Concerts in Chicago in October 2026

Rap

Arcángel - La 8va Maravilla World Tour

Rosemont Theatre

Arcángel's La 8va Maravilla World Tour stop at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont: a rap concert by the American singer, who works in reggaeton, Latin trap and Latin R&B.

World music

Grupo Niche y Adolescentes Orquesta

Rosemont Theatre

A world music evening at the Rosemont Theatre, with Grupo Niche and Adolescentes Orquesta on the bill. Grupo Niche is a salsa band with a catalog that began in 1979.

Electronic

The Living Tombstone - The Multiplayer Tour

Aragon Ballroom

The Living Tombstone brings their electronic rock sound to Chicago with The Multiplayer Tour, featuring support acts GameboyJones and SugarVision.

Pop, rock & indie

The Tallest Man On Earth with Gwenifer Raymond

Thalia Hall

The Tallest Man on Earth and Gwenifer Raymond perform a live concert at Thalia Hall in Chicago.

Pop, rock & indie

The Dresden Dolls

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)

The American music group The Dresden Dolls perform in Chicago, bringing their distinct piano rock and dark cabaret style to the stage.

Electronic

Esteman & Daniela Spalla — Amorio USA Tour

House of Blues Chicago

Esteman and Daniela Spalla bring the Amorio USA Tour to House of Blues Chicago, a joint electronic music concert by the Colombian singer Esteman and the Argentine singer Daniela Spalla. The evening pairs two Latin…

Rap

Gods of Chaos Halloween

Aragon Ballroom

A rap show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, titled Gods of Chaos Halloween, with a bill that runs from Brooklyn hardcore rap to Memphis hip-hop fused with rock and funk.

Pop, rock & indie

Geese - Getting Killed Again Tour

The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)

A Chicago concert at The Salt Shed Indoors with Geese, the Brooklyn indie rock band, and the bill's support acts, Easy Star All-Stars and Gwenifer Raymond.

Pop, rock & indie

Forbidden

Reggies Rock Club

A Chicago bill at Reggies Rock Club pairing Forbidden, Heathen and Void, three American bands from the thrash metal and hardcore punk scenes. Each act is listed below with its origins and key releases.

Electronic

BOOTS HALLOWEEN - COBRAH, BREE RUNWAY, Pixel Grip, deBasement + MORE

Radius

Cobrah, Bree Runway, Pixel Grip, deBasement, Shaun J. Wright, Ariel Zetina, and Miss Twink USA perform at Radius for Boots Halloween.

Electronic

ON THE HHAUNT HALLOWEEN 360°: hhunter + Flash Gea + Junkie Kid

Concord Music Hall

An electronic music night at Concord Music Hall in Chicago, themed around Halloween and featuring hhunter, Flash Gea, Junkie Kid and Prosperity Room.

Electronic

Full Circle vol 16 with Mazi, Cano Cruz & Anthony Cruz

Schubas

An electronic music night in Chicago, Full Circle, volume 16, bringing together Mazi, Anthony Cruz and Cano Cruz at Schubas, a venue for concerts and shows.

Festivals

Sanctum Dark Music Festival

Thalia Hall

A dark music festival at Thalia Hall in Chicago, bringing together Zanias, Crash Course In Science and Kontravoid, a Canadian musician working in darkwave and electronic body music.

Electronic

Alchemy of the Arts Halloween

1249 W Randolph st Chicago

A Halloween edition of Alchemy of the Arts, an electronic night in its third year, staged in a West Loop warehouse on West Randolph Street with DJ sets from Jørd, DJ Chus and Dabura b2b Inphinity.

Electronic

ALCHEMY RITUALS Halloween JØRD x CHUS Chicago

WEST LOOP WAREHOUSE · address after booking

A Halloween electronic night in Chicago, billed as ALCHEMY RITUALS with JØRD and DJ Chus, with sets by Dabura, INPHINITY, Miguel Ante and Jeilah on the same bill.

Soul, R&B, reggae

Dumpstaphunk

Garcia's Chicago

Dumpstaphunk is a New Orleans funk band whose music combines R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae. This Chicago concert brings the group to Garcia's Chicago.

Pop, rock & indie

Periphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour

Ramova Theatre

Periphery's A Pale White Dot US Tour brings the band to the Ramova Theatre in Chicago, with Ne Obliviscaris, Greyhaven and Ando San on the bill.

Pop, rock & indie

Lilyisthatyou

Bottom Lounge

Lilyisthatyou is a pop, rock and indie act performing in Chicago at Bottom Lounge, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Rap

Akeem Ali - The Texture Tour

House of Blues Chicago

A rap concert in Chicago by Akeem Ali, the American rapper, singer and songwriter active in hip-hop since 2017, presented on The Texture Tour at House of Blues Chicago.

Film concerts

Don Lemon

The Chicago Theatre

A film concerts and scores evening at The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, with Don Lemon and D.L. Hughley named on the bill. The venue hosts concerts and shows throughout the year.

Electronic

Hell House • Day 1

Chicago · address after booking

An electronic music event in Chicago titled Hell House, bringing together six acts: DJ Plant Texture, Veri Peri, NANGOBI, dirtymoney, quade and xtelma.

Electronic

Kerrie, CCTV, Shanti

Podlasie Club

A three-artist electronic music evening at Podlasie Club in Chicago, featuring Kerrie, CCTV and Shanti, with each act credited separately on the bill.

Blues, country & folk

Free Blues Friday featuring Fernando Jones & His Band w/ The KNOTT US Band

Epiphany Center for the Arts - Café Bar

A blues, country and folk evening at the Café Bar of the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago, featuring Fernando Jones & His Band with The KNOTT US Band as part of the Free Blues Friday series.

Jazz

Golden Hour Featuring An Evening of Jazz with Brian Citro

Epiphany Center for the Arts - Café Bar

Golden Hour, presented as An Evening of Jazz with Brian Citro, is a jazz concert with Brian Citro as the artist credited on the bill. It takes place at the Café Bar of Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago.

Blues, country & folk

Nicholas Alexander Blues Band/Joanna Connor Blues Band

Kingston Mines - Chicago Blues Center

A blues double bill pairing the Nicholas Alexander Blues Band with the Joanna Connor Blues Band, presented at Kingston Mines in Chicago. The bill sits within blues, country and folk.

Candlelight

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Classical Compositions

Bohemian National Cemetery

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

Film concerts

ChiTown Drive-In Presents

ChiTown Movies

A film concert series at ChiTown Movies in Chicago, built around the music of Sinners, Obsession, Michael and Hocus Pocus. Each title is presented as its own program within the series.

Hard rock & metal

“I h8 it here’s” annual Halloween party

Epiphany Center for the Arts - Epiphany Hall

A Halloween party called “I h8 it here’s,” built around hard rock and metal, taking place at Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago.

Pop, rock & indie

Vortis / Phet Mak / Spaceracer

Cobra Lounge

A Chicago concert bill pairing the pop, rock and indie acts Vortis, Phet Mak and Spaceracer at Cobra Lounge, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Pop, rock & indie

Infinite 80s: Play The Cure

Space

A tribute evening devoted to the music of The Cure, the English rock band, presented at Space in Evanston. Infinite 80s is a tribute act, not the original group.

Pop, rock & indie

Spocket // Hannah Laine // Fat Fingers

Lemon

A Chicago bill of pop, rock and indie acts at Lemon, with Spocket, Hannah Laine and Fat Fingers sharing one evening on the same program.

Pop, rock & indie

Dammit!, Sour Milk, The Human Trials

Bottom Lounge

A Chicago concert bringing together three acts, Dammit!, Sour Milk and The Human Trials, whose music falls within pop, rock and indie. Bottom Lounge is the venue.

Pop, rock & indie

DIIV ZIRP! Album Listening

Parachute HiFi

DIIV is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, and this Chicago evening is an album listening for its record ZIRP! at Parachute HiFi, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city.

Jazz

Jazz & Comedy Night: Anais Chance & Timothy Felton

The CheckOut

A jazz and comedy evening at The CheckOut in Chicago, featuring Anais Chance and Timothy Felton, with jazz and comedy combined on one bill.

Soul, R&B, reggae

A Night with Xscape

The Chicago Theatre

A Night with Xscape is an R&B concert at The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, headlined by the vocal group Xscape and joined by Plies, Pleasure P, Case and Ann Marie.

Pop, rock & indie

Alice In Chains Dirt

Reggies Music Joint

A Chicago tribute act named after Alice in Chains' 1992 album Dirt, performing at Reggies Music Joint. It is not the original Seattle band.

Blues, country & folk

Iris Marlowe

Carol's Pub

A Chicago concert by Iris Marlowe, an artist working in blues, country and folk, at Carol's Pub, a local venue for concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Rock & Rye

Garcia's Chicago

A pop, rock and indie concert at Garcia's Chicago, with Rock & Rye and Rye sharing the bill. The evening takes place in Chicago at a venue that hosts concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Slomosa, Blood Vulture

Reggies Rock Club

Concert at Reggies Rock Club — tickets on TicketWeb.

Pop, rock & indie

ZooFunkYou + San Leandro + Eve Casino

Chop Shop

A Chicago evening with Zoofunkyou, San Leandro and Eve Casino at Chop Shop, a concert venue in the city, with music in the pop, rock and indie genre.

Jazz

Dead Sullivan’s Retro Rock

Fitzgeralds Nightclub

A jazz act presented as Dead Sullivan's Retro Rock, performing at Fitzgeralds Nightclub in Berwyn, a Chicago suburb on the western edge of the city.

Electronic

Flamingosis w/ Pure Colors

Sleeping Village

An electronic concert in Chicago pairing Flamingosis with Pure Colors, presented at Sleeping Village, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Electronic

Nsw

Bourbon On Division

Nsw is an electronic music concert in Chicago, with Silent Hype as the featured act. The night takes place at Bourbon On Division, a Chicago venue for concerts and shows.

Pop, rock & indie

Paul Bielatowicz's Nosferatu Live

Reggies Bananna's Shack

Paul Bielatowicz's Nosferatu, a pop, rock and indie act, performs live at Reggies Bananna's Shack in Chicago under the title Paul Bielatowicz's Nosferatu Live.

Electronic

Research & Development

The California Clipper

An electronic music bill titled Research & Development, with five acts performing at The California Clipper in Chicago. The lineup is Zona Cinco, Shanti, JS Alvarez, Buzzi and Duck Trash.

Electronic

Strapped — Butch Box

Podlasie Club

An electronic concert in Chicago at Podlasie Club, presenting Strapped and Butch Box together as a joint program under one title.

Electronic

Goods Thursdays: DJ Dagwood / UrWifeIsBunny / John Manton

Swig

An electronic night at Swig in Chicago, bringing together DJ Dagwood, UrWifeIsBunny, John Manton and Duke Shin under the title Goods Thursdays.

Electronic

Empty Promises

Hideaway

Chicago’s new Thursday night energy. “Empty Promises” brings a curated house music experience to Hideaway featuring Chicagos top DJ's. Hosted by George Rizzio with music curated by Umberto.

Other

Old Fashioned Friday: Richard P. Bennett

Judson & Moore Distillery

Old Fashioned Friday with Richard P. Bennett, a live music evening at Judson & Moore Distillery in Chicago, presented under the Old Fashioned Friday title.

Electronic

Dom Dolla

Navy Pier

Dom Dolla is an Australian DJ and producer making electronic dance music, with a show at Navy Pier in Illinois. The evening suits listeners who follow house and tech house.