Chicago · Live Music · Next 30 days
1246 live music events to explore in Chicago over the next 30 days
Live music events include mixers, meetups, and gatherings across Chicago. Chicago has 1246 live music events on the calendar over the next 30 days across 21 neighborhoods, and 35 of them are free. Friday is the busiest day, and Lakeview is the busiest neighborhood.
ORDERED BY HEAT SCORE · NEXT 30 DAYS
1
Chicago: Chinatown Food & Culture Walking TourTrending
Concert · Phoenix Restaurant · — · Mon, Oct 5 · 4:00 PM
2
Yabai / Sowing / Autoignition / Practically Ill / Life TrialPopular
Live Music · Cobra Lounge · West Loop · Mon, Oct 5 · 6:00 PM
3
Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Live Music · Beat Kitchen · — · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
4
Freak Show - hosted by Sierra Kenyon
Live Music · The Hideout · Bucktown · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
5
Chicago: Millennium Park Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Concert · Millennium Park Welcome Center · Loop · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM
6
My Hero Academia in Concert17Inside Read
Concert · The Auditorium · Loop · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
7
Journey
Live Music · United Center · West Loop · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:30 PM
8
Chicago: 45 Minute River Architectural Cruise Tour
Concert · Wendella Tours & Cruises · — · Mon, Oct 5 · 7:45 PM
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All 35 of them
FREE MONDAY w/ Able Baker (Album Release) / Giant Pit of Glass / Sick DayFree
Concert · Ukrainian Village · Mon, Oct 5 · 9:00 PM
Sundays and Mondays - Open for Special Events OnlyFree
Live Music · — · Mon, Oct 5 · 11:59 PM
HOOTENANNYFree
Jam Session · Wicker Park · Tue, Oct 6 · 8:00 PM
Happy Hour Piano w/ Paul Asaro @ Bobby’s Eastside (FREE)Free
Live Music · — · Wed, Oct 7 · 4:00 PM
Pink ApronFree
Live Music · West Loop · Thu, Oct 8 · 6:00 PM
BAR ILEGAL: ChicagoFree
Concert · Lakeview · Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM
Where it's busiest · next 30 days
Two neighborhoods to know
Lakeview160 events · next 30 days
A distinct part of Chicago, Lakeview has its own mix of gathering places, local landmarks, and street-level character.
West Loop150 events · next 30 days
A former warehouse district transformed by destination dining, design, galleries, and large-scale social events.
What the 1246 live music events look like
Concert ×206
Jazz ×24
Acoustic ×18
Candlelight Concert ×18
Live Band ×10
Orchestra ×9Singer Songwriter ×9Tribute Concert ×9Music Festival ×8Jam Session ×6Chamber Music ×3Instrumental ×3Symphony ×2Recital ×1
Events can carry more than one tag, and some carry none. Tag counts do not need to add up to 1246.
The standing calendar
Something for every day of the week
Monday
Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert TourConcert · United Center · West Loop
428 people interested
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Tuesday
Oct 13 · 8:00 PM
Jessie Ware: The Superbloom TourConcert · Singer Songwriter · Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom · Uptown
407 people interested
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Wednesday
Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAMLive Music · The Salt Shed
301 people interested
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Thursday
Oct 8 · 7:30 PM
Gorillaz - The Mountain TourConcert · United Center · West Loop
4,263 people interested
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Friday
Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
Rebecca Black - Exhibitionism on TourConcert · House of Blues · River North
371 people interested
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Saturday
Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Red Bull Setlist featuring Lil YachtyConcert · Radius · Chinatown
602 people interested
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Sunday
Oct 11 · 7:00 PM
Interpol - North America Tour 2026 with DIIVConcert · The Salt Shed
275 people interested
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Beyond live music
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Planning ahead
Live Music, day by day
675 events over the next 14 days
Is this a big week for live music events?
Next 7 days · 350
Typical 7 days · 275
75 more events than typical 7 days — the green-ringed dots represent the extra. Each dot ≈ 18 events.
Typical = average of 8 comparable rolling 7-day periods; 0 incomplete periods were excluded.
▲ 27% Busier
more activity than a typical week
More than typical:
+6 Concert · +6 Jazz · +2 Acoustic
+6 Concert · +6 Jazz · +2 Acoustic
live music events by neighborhood
Upcoming live music events
1Chicago: Chinatown Food & Culture Walking Tour2Yabai / Sowing / Autoignition / Practically Ill / Life Trial3Extraordinary Popular Delusions4Freak Show - hosted by Sierra Kenyon5Chicago: Millennium Park Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour6My Hero Academia in Concert7Journey8Chicago: 45 Minute River Architectural Cruise Tour9Fern Spores w/ Worst Gnome Ever & Iris Marlowe10Fern Spores // Worst Gnome Ever // Iris Marlowe11beabadoobee12Industry Night w/ Panic Priest (DJ) & Purity CultureSee all 1246 →
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Live music events in Chicago, answered
Are there free live music events in Chicago?
35 of the next 30 days' 1246 events are free.
What is the best day for live music events in Chicago?
Friday — more events land on Friday than any other day in the next 30 days.
Where do live music events happen in Chicago?
Lakeview leads with 160 events in the next 30 days, more than any other neighborhood.
Are there live music events in Chicago this week?
350 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.
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