TUE
5/27 - Mr.phylzzz, Vincas, Primitive Broadcast Service, Glorybringer @ Burlington
5/27 - Plum, Everlasting Light, Noiseland @ Empty Bottle
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
5/29 - The Wonder Years and the Little Kruta String Ensemble, Kevin Devine @ Thalia Hall
5/29 - Yoko and the Oh No's, The Fundamental Kink, Glad Rags @ Beat Kitchen
5/29 - Flesh Panthers, Gentlemen Rouges, Royal Dog @ Cobra Lounge
FRI
5/30 - Do Division Street Fest @ Division btw Damen and Leavitt (The Wedding Present, The Tubs, Current Union TM, Shing02, 81355, Mykele Deville)
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
5/30 - Carriers, Major Murphy, Sonny Falls @ Color Club
5/30 - Lovely Little Girls, Problems, Shrift @ Cole's Bar
5/30 - PARKiNG, Spencer Tweedy, Johnny Skin, Macie Stewart @ First Church of Chicago
5/30 - Y La Bamba, Tiwa Blue @ Empty Bottle
SAT
5/31 - Do Division Street Fest @ Division btw Damen and Leavitt (Y La Bamba, Ax and the Hatchetmen, Gyasi, Courting, Cairo Jag, Josephine, Slow Fiction, etc.)
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
5/31 - Die Spitz, Edging @ Schubas
5/31 - Ex Pilots, Olympic Deth, Porq, Bungee Jumpers, Maxwell Blast @ Archer Ballroom
5/31 - Doom Flower, Michael Columbia @ Judson & Moore Distillery
5/31 - The Jayhawks @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
5/31 - American Muscle, Liquids, GLAD, ASKO @ Canalport Riverwalk
SUN
6/1 - Do Division Street Fest @ Division btw Damen and Leavitt (Gustaf, Illuminati Hotties, Interlay, Being Dead, Georgia Maq, Devon Kay & The Solutions, OK Cool, Emily Jane Powers, etc.)
6/1 - Nikki Glaser @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)
6/1 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze @ TBA
6/1 - Being Dead, Starcharm @ Empty Bottle
6/1 - Illuminati Hotties, Georgia Maq @ Beat Kitchen
6/1 - The Jayhawks @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall (2 shows)
6/1 - Strapped, Trash Kickers @ The Whisler
MON
6/2 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze, Perro Mundo, Pillbox @ Grindhouse [Highland, IN]
6/2 - Samia, Raffella @ Thalia Hall
6/2 - Glass Animals,
TUE
6/3 - Samia, Raffella @ Thalia Hall
6/3 - Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/3 - Abby Govindan, Kat Abughalaleh @ Laugh Factory'
6/3 - REPENT, D. Strange (DJ Set), Beau Wanzer (DJ Set) @ California Clipper
WED
6/4 - Coheed & Cambria, Mastodon @ Peoria Civic Center Arena [Peoria]
6/4 - Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre
6/4 - BCMC (Bill Mackay & Cooper Crain) @ Judson & Moore Distillery
6/4 - Glad Rags @ Hungry Brain
THU-SUN
6/5-8 - Chcago Blues Festival @ Various Venues
THU
6/5 - Widespread Panic @ Chicago Theatre
6/5 - Caamp @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/5 - The Living Head, Seek Hell, Dog Guitar @ Cole's Bar
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
6/6 - Blank Hellscape, Answering Machines, Alive Girl, Current Union TM @ Fallen Log Chicago Athletic Association Game Room
6/6 - Caamp @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/6 - Soul Circuis, Eric Wallgren, Impulsive Hearts, Miniskirt @ West Town Bikes
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, Willie Watson @ Chicago Theatre
6/7 - Billy Strings @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
6/7 - Lords of Acid, Little Miss Nasty, Lucia Cifarelli @ Bottom Lounge
6/7 - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Auditorium Theatre
6/7 - Discus, Lake J, Josephine @ Sleeping Village
6/7 - Fruit LoOops, Beau Wanzer, Cel Ray, RXM Reality @ Not Not
6/7 - Robyn Hitchcock @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
6/7 - Wyldlife, Criminal Kids, Flesh Panthers, Jesus Christ Taxi Driver @ Liar's Club
SUN
6/8 - Ashe, Bo Staloch @ Metro
6/8 - Bloc Party (performing 'Silent Alarm'), Metric (performing 'Fantasies'), Blonde Redhead @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/8 - The Atlas Moth, Royal Thunder, Oriska @ Empty Bottle
6/8 - Consequence, Candy Apple, Volition, Scope, Launch Code @ The Confessional
6/8 - Poverty Porn, Detonate, Sarin, Flowering @ Fallen Log
6/8 - Rat Tally, Social Cinema, Liska @ Cole's Bar
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
WED
6/11 - Barenaked Ladies, Guster Fastball @ Chicago Theatre
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
6/12 - Edging, Bushfire, Snuffed, Consensus Madness @ Empty Bottle
6/12 - ira glass, Gash, Crisis Actress @ Cole's Bar
6/12 - Action Bronson @ Ramova Theatre
FRI
6/13 - Blondshell, Meg Elsier @ Metro
6/13 - Counting Crows, The Gaslight Anthem @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
6/13 - Caroline Rose @ Sleeping Village
6/13 - Spikepit, Man-eaters, Liquids, False Negative @ 6716 Forestdale [Hammond, IN]
6/13 - Boiler Room @ Radius (AK Sports, Dylan Brady, Evil Giane, Snow Strippers, etc.)
6/13 - Taste of Randolph @ 900 W Randolph (Phantogram, Moontype, J.Worra b2b Gene Farris, etc.)
6/13 - Betty Who, Molly Garce @ The Vic
6/13 - Midsommarfest @ Clark btw Foster and Gregory (The Oh My's, Justice Hill & Nightime Love, Dance Loud)
6/13 - Cabeza De Chivo, Conjunto Primitivo, Perro Mundo @ Empty Bottle
6/13 - Everybody Takes One, Contempt, Totaled, Scope @ American Legion Tattler Post 973
6/13 - 8-bit crEEps, Ovef Ow, Chicken Happen @ Hideout
6/13 - The Bollweevils, Violets, Whatever, The Bumpus Hounds @ Liar's Club
SAT
6/14 - The Tubs, Pleasant Mob, National Photo Committee, 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
6/14 - Boiler Room @ Radius (Bonobo DJ Set, DJ Heather, DJ Seinfeld, Mister Wallace, etc.)
6/14 - Taste of Randolph @ 900 W Randolph (Spitalfield, Slow Joy, The Junior Varsity, Showoff, Kyle Watson, GIRL MATH, DJ Heather b2b Lady D, etc.)
6/14 - Midsommarfest @ Clark btw Foster and Gregory (J Bambii, West End 40, etc.)
6/14 - Bric-a-Brac's 12th Anniversary Party @ Bric-a-Brac Records (Body Shop, Damon Locks, Humdrum, Dumbsucker, Casualshrine)
6/14 - School's Out Fest @ The Duck House (The Raspberry Jams, The Lineage, Cherry Decay, Orange Peel Please, The Alley Scavenger)
SUN
6/15 - Provoker, Rip Swirl, Faerybabyy @ Thalia Hall (In the Round)
6/15 - A Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow, Animotion @ House of Blues
6/15 - Taste of Randolph @ 900 W Randolph (Chromeo, Slow Pulp, Scarlet Demore, OK Go, Alive Girl, Yung Bae, etc.)
6/15 - Midsommarfest @ Clark btw Foster and Gregory (FACS, MIIRRORS, Madame Reaper, erc.)
6/15 - Lahnah, Naomi 10 Million, Ira Glass, Memory Card @ Danz Theatre
MON
6/16 - The Smashing Times, Now, Sharp Pins @ TBA
6/16 - Ben Folds with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Center
6/16 - Dean Wareham, Chris Forsyth @ Lincoln Hall
TUE
6/17 - Perfume Genius, Urika's Bedroom @ 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, Colin Miller @ Salt Shed
6/18 - Karate, Uniflora @ Lincoln Hall
6/18 - Civic, Current Union TM @ Schubas
6/18 - Colleen Green, Rozwell Kid, Tweens @ Beat Kitchen
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, Liquids @ Empty Bottle
6/20 - Taste of Joliet [Joliet] (Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, etc.)
6/20 - Neptune's Core @ Schubas
6/20 - Black Lips @ Bottom Lounge
6/20 - Steve Earle @ The Vic
6/20 - Brain Graffiti, Frontega, Demo Division, A Modest Proposal, heaving., Stalled @ Dogbed Studios
6/20 - Pegboy, Pink Fuzz, Death and Memphis @ Liar's Club
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, Man-eaters @ Empty Bottle
6/21 - +LIVE+ @ Brookfield Park Zoo [Brookfield]
6/21 - Broken Demeanor, Shotgun Funeral, Calico Plaid, Vatos Tristes, Clowder, Solemn Grey @ The Fallout
6/21 - Band of Horses, Jenn Champion @ The Riv
6/21 - Edith Frost @ Hideout
6/21 - Nellie McKay @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Szold Hall
6/21 - Resavoir and Matt Gold @ Constellation
SUN
6/22 - Arooj Aftab @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall (2 shows)
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
6/23 - Tommy Stinson (The Replacements @ Liar's Club
TUE
6/24 - Tropical Fuck Storm, Bill Orcutt + Chris Corsano Duo @ Empty Bottle
6/24 - FKA Twigs, Koreless @ Salt Shed (outside)
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
6/25 - FKA Twigs, Koreless @ Salt Shed (outside)
6/25 - PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol @ Lincoln Hall
THU
6/26 - Stray Kids @ Wrigley Field
6/26 - Less Than Jake, Fishbone, The Suicide Machines, Bite Me Bambi @ Metro
6/26 - The Convenience, The Lipschitz, Wallplant @ Cole's Bar
6/26 - Shawn Mullins @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
6/26 - Daniel Tosh @ Chicago Theatre
6/26 - Zastava, mr.phlyzzz, Ira Glass, Double Over @ Empty Bottle
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
6/27 - Cloakroom, Bleached Cross, Illusion of Choice, Turquoise @ Cobra Lounge
6/27 - Aimee Mann, Jonathan Coulton @ The Riv
6/27 - Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country @ Park West
6/27 - Mute Duo, Dave Rempis/Tyler Damon Duo @ Hungry Brain
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) (L7, Olivia Jean, Soraia, The Rebel Queens, Three Blue Teardrops)
6/28 - Lifeguard, PARKiNG, TV Buddha, Bungee Jumpers @ Thalia Hall
6/28 - Pepper, Cydeways @ House of Blues
6/28 - Daniel Donaato's Cosmic Country @ Park West
6/28 - Pat and the Pissers, Spread Joy, bugoff! @ Ramova Theatre Beer Garden
6/28 - Dillon Francis, Tazu, Galena Crew, Heily Beatz @ Ramova Theatre
6/28 - Disco Behemoth, Beth Tuba, Ira Glass, Bellysauce @ Graveface Records
SUN
6/29 - "Weird Al" Yankovic @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
6/29 - Motoblot 2025 @ Salt Shed (outside) (Face to Face, The Chop Top, The Hi-Jivers, The Beat Creeps, The Krank Daddies)
6/29 - U.S. Girls @ Lincoln Hall
6/29 - Matmos @ Constellation
6/29 - Bray/Lamar Gay/Bishop/McDonald/Finnegan @ Hungry Brain
MON
6/30 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center
TUE
7/1 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center
7/1 - Strung Out (performing 'Exile In Oblivion') @ Cobra Lounge
7/1 - Start Today, Stand Tall, Absolute Truth, Cue Ball, Ache @ TBA
WED
7/2 - Tripping Daisy (performing 'I Am An Elastic Firecracker' in its entirety) @ Bottom Lounge
7/2 - Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra @ Chicago Theatre
SAT
7/5 - Wavves, Beach Goons, Death Lens @ Bottom Lounge
7/5 - Cap'n Jazz, Coffin Prick, Jenny Pulse (DJ Set) @ Thalia Hall
7/5 - Greensky Bluegrass @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/5 - Zorn, Man-eaters, Coronary, NightFreak @ Liar's Club
7/5 - Ganser, Christy Costello, Iron Years, Dangerous Chairs @ Sleeping Village
7/5 - Folk Music (Chris Corsano, Nate Wooley, Ches Smith) @ Constellation
7/5 - Smut, Vilagerrr @ Schubas
SUN
7/6 - Cap't Jazz, Coffin Prick, Jenny Pulse (DJ Set) @ Thalia Hall
7/6 - Fievel is Glauque, Flanafi @ Empty Bottle
7/6 - King's Command, The Sissy Boys, Pluto's Kiss @ TBA
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)
7/10 - Buñuel, Today is the Day, Spiritual Poison @ Sleeping Village
7/10 - Contracharge, The Hiss, Mound Builders, Arbogast @ Burlington
7/10 - Adelaide, Binz Low @ Ramova Theatre Beer Garden
FRI-SUN
7/11-13 - Square Roots @ Lincoln Ave btw Montrose & Wilson (TBA)
FRI
7/11 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Illuminated Brew Works (TBA)
7/11 - Primus, Ty Segall @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/11 - Modern Cults, Julia Steiner (Ratboys), Cherryburn, Anthony Rossi @ Schubas
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
7/12 - Death By Electricity Fest @ TBA (Cricket!, Sincerely Yours, Hemlock Chaser,Constant Headache, The Alley Scavenger, etc.)
SUN
7/13 - PRFBBQ 2025 @ Fallen Log (TBA)
7/13 - Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill @ Salt Shed
7/13 - Todd Rundgren @ The Riv
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
7/17 - Blood Incantation @ Bohemian National Cemetery
7/17 - IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS, Masonic Wave, Djunah @ Sleeping Village
7/17 - Hurray for the Riff Raff @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
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 - Maurer Hall
7/18 - Keshi @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/18 - Third Eye Blind @ Brookfield Park Zoo [Brookfield]
7/18 - Chelsea Bridge, Gregory Stovetop, Tutorial Music @ Sleeping Village
SAT
7/19 - Phish @ United Center
7/19 - Pantera, Amon Amarth @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
7/19 - Lord Huron @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/19 - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band @ Auditorium Theatre
7/19 - The Crosses, Canal Irreal, Compulsion, Asko @ Fallen Log
7/19 - Haywire, Juicebox, Payasa, Contempt, Don't Front @ Beat Kitchen
7/19 - Oso Oso @ Cobra Lounge
SUN
7/20 - Phish @ United Center
7/20 - Lord Huron @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/20 - Silversun Pickups, Girl Tones @ The Riv
TUE
7/22 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Chicago Theatre
7/22 - Whirr, Nothing @ Metro
WED
7/23 - Beck with Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater @ Ravinia [Highland Park]
7/23 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Chicago Theatre
7/23 - Michael Franti & Spearhead, Allen Stone @ Salt Shed
7/23 - Kim Deal @ Thalia Hall
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)
7/24 - Open Mike Eagle, Cavalier, Rhys Langston @ Schubas
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)
7/25 - Letters to Cleo, Fig Dish @ Subterranean
7/25 - Crisis Actress, Godstar Megamax, Sunshy @ GMan Tavern
SAT
7/26 - Car Seat Headrest @ Salt Shed (outside)
7/26 - Pelican, Coalesce, 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
7/26 - White Denim, Tagua Tagua @ Lincoln Hall
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)
7/27 - MSPAINT, Lip Critic, Pat and the Pissers @ Beat Kitchen
TUE
7/29 - Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail, Easy Action @ Salt Shed
7/29 - of Montreal, Bijoux Cone @ Thalia Hall
7/29 - Ducks Ltd., Good Flying Birds @ Empty Bottle
7/29 - The Church @ Park West
7/29 - Macy Gray (performing 'On How Life Is') @ Ramova Theatre
WED
7/30 - Otoboke Beaver @ Empty Bottle
7/30 - Glass Beams, Yomi @ Bottom Lounge
7/30 - The Dare @ House of Blues
7/30 - Tanner Adell, DJ One Chance @ Joe's on Weed
7/30 - Alex Warren, Bo Staloch @ Lincoln Hall
7/30 - Sierra Ferrell, Yana @ Metro
7/30 - Isabel Larosa, Sofia Camara, Thomas Larosa @ Outset
7/30 - Half-Alive, The Criticals @ Park West
7/30 - Sunami, Hold My Own @ Reggie's Rock Club
7/30 - Barry Can't Swim, Fcukers @ Salt Shed
7/30 - Durand Bernarr, DJ Cymba @ Schubas
7/30 - Ratboys, Hemlock @ Sleeping Village
7/30 - Kenny Mason, Kaicrewsade @ Subterranean
7/30 - Royel Otis, Dancer @ Thalia Hall
7/30 - Magdalena Bay @ The Vic
THU
7/31 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park (Tyler, The Creator, Luke Combs, Gracie Abrams, Dom Dolla, Cage The Elephant, Wallows, Royel Otis, Magdalena Bay, Fcukers, Glass Beams, Ratboys, Nourished By Time, Girl Tones, etc.)
7/31 - Otoboke Beaver @ Empty Bottle
7/31 - Gigi Perez, Nikole @ Bottom Lounge
7/31 - Still Woozy, Winnetka Bowling League @ House of Blues
7/31 - Wyatt Flores, The Droptines @ Lincoln Hall
7/31 - Bleachers, Cassandra Coleman @ Metro
7/31 - Ocean Alley, Dogpark @ Outset
7/31 - Ravyn Lenae, Sky Jetta @ Park West
7/31 - Mau P, Club De Combat @ Radius
7/31 - Hey, Nothing, Winyah @ Reggie's Rock Club
7/31 - DJO, Post Animal @ Salt Shed
7/31 - Fcukers, Sparklmami @ Schubas
7/31 - Azzecca, Cromby, Jayah @ Smartbar
7/31 - Matt Champion, Rachel Prancer @ Subterranean
7/31 - Amaarae, Black Party @ Thalia Hall
7/31 - Wallows, Alemeda @ The Vic
FRI
8/1 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park (Olivia Rodrigo, Korn, DJO, Bleachers, Wallows, T-Pain, Foster The People, Ocean Alley, Otoboke Beaver, Del Water Gap, Orla Gartland, etc.)
8/1 - Ghost @ Allstate Arena [Rosemont]
8/1 - Young Miko @ Latin Mafia @ Aragon Ballroom
8/1 - Orla Gartland, Carol Ades @ Bottom Lounge
8/1 - Bilmuri, John Harvie @ Cobra Lounge
8/1 - The Symposium, John Myrtle @ Empty Bottle
8/1 - Wasia Project @ Epiphany Hall
8/1 - Ca7riel& Paco Amoroso @ House of Blues
8/1 - Mark Ambor, Zinadelphia @ Lincoln Hall
8/1 - Mk.gee @ Metro
8/1 - Orion Sun, Sam Austins @ Outset
8/1 - ISOXO, SYZY @ Radius
8/1 - JPEGMAFIA, Crashprez @ Ramova Theatre
8/1 - Max McNown, Landon Conrath @ Reggie's Rock Club
8/1 - Cage the Elephant, Girl Tones @ Salt Shed
8/1 - Del Water Gap, Caroline Kingsbury @ Schubas
8/1 - ALLEYCVT @ Sound-Bar
8/1 - Ole 60, Rob Langdon @ Subterranean
8/1 - Role Model, Jade Lemac @ Thalia Hall
8/1 - Fujii Kaze, Cyso Chamber Collective @ The Vic
SAT
8/2 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park (Rüfüs Du Sol, Twice, Doechii, Clairo, Young Miko, Mk.Gee, Marina, Jpegmafia, Flux Pavilion, etc.)
8/2 - CHEER-ACCIDENT @ Martyrs'
8/2 - Bladee, Xaviersobased @ Aragon Ballroom
8/2 - Joey Valence & Brae, Crashprez @ Bottom Lounge
8/2 - LAYZ @ Cermak Hall
8/2 - Zack Fox @ Concord Music Hall
8/2 - Boynextdoor @ House of Blues (early)
8/2 - Finneas, Charlotte Lawrence @ House of Blues (late)
8/2 - Wild Rivers @ Lincoln Hall
8/2 - Foster the People, Junior Varsity @ Metro
8/2 - La Femme, Tommaso @ Outset
8/2 - Flipturn, Old Mers @ Park West
8/2 - Deborah De Luca, Brennen @ Ramova Theatre
8/2 - Wunderhorse, Newdad @ Reggie's Rock Club
8/2 - Isaiah Rashad, Ray Vaughn @ The Riv
8/2 - Remi Wolf, Flowerovlove @ Salt Shed
8/2 - Laila! @ Schubas
8/2 - Two Friends, Jev @ Sound-Bar
8/2 - Salute, DJ Heather, Rika B @ Smartbar
8/2 - Artemas @ Subterranean
8/2 - Wave to Earth, J.Y.N. @ Thalia Hall
8/2 - Mariah the Scientist, BLK ODYSSY @ The Vic
SUN
8/3 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park (Sabrina Carpenter, A$AP Rocky, The Marías, Finneas, Remi Wolf, Gryffin, Rebecca Black, La Femme, etc.)
8/3 - Dominic Fike @ House of Blues
8/3 - Julie, Lowertown @ Lincoln Hall
8/3 - Midnight Generation @ Schubas
8/3 - Jane Remover, DAZEGXD @ Subterranean
8/3 - BOA @ Thalia Hall
TUE
8/5 - Death Cab for Cutie (playing 'Plans'), Nation of Language @ Chicago Theatre
8/5 - Cindi Lauper @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
8/5 - Kokoroko @ Thalia Hall
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
8/7 - The Aquabats, Koffin Kats, Mike V and The Rats @ House of Blues
8/7 - Fitz and the Tantrums, Ax and the Hatchetmen @ The Vic
8/7 - AXON @ TBA
FRI
8/8 - Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
8/8 - The Head and the Heart @ Salt Shed (outside)
8/8 - Dwarves, Cancerslug, Burn Kit, You Died @ Reggie's Rock Club
SAT
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
8/9 - Broncho @ Thalia Hall
8/9 - The Struts, Dirty Honey @ The Vic
SUN
8/10 - Wilco @ Salt Shed (outside)
8/10 - Kate Fagan, Clickbait, Beastii, DJ Modern Girl @ Empty Bottle
MON
8/11 - Linkin Park, PVRIS @ United Center
TUE
8/12 - Architects, Erra, Holywatr @ The Riv
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]
THU
8/14 - Hembree, The Kickback, Plum @ Sleeping Village
8/14 - Billy Idol, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
FRI
8/15 - Blue Öyster Cult @ The Riv
8/15 - Xerobot, Bobby Conn, James Marlon Magas @ Color Club
8/15 - The Fray, The Strike @ Chicago Theatre
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]
8/16 - Better Than Ezra, Tonic @ Brookfield Park Zoo [Brookfield]
8/16 - The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse @ Salt Shed (outside)
8/16 - Bonny Doon @ Empty Bottle
SUN
8/17 - $UICIDEBOY$, Bones, Night Lovell, Germ, Joeyy @ 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
WED
8/20 - Hiatus Kaiyote @ The Riv
8/20 - Montaña @ TBA
THU
8/21 - Seclusion, Lost Legion, Man-eaters, Launch Code, Urban Guerilla @ The Confessional
FRI-SAT
8/22-23 - Chicago House House Music Festival @ Various Venues (TBA)
FRI
8/22 - Volbeat, Halestorm, The Ghost Inside @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
SAT
8/23 - Styx, Kevin Cronin Band, 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
8/27 - Pile, NNAMDÏ @ Thalia Hall (In the Round)
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
8/29 - Nervosas, Consensus Madness, Wild Thyme @ TBA
SAT
8/30 - All-4-One @ Des Plaines Theatre [Des Plaines]
SUN
8/31 - System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia, Wisp @ Soldier Field
8/31 - Streetlight Manifesto @ Salt Shed
8/31 - Zakir Khan @ Chicago Theatre
MON
9/1 - System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia, Wisp @ Soldier Field
THU
9/4 - NRBQ @ Lincoln Hall
FRI-SUN
9/5-7 - Taste of Chicago @ Grant Park (TBA)
FRI
9/5 - Dua Lipa @ United Center
9/5 - PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, Ekko Astral @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/5 - 10cc @ Park West
9/5 - Chris Distefano @ Chicago Theatre
SAT
9/6 - Dua Lipa @ United Center
9/6 - Kruder & Dorfmeister @ Auditorium Theatre
SUN
9/7 - Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy, Sidney Gish, Great Grandpa @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/7 - The Who @ United Center
TUE
9/9 - Supergrass (performing 'I Should Coco') @ The Riv
9/9 - Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Sharp Pins @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/9 - Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band @ Chicago Theatre
9/9 - Fu Manchu @ Outset
WED-SUN
9/10-14 - Sound & Gravity @ Various Venues (Bill Callahan, Mdou Moctar, Body/Head, Helado Negro, Mary Lattimore, Irreversible Entanglements, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, Steve Gunn, William Tyler, Glenn Kotche, Sam Prekop, Geologist, Glyders, Lia Kohl/Macie Stewart/Whitney Johnson, Mute Duo, etc.)
WED
9/10 - Wet Leg, Mary In the Junkyard @ Salt Shed
9/10 - The Doobie Brothers with the Coral Reefer Band @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
9/10 - TV on the Radio @ The Riv
9/10 - Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Chicago Theatre
THU
9/11 - The Story So Far, Neck Deep, Origama Angel, Pain of Truth @ Salt Shed (outside)
FRI
9/12 - God Street Wine @ Garcia's
9/12 - Jenny Hval @ Sleeping Village
9/12 - The Budos Band, Daniel Villarreal @ Thalia Hall
9/12 - HAIM @ United Centet
9/12 - Hotline TNT @ Subterranean
9/12 - Yungblud, Sawyer Hill @ The Riv
SAT
9/13 - God Street Wine @ Garcia's
9/13 - Jason Aldean, Nate Smith, RaeLynn, Dee Jay Silver @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
9/13 - Lots of Hands, Deadharrie @ Schubas
SUN-MON
9/14-15 - Plantasia @ Garfield Park Conservatory (TBA)
SUN
9/14 - Geordie Greep @ Metro
MON
9/15 - Pixies, Spoon, Fazerdaze @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/15 - Lady Gaga @ United Center
TUE
9/16 - W.I.T.C.H. @ Chop Shop
WED
9/17 - Lady Gaga @ United Center
9/17 - Spacey Jane, The Belair Lip Bombs @ Metro
9/17 - Wombo @ Empty Bottle
THU
9/18 - Viagra Boys @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/18 - The Baseball Project (feat. members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate), The Minus 5 @ Thalia Hall
9/18 - Yaya Bey @ Lincoln Hall
9/18 - Spacey Jane, The Belair Lip Bombs @ Metro
FRI
9/19 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (Blink-182, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Alkaline Trio, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, Sparks, Senses Fail, Stiff Little Fingers, Shudder to Think, The Didjits, Camper Van Beetoven, Agnostic Front, Mac Sabbath, Samiam, The Tossers, Shonen Knife, Emo Philips, etc.)
9/19 - Sextile, Automatic @ Outset
SAT
9/20 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (Weezer, Jack White, Sex Pistols, All Time Low, The Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys, The Cribs, The Front Bottoms, Knuckle Puck, James, The Bouncing Souls, The Damned, Buzzcocks, Superchunk, Militarie Gun, Helmet, H2O, Citizen, Marky Ramone plays the Ramones, Agent Orange, Girl In A Coma, etc.)
9/20 - Ethel Cain, 9Million @ Salt Shed (outside)
9/20 - Goose @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
9/20 - Uzeda, Dianogah @ Color Club
SUN
9/21 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (Green Day, IDLES, Jawbreaker, Bad Religion, DEHD, The Wonder Years, Dance Hall Crashers, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Hanson, Screeching Weasel, Pegboy, Lambrini Girls, Ovlov, Smoking Popes, Inhaler, Delta Sleep, The Ataris, Zero Boys, Weakend Friends, Dune Rats, etc.)
9/21 - Haru Nemuri @ Chop Shop
9/21 - Los Amigos Invisibles @ Outset
MON
9/22 - The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Metro
9/22 - Nourished By Time, Zsela @ Lincoln Hall
WED
9/24 - Silkworm, The Gotobeds @ Sleeping Village
9/24 - Nation of Language, Greet Death @ Thalia Hall
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
9/26 - Deerhoof, Blood Nymph, Dorothy Carlos @ Chop Shop
9/26 - Múm @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
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
9/27 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Dry Cleaning @ Bohemian National Cemetery
9/27 - Material Issue, Tamar Berk @ Schubas
9/27 - Bruce Dickinson @ The Riv
9/27 - The Mountain Goats @ Salt Shed
SUN
9/28 - The Raveonettes, Shallowater @ Bottom Lounge
MON
9/29 - Garbage, Starcrawler @ Salt Shed
TUE
9/30 - Swans, Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch @ Metro
9/30 - Kublai Khan TX, Drain, Gideon, Guilt Trip @ Salt Shed
WED
10/1 - Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Population II @ Bottom Lounge
10/1 - Durand Jones & The Indications @ Salt Shed
10/1 - Makaya McCraven @ Thalia Hall
THU
10/2 - Destoryer, Jennifer Castle @ Thalia Hall
FRI
10/3 - The Murder Capital @ Beat Kitchen
10/3 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Thalia Hall
10/3 - Mr. Gnome @ Sleeping Village
SAT
10/4 - Bob Mould (solo electric), David Barbe @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall
SUN
10/5 - Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear @ Salt Shed (outside)
10/5 - Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Corrosion of Conformity @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]
10/5 - Air (performing 'Moon Safari') @ Auditorium Theatre
10/5 - Dummy, TV Buddha, Ira Glass @ Empty Bottle
MON
10/6 - Elbow @ The Riv
TUE
10/7 - Yung Lean @ Salt Shed (outside)
THU
10/9 - Stereolab, Dorothea Paas @ Metro
10/9 - Born Ruffians @ Subterranean
10/9 - Grandaddy, Greg Freeman @ Thalia Hall
FRI
10/10 - Stereolab, Bitchin Bajas, Natural Information Society @ Metro
10/10 - Iliza Shlesinger @ Chicago Theatre
SAT
10/11 - Model/Actriz @ Lincoln Hall
TUE
10/14 - BAMBARA @ Empty Bottle
THU
10/16 - Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Salt Shed
10/16 - X, Los Lobos @ Auditorium Theatre
10/16 - Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton @ Chicago Theatre
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
10/24 - Penn & Teller @ Chicago Theatre
10/24 - The Bad Plus @ Constellation
SAT
10/25 - My Morning Jacket @ Salt Shed
10/25 - The Spill Canvas, Mae, Ace Enders @ Bottom Lounge
10/25 - Ben Schwartz & Friends @ Chicago Theatre
10/25 - The Bad Plus @ Constellation
SUN
10/26 - My Morning Jacket @ Salt Shed
TUE
10/28 - The Legendary Pink Dots, Orbit Service @ Beat Kitchen
WED
10/29 - OSEES @ Thalia Hall
THU
10/30 - OSEES @ Thalia Hall
SAT
11/1 - The Wombats, Only The Poets, Red Rum Club @ The Vic
SUN
11/2 - Everclear, Local H, Sponge @ Thalia Hall
SAT
11/8 - Bear vs. Shark, Signals Midwest @ Thalia Hall
11/8 - Fortune Feimster @ Chicago Theatre
11/8 - Grizzly Bear @ Salt Shed
SUN
11/9 - Beach Fossils, Being Dead @ Thalia Hall
MON
11/10 - Belly @ Thalia Hall
TUE
11/11 - The Saints, Chimers @ Metro
FRI
11/14 - The Mars Volta @ Salt Shed
11/14 - Pixel Grip @ Metro
11/14 - Galactic, The New Mastersounds @ Ramova Theatre
SAT
11/15 - Minus the Bear @ Metro
11/15 - Chris D'Elia @ Chicago Theatre
SUN
11/16 - Minus the Bear @ Metro
11/16 - French Police @ Ramova Theatre
MON
11/17 - Patti Smith and her band @ Chicago Theatre
TUE
11/18 - Patti Smith and her band @ Chicago Theatre
WED
11/19 - The Jesus Lizard, Stuck @ Metro
11/19 - Lorde @ United Center
11/19 - Samara Joy @ Thalia Hall
THU
11/20 - The Jesus Lizard, Meat Wave @ Metro
SAT
11/22 - Demetri Martin @ The Vic
SUN
11/23 - The Beths, Phoebe Rings, Squirrel Flower @ Salt Shed
MON
11/24 - Good Flying Birds, Phoebe Rings, Cootie Catcher @ Empty Bottle
11/24 - Kyle Kinane @ Thalia Hall
TUE
11/25 - Kyle Kinane @ Thalia Hall
SAT
11/29 - Neal Francis, The Heavy Heavy, The Dead Bolts @ Salt Shed
11/29 - The Happy Fits @ The Vic
FRI
12/5 - All Them Witches, King Buffalo @ Thalia Hall
12/5 - Thievery Corporation @ Radius
SAT
12/6 - All Them Witches, King Buffalo @ Thalia Hall
FRI-SUN
12/12-14 - The Second Annual Infestational @ TBA (TBA)
FRI
12/12 - Acid Bath, High on Fire, Weedeater @ Salt Shed
12/12 - The Armed, Prostitute @ Thalia Hall
SAT
12/20 - DJ Diesel (Shaq) @ Salt Shed
(All shows in Chicago unless otherwise noted)
this is awesome. thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi- Please comfirm the Aeoplane DJ set at the Double Door on 11/24? I have not seen this posted anywhere. (Aeroplane website, double door website, etc).
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the event has been moved to Green Dolphin Street and Aeroplane is no longer on the bill... sorry.
ReplyDeletethanks for this comprehensive list. stumbled upon this while browsing for chicago NYE events. I'm now also considering going to smartbar tomorrow for frankie knucks!
ReplyDeletecheers mate, and happy thanksgiving.
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ReplyDeleteNov 8th @ Crown Tap is actually TV Ghost, Zebras, Absolutely Not, & Post Honeymoon
ReplyDeleteGot it... thanks.
DeleteThanks for continuing to post these
ReplyDeleteI've been following this blog for 6 years now, thank you so much for the continued commitment.
ReplyDeleteRight on! It's nice to know there's someone other than me using it haha.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for all that you do. I'd be totally out of the loop without you.
ReplyDeleteThis year I saw Infest, Chronophage, Jupiter and Okwess, Negative Scanner, and Writhing Squares all because of you.
xoxoxox
Yeah? Cool! I saw Chronophage at One City Tap, NegScanz a bunch of times and Writhing Squares at the Hideout.
DeleteWe have outstanding taste!
DeleteThank you for keeping this updated. Maybe one day we shall meet.
Cheers!
The number of shows is just impressive! Thank for the link to Shut Up & Play the Music! Cheers ! Oliviers
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