Concerts in Chicago in November 2026

Electronic

Tobiahs

Concord Music Hall

An electronic music concert by Tobiahs at Concord Music Hall in Chicago, with an overview of the genre and what a live electronic performance involves.

Electronic

Reflections: Afterparty w/ Purelink (DJ)

Three Top Lounge

Dance atmospherics for body + soul, featuring PURELINK (Peak Oil) til late in the evening. It's Age of Reflections'official William Basinski/Disintegration Loops afterparty ― an exploration of sound and community. ༄…

Electronic

Braydon Terzo

Prysm Nightclub

Braydon Terzo is an electronic music act, and this Chicago concert at Prysm Nightclub brings the project's sound to a club stage for listeners of the genre.

Rap

Cheap Heat Fest

Elastic Arts

A rap evening at Elastic Arts in Chicago, bringing together Hameedullah, Material and Thomas Xu on one bill. The night is a single program of live rap performances.

Blues, country & folk

Michael J. Miles & Jill Kaeding

Space

A live concert in Evanston featuring Michael J. Miles and Jill Kaeding, presented as a blues, country and folk program at Space, a venue that hosts concerts and shows.

Jazz

SUNDAY DAYDREAM: Celebrating the Grateful Dead

Fitzgeralds Nightclub

A jazz project playing the music of the Grateful Dead, presented at Fitzgeralds Nightclub in Berwyn. This is a tribute, not a performance by the Grateful Dead.

Pop, rock & indie

Rockin' for Heroes: A Veteran's Day Tribute Featuring 7th Heaven & Friends

Joe's Live Rosemont

A Veterans Day tribute concert, Rockin' for Heroes, featuring 7th Heaven & Friends at Joe's Live Rosemont in Rosemont. The evening combines pop, rock and indie music with a focus on honoring veterans.

Electronic

Lucid Dreams w/ Griffin Maxwell Brooks

Three Top Lounge

An electronic music concert in Chicago featuring Lucid Dreams and Griffin Maxwell Brooks, staged at Three Top Lounge, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Jazz

The Breaks

Garcia's Chicago

A jazz concert by The Breaks at Garcia's Chicago, a Chicago venue that hosts concerts and shows throughout the year. The evening brings the act's live jazz to the city.

Blues, country & folk

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Rico McFarland Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

Two blues acts, the Mike Wheeler Blues Band and the Rico McFarland Blues Band, share a bill at Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Tightwire / Canadian Rifle / Budget Cuts

Cobra Lounge

A record release party for Tightwire, a pop, rock and indie act, with Canadian Rifle and Budget Cuts on the bill at Cobra Lounge in Chicago.

Candlelight

Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi

Stan Mansion

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago.

Jazz

BIG BAND & BBQ: Chicago Skyliner's w/ Bill O'Connell

Fitzgeralds Nightclub

A jazz concert at Fitzgeralds Nightclub in Berwyn, billed as Big Band & BBQ, featuring the Chicago Skyliner's with pianist and composer Bill O'Connell.

Blues, country & folk

Her Only Light: Songs of Connie Converse

Epiphany Center for the Arts - The Sanctuary

Her Only Light: Songs of Connie Converse is a concert of material by the American singer-songwriter Connie Converse, performed by the act Her Only Light at Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago.

Pop, rock & indie

Jason Narducy Book Release: Talkhouse Podcast Live Taping with Lizz Winstead

Space

A live taping of the Talkhouse Podcast with comedy writer Lizz Winstead, held to mark the book release of bassist Jason Narducy, at Space in Evanston.

Electronic

BF2BF: all vinyl dance party w/ Curtis Feldner + Zander Raymond

Color Club

An all-vinyl electronic dance party in Chicago, with Curtis Feldner and Zander Raymond on the bill, held at Color Club. The night is built around records rather than digital files.

Rap

Alej

Epiphany Center for the Arts - Epiphany Hall

A concert by Alej at Epiphany Center for the Arts, a Chicago venue that hosts concerts and shows. The evening is a live music outing for audiences in the city.

World music

Pimpinela - Leyendas Tour

Rosemont Theatre

Pimpinela's Legends tour stops at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont. The Argentine sibling duo performs world music in Spanish, built around sung duets.

Soul, R&B, reggae

Discontent / Ethic / Another Enemy / Viscera Crown / Suffering / Absent Soul / Kartika 55

Cobra Lounge

A multi-act concert at Cobra Lounge in Chicago, presented by Empire Productions, with seven artists across R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae.

Other

Let’s Sing: The Good Things

The CheckOut

A concert titled Let's Sing: The Good Things, staged at The CheckOut, a Chicago venue that hosts concerts and shows.

Blues, country & folk

Lent / Widemouth / Holy Joke

Cubby Bear

A Chicago concert bill pairing Lent, Widemouth and Holy Joke at the Cubby Bear, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Pop, rock & indie

Gene

Bottom Lounge

Gene is a pop, rock and indie act performing at Bottom Lounge in Chicago. The concert brings the band's guitar-driven songs to a Chicago stage.

Electronic

Industry Night w/ DJ Soup Time

Sleeping Village

An electronic music night in Chicago, Industry Night with DJ Soup Time takes place at Sleeping Village, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Girl of Glass / Thus Spoke Zarathustra / xMERCYx

Cobra Lounge

A pop, rock and indie bill at Cobra Lounge in Chicago, presented by Empire Productions, with Girl of Glass, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and xMERCYx on the same program. Additional guests are still to be announced.

Classical

Spectrum Ensemble: Chicago Debut!

The CheckOut

A classical concert by Spectrum Ensemble at The CheckOut in Chicago, presented as the group's Chicago debut. It suits listeners who follow classical music and want to hear a new ensemble in person.

Other

A Good Year w/ Lipsticism

Sleeping Village

A Chicago concert bringing together A Good Year and Lipsticism at Sleeping Village, a Chicago venue that hosts concerts and shows. Both acts share one evening on the same bill.

Pop, rock & indie

Burnout Syndromes

Reggies Rock Club

A live concert by Burnout Syndromes, an act working across pop, rock and indie, presented in Chicago at Reggies Rock Club.

Pop, rock & indie

Ric // Will Mallard // Sound Psychologist

The Burlington

A pop, rock and indie bill at The Burlington in Chicago, featuring Ric, Will Mallard and Sound Psychologist as three separately credited acts.

Electronic

Shfft with Shmoo - Ilana Ariella - Wyser

Decibel

An electronic music night in Chicago bringing together Shmoo, Ilana Ariella and Wyser, presented under the title Shfft with Shmoo at Decibel, a venue for concerts and shows.

Electronic

Next Showcase Awards Show

Foundation Room at House of Blues Chicago

An electronic music awards show in Chicago that brings six acts to one bill, held at the Foundation Room at House of Blues Chicago.

World music

Salsa on a School Night

Epiphany Center for the Arts - Epiphany Hall

A world music concert built around salsa, presented at Epiphany Hall in the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago, a venue that hosts concerts and shows.

Jazz

Jazz in the Sidebar w/ Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio!

Fitzgeralds Sidebar

A jazz evening with the Aval Stanley Zaucha Organ Trio at Fitzgeralds Sidebar in Berwyn, a suburb west of Chicago, built around the Hammond organ and small-group jazz.

Soul, R&B, reggae

Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour

Aragon Ballroom

Victoria Monét's Frequency Of Love Tour brings the American singer and songwriter's contemporary R&B to the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, with a stylistic range that runs from soul to reggae.

Pop, rock & indie

TEARS OF SATURN & Special Guests

Cubby Bear

A concert by Tears of Saturn, a pop, rock and indie act, with special guests added to the bill, at the Cubby Bear in Chicago. The evening is a shared bill built around the headlining project.

Jazz

Andrea in Paris — Andrea Brotslaw Tucci & Matt Mason

The CheckOut

A jazz concert by Andrea in Paris, featuring Andrea Brotslaw Tucci and Matt Mason, at The CheckOut, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Jazz

Dan Merlo Quartet BASEMENT SYMPHONY

Epiphany Center for the Arts - The Sanctuary

A jazz concert by the Dan Merlo Quartet, presented as BASEMENT SYMPHONY at The Sanctuary of the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago.

Blues, country & folk

Humbird w. Bad Posture Club

Space

Humbird with Bad Posture Club, a blues, country and folk bill at Space in Evanston, a venue for concerts and shows just north of Chicago. The evening pairs the two acts on one program.

Blues, country & folk

Jackie Greene

Garcia's Chicago

Jackie Greene, a singer-songwriter working in blues, country and folk, performs at Garcia's Chicago, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Electronic

Motion

Bourbon On Division

Motion is an electronic music concert in Chicago that brings Toyacoyah and Current together on one bill. It is a live program built around two artists from the electronic field.

Pop, rock & indie

Ours

Bottom Lounge

A Chicago concert by Ours, the American alternative rock band formed in New Jersey in 1992 and led by Jimmy Gnecco. The show takes place at Bottom Lounge, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Blues, country & folk

Shallow Alcove Album Release

Color Club

A Chicago concert marking the album release of Shallow Alcove, an act working in blues, country and folk, held at Color Club, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Tennis Weather // Sun Roads // Paper Frames

The Burlington

21+ // 8pm doors

Pop, rock & indie

Devyn Crimson & The Frivolities w/ Tom Henry

Sleeping Village

A pop, rock and indie concert in Chicago featuring Devyn Crimson & The Frivolities, with Tom Henry, at Sleeping Village. The bill pairs the two names under one evening of live music.

Blues, country & folk

Mike Wheeler Blues Band/Nicholas Alexander Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

A blues bill in Chicago with the Mike Wheeler Blues Band and the Nicholas Alexander Blues Band at Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center, with music spanning blues, country and folk.

Pop, rock & indie

Strawberry Girls / Andrës

Cobra Lounge

A concert at Cobra Lounge in Chicago with Strawberry Girls and Andrés as the named performers, both working in the pop, rock and indie genre.

Pop, rock & indie

Giverupper / Thumbtax / Damon Groen / Stingray Central

Cubby Bear

A Chicago bill of four acts under the pop, rock and indie genre, with GIVERUPPER, THUMBTAX, DAMON GROEN and STINGRAY CENTRAL sharing one evening at the Cubby Bear.

Blues, country & folk

JAIK WILLIS one man band in THE SIDEBAR!

Fitzgeralds Sidebar

A solo show by Jaik Willis, presented as a one-man band at Fitzgeralds Sidebar in Berwyn, a suburb west of Chicago. The act works in blues, country and folk.

Blues, country & folk

Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour

The Chicago Theatre

Little Big Town, a country group from Nashville, performs at The Chicago Theatre on its For The Art Of It Tour, with Mae Estes also on the bill.

Pop, rock & indie

The Last Waltz Tribute

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center

A tribute to The Band, the rock group whose 1976 farewell concert inspired Martin Scorsese's film The Last Waltz. This pop, rock and indie evening takes place at the George Van Dusen Theatre in Skokie.

Blues, country & folk

Anthony Geraci Band ft. Oscar Wilson and Dave Specter

Space

An evening of blues, country and folk in Evanston, with the Anthony Geraci Band joined by Oscar Wilson and Dave Specter. The concert takes place at Space, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the suburb.