Concerts in Chicago this weekend

150 shows · 56 venues · Oct 8 – Oct 11

Lineup is tracking 150 shows at 56 venues for this in Chicago. Every listing carries its date, time, venue and ticket link, and most have a 30-second preview so you can hear the act first.

Updated Wednesday, Oct 7

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Also in Chicago:Tonight 21Free 29Indie / Rock 72Pop 15Electronic 16Hip-hop / Rap 10Folk 9Country 20Jazz 10Classical 9

Thursday, Oct 8

38 shows
  1. Vip Stadium TourSoldier Field—Tickets
  2. Alds Home Gm 2 - White Sox Vs Guardians (If Necessary)Rate Field—Tickets
  3. Tina Youkhana's Comedy Special!Reggies Bananna's Shack Comedy—Tickets
  4. Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World TourThe Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)Country—Tickets
  5. Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World TourThe Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)Country—Tickets
  6. Omar Coleman Blues Band/Funky Mojo Daddy Blues BandKingston Mines - Chicago Blues CenterFrom $18Tickets
  7. Chicago Comedy ClubFoundation Room at House of Blues ChicagoComedy—Tickets
  8. Come from Away (Touring)Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire—Tickets
  9. Operation Mincemeat (Chicago)CIBC Theatre—Tickets
  10. Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)The Lion Theatre—Tickets
  11. Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place—Tickets
  12. The Buddy Holly StoryDrury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace—Tickets
  13. Scalp, Snuffed, Bifid Corpse, Ampolla, EmbitteredReggies Rock ClubPunk / Metal—Tickets
  14. Mariachi Estrellas de Chicago: Seventh Anniversary Show!FitzGerald'sReggae / Afrobeats / World$18.48–$97Tickets
  15. Inverted Temple / Esculis / Jtopium / ZakhouryCubby BearIndie / RockFrom $12.82Tickets
  16. Thursday Night in the Sidebar w/ Jaik Willis!Fitzgeralds SidebarFreeTickets
  17. GodfreyImprov Comedy Club ChicagoComedyFrom $39.57Tickets
  18. Phil HanleyThe Den Theatre—Tickets
  19. Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine Presented by the Prine FamilyThe Chicago TheatreCountry—Tickets
  20. Ripcord, Wynton Existing, Sgt. Starling, Danimal FarmReggies Music JointIndie / Rock—Tickets
  21. Gorillaz - The Mountain TourUnited CenterIndie / Rock—Tickets
  22. Luke Tyler Shelton w. Max SubarSPACEFolk$20.63–$33.90Tickets
  23. Music Theater Works Presents: Escape to MargaritavilleNorth Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts —Tickets
  24. Ghostbusters In ConcertGeorge Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore CenterClassical—Tickets
  25. Yannis PappasThe Comedy Vault—Tickets
  26. M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s FeastChicago Symphony CenterClassical—Tickets
  27. Vape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Studio-Chicago—Tickets
  28. Audrey HobertRiviera Theatre- ILPop—Tickets
  29. Karina RykmanGarcia's ChicagoIndie / Rock—Tickets
  30. Chasing Abbey, BloodBottom LoungeElectronicFrom $32.39Tickets
  31. SYML - Solo in North America 2026 with Roger WeeksThalia HallIndie / RockFrom $43.08Tickets
  32. Pinhead Gunpowder (18 and Over)Metro—Tickets
  33. Wicked Drawl - Album Release PartyCarol's PubCountryFrom $17.23Tickets
  34. Don Omar "The Last King World Tour"Allstate ArenaHip-hop / Rap—Tickets
  35. Chelsea Handler: the High and Mighty TourGenesee TheatreComedy—Tickets
  36. Ub40 - the Unstoppable Tour 2026Auditorium Theatre - ILReggae / Afrobeats / World—Tickets
  37. The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please HoldSecond City-Chicago: Mainstage—Tickets
  38. Pachanka Music Culture Presents: Panchita!Fitzgeralds SidebarFolkFreeTickets

Friday, Oct 9

42 shows
  1. Punchis Punchis: Banda Rave ExperienceNavy PierLatin / Reggaeton—Tickets
  2. Punchis Banda RaveAon Grand Ballroom at Navy PierElectronic—Tickets
  3. Happy Hour on the Patio w/ Hillbilly Frolic!FITZGERALDS PATIOCountryFreeTickets
  4. Scene Queen: MetaliciousHouse of Blues ChicagoIndie / Rock—Tickets
  5. Toronzo Cannon Blues Band/Nora Jean Wallace Blues BandKingston Mines - Chicago Blues CenterFrom $23Tickets
  6. Chicago Steel vs. Muskegon LumberjacksUSG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center—Tickets
  7. Pre-Season: Chicago Bulls v Memphis GrizzliesUnited Center—Tickets
  8. Operation Mincemeat (Chicago)CIBC Theatre—Tickets
  9. Jerry SeinfeldThe Chicago TheatreComedy—Tickets
  10. Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place—Tickets
  11. Music Theater Works Presents: Escape to MargaritavilleNorth Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts —Tickets
  12. World Ballet Company: Swan Lake With A LIVE OrchestraGenesee Theatre—Tickets
  13. MUNA: Gets So Hot TourThe Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)Pop—Tickets
  14. Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die TourAragon BallroomCountry—Tickets
  15. Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John & Billy JoelRialto Square Theatre—Tickets
  16. Come from Away (Touring)Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire—Tickets
  17. M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s FeastChicago Symphony CenterClassical—Tickets
  18. Vape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Studio-Chicago—Tickets
  19. Beck: Ride Lonesome TourAuditorium Theatre - ILIndie / Rock—Tickets
  20. Karina RykmanGarcia's ChicagoIndie / Rock—Tickets
  21. Eyehategod, BL'ast!, Luicidal, Cavity, Evil ArmyReggies Rock ClubIndie / Rock—Tickets
  22. Sawyer Hill - Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy World TourBottom LoungeIndie / Rock$28.78–$111.18Tickets
  23. The Dead Bolts with Cab EllisThalia HallIndie / Rock$33.52–$330.23Tickets
  24. Tito Nieves - 50 Años La Historia ContinuaCopernicus CenterLatin / Reggaeton—Tickets
  25. Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench PressJoe's Live Rosemont$25.99–$38.02Tickets
  26. Zach Top: Cold Beer & Country Music Tour 2026Allstate ArenaCountry—Tickets
  27. WAR: The Greatest Hits TourHollywood Casino JolietSoul / R&B / Funk—Tickets
  28. Davy KnowlesSPACEFreeTickets
  29. Motown Night with The MoodsImpact Fuel RoomElectronic$28.25–$43.95Tickets
  30. Fighting for Scraps, Hunting Lions, Squared OffReggies Bananna's Shack Indie / Rock—Tickets
  31. Bella CainSideouts Sports TavernCountry$12.25–$823.50Tickets
  32. Terrapin Flyer: A Grateful Dead Tribute @ Fitzgeralds!FitzGerald'sIndie / Rock$29.53–$189.70Tickets
  33. Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, the Fabulous Cowboys, 6'10, the BanshReggies Music JointCountry—Tickets
  34. Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)The Lion Theatre—Tickets
  35. Brady LeeCarol's PubCountry$12.08–$22.38Tickets
  36. Robby HoffmanVic TheatreComedy—Tickets
  37. Yannis PappasThe Comedy Vault—Tickets
  38. Phil HanleyThe Den Theatre—Tickets
  39. The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please HoldSecond City-Chicago: Mainstage—Tickets
  40. GodfreyImprov Comedy Club ChicagoComedyFrom $39.57Tickets
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Saturday, Oct 10

46 shows
  1. Rock and Roll PlayhouseThalia HallIndie / RockFrom $21.07Tickets
  2. Northwestern v Ball State and The Great Chicago Food FestivalRyan Field—Tickets
  3. TenderFest @ East End Plaza at Navy PierNavy PierIndie / Rock—Tickets
  4. TenderFest @ East End Plaza at Navy PierAon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier—Tickets
  5. Chicago Fire FC vs. New York City FC (Naruto Shirt to 1st 5K)Soldier Field—Tickets
  6. Chicago Steel vs. Muskegon LumberjacksUSG Arena at Blackhawks Ice Center—Tickets
  7. The Best of The Second CitySecond City-Chicago: Mainstage—Tickets
  8. Golden Boy Promotions Pres: Schofield vs BahdiWintrust Arena—Tickets
  9. How A Sunset SoundsThree Top LoungeFrom $24.77Tickets
  10. Next Showcase presents Mark Hubbard's 60th Birthday CelebrationFoundation Room at House of Blues Chicago—Tickets
  11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina HurricanesUnited Center—Tickets
  12. Sidebar Supper Club w/ Groove WitnessFitzgeralds SidebarJazzFreeTickets
  13. Symphony Ball with Klaus M??kel??Chicago Symphony Center—Tickets
  14. Switchfoot with special guest Anberlin - Forever Now TourHouse of Blues ChicagoIndie / Rock—Tickets
  15. FilipinXOutsetHip-hop / Rap—Tickets
  16. Toronzo Cannon Blues Band/Nora Jean Wallace Blues BandKingston Mines - Chicago Blues CenterFrom $23Tickets
  17. Chicago Wolves V Manitoba MooseAllstate Arena—Tickets
  18. Moonbird / GreenTTea & The Tempos and special guestsCubby BearIndie / RockFrom $12.82Tickets
  19. GodfreyChicago Improv - Schaumburg—Tickets
  20. Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour w/ If Not For Me & True NorthBottom LoungeIndie / RockFrom $28.27Tickets
  21. Book of Love (18 and Over)MetroElectronic—Tickets
  22. Jpegmafia: the Experimental Rap TourAragon BallroomHip-hop / Rap—Tickets
  23. Face 2 FaceGeorge Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center—Tickets
  24. Operation Mincemeat (Chicago)CIBC Theatre—Tickets
  25. Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place—Tickets
  26. Jordan JensenVic Theatre—Tickets
  27. Music Theater Works Presents: Escape to MargaritavilleNorth Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts —Tickets
  28. Vape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Studio-Chicago—Tickets
  29. Beck: Ride Lonesome TourAuditorium Theatre - ILIndie / Rock—Tickets
  30. Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris and Open Mike EagleThalia HallHip-hop / Rap$33.52–$330.23Tickets
  31. Failure (18 and Over)Park WestIndie / Rock—Tickets
  32. Copeland w. Special Guest Jenny DeeSPACEIndie / RockFreeTickets
  33. Fleetwood Mac Tribute: Big LoveImpact Fuel RoomIndie / Rock$35.71–$54.25Tickets
  34. Louder NowSideouts Sports TavernPunk / Metal$12.25–$823.50Tickets
  35. The Buddy Holly StoryDrury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace—Tickets
  36. Come from Away (Touring)Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire—Tickets
  37. Jerry SeinfeldThe Chicago TheatreComedy—Tickets
  38. Lily Vakili & Her Band, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, GreystoneReggies Bananna's Shack Indie / Rock—Tickets
  39. Orange Dog Club, TbaReggies Music Joint—Tickets
  40. Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)The Lion Theatre—Tickets
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Sunday, Oct 11

24 shows
  1. 5th Annual Honky Tonktoberfest Hosted by Wild EarpFitzGerald'sCountryFreeTickets
  2. Bears Brunch in The Sidebar w/ host Jack O'Hara!Fitzgeralds SidebarFreeTickets
  3. Operation Mincemeat (Chicago)CIBC Theatre—Tickets
  4. Music Theater Works Presents: Escape to MargaritavilleNorth Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts —Tickets
  5. Vape! The Grease ParodyApollo Theater Studio-Chicago—Tickets
  6. Third Coast Symphony: Rhapsody in Blue & A World PremiereGeorge Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore CenterClassical—Tickets
  7. Come from Away (Touring)Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire—Tickets
  8. Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues BandKingston Mines - Chicago Blues CenterFrom $18Tickets
  9. Taste of ChaosAragon BallroomPunk / Metal—Tickets
  10. The Buddy Holly StoryDrury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace—Tickets
  11. Phil HanleyThe Den Theatre—Tickets
  12. GodfreyImprov Comedy Club ChicagoComedyFrom $39.57Tickets
  13. Kokandy Productions Jekyll & Hyde (Chicago)Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place—Tickets
  14. Crystal Spiders, Shadow of Jupiter, the Hyss, Void the LightReggies Music JointPunk / Metal—Tickets
  15. Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled TourUnited CenterPop—Tickets
  16. Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)The Lion Theatre—Tickets
  17. Jordan JensenVic Theatre—Tickets
  18. Big Band & BBQ w/ Shout Section Big BandFitzGerald'sJazzFreeTickets
  19. Interpol - North America Tour 2026 with DIIVThe Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)Indie / Rock—Tickets
  20. The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please HoldSecond City-Chicago: Mainstage—Tickets
  21. EMEI - Night at the Opera Tour with googly eyesThalia HallPopFrom $39.96Tickets
  22. An Evening With Steve Dawson with special guests Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Diane Christiansen and Alton SmithSPACEPopFreeTickets
  23. Metaphor: ReFantazio Orchestra ConcertAuditorium Theatre - ILPop—Tickets
  24. Paul Banks (DJ Set)Three Top LoungeIndie / RockFrom $55.81Tickets

Venues with the most of these

  1. Second City-Chicago: Mainstage 5 shows
  2. Thalia Hall 5 shows
  3. Apollo Theater Studio-Chicago 4 shows
  4. Auditorium Theatre - IL 4 shows
  5. Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place 4 shows
  6. CIBC Theatre 4 shows
  7. FitzGerald's 4 shows
  8. Fitzgeralds Sidebar 4 shows
  9. Improv Comedy Club Chicago 4 shows
  10. Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center 4 shows
  11. Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire 4 shows
  12. North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 4 shows
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