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959 upcoming shows, listed by date. Prefer the corkboard?

Sunday, October 18

French Police (18 and Over)
Ramova Theatre · Bridgeport
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 17+ · other
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The Reel Room with Jonas Friddle - Upstairs at Beat Kitchen
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
7:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · alternative
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Yung Bleu
The Forge · Joliet
7:00 PM · $41.7 - $117.75 · All Ages · hip-hop/rap
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Qamil / The Beloved Davida / Kacie Brown and the Vision
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
8:00 PM · $16 · 21+ · indie
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Eliy Orcko / BBGuns
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
8:00 PM · $16 · 21+ · indie
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Chinese Football, Hearthands
Bottom Lounge · West Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Chinese Football
Bottom Lounge · West Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 18+ · alternative
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Olivia and the Lovers, Stefan Weiner, Devil Said Jump
Hideout · Bucktown
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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JOHN SCOFIELD’S “ELECTROSPECTIVE” featuring OTEIL BURBRIDGE, LARRY GOLDINGS & ADAM DEITCH
Thalia Hall · Pilsen
8:00 PM · $0 - $0 · 17+ · jazz
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We Are Scientists
Schubas · Lakeview
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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Digable Planets – Blowout Comb 30th Anniversary Tour
Metro · Wrigleyville
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · alternative
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Tempesst
Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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FRANK BANG AND THE SECRET STASH / MILLIE GRACE BAND
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Sophie Truax
Subterranean · Wicker Park
8:00 PM · $25.00- · 17+ · alternative
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Madam Orange (Album Release) / Imelda Marcos / Trash.com
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
9:00 PM · $16.17 - $16.17 · 21+ · other
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Monday, October 19

Show Up Chicago
Hideout · Bucktown
7:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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REDACTED: Beetlejuice
GMan Tavern · Wrigleyville
7:30 PM · See Tickets · 21+ · indie
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Industry Night w/ DJ GREAZY E
Sleeping Village · Avondale
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 21+ · electronic
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Tokyo Tea Room
Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ (Minors permitted w/ parent or legal guardian) · indie
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We Are Scientists
Schubas · Lakeview
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · alternative
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Cole's Bar Jam Session
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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EPISODIC MEMORY / PRISONER / BINARY STAR / VIZ CHAMBERS
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · emo
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What Happens Next Will Scare You
Hideout · Bucktown
9:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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FREE MONDAY w/ Baby / Leo Paterniti / +*be3e*+
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
9:00 PM · $0 - $0 · 21+ · other
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Tuesday, October 20

VIDEOHEAD VIDEO: C.H.U.D. and Black Roses on the Patio
Sleeping Village · Avondale
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 21+ · indie
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Rav
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:00 PM · $22.00- · All Ages · alternative
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The Black Keys with Eddie 9V: PEACHES 'N KREAM
Salt Shed · Goose Island
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM
Salt Shed · Goose Island
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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Benny G
Schubas · Lakeview
7:30 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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AZ Chike
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:30 PM · $20.00- · 17+ · alternative
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CANCELED!
Hideout · Bucktown
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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Chicago Underground Comedy
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · comedy
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Maggie Koerner
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
9:00 PM · $23.48 - $23.48 · 21+ · other
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Perfect Mash: A Dating Show
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
9:00 PM · $18 · 21+ · indie
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Maggie Koerner / Susie McCollum
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
9:00 PM · $23.48 - $23.48 · 21+ · other
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Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t
Hideout · Bucktown
10:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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Wednesday, October 21

The Rat Utopia Experiment
Cobra Lounge · West Town
6:30 PM · See Tickets · All Ages · alternative
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The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM
Salt Shed · Goose Island
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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The Black Keys with Eddie 9V: PEACHES 'N KREAM
Salt Shed · Goose Island
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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BurnDown Tour 2026
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:00 PM · $24.00- · All Ages · alternative
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Intuition & Equalibrum
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:30 PM · $20.00 · 17+ · alternative
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Josh Spinner
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
7:30 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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DJ Shadow (18+)
The Vic Theatre · Lakeview
7:30 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · dance/electronic
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CHINCHILLA
Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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IAN SWEET
Schubas · Lakeview
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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HERAKLEION / WRAITH / MORBIDITY
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Pain of Truth, 100 Demons, Shattered Realm, Killing Pace
Bottom Lounge · West Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 18+ · emo
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The Tubs / Mopar Stars
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
8:00 PM · $26.78 - $26.78 · 21+ · alternative
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Comedy Open Mic
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · comedy
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Eleventh Dream Day
Hideout · Bucktown
9:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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Thursday, October 22

Buena Vista Orchestra
The Vic Theatre · Lakeview
7:30 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · world
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Whitney
Metro · Wrigleyville
7:30 PM · See Tickets · All Ages · alternative
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Every Avenue x In Her Own Words – Perfectly Unfamiliar Tour
Bottom Lounge · West Loop
7:30 PM · TBA · 18+ · alternative
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DICE
Schubas · Lakeview
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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Brief Candles // Tapegun // Eden's Expressway
The Burlington · Logan Square
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · alternative
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Sylvan Esso presented by Jack Daniel's
Salt Shed · Goose Island
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · dance/electronic
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Ovven
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Road to GLDS: The Oracle, Mortlach, Terran Wretch
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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LIVE BAND KARAOKE
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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IAN PINCK / NOAH Q / EL PRESTO / THE DELTA WAVES
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Finesse2tymes
The Forge · Joliet
8:00 PM · $41.7 - $61.25 · All Ages · hip-hop/rap
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The Bobby Lees
Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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The Singer & The Song
Hideout · Bucktown
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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Tales from the Curious Crypt
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
8:00 PM · $20.39 - $20.39 · 21+ · undefined
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Sylvan Esso
Salt Shed · Goose Island
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · dance/electronic
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ISABEL LAROSA
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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swedm® (Varg²™ & jamesjamesjames) 'In the Round'
Thalia Hall · Pilsen
8:00 PM · $38.2 - $38.2 · 17+ · dance/electronic
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Sylvan Esso with Sen Morimoto presented by Jack Daniel's
Salt Shed · Goose Island
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · dance/electronic
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Clever
Subterranean · Wicker Park
8:30 PM · $20.00- · 17+ · alternative
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Friday, October 23

Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
5:30 PM · $0 - $0 · 21+ · country
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MaryAnne Muglia
Subterranean · Wicker Park
6:30 PM · $15.00 · 17+ · alternative
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Baby Bugs
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
6:30 PM · TBA · All Ages · alternative
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Rebecca Black - Exhibitionism on Tour
House of Blues · River North
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 17+ · rock
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Randy Feltface
The Vic Theatre · Lakeview
7:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · miscellaneous
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Paledusk
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:00 PM · $25.00- · 17+ · alternative
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Twiztid, Novatore
The Forge · Joliet
7:30 PM · $25.98 - $123.4 · All Ages · hip-hop/rap
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Twiztid
The Forge · Joliet
7:30 PM · $47.5 - $123.4 · All Ages · hip-hop/rap
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Sammy Rae & The Friends - the GET DOWN!
Salt Shed · Goose Island
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE / THE GOLDENRODS / MEG AND THE WHEELERS
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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PLAYGRND SERIES CHICAGO
Thalia Hall · Pilsen
8:00 PM · $0 - $0 · 17+ · hip-hop/rap
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Bentley Robles // Kyle Payne // Janeece
The Burlington · Logan Square
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · alternative
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Chanpan
Schubas · Lakeview
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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Fort Frances
Hideout · Bucktown
8:00 PM · TBA · 21+ · indie
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SILVIS / EVERYDAY FANTASTIC / OM IN GOLD
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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The Ike Reilly Assassination
Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · indie
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MJT THE BAND / DESMOND JONES / WHEN WE WAS KIDS
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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Sammy Rae & The Friends with special guest Melt
Salt Shed · Goose Island
8:00 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · rock
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¥ØU$UK ¥UK1MAT$U: Autumn 2026 Tour
Aragon Ballroom · Uptown
9:00 PM · See Tickets · 17+ · pop
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Glimmer / Daarling / Bursting
Cole's Bar · Logan Square
9:00 PM · $16 · 21+ · indie
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Cosmic Country Showcase
Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village
10:00 PM · $26.78 - $26.78 · 21+ · other
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Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
10:30 PM · TBA · 21+ · alternative
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Saturday, October 24

Bluegrass Brunch
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
11:00 AM · TBA · All Ages · blues
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Missing Link & Fatal Realm
Beat Kitchen · Roscoe Village
1:00 PM · TBA · All Ages · alternative
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The Wrecks - Finally : OUTSIDE Tour
House of Blues · River North
4:00 PM · See Tickets · 17+ · rock
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NiNi
Cobra Lounge · West Town
6:30 PM · See Tickets · All Ages · alternative
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Paige Fish on tour
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:00 PM · $19.50- · All Ages · alternative
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Paige Fish - The Midnight Crisis Tour
Subterranean · Wicker Park
7:00 PM · $19.50- · All Ages · alternative
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Shane Dawson Live!
The Vic Theatre · Lakeview
7:30 PM · See Tickets · 18+ · other
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AUTHORITY ZERO / COUNTERPUNCH / THE RUN AROUND
Reggies · South Loop
8:00 PM · TBA · 17+ · alternative
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