Chicago Goings-On (Updated 5/21/25)

WED

5/21 - A Place to Bury Strangers, The Serfs, The Mall @ Empty Bottle

5/21 - Baroness, The Infinity Ring @ Sleeping Village

5/21 - Paul Simon @ Symphony Center

5/21 - Bartees Strange, Sloppy Jane @ Thalia Hall

5/21 - Stephen Malkmus @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall

5/21 - Trashdotcom, Sellasia, Mrs. Hands, Options @ The Owl

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

5/22 - The Mall, Clickbait, Evinspreagg @ Grindhouse Cafe [Highland, IN]

5/22 - Billy Joel Jr., Microcosms, Molly Carberry @ Sleeping Village

5/22 - Shravan Raghuram, Jake Luce, Nick Litman @ Uncommon Ground Lakeview

5/22 - The Big Gig (Mike Reed/Ward/Jackson/Diamond/Dillingham) @ Hungry Brain

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

5/23 - Toubab Krewe @ Martyrs'

5/23 - Wallplant, Atheena, Dying in Space, tony and the Pea, Manless, New Goo, Anteeter, Star Student, Boxed Ookami, Sex No Babies, omg_aeri @ Susan's Applehole

5/23 - Yambag, The Hell, Contempt, Isolation Unit @ The Confessional

5/23 - Bussy Kween Power Trip, Melvin Knight, sulffffffur, king dom cummies, Faerie Dream @ Co-Prosperity

5/23 - Craig Finn, Nathan Graham @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Szold Hall

5/23 - Tunnel, In Masks, Triplets of Gonzo, Zakary Extract @ The VCR

5/23 - Vince Gill @ Chicago Theatre

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, Ronboy @ Thalia Hall

5/24 - Judson Claiborne, Bloodhype @ Hideout

5/24 - Dawes, Lily Kershaw @ Gallagher Way at Wrigley Field

5/24 - P. Noid, Autofill, Jason Shapiro, Maxwell Blast @ Pershing and Racine Underpass

5/24 - Sike Fest @ Not Not (Desert Liminal, Taralie Peterson & Anna Johnson, Bil Vermette, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate with Mac Blackout, Bobby Conn, TRAYSH, Mindcrush)

5/24 - Flowerbabe, .com, Heels @ Schubas

5/24 - Joe Pug, Courtney Hartman @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall

SUN

5/25 - Sueños @ Grant Park (Don Omar, Grupo Frontera, Wisin, Jhayco, Tito Double P, Deorro, Kapo, etc.)

5/25 - Florist, Allegra Krieger @ Old Town School of Folk Music - Maurer Hall

5/25 - Hot Buttered Rum, Allie Kral @ Garcia's

5/25 - Dreamist, Peace Monsters, Medical Miracle, Joybomb @ Fallen Log

5/25 - Sarah and the Sundays, Rat Tally @ Bottom Lounge       

5/25 - Kenmujo, Strapped, Home Entertainment, Constant Headache @ Cole's Bar    

5/25 - Liquid Soul, Urban Roots Band @ Martyrs'

5/25 - Moontype, Krill 2 @ Empty Bottle

5/25 - Clickbait, Rapt in Plastic, Tom Lowery @ Epiphany Center for the Arts

5/25 - Pet Symmetry, PONY @ Downstairs at Subterranean

MON

5/26 - Science Man, Man-eaters, NightFreak @ Empty Bottle

                               

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-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

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 - 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 @ 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 - 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)

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

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

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

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

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 (TBA)

SUN

6/15 - DOSS, Crop Rot, Man-eaters, REPENT @ Fallen Log

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

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

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 @ 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

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

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

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

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]

SAT

8/2 - CHEER-ACCIDENT @ Martyrs'

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)

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

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 @ 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-SUN

9/19-21 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (Blink-182, Weezer, Green Day, Sex Pistols, Jack White, IDLES, "Weird Al" Yankovic,  Alkaline Trio, All Time Low, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, The Beach Boys, Jawbreaker, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, Knuckle Puck, James, Sparks, DEHD, The Cribs, Hanson, The Bouncing Souls, The Damned, Screeching Weasel, The Linda Lindas, Buzzcocks, Shudder to Think, Stiff Little Fingers, Superchunk, Militarie Gun, Helmet, Pegboy, Camper Van Beethoven, The Didjits, Lambrini Girls, Ovlov, Smoking Popes, H2O, Shonen Knife, Agent Orange, Zero Boys, Weakend Friends, Dune Rats, etc.)

FRI

9/19 - Sextile, Automatic @ Outset

SAT

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 - 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

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

SAT

12/20 - DJ Diesel (Shaq) @ Salt Shed

(All shows in Chicago unless otherwise noted)