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Chicago · October 26, 2026 · 271 shows

Live Music This Weekend in Chicago: Oct 30–Nov 1

Looking for live music in Chicago this weekend? There are 271 shows on the calendar Friday through Sunday, October 30–November 1, 2026. Here's the full list.

Times are start times listed by each venue or band. Plans change, so tap a band or venue for the latest before you head out.

Friday, October 30

Illinois

1:30 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center · Chicago
4:00 PM
Bugoff!
Bookclub · Chicago
4:00 PM
Kent Avenue Carpool
Bookclub · Chicago
4:00 PM
The Sweet Spot
Bookclub · Chicago
4:00 PM
emma and the dilemma
Bookclub · Chicago
5:30 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle · Chicago
6:00 PM
Ando San
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
6:00 PM
Greyhaven
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
6:00 PM
Ne Obliviscaris
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
6:00 PM
New Nostalgia
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago
6:00 PM
Periphery
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
6:30 PM
Weston Estate
Outset · Chicago
6:30 PM
Second Hand News: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
6:30 PM
She's Wearing Plaid
Preservation · Geneva
7:00 PM
Night Moves
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
7:00 PM
Chris White Quartet
Le Piano · Chicago
7:00 PM
Eternal Champion
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
Forbidden
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
7:00 PM
Gerry Hundt
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Heathen
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
7:00 PM
Idol Throne
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
7:00 PM
Joanna Connor Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Lair of The Minotaur
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
LiveWire Lounge Chicago Bands Being Bands
LiveWire Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
Mario Abney
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago
7:00 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Necrot
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
Pig Destroyer
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
Sanctum Dark Music Festival
Thalia Hall · Chicago
7:00 PM
Void
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
7:00 PM
Winyah
House of Blues · Chicago
7:30 PM
Rare Element
Hey Nonny · Arlington Heights
7:30 PM
Icons of Country Tribute Show
The Lyric Theater · Blue Island
7:30 PM
8Turn
The Vic Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
Acid Bath
The Salt Shed · Chicago
7:30 PM
Exquisite Corpse Ball
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
7:30 PM
Bad Name
Social 45 Craft Kitchen & Bar · Frankfort
7:30 PM
Marc Martel
Genesee Theatre · Waukegan
7:30 PM
One Vision of Queen feat. Marc Martel
Genesee Theatre · Waukegan
8:00 PM
Icons of Country
The Lyric Theater · Blue Island
8:00 PM
Amble
Riviera Theatre · Chicago
8:00 PM
COOL HEAT
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
CalicoLoco
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
DERBY
Metro · Chicago
8:00 PM
Dammit!
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Daybreaker
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Em Grace & the Undercuts
GMan Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Fighting Godot
GMan Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Free Joel
The Burlington · Chicago
8:00 PM
Hollyy
The Burlington · Chicago
8:00 PM
Jenny Scara
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
Las Cafeteras
Copernicus Center · Chicago
8:00 PM
Lavender
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Luke Pytel Band
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Mano a Mano
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Maris
Schubas Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Marques Carroll Quintet
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Mike Stern Quintet
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
8:00 PM
Naked Brunch
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
Olēka
Metro · Chicago
8:00 PM
Omar Coleman
Rosa's Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Pat and the Pissers
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
Quadeca
Metro · Chicago
8:00 PM
Schubas Tavern Chicago Open Mic
Schubas Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Sihaya Scarlet
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Smut
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
Snuffed
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Sour Milk
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Sparkling Urbana
GMan Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Stan P Band
Martyrs' · Chicago
8:00 PM
Taper's Choice
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Cle Elum
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Goddamn Gallows
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Handcuffs
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Human Trials
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Living Tombstone
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Midnight Calls
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Model Citizens
Green Mill · Chicago
8:00 PM
Vincent Lima
Riviera Theatre · Chicago
8:00 PM
Virginia Plain
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Yada Yada
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rivers Casino · Des Plaines
8:00 PM
Rocks Off: Rolling Stones Tribute
SPACE · Evanston
8:00 PM
Listen to Her Heart (The Tom Petty Experience)
James Lumber Center For The Performing Arts · Grayslake
8:00 PM
Grupo Niche
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
8:00 PM
Mana
Allstate Arena · Rosemont
8:00 PM
Dave Halston
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
8:00 PM
The Sinatra Experience With Dave Halston
North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts · Skokie
8:00 PM
Angel
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
8:30 PM
Chicago Blue Root Band
Constellation · Chicago
8:30 PM
ConstelNation
Constellation · Chicago
8:30 PM
CLUB ARCADA: Open for Dinner & Live Entertainment with Jimmy Nick & Band
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
8:30 PM
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
9:00 PM
Blues People
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
9:00 PM
Go Hang
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
9:00 PM
Mtvghosts
Sleeping Village · Chicago
9:00 PM
Randall's Pub Chicago Karaoke Night
Randall's Pub · Chicago
9:00 PM
Royal Son of a Guns
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
9:00 PM
The Goddamn Gallows
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
9:00 PM
The Symposium
Sleeping Village · Chicago
9:00 PM
Atomic Groove
Madcats · Palatine
9:30 PM
Kurtis James Band
Carol's Pub · Chicago
10:00 PM
COBRAH
Cermak Hall · Chicago
10:00 PM
Clickbait
Empty Bottle · Chicago
10:00 PM
Pixel Grip
Cermak Hall · Chicago
10:00 PM
Sweeping Promises
Empty Bottle · Chicago
10:00 PM
Uniflora
Empty Bottle · Chicago
10:30 PM
Frank Russell
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago
11:59 PM
Green Mill Jam Session with Marquis Hill
Green Mill · Chicago

Indiana

7:30 PM
Sagar Bhatia
Hard Rock Casino · Gary
9:00 PM
Thomas Nicholas Band
Avenue 912 Event Center · Griffith

Saturday, October 31

Illinois

12:00 PM
Bailey
Bookclub · Chicago
12:00 PM
Freeway
Bookclub · Chicago
12:00 PM
ONE
Bookclub · Chicago
5:00 PM
2Slimey
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
5:00 PM
Gods of Chaos Halloween
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
5:00 PM
OsamaSon
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
5:00 PM
Speed
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
5:00 PM
Waka Flocka Flame
Aragon Ballroom · Chicago
6:00 PM
New Nostalgia
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago
6:00 PM
The Jazz Room
The Den Theatre · Chicago
6:30 PM
GIFT
Empty Bottle · Chicago
6:30 PM
Last Call Legend
House of Blues Foundation Room · Chicago
6:30 PM
Metalliques
Hideout · Chicago
6:30 PM
Weston Estate
Outset · Chicago
6:30 PM
Xonni
Hideout · Chicago
6:30 PM
EQUALS
Preservation · Geneva
7:00 PM
Akeem Ali
House of Blues · Chicago
7:00 PM
Bradley Williams Quartet
Le Piano · Chicago
7:00 PM
Flamin' Groovies
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
7:00 PM
Joanna Connor Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Nicholas Alexander
Kingston Mines · Chicago
7:00 PM
Righteous Rooster Organ Trio
Green Mill · Chicago
7:00 PM
Sanctum Dark Music Festival
Thalia Hall · Chicago
7:00 PM
Sincere Engineer & Friends
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
7:00 PM
The Damned
Concord Music Hall · Chicago
7:00 PM
killmoves
Ramova Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
Lunar Ticks
Hey Nonny · Arlington Heights
7:30 PM
Allison Russell
The Vic Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
Autumn Nicholas
The Vic Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
Breakup Shoes
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
7:30 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center · Chicago
7:30 PM
Noah Gundersen
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
7:30 PM
Runnner
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
7:30 PM
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
Schubas Tavern · Chicago
7:30 PM
3rd Wheel
Social 45 Craft Kitchen & Bar · Frankfort
8:00 PM
Absolution
The Piazza · Aurora
8:00 PM
Bad Medicine (Tribute to Bon Jovi)
The Piazza · Aurora
8:00 PM
Atlas Aurora
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
Blues People
Rosa's Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Bosman Twins
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
DadJoke
Color Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Dumpstaphunk
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Eric Ambel
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
8:00 PM
Fridayy
United Center · Chicago
8:00 PM
Geese
The Salt Shed · Chicago
8:00 PM
Last Call Legend
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Lilyisthatyou
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Local Legends
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Luke Pytel Band
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Lyric & The New Band
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Marshall Crenshaw
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
8:00 PM
Mike Stern Quintet
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
8:00 PM
Moe's n Co
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Mucca Pazza
Color Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Noah Ginex
Color Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Noskalgia
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
OK Cool
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
Reely Big Moose
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Rude Echoes
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Sarah Borges
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
8:00 PM
Shirley Johnson
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Sincere Engineer
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Snowcuffs
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Pleiades
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
Turning Birds
The Burlington · Chicago
8:00 PM
WIGS
Hideout · Chicago
8:00 PM
Won't Stay Dead
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
killmoves
Ramova Loft · Chicago
8:00 PM
talker
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
talker (US)
Cole's Bar · Chicago
8:00 PM
The Soul Avengers: Tribute to Classic Soul
SPACE · Evanston
8:00 PM
Sixteen Candles
Impact Fuel Room · Libertyville
8:00 PM
Arcángel
Rosemont Theatre · Rosemont
8:00 PM
Feels Like The First Time
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
8:00 PM
Heart To Heartbreaker
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
8:00 PM
Jump - America's Van Halen Experience
RocHaus · West Dundee
8:30 PM
Tributosaurus
FitzGerald's · Berwyn
8:30 PM
Rod Wave
United Center · Chicago
8:30 PM
CLUB ARCADA: Open for Dinner and Live Entertainment with The Flat Cats – Swinging Spooktacular Monster Bash
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
8:30 PM
Double Treble
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
9:00 PM
Carlise Guy & The NuBlu Band
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
9:00 PM
Ghost Days
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
9:00 PM
Iron Years
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
9:00 PM
North By North
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
9:00 PM
Post Animal
Empty Bottle · Chicago
9:00 PM
Repent
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
9:00 PM
Rod Tuffcurls & the Bench Press
Joe's Bar on Weed St. · Chicago
9:00 PM
SWMRS
Reggies Rock Club · Chicago
9:00 PM
Saggitari
House of Blues Chicago · Chicago
9:30 PM
Yankee Cowboy
Carol's Pub · Chicago
10:30 PM
Frank Russell
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago

Sunday, November 1

Illinois

11:00 AM
Cheryl Tomblin
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Chris Siebold
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Emily Hurd
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Ernie Hendrickson
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Gerald Dowd
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Gerald Dowd's Thing
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
JJ and the Daydrinkers
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Naomi Ashley
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Noah Gabriel
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Rachel Swain
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Ramona Dowd
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Ryan Joseph Anderson
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Scott Tipping
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Split Single
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
The Diff
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
11:00 AM
Uptown Rubes
Robert's Westside · Forest Park
3:00 PM
Bruce Liu
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center · Chicago
3:00 PM
The Hoyle Brothers
Martyrs' · Chicago
3:00 PM
CLUB ARCADA: Swingin’ Sinatra Sunday – Italian Feast & Songs of Sinatra with Dave D’Rone
Arcada Theatre · St. Charles
4:00 PM
The Music of Carole King - Tapestry Unraveled
The Lyric Theater · Blue Island
5:00 PM
Vivian Green
City Winery Chicago · Chicago
5:30 PM
Mike Wheeler Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
5:30 PM
Omar Coleman Blues Band
Kingston Mines · Chicago
6:00 PM
Trapper Schoepp
Hey Nonny · Arlington Heights
6:00 PM
Friday Pilots Club
Cobra Lounge · Chicago
6:30 PM
Sevalynn
Subterranean · Chicago
6:30 PM
TEN
Cermak Hall · Chicago
6:30 PM
The Cash Box Kings
Buddy Guy's Legends · Chicago
6:30 PM
heaving.
Subterranean · Chicago
7:00 PM
Billy Prine
Old Town School of Folk Music · Chicago
7:00 PM
Dumpstaphunk
Garcia's Chicago · Chicago
7:00 PM
Jeremiah Chiu
Empty Bottle · Chicago
7:00 PM
Jonas Friddle
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
7:00 PM
Josh Johnson
Empty Bottle · Chicago
7:00 PM
KYLE RAY
Joe's Bar on Weed St. · Chicago
7:00 PM
Outlander In Concert
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago
7:00 PM
Tanner Usrey
Joe's Bar on Weed St. · Chicago
7:00 PM
Orbert Davis
SPACE · Evanston
7:00 PM
Micky Dolenz
Rialto Square Theatre · Joliet
7:30 PM
Bad Gyal
Riviera Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
Hollow Bastion
Bookclub · Chicago
7:30 PM
L7
The Vic Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
NOBRO
The Vic Theatre · Chicago
7:30 PM
New Constellations
Thalia Hall · Chicago
7:30 PM
The Second Summer
Bookclub · Chicago
7:30 PM
The Transference
Bookclub · Chicago
7:30 PM
Vox Rea
Thalia Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
Chris Madsen Quartet
Winter's Jazz Club · Chicago
8:00 PM
DITZ
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
Demetria Taylor
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
Ditz (UK)
Schubas Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Dusk
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
8:00 PM
Elanor Moss
Tack Room · Chicago
8:00 PM
Flycatcher
Subterranean · Chicago
8:00 PM
Fridayy
United Center · Chicago
8:00 PM
Ganser
Schubas Tavern · Chicago
8:00 PM
Geese
The Salt Shed · Chicago
8:00 PM
Gloin
Lincoln Hall · Chicago
8:00 PM
King Sickabilly
Reggies Music Joint · Chicago
8:00 PM
Lilyisthatyou
Bottom Lounge · Chicago
8:00 PM
Mike Stern Quintet
Jazz Showcase · Chicago
8:00 PM
Nate Manos
Blue Chicago · Chicago
8:00 PM
R. Snider
The Burlington · Chicago
8:00 PM
Radiator Hospital
Beat Kitchen · Chicago
8:00 PM
Rod Wave
United Center · Chicago
8:00 PM
Doc Elliot
Preservation · Geneva
10:30 PM
Andrew Toombs
Andy's Jazz Club · Chicago

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