CHICAGO .

Fri, Oct 2 · 1:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 5:30 PM

Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 6:30 PM

"Despite All My Rage" - A Pumpkin Smashing Bash Feat The Sad Machines

Foundation Room at House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

THE LARVETTES / SPACE AGE ZEROS / TIGER UPPERCUT / GREEN EASTER

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tickets →HOTR&B

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

gnash

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Oakwood

Outset · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Joanna Connor Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Tickets →Metal

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM

Revocation, Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth, Weeping

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Tickets →Dance/Electronic

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 PM

Ripe presented by Thalia Hall & Deep Cut with Boys Go To Jupiter

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 PM

DJ Shadow (18+ Event)

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Tickets →HOTPop

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 PM

LE SSERAFIM - 2026 LE SSERAFIM 'PUREFLOW' TOUR IN CHICAGO

United Center · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 PM

Mastodon w/ Deafheaven

Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

The Lagoons

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 8:00 PM

Zach John King: Get To Drinkin' Tour

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 PM

Daikaiju, 95 Bulls, PãSsy

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 PM

Owen Riegling - In The Feeling Tour with Payton Smith

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 10:00 PM

Straaahhpped featuring Die Divinity / Alonza Sol Sade / Claire / Mthr Trsa (NYC)

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Fri, Oct 2 · 10:00 PM

Ben B??hmer - Ages 18+

Radius - Chicago · Chicago

Tickets →Metal

Sat, Oct 3 · 6:00 PM

Underground Madness

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 6:30 PM

Ministry and Acid Bath with Windhand

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Radioactivity / Watermelon

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Heads In Motion (A Talking Heads Tribute) W/ Fluffy

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Mouse House w/ The Expanding Men, VRTUE

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM

Joanna Connor Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Olivia O’Brien Presents: The PIXIE Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Tickets →HOTHip-Hop/Rap

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Doja Cat - Tour Ma Vie World Tour

United Center · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM

Band-Maid

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Alana Springsteen's I Hope This Helps Tour with Erin Kinsey

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Tickets →HOTFolk

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Mt. Joy 2026: Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Edith Marquez

Copernicus Center · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Boy Harsher w/ Choir Boy

Metro · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Tickets →HOTCountry

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

The Auditorium · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 8:30 PM

Atta Guns, Rachel Is Kozi, Jfkhealthworld

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 9:00 PM

2000s Rave

Outset · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 9:30 PM

David Graham & The Eskimo Brothers

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sat, Oct 3 · 10:00 PM

Wedding Bells: A Celebration of Miss Toto & Kam

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 3:00 PM

M??kel?? Conducts Mahler 9

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 5:30 PM

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Sheryl Youngblood Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 6:30 PM

The Revivalists with Robert Randolph presented by Jack Daniel's

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 7:00 PM

AJJ, Greet Death

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Brand New

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Chris Housman - The Hell Out Of Dodge Tour with Michelle Billingsley

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 8:00 PM

Sinclair Noire, [Melter], Crash Davidian, Voltaic Planes, DJ Veganinbl

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Tickets →HOTCountry

Sun, Oct 4 · 8:30 PM

THE CHICKS - TAKING THE LONG WAY

The Auditorium · Chicago

Sun, Oct 4 · 9:00 PM

Andy Stott / Carrier

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Mon, Oct 5 · 7:30 PM

JOURNEY - Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)

United Center · Chicago

Mon, Oct 5 · 7:30 PM

bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR with Crayon presented by Thalia Hall and Kickstand Productions

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Mon, Oct 5 · 9:00 PM

FREE MONDAY w/ Able Baker (Album Release) / Giant Pit of Glass / Sick Day

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Tue, Oct 6 · 7:30 PM

Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour (MOVED TO THE SALT SHED OUTDOORS)

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Tickets →Folk

Tue, Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Giovannie & The Hired Guns

Joe's on Weed Street · Chicago

Tickets →R&B

Tue, Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Kelela

Vic Theatre · Chicago

Tue, Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Mind Enterprises with Fred Fancy

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Tue, Oct 6 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tue, Oct 6 · 9:00 PM

Yellow Pills / Arm Candy / The Matriach

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Tickets →Hip-Hop/Rap

Wed, Oct 7 · 6:00 PM

EPIK HIGH 3.0 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 6:30 PM

The Jungle Giants

Outset · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 7:30 PM

Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour (MOVED TO THE SALT SHED OUTDOORS)

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Elizabeth Nichols - I Don't Kiss & Tell, I Kiss & Tour with Soren Anderson

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Sweet Pill with Heart to Gold and Emily How

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Wayne Hancock, Three Blue Teardrops

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 8:00 PM

Eddie JobsonS U.K. Revisited

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Wed, Oct 7 · 9:00 PM

Anna Johnson (Album Release) / Louise Bock / Facing / DJ Timelife

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 5:45 PM

Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM

Omar Coleman Blues Band/Funky Mojo Daddy Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

ESCULIS / TBA / TBA

Cubby Bear · Chicago

Tickets →Metal

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM

Scalp, Snuffed, Bifid Corpse, Ampolla, Embittered

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s Feast

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Gorillaz - The Mountain Tour

United Center · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Ripcord, Wynton Existing, Sgt. Starling, Danimal Farm

Reggies Music Joint · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Audrey Hobert

Riviera Theatre- IL · Chicago

Tickets →Dance/Electronic

Thu, Oct 8 · 7:30 PM

Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine Presented by the Prine Family

The Chicago Theatre · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Chasing Abbey, Blood

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Wicked Drawl - Album Release Party

Carol's Pub · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Pinhead Gunpowder (18 and Over)

Metro · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

SYML - Solo in North America 2026 with Roger Weeks

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

Karina Rykman

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Tickets →HOTReggae

Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM

UB40 - THE UNSTOPPABLE TOUR 2026

The Auditorium · Chicago

Tickets →Dance/Electronic

Thu, Oct 8 · 9:00 PM

Quintron and Miss Pussycat (with Michael Zerang on drums) / Aaron Dilloway

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 5:00 PM

Punchis Banda Rave

Navy Pier · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 5:30 PM

Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers

Empty Bottle · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

MUNA: Gets So Hot Tour

The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds) · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Toronzo Cannon Blues Band/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:00 PM

Scene Queen: METALICIOUS

House of Blues Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour

Aragon Ballroom · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

BECK: RIDE LONESOME TOUR

The Auditorium · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PM

M??kel??, Petrushka & Belshazzar???s Feast

Symphony Center-IL · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Sawyer Hill - Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy World Tour

Bottom Lounge · Chicago

Tickets →HOTLatin

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Tito Nieves - 50 Años La Historia Continua

Copernicus Center · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Karina Rykman

Garcia's Chicago · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

Eyehategod, BL'ast!, Luicidal, Cavity, Evil Army

Reggies Rock Club · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:00 PM

The Dead Bolts with Cab Ellis

Thalia Hall · Chicago

Fri, Oct 9 · 8:30 PM

Fighting for Scraps, Hunting Lions, Squared Off

Reggies Bananna's Shack · Chicago