Chicago Goings-On (Updated 4/28/25)

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

4/28 - Friday Pilots Club, Circa Waves, Chan Fuze @ House of Blues

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, Kennedy Mann, Josephine @ 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 - Baby Teeth, A.M. Slingers @ Hideout

5/2 - Reed's Fest 2025 @ Reed's Local (Dorian Taj, Cam's Jams, The Basement Party, King Sans)

5/2 - LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS, Bussy Kween Power Trip, Blush Scars @ Color Club

SAT

5/3 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (performing the debut album), Knifeplay, La Zorra Zapata @ 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

5/3 - Mungion, Consider The Source @ Martyrs'

5/3 - Liquids, REPENT, Voidclass @ Burn 'Em Brewing [Michigan City, IN]

5/3 - Snuffed, Si Dios Quiere, Home Invasion, Direct Measure, 100% Pure, Detonate @ Archer Ballroom

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, Jason Shapiro, Wallplant @ Empty Bottle

MON

5/5 - Deafheaven, Gatecreeper, Trauma Ray @ Metro

TUE

5/6 - Odor Eater, Iron Years, Techlado @ Empty Bottle

5/6 - Able Baker, Fend, Malamiko, Hiking Journal @ Burlington Bar

5/6 - Obituary, Nails, Terror, SpiritWorld, Pest Control @ House of Blues

WED

5/7 - Alison Moyet @ The Vic

5/7 - Youth Lagoon @ Outset

5/7 - Etran De L'Aïr, Rich Ruth @ 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

5/10 - Tunnel, Ponyboy and the Idiots @ Timber Lanes

5/10 - MVTANT, Body Shop, Club Drugs, Rita Lukea and Club Drippy DJ Set @ Empty Bottle

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, Smut @ 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

5/14 - Ovef Ow, Madrid, Scrambled Porn @ Burlington Bar

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

5/15 - Tele Novella, Ione, Iris Marlowe, Lydia Cash @ Chop Shop

FRI

5/16 - Lettuce, GZA (performing 'Liquid Swords' in its entirety) @ Ramova Theatre

5/16 - Half Gringa, Gabacho @ 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

5/16 - Mallrat, Anna Shoemaker @ Lincoln Hall

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

5/20 - Godot, thisworldisnotkind, Blind Equation, Thotcrime, Sticky Bit @ My Place Ohio

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

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

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]

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

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, Jason Shapiro @ 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

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    

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

5/25 - Moontype, Krill 2 @ Empty Bottle

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

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

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

SUN

6/1 - Nikki Glaser @ Chicago Theatre (2 shows)

6/1 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze @ TBA

6/1 - Being Dead, Starcharm @ Empty Bottle

MON

6/2 - Maldito Mundo, Verminoze, Perro Mundo, Pillbox @ Grindhouse [Highland, IN]

6/2 - Samia, Raffella @ Thalia Hall

TUE

6/3 - Samia, Raffella @ Thalia Hall

6/3 - Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

6/5 - Caamp @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

6/6 - Caamp @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

6/7 - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Auditorium Theatre

6/7 - Discus @ Sleeping Village

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 @ 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

6/12 - Edging, Bushfire, Snuffed, Consensus Madness @ Empty Bottle

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

6/13 - Spikepit, Man-eaters, Liquids, False Negative @ 6716 Forestdale [Hammond, IN]

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

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

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 @ Lincoln Hall

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, Colin Miller @ Salt Shed

6/18 - Karate, Uniflora @ Lincoln Hall

6/18 - Civic @ Schubas

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

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]

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

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

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) (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

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

MON

6/30 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center

TUE

7/1 - Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ United Center

WED

7/2 - Tripping Daisy (performing 'I Am An Elastic Firecracker' in its entirety) @ Bottom Lounge

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)

SUN

7/6 - Cap't Jazz, Coffin Prick, Jenny Pulse (DJ Set) @ Thalia Hall

7/6 - Fievel is Glauque, Flanafi @ Empty Bottle

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)

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

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

7/18 - Keshi @ Salt Shed (outside)

7/18 - Third Eye Blind @ Brookfield Park Zoo [Brookfield]

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

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

7/23 - Michael Franti & Spearhead, Allen Stone @ Salt Shed

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, 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 @ 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)

TUE

7/29 - Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail, Easy Action @ Salt Shed

7/29 - of Montreal, Bijoux Cone @ Thalia Hall

7/29 - Ducks Ltd. @ Empty Bottle

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

FRI

8/8 - Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre [Tinley Park]

8/8 - The Head and the Heart @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

SUN

8/10 - Wilco @ Salt Shed (outside)

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]

THU

8/14 - Hembree, The Kickback, Plum @ Sleeping Village

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]

8/16 - Better Than Ezra, Tonic @ Brookfield Park Zoo [Brookfield]

8/16 - The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

8/31 - Streetlight Manifesto @ Salt Shed

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)

SAT

9/6 - Dua Lipa @ United Center

9/6 - Kruder & Dorfmeister @ Auditorium Theatre

TUE

9/9 - Supergrass (performing 'I Should Coco') @ The Riv

9/9 - Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Sharp Pins @ Salt Shed (outside)

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

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)

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

FRI-SUN

9/19-21 - Riot Fest @ Douglas Park (TBA)

SAT

9/20 - Ethel Cain, 9Million @ Salt Shed (outside)

MON

9/22 - The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Metro

WED

9/24 - Silkworm, The Gotobeds @ Sleeping Village

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

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

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

THU

10/2 - Destoryer, Jennifer Castle @ Thalia Hall

FRI

10/3 - The Murder Capital @ Beat Kitchen

10/3 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Thalia 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]

TUE

10/7 - Yung Lean @ Salt Shed (outside)

THU

10/9 - Stereolab @ Metro

FRI

10/10 - Stereolab @ Metro

TUE

10/14 - BAMBARA @ Empty Bottle

THU

10/16 - Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Salt Shed

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

10/25 - The Spill Canvas, Mae, Ace Enders @ Bottom Lounge

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

MON

11/10 - Belly @ Thalia Hall

TUE

11/11 - The Saints, Chimers @ Metro

FRI

11/14 - The Mars Volta @ Salt Shed

SAT

11/15 - Minus the Bear @ Metro

SUN

11/16 - Minus the Bear @ Metro

WED

11/19 - The Jesus Lizard @ Metro

SUN

11/23 - The Beths, Phoebe Rings, Squirrel Flower @ Salt Shed

SAT

11/29 - Neal Francis, The Heavy Heavy, The Dead Bolts @ Salt Shed

FRI

12/5 - All Them Witches, King Buffalo @ Thalia Hall

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)