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Chicago · Live Music · Next 30 days

687 live music events to explore in Chicago over the next 30 days

Live Music events include live music mixers, meetups, and gatherings across Chicago. Chicago has 687 live music events on the calendar over the next 30 days across 20 neighborhoods, and 28 of them are free. Friday is the busiest day, and Lakeview is the busiest neighborhood.

Concert · 177Candlelight Concert · 16Music Festival · 11Tribute Concert · 8Live Band · 8Free · 28
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ORDERED BY HEAT SCORE · NEXT 30 DAYS
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Golden Hour Featuring tango.
Golden Hour Featuring tango.28Trending
Concert · Epiphany Center for the Arts - Café Bar · West Loop · Thu, Jul 30 · 5:00 PM

Join us in the Cafe Bar Thursday through Saturday for free live music, starting at 5PM until 8PM. Enjoy our exclusive food and drink specials until 7PM! Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends..

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FREAKSHOW CABARET
FREAKSHOW CABARET28Popular
Live Music · Lemon · Wicker Park · Thu, Jul 30 · 7:30 PM

Freak Show Cabaret is a one woman variety show consisting of (but not limited to,) performance art, original music, poetry, drag, clown, and improvisation. The show is a moveable feast, and every production is entirely unique. This production will include special guests Rizzi Kon

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Viagra Boys w/ Beau Wanzer
Viagra Boys w/ Beau Wanzer26
Live Music · Metro · Lakeview · Wed, Jul 29 · 8:00 PM

Grimey, acid highway full throttle; Viagra Boys twisted dark punk album ‘Street Worms’ is an interesting ride as vocalist Sebastian Murphy lets you ride shotgun while this trip takes you blazing to the top of a mountain before speeding right back down to the basement again. The b

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Audrey Hobert
Audrey Hobert25
Concert · Thalia Hall · Pilsen · Wed, Jul 29 · 7:00 PM

For most of her life, Audrey Hobert was the mastermind behind the scenes. She co-directed her brother Malcolm Todd’s music video “Concrete,” co-wrote her best friend and ex-roommate Gracie Abrams’ chart-topping sophomore record The Secret of Us, and pitched jokes in the writers’

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WORSHIP (individual sets)
WORSHIP (individual sets)22
Live Music · Ramova Theatre · Lincoln Park · Thu, Jul 30 · 10:00 PM

Lollapalooza Aftershows return to your favorite venues all across Chicago. Find the full list here, and enter for your chance to win tickets to any Aftershow!

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Official Lollapalooza Aftershow: High Vis
Official Lollapalooza Aftershow: High Vis22
Live Music · Cobra Lounge · West Loop · Thu, Jul 30 · 10:00 PM

C3 presents... High Vis w/ special guest Home Invasion $34.50 - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later. $1 from every Aftershow ticket will support arts education programs for Chicago youth, helping develop the next generat

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Wax Monkey
Wax Monkey20
Live Music · Subterranean · Wicker Park · Tue, Jul 28 · 8:00 PM

Check out Wax Monkey at Subterranean in Chicago on July 28, 2026 and get detailed info for the event - tickets, photos, video and reviews.

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Chicago Stablecoin Day
Chicago Stablecoin Day20
Live Music · Venue TBA · — · Wed, Jul 29 · 2:00 PM
224 people interested

Chicago Stablecoin Day Chicago doesn't wait for permission. We built the world's financial rails once already. & we're doing it again with stablecoins. Chicago Stablecoin Day is the first dedicated stablecoin event in the city, bringing together founders, developers, VCs, and ope

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Glenn Miller Orchestra
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Weekend live music
Live Music · — · Fri, Aug 7 · 9:00 PM
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The Second City Mainstage 114th Revue
Live Music · Old Town · Sun, Aug 2 · 3:00 PM
Where it's busiest · next 30 days
Two neighborhoods to know
Lakeview122 events · next 30 days

A distinct part of Chicago, Lakeview has its own mix of gathering places, local landmarks, and street-level character.

West Loop79 events · next 30 days

A former warehouse district transformed by destination dining, design, galleries, and large-scale social events.

The month's mix · 687 live music events
Concert ×177
Candlelight Concert ×16
Music Festival ×11
Tribute Concert ×8
Live Band ×8
Singer Songwriter ×8Jazz ×7Instrumental ×3Chamber Music ×2Jam Session ×1Symphony ×1Orchestra ×1
The weekly clock
Friday is the main event
All 687 events by weekday · hover a bar
Live Music events cluster on Fridays over the next 30 days.
The standing calendar
Something for every day of the week
Monday
Aug 3 · 6:00 PM
First Monday Jazz | Chicago Soul Jazz CollectiveJazz · The Arts Lawn · Hyde Park
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Tuesday
Jul 28 · 3:00 PM
Zagc and 11111111111 at The HideoutConcert · The Hideout Inn · Bucktown
8 people interested
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Wednesday
Jul 29 · 2:00 PM
Chicago Stablecoin DayLive Music · Venue TBA
224 people interested
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Thursday
Jul 30 · 12:00 PM
Lollapalooza 2026Live Music · Grant Park · Loop
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Friday
Jul 31 · 9:00 PM
Kid ClayLive Music · Punch House · Pilsen
36 people interested
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Saturday
Aug 1 · 10:00 AM
K-POP RUMI -Back to School Karoke & BrunchLive Music · 6635 Hohman Ave
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Sunday
Aug 9 · 6:00 PM
Flesh of My fleshLive Music · Contextos · Chinatown
46 people interested
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Planning ahead

Live Music, day by day

354 events over the next 14 days
TUE
28
18
WED
29
27
THU
30
31
BIGGEST
FRI
31
44
SAT
1
40
SUN
2
29
QUIETEST
MON
3
9
TUE
4
16
WED
5
21
THU
6
24
FRI
7
32
SAT
8
29
SUN
9
24
MON
10
10
Is this a big week for live music?
Next 7 days · 198
Typical 7 days · 145
53 more events than typical 7 days — the green-ringed dots represent the extra. Each dot ≈ 10 events.
Typical = average of 5 comparable rolling 7-day periods; 3 incomplete periods were excluded.
▲ 37% Busier
more activity than a typical week
More than typical:
+3 Candlelight Concert · +1 Instrumental
Live Music by neighborhood
Lakeview122West Loop79Wicker Park52River North35Uptown34Ukrainian Village26
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Upcoming live music events
1Golden Hour Featuring tango.2FREAKSHOW CABARET3Viagra Boys w/ Beau Wanzer4Audrey Hobert5WORSHIP (individual sets)6Official Lollapalooza Aftershow: High Vis7Wax Monkey8Chicago Stablecoin Day9Radium Swing Band @ Bobby’s Eastside10Whitewolfsonicprincess and The Handcuffs11Official Lollapalooza Aftershow: Villanelle12LightwatchSee all 687 →
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Live Music in Chicago, answered
Are there free live music events in Chicago?

28 of the next 30 days' 687 events are free.

What is the best day for live music in Chicago?

Friday — more events land on Friday than any other day in the next 30 days.

Where does live music happen in Chicago?

Lakeview leads with 122 events in the next 30 days, more than any other neighborhood.

Are there live music events in Chicago this week?

198 events are on this week.

How are these events ordered?

By Heat Score — a blend of interest, saves, and activity signals from our event database. No paid placement.

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