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Live music in Chicago · 232 shows

Chicago in October 2026

232 concerts are on in Chicago in October 2026, across pop, metal, heavy metal, country, at 27 venues including Outset, Reggies Rock Club, The Empty Bottle. It opens with Simple Things at Outset (THU 01 OCT), 156/Silence at Reggies Rock Club (THU 01 OCT), The Hoyle Brothers at The Empty Bottle (FRI 02 OCT), and runs from there.

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THU 01 OCT

2 shows
THU 01 OCTSimple Things — Outset, Chicago
THU 01 OCT156/Silence — Reggies Rock Club, Chicago · w/ Aviana

FRI 02 OCT

14 shows
FRI 02 OCTThe Hoyle Brothers — The Empty Bottle, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTgnash — House of Blues Chicago, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTOakwood — Outset, Chicago · w/ Empty Parking Lot, Joie De Vivre
FRI 02 OCTRevocation — Reggies Rock Club, Chicago · w/ Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth
FRI 02 OCTMastodon — Riviera Theatre- IL, Chicago · w/ Deafheaven
FRI 02 OCTRipe — Thalia Hall, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTDJ Shadow — Vic Theatre, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTBill Burr — The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTIsaiah Falls — Park West, Chicago · w/ RAAHiiM
FRI 02 OCTLE SSERAFIM — United Center, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTThe Lagoons — Bottom Lounge, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTBen Harper & The Innocent Criminals Ben Harper — Garcia's Chicago, Chicago
FRI 02 OCTJoe Russo's Almost Dead — The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed), Chicago
FRI 02 OCTOwen Riegling — Carol's Pub, Chicago

SAT 03 OCT

15 shows
SAT 03 OCTMinistry — The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds), Chicago · w/ Acid Bath, Windhand
SAT 03 OCTBill Burr — The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTDoja Cat — United Center, Chicago · w/ Latto
SAT 03 OCTLatto — United Center, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTOlivia O'Brien — Bottom Lounge, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTBAND-MAID — Vic Theatre, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTBen Harper & The Innocent Criminals Ben Harper — Garcia's Chicago, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTMt. Joy — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTEdith Marquez — Copernicus Center, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTBrand New — Aragon Ballroom, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTBoy Harsher — Metro, Chicago · w/ Choir Boy
SAT 03 OCTThe Chicks — The Auditorium, Chicago
SAT 03 OCT2000s Rave — Outset, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTBill Burr — The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
SAT 03 OCTRuPaul — Radius - Chicago, Chicago

SUN 04 OCT

7 shows
SUN 04 OCTThe Revivalists — The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds), Chicago · w/ Robert Randolph
SUN 04 OCTBill Burr — The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
SUN 04 OCTAJJ — Bottom Lounge, Chicago
SUN 04 OCTBen Harper & The Innocent Criminals Ben Harper — Garcia's Chicago, Chicago
SUN 04 OCTJenna Raine — Chop Shop, Chicago

MON 05 OCT

1 show

TUE 06 OCT

4 shows

WED 07 OCT

9 shows

THU 08 OCT

8 shows

FRI 09 OCT

12 shows

SAT 10 OCT

14 shows

SUN 11 OCT

7 shows

MON 12 OCT

2 shows

TUE 13 OCT

3 shows

WED 14 OCT

5 shows

THU 15 OCT

7 shows

FRI 16 OCT

12 shows

SAT 17 OCT

14 shows

SUN 18 OCT

5 shows

MON 19 OCT

3 shows

TUE 20 OCT

2 shows

WED 21 OCT

8 shows

THU 22 OCT

7 shows

FRI 23 OCT

13 shows

SAT 24 OCT

10 shows

SUN 25 OCT

7 shows

MON 26 OCT

2 shows

TUE 27 OCT

6 shows

WED 28 OCT

3 shows

THU 29 OCT

7 shows

FRI 30 OCT

13 shows

SAT 31 OCT

10 shows