Chicago Live Music Events

Chicago SantaCon 2025

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 20 Dec 2025

All Inclusive New Year's Eve 2026 Fireworks Cruise aboard Anita Dee II

Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) 31 Dec 2025

Feliz Año Nuevo! Café Con Leche NYE Party

Cafe Con Leche 31 Dec 2025

Cumbia Catedral 3 - Cumbia Festival

Epiphany Center for the Arts 6 Dec 2025

The Holiday in Concert at Auditorium Theatre Chicago

Auditorium Theatre Chicago 20 Dec 2025

Billie Marten, Núria Graham in Chicago

Thalia Hall 13 Dec 2025

Country Legends Tour comes to Chicago

Chicago 16 Jan 2026

Belmont in Chicago

Bottom Lounge 12 Dec 2025

Ripe, Allen Stone in Chicago

Riviera Theatre 4 Dec 2025

Lizz Wright in Chicago

Chicago Symphony Center 6 Feb 2026

Chicago's BYOB Party Bus Holiday Lights Tour | Navy Pier

Old Crow Smokehouse - Wrigleyville 27 Dec 2025

Hot Mulligan, Drug Church, Arm's Length, Anxious in Chicago

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) 4 Dec 2025

Chicago Artopia Presents: Chris White, A Charlie Brown Christmas Trio

West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library 13 Dec 2025

The Grateful String Band

Garcia's Chicago 6 Dec 2025

Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth in Chicago

Chicago Symphony Center 7 Mar 2026

THE GIFT OF GIVING HOLIDAY GALA

The Metropolitan 4 Dec 2025

Chicago New Year’s Eve Ball 2026 @ The Congress Plaza Hotel

Congress Plaza Hotel, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA 31 Dec 2025

Boogie Down Broadway | Joe's on W**d Street | Chicago

Joe's on Weed St. 27 Dec 2025

MGZAVREBI - folk Georgian band is coming to Chicago

Logan Square Auditorium 11 Dec 2025

DKV Trio *Night Two*

Elastic Arts 27 Dec 2025

Dizgo and Space Bacon at Garcia's | 12/5

1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 5 Dec 2025

All Them Witches, King Buffalo in Chicago

Thalia Hall 5 Dec 2025

Graduate Council Presents: Steppenwolf Amadeus

Steppenwolf Theatre - Main Building 6 Dec 2025

Chicago New Year’s Eve Countdown 2026 @ The Palmer House Hilton

Palmer House a Hilton Hotel 31 Dec 2025

Tarot Tuesday

Colvin House 9 Dec 2025

Chicago Artopia Presents: Grisha Goryachev

West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library 22 Feb 2026

DKV Trio *Night One*

Elastic Arts 26 Dec 2025

The Disco Biscuits: Powered Down

Garcia's Chicago 19 Dec 2025

Kevin Nealon at The Den Theatre

1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60622 30 Jan 2026

Free Blues Friday featuring Ivy Ford

Epiphany Center for the Arts 19 Dec 2025

Hot Mulligan, Drug Church, Arm's Length, Anxious in Chicago

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) 5 Dec 2025

The Disco Biscuits 3-Night run Dec 19-21, 2025 (including the first ever powered down set!)

Garcia's Chicago 19 Dec 2025

The Nasty Show: Tiny Thickemz

The Laugh Factory - Chicago 28 Nov 2025

The Polkaholics 28 year Anniversary Party!

Phyllis' Musical Inn 6 Dec 2025

Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 9 Jan 2026

Best In Grass Illinois 2025

Park West 10 Dec 2025

Rooted Space Opening Party

The Rooted Space 13 Dec 2025

Lavern, VisionV in Chicago

Outset 5 Dec 2025

Marina Satti in Chicago

Schubas Tavern 11 Dec 2025

Jay Bragg Presents: Christmas in New Vaudeville

UncommonGround - Lakeview 13 Dec 2025

Boogie Wonderland at Howl at the Moon Chicago

Howl at the Moon Chicago 19 Dec 2025

Dylan Doyle and Marcus Bailey

UncommonGround - Lakeview 6 Dec 2025

Allie Kessel with Maddie Fawcett-Dubow and Grace Brady

UncommonGround - Lakeview 5 Dec 2025

Josh Meloy in Chicago

Joe's Bar on Weed St. 5 Dec 2025

NOTHING MORE, Catch Your Breath, Archers, Doobie in Chicago

Riviera Theatre 28 Feb 2026

Golden Hour Featuring Ferny

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 6 Dec 2025

R&B Night Paint & Sip

Lux Accents Studios 20 Dec 2025

Robin Watson and Will Washington

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 7 Dec 2025

Chicago Santa Bar Crawl

PB&J: Pizza Beer and Jukebox 20 Dec 2025

Posada Navideña 2025

Westso Restaurant Mexican Steakhouse 11 Dec 2025

Belmont, Avoid, Super Sometimes

Bottom Lounge 12 Dec 2025

All Them Witches at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 5 Dec 2025

Lakeside Pride Sax Ensemble's Holiday Concert at Dorothy!

Dorothy 11 Dec 2025

Bitchin Bajas w/ Nick Ciontea (visuals)

3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618 5 Dec 2025

New Year's Eve Sunset Cocktail Cruise on Wednesday, December 31st

Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) 31 Dec 2025

Heart of the Mask Masquerade Sneaker Ball

1113 W Belmont Ave 14 Feb 2026

Billie Marten at Thalia Hall

Thalia Hall 13 Dec 2025

LOVECHILD PRESENTS - THE ULTIMATE JAY-Z TRIBUTE

Chalet 4 Dec 2025

War On Xmas with The Lawrence Arms - 12/5 & 12/6

3730 N Clark St , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613 5 Dec 2025

Golden Hour featuring Jackson Jay Kidder

Epiphany Center for the Arts 4 Dec 2025

University Symphony Orchestra Concert & Livestream - Northern Highlights

Mandel Hall 6 Dec 2025

Hot Mulligan at the Salt Shed | NIGHT TWO

The Salt Shed 5 Dec 2025

Eve of the Eve Lake Cocktail Cruise on Tuesday, December 30th

Anita Dee II TEMPORARILY LOCATED at BURNHAM HARBOR (See directions below) 30 Dec 2025

Mothership Connected: Discussion and Book Signing

DuSable Museum of African American History 6 Dec 2025

A Soul Christmas on 95th: Soul, Carols, and Praise

Third Baptist Church 19 Dec 2025

Golden Hour Featuring Jimmy Bennington

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 20 Dec 2025

Outcast Jazz Band

Epiphany Center for the Arts 7 Dec 2025

Red Tie Ball

Loews Chicago Hotel 13 Dec 2025

Thievery Corporation in Chicago

Radius 5 Dec 2025

Valentino Khan in Chicago

Concord Music Hall 5 Dec 2025

Six The Musical

CIBC Theatre 1 Dec 2025

Enjambre in Chicago

House of Blues Chicago 8 Feb 2026

House of Beats Vol. 9

Epiphany Center for the Arts 6 Dec 2025

Celebrating Motown Soulful Music Holiday Lights Trolley

230 W North Ave (inside Lobby) 7 Dec 2025

Sugar Box w/ 4th Point

Duffy's Tavern and Grille 5 Dec 2025

Epiphany Lounge featuring Frank Russell

Epiphany Center for the Arts 7 Dec 2025

Cattle Decapitation, Aborted, Frozen Soul, Tribal Gaze in Chicago

House of Blues Chicago 9 Dec 2025

A Galway Arms Christmas - EVENING

The Galway Arms 21 Dec 2025

A Christmas Carol at Studebaker Theater

Studebaker Theater 20 Dec 2025

The Vocal Shed Live

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 4 Dec 2025

Hilary Hahn in Recital

220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604 24 May 2026

ELENA ROSE in Chicago

House of Blues Chicago 14 Dec 2025

Aunt Nance's Happy Lil' Holiday

The Newport Theater 6 Dec 2025

The Open Big Bar Event 2026

BIG Bar 20 Feb 2026

SILENT PARTY CHICAGO: “LOVER GIRL” (R&B, Twerk, Love Songs)

the bar 10 DOORS 26 Dec 2025

TRSH, Thoughts On Bowling, Kerosene Heights, Arcadia Grey

Bottom Lounge 20 Dec 2025

Afrofusion Friday : Afrobeats, Hiphop, Dancehall, Soca (Free Entry)

BASSLINE 19 Dec 2025

Home Alone in Concert

Chicago Symphony Center 13 Dec 2025

Ravenswood Light Up Nights Festival + Holiday Market

Ravenswood, Chicago 6 Dec 2025

Dorothy's First Annual NUTCRACKER BALL

Dorothy 5 Dec 2025

Blind Guardian, Ensiferum, Seven Kingdoms in Chicago

The Vic Theatre 2 Dec 2025

Cumbia Cathedral III

201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607 6 Dec 2025

Sparkle & Spirits: Holiday Soirée

Chicago, IL 4 Dec 2025

Calum Scott in Chicago

Riviera Theatre 2 May 2026

BDJS Presents Theodis Rogers Quartet

Little Black Pearl Art And Design Academy 8 Dec 2025

Once Upon a Symphony: The Ugly Duckling

220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604 6 Dec 2025

Piano Happy Hour

701 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611 5 Dec 2025

An Actor's Carol

UIC School of Theatre and Music 5 Dec 2025

VLTRA

646 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 6 Dec 2025

Sandy Film Festival

Blanc 13 Dec 2025