED
5/14 - Nils Frahm @ Salt Shed
5/14 - Winged Wheel @ Smashed Plastic
THU
5/15 - BADBADNOTGOOD, Baby Rose @ Thalia Hall
5/15 - ADULT., Plack Blague @ Empty Bottle
5/15 - Lifecyclist, Dogshit, Hex Toy @ Cole's Bar
5/15 - Cult of Nasty, Cult of Spaceskull, King Sans, NightFreak @ Burlington
FRI
5/16 - Lettuce, GZA (performing 'Liquid Swords' in its entirety) @ Ramova Theatre
5/16 - Half Gringa @ Schubas
5/16 - Röyksopp (DJ Set) @ Metro
5/16 - Mayday Parade @ Salt Shed
5/16 - BADBADNOTGOOD, Baby Rose @ Thalia Hall
5/16 - BALTHVS @ Garcia's
5/16 - Bull Heather, King Sans @ Cole's Bar
SAT
5/17 - Peter Bjorn and John @ Thalia Hall
5/17 - BALTHVS @ Garcia's
5/17 - Porter Robinson @ Salt Shed (outside)
SUN
5/18 - The Bollweevils, Greg Norton + Buddies, Spells @ GMan Tavern
5/18 - Kitchen, Sleeper’s Bell, Shep Treasure @ Hideout
MON
5/19 - Napalm Death, Melvins, Titan to Tachyons, Dark Sky Burial @ Metro
TUE
5/20 - Kassie Krut, Dorothy Carlos @ Schubas
5/20 - Billy Idol, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
5/20 - Baroness @ Sleeping Village
5/20 - Stephen Malkmus @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
5/20 - Momma, Wishy @ Thalia Hall
WED
5/21 - A Place to Bury Strangers, The Serfs, The Mall @ Empty Bottle
5/21 - Baroness @ Sleeping Village
5/21 - Paul Simon @ Symphony Center
THU
5/22 - Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Sierra Ferrell @ Wrigley Field
5/22 - A Place To Bury Strangers, The Serfs, Astrobrite @ Empty Bottle
5/22 - Nikki Glaser @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
5/22 - Urine Hell, Pinko, Eye Flys, Blood Nymph @ Burlington
FRI
5/23 - Nerf Herder, Diesel Boy, Keep Flying @ Reggie's Rock Club
5/23 - Southern Culture on the Skids, New Duncan Imperials @ Schubas
5/23 - Tennis, Billie Marten @ Salt Shed
5/23 - Paul Simon @ Symphony Center
5/23 - God Bullies, Suckling, Cougars @ Sleeping Village
5/23 - Mr.phlyzzz, Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes, Tension Pets @ Cole's Bar
SAT
5/24 - Sueños @ Grant Park (Shakira, Peso Pluma, Arcangel, El Alfa, Oscar Maydon, Gordo, etc.)
5/24 - AC/DC, The Pretty Reckless @ Soldier Field
5/24 - Poster Children, Stomatopod @ Bottom Lounge
5/24 - Paul Simon @ Symphony Center
5/24 - Matt Berninger @ Thalia Hall
5/24 - Judson Claiborne, Bloodhype @ Hideout
SUN
5/25 - Sueños @ Grant Park (Don Omar, Grupo Frontera, Wisin, Jhayco, Tito Double P, Deorro, Kapo, etc.)
5/25 - Florist @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
5/25 - Hot Buttered Rum, Allie Kral @ Garcia's
5/25 - Dreamist, Peace Monsters, Medical Miracle @ Fallen Log
5/25 - Sarah and the Sundays, Rat Tally @ Bottom Lounge
5/25 - Kenmujo, Strapped, Home Entertainment, Constant Headache @ Cole's Bar
TUE
5/27 - Mr.phylzzz, Vincas, Primitive Broadcast Service, Glorybringer @ Burlington
THU
5/29 - The Wedding Present (performing 'Bizarro' in its entirety), The Tubs @ Empty Bottle
5/29 - Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northely Island
5/29 - Cold, SEPTEMBER MOURNING, University Drive @ Bottom Lounge
5/29 - Los Campesinos! @ Metro
FRI-SUN
5/30-6/1 - Do Division Street Fest @ Division btw Damen and Leavitt (TBA)
FRI
5/30 - Hippo Campus @ Salt Shed (outside)
5/30 - Khanate, Jon Mueller @ Thalia Hall
5/30 - The Central, Body Farm, Imelda Marcos, Lower Automation @ Fallen Log
5/30 - Wolf Eyes, John Wiese, Lana Del Rabies @ Burlington
SAT
5/31 - Nikki Glaser @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
5/31 - Preoccupations, Still Depths @ Empty Bottle
5/31 - Zola Jesus @ Constellation
5/31 - Stalled, Ghostlike, Creek, Griefeater @ Burlington
SUN
6/1 - Nikki Glaser @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
6/1 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze @ TBA
MON
6/2 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze, Perro Mundo, Pillbox @ Grindhouse [Highland, IN]
WED
6/4 - Coheed & Cambria, Mastodon @ Peoria Civic Center Arena [Peoria]
6/4 - Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre
THU-SUN
6/5-8 - Chcago Blues Festival @ Various Venues
THU
6/5 - Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre
FRI
6/6 - Kendrick Lamar, SZA @ Soldier Field
6/6 - The Menzingers, Lucero, Queen of Jeans @ Metro
6/6 - Jeremy Piven @ The Vic
6/6 - Todd Barry @ Park West
6/6 - Billy Strings @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
6/6 - Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre
SAT
6/7 - The Menzingers, Lucero, Queen of Jeans @ Metro
6/7 - Pierce the Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Beach Weather @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
6/7 - Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas @ Chicago Theatre
6/7 - Billy Strings @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
6/7 - Lords of Acid, Little Miss Nasty, Lucia Cifarelli @ Bottom Lounge
SUN
6/8 - Ashe, Bo Staloch @ Metro
6/8 - Bloc Party (performing 'Silent Alarm'), Metric (performing 'Fantasies') @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/8 - The Atlas Moth @ Empty Bottle
MON
6/9 - The Kooks @ Salt Shed
6/9 - Cusp, Special World, D. Jean-Baptiste @ Empty Bottle
6/9 - Arm's Length, Charmer, Wakelee @ Bottom Lounge
THU
6/12 - Sleigh Bells, Sophie Hunter @ Metro
6/12 - Florry, Lily Seabird @ Schubas
6/12 - Horse the Band, Sweet//Spine, Melted Bodies @ Bottom Lounge
FRI-SUN
6/13-15 - Taste of Randolph @ 900 W Randolph (TBA)
FRI
6/13 - Blondshell, Meg Elsier @ Metro
6/13 - Counting Crows, The Gaslight Anthem @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
6/13 - Caroline Rose @ Sleeping Village
SAT
6/14 - The Tubs, Pleasant Mob, Joe Glass @ Empty Bottle
6/14 - Jet, Band of Skulls @ Salt Shed
6/14 - Sandra Bernhard @ Park West
6/14 - Phoffman (Greensky Bluegrass) @ Garcia's
6/14 - This Will Destroy You, Jesse Beaman @ Lincoln Hall
MON
6/16 - The Smashing Times, Now, Sharp Pins @ TBA
TUE
6/17 - Perfume Genius @ The Vic
6/17 - Halsey, Sir Chloe, Flowerovlove @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/17 - The Bug Club, Omni @ Empty Bottle
WED
6/18 - MJ Lenderman @ Salt Shed
6/18 - Karate, Uniflora @ Lincoln Hall
THU
6/19 - Sunflower Bean, Gift @ Sleeping Village
FRI
6/20 - Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Modern English @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/20 - Jack's Mannequin @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/20 - TOKiMONSTA @ Outset
6/20 - The Spits @ Empty Bottle
6/20 - Taste of Joliet [Joliet] (Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, etc.)
SAT
6/21 - Queens of the Stone Age @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/21 - Ryan Adams @ Chicago Theatre
6/21 - TOKiMONSTA @ Outset
6/21 - The Spits @ Empty Bottle
SUN
6/22 - Arooj Aftab @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
6/22 - Sleeper's Bell, Widemouth @ Color Club
MON
6/23 - James Blunt @ Salt Shed
6/23 - Tropical Fuck Storm, Bill Orcutt + Chris Corsano Duo @ Empty Bottle
TUE
6/24 - Tropical Fuck Storm, Bill Orcutt + Chris Corsano Duo @ Empty Bottle
WED
6/25 - Daniel Tosh @ Chicago Theatre
6/25 - The Mission (UK), Poppy Jean Crawford @ Thalia Hall
6/25 - Less Than Jake, The Suicide Machines, Fishbone, Bite Me Bambi @ Metro
THU
6/26 - Stray Kids @ Wrigley Field
6/26 - Less Than Jake, Fishbone, The Suicide Machines, Bite Me Bambi @ Metro
FRI
6/27 - Chris Stapleton, The War and Treaty @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
6/27 - Dave Matthews Band @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/27 - Wood Dale Prairie Fest @ Community Park [Wood Dale] (Everclear, etc.)
6/27 - all under heaven, Precocious Neophyte @ GMan Tavern
SAT
6/28 - OMD, Walt Disco @ The Riv
6/28 - Dave Matthews Band @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/28 - Motoblot 2025 @ Salt Shed (outside) (TBA)
SUN
6/29 - "Weird Al" Yankovic @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
6/29 - Motoblot 2025 @ Salt Shed (outside) (TBA)
MON
6/30 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center
TUE
7/1 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center
SAT
7/5 - Wavves, Beach Goons, Death Lens @ Bottom Lounge
MON
7/7 - Wu-Tang Clan, Run the Jewels @ United Center
TUE
7/8 - Ezra Furman @ Thalia Hall
WED
7/9 - Los Bitchos @ Lincoln Hall
THU-SUN
7/10-13 - Windy City Smokeout @ United Center (Kane Brown, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Bailey Zimmerman, Megan Moroney, etc.)
THU
7/10 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Illuminated Brew Works (TBA
FRI-SUN
7/11-13 - Square Roots @ Lincoln Ave btw Montrose & Wilson (TBA)
FRI
7/11 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Illuminated Brew Works (TBA
SAT
7/12 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, JJ Grey & Mofro, Dumpstaphunk @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/12 - Chicago Gospel Music Festival @ Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion (TBA)
7/12 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Fallen Log (TBA)
7/12 - Haunt Me, Future Nobodies, Sports Coach, The Masqs @ Bottom Lounge
SUN
7/13 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Fallen Log (TBA)
TUE
7/15 - Alabama Shakes @ Salt Shed (outside)
WED
7/16 - Murder By Death, Laura Jane Grace @ Thalia Hall
7/16 - Alabama Shakes @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/16 - Surprise Chef @ Lincoln Hall
THU
7/17 - Murder By Death, Laura Jane Grace @ Thalia Hall
7/17 - Father John Misty @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/17 - Les Savy Fav, Meat Wave, Babe Report @ Empty Bottle
FRI-SUN
7/18-20 - West Fest @ Chicago Ave btw Wood and Damen (TBA)
FRI
7/18 - The Swell Season @ Auditorium Theatre
7/18 - Phish @ United Center
7/18 - Hurray for the Riff Raff @ Old Town School of Folk Music
SAT
7/19 - Phish @ United Center
7/19 - Pantera, Amon Amarth @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
7/19 - Lord Huron @ Salt Shed (outside)
SUN
7/20 - Phish @ United Center
7/20 - Lord Huron @ Salt Shed (outside)
TUE
7/22 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Chicago Theatre
WED
7/23 - Beck with Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
7/23 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Chicago Theatre
THU
7/24 - Out of Space @ North Field at Illinois Science & Technology Park [Skokie] (Sylvan Esso, Bully, Case Oats)
FRI-SUN
7/25-27 - Wicker Park Fest @ Milwaukee btw North and Paulina (TBA)
FRI
7/25 - Out of Space @ North Field at Illinois Science & Technology Park [Skokie] (Shakey Graves, Joy Oladokun, Shovels & Rope)
SAT
7/26 - Car Seat Headrest @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/26 - Pelican, Porcelain @ Thalia Hall
7/26 - Out of Space @ North Field at Illinois Science & Technology Park [Skokie] (Rodrigo & Gabriela, Anderson East, Daniel Vilarreal)
7/26 - Alvilda, Brower, Lost Legion, Good Flying Birds @ Empty Bottle
SUN
7/27 - Rose City Band, Powers - Rolin Duo @ Empty Bottle
7/27 - Out of Space @ North Field at Illinois Science & Technology Park [Skokie] (The Decemberists, Kevin Morby, Craig Finn)
TUE
7/29 - Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail, Easy Action @ Salt Shed
7/29 - of Montreal, Bijoux Cone @ Thalia Hall
THU-SUN
7/31-8/3 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park (Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, Rüfüs Du Sol, Luke Combs, Twice, A$AP Rocky, Korn, Gracie Abrams, Doechii, Dom Dolla, Cage The Elephant, Clairo, The Marías, Bleachers, Wallows, Mk.Gee, T-Pain, Foster The People, Finneas, Remi Wolf, Royel Otis, Flipturn, Magdalena Bay, Gryffin, Jpegmafia, Ocean Alley, Otoboke Beaver, Fcukers, Ratboys, Nourished By Time, etc.)
FRI
8/1 - Ghost @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
TUE
8/5 - Death Cab for Cutie (playing 'Plans'), Nation of Language @ Chicago Theatre
8/5 - Cindi Lauper @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
WED
8/6 - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with the Chicago Philharmonic @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
8/6 - Death Cab for Cutie (playing 'Plans'), Nation of Language @ Chicago Theatre
THU
8/7 - Toad the Wet Sprocket, Semisonic, Sixpence None the Richer @ Salt Shed
FRI
8/8 - Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
8/8 - The Head and the Heart @ Salt Shed (outside)
SATA
8/9 - Toto, Christopher Cross, Men at Work @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
8/9 - Black Moth Super Rainbow, Beau Wanzer (Live), clubdrugs @ Metro
MON
8/11 - Linkin Park, PVRIS @ United Center
WED
8/13 - Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/13 - Nelly, Ja Rule, St. Lunatics, Eve, Chingy @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
FRI
8/15 - Blue Öyster Cult @ The Riv
SAT
8/16 - Shinedown, Bush, Morgan Wade @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
8/16 - The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
TUE
8/19 - Coheed & Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Foxing @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/19 - Nine Inch Nails @ United Center
FRI-SAT
8/22-23 - Chicago House House Music Festival @ Various Venues (TBA)
SAT
8/23 - Styx, Kevin Cronin, Don Felder @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
TUE
8/26 - Jonas Brothers, Marshmello @ Wrigley Field
WED
8/27 - Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
THU-SUN
8/28-31 - Chicago Jazz Festival @ Various Venues (TBA)
THU
8/28 - Oasis, Cage the Elephant @ Soldier Field
8/28 - Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller @ Wrigley Field
FRI-SUN
8/29-31 - North Coast Music Festival @ SeatGeek Stadium [Bridgeview] (TBA)
8/29-31 - ARC Music Fest @ Union Park (Jamie xx, Boys Noize, Green Velvet, Carl Craig, Claude VonStroke, Derrick Carter, Duck Sauce, Felix Da Housecat, Loco Dice, Honey Dijon, Paco Osuna, Richie Hawtin, Skream, etc.)
FRI
8/29 - My Chemical Romance (performing 'The Black Parade' in its entirety), Devo @ Soldier Field
SAT
8/30 - All-4-One @ Des Plaines Theatre [Des Plaines]
SUN
8/31 - System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia, Wisp @ Soldier Field
MON
9/1 - System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia, Wisp @ Soldier Field
FRI-SUN
9/5-7 - Taste of Chicago @ Grant Park (TBA)
FRI
9/5 - Dua Lipa @ United Center
SAT
9/6 - Dua Lipa @ United Center
TUE
9/9 - Supergrass (performing 'I Should Coco') @ The Riv
9/9 - Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Sharp Pins @ Salt Shed (outside)
FRI
9/12 - God Street Wine @ Garcia's
9/12 - Jenny Hval @ Sleeping Village
SAT
9/13 - God Street Wine @ Garcia's
MON
9/15 - Pixies, Spoon, Fazerdaze @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/15 - Lady Gaga @ United Center
WED
9/17 - Lady Gaga @ United Center
THU
9/18 - Viagra Boys @ Salt Shed (outside)
FRI-SUN
9/19-21 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (TBA)
MON
9/22 - The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Metro
THU
9/25 - Louis CK @ Chicago Theatre
9/25 - Silkworm, Dianogah @ Sleeping Village
FRI-SUN
9/26-10/5 - Chicago World Music Festival @ Various Venues (TBA)
FRI
9/26 - Louis CK @ Chicago Theatre
SAT
9/27 - Papa Roach, Rise Agains, Underoath @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
9/27 - Louis CK @ Chicago Theatre
9/27 - Anika, Avishag Cohen Rodrigues @ Empty Bottle
SUN
9/28 - The Raveonettes, Shallowater @ Bottom Lounge
TUE
9/30 - Swans, Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch @ Metro
WED
10/1 - Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Population II @ Bottom Lounge
FRI
10/3 - The Murder Capital @ Beat Kitchen
SUN
10/5 - Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear @ Salt Shed (outside)
THU
10/9 - Stereolab @ Metro
FRI
10/10 - Stereolab @ Metro
TUE
10/14 - BAMBARA @ Empty Bottle
SAT
10/18 - Lucius @ Salt Shed
MON
10/20 - Autechre, Mark Broom @ Outset
10/20 - Oklou @ Metro
THU
10/23 - The Beta Band @ Metro
FRI
10/24 - My Morning Jacket @ Salt Shed
SAT
10/25 - My Morning Jacket @ Salt Shed
SUN
10/26 - My Morning Jacket @ Salt Shed
WED
10/29 - OSEES @ Thalia Hall
THU
10/30 - OSEES @ Thalia Hall
SUN
11/2 - Everclear, Local H, Sponge @ Thalia Hall
SAT
11/8 - Bear vs. Shark, Signals Midwest @ Thalia Hall
TUE
11/11 - The Saints, Chimers @ Metro
SAT
11/15 - Minus the Bear @ Metro
SUN
11/16 - Minus the Bear @ Metro
WED
11/19 - The Jesus Lizard @ Metro
FRI-SUN
12/12-14 - The Second Annual Infestational @ TBA (TBA)
FRI
12/12 - Acid Bath, High on Fire, Weedeater @ Salt Shed
(All shows in Chicago unless otherwise noted)