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Chicago Live Events, Concerts, Festivals, & Nightlife
Discover the best things to do in Chicago today, from live music and concerts to festivals and nightlife. Stay updated on all the exciting events happening near you in the city.
the tempest & the sea hawk
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1 PM
tgif: friday afternoon show tunes
Sidetrack
4 PM
heyday happy hour – music by eric quigley
Hey Nonny Live Music + Local Kitchen
4 PM
hard country honky tonk with the hoyle brothers
The Empty Bottle
5 PM
fitzgeralds sidebar presents: a charlie brown christmas happy hour in sidebar! ft. the chris white trio
FitzGerald's
5 PM
machine girl
House of Blues Chicago
6 PM / $30
1st set with clark sommers
Andy's Jazz Club & Restaurant
6 PM
two-piece | magma | premeditated | come correct | iced out
The WC Social Club
6 PM
hillbilly casino, rumours, and iris marlowe
Cobra Lounge
7 PM
brother ali with ant, and special guest dee-1
Bottom Lounge
7 PM
the pietasters
Reggies Chicago
7 PM / $20
hillbilly casino and rumours
Cobra Lounge
7 PM
the rumours / hillbilly casino / iris marlowe
Cobra Lounge
7 PM / $22.25
oso oso
2424 North Lincoln Avenue
7 PM
twisted xmas with bush
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
7 PM
thaddeus tukes presents vybekat & friends
The Promontory
7 PM
the rumours / hillbilly casino
Cobra Lounge
7 PM / $19.75
the nutcracker
Al Larson Prairie Center For the Arts
7 PM
the redmonds holiday show
FitzGerald's
7 PM / $20
motoblot presents... the rumours / hillbilly casino
Cobra Lounge
7 PM
the pietasters, special guests, dj chuck wren (jump up records)
Reggies Chicago
7 PM
lil ed & the blues imperials/vino louden blues band
Kingston Mines
7 PM
trap karaoke
The Salt Shed
7 PM
big trouble/the residency
Montrose Saloon
7 PM
blue man group
Briar Street Theatre
7 PM
mxpx
Metro by T-Mobile
7 PM
qrock and auris presents blink 312, love sux, basket case chicago, and more!
Forge Pub
7 PM
elf in concert
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7 PM
sebastian maniscalco: it ain't right tour
Peoria Civic Center
7 PM
gozortenplat (frank zappa tribute ft. ray white)
Reggies Chicago
7 PM / $20
songs of good cheer
Old Town School of Folk Music - Lincoln Square
7 PM
akthesavior
Schubas Tavern
7 PM
b!tch bingo!
Cafe Mustache
7 PM
champions
Beat Kitchen
7 PM
the redmonds holiday show
FitzGerald's
7 PM / $20
jam presents the dead south, the reverend peyton's big damn band
The Riviera Theatre
7 PM
jam presents countess luann
Park West
7 PM
the cyberiam with pino farina
Durty Nellie's Gastropub & Concert Hub
7 PM
sofar sounds - the loop
Lovesac
7 PM
chicago christmas in the key of motown
City Winery
7 PM
si dios quiere
Subterranean
8 PM
neal francis with smushie presented by 93xrt
Thalia Hall
8 PM / $35
leo kottke
Evanston SPACE
8 PM / $30
the pietasters
Reggies Chicago
8 PM / $20
donny mccaslin quartet
The Green Mill
8 PM
jennifer hudson's the gift of love: an intimate live experience
The Chicago Theatre
8 PM
go punk yourself
Joe's on Weed St.
8 PM
andrew bird
Fourth Presbyterian Church
8 PM
presented by 93xrt neal francis with smushie
Thalia Hall
8 PM
one christmas night in memphis – tributes to elvis presley, carl perkins, jerry lee lewis, and johnny cash
Des Plaines Theatre
8 PM
josh ritter
Cahn Auditorium
8 PM
the nerval and cutest nuisance
The Cubby Bear Chicago
8 PM
audiotree presents: akthesavior
Schubas Tavern
8 PM
jopeco with pat potts, alex and bleu
UncommonGround - Lakeview
8 PM
midwestern dirt / b.lake / big chemical / chorin
Burlington Bar
8 PM
duke tumatoe
Buddy Guy's Legends
8 PM
cleat series: bakantez, kari watson, panty
Elastic Arts
8 PM
jingle bell rock with wanda & kevan
Tack Room
8 PM
audiotree presents: oso oso, flycatcher, riley!
2424 North Lincoln Avenue
8 PM
tenmonthsummer, any two words, antillion, slap bunt
Kitchen 17
8 PM
2nd set with clark sommers
Andy's Jazz Club & Restaurant
8 PM
friday night in the sidebar w/ the nobodies and special guest phil angotti
FitzGerald's
8 PM
anthony bruno: a christmas spectacular w/ esso funk
The Hideout
8 PM / $15
anthony bruno: a christmas spectacular w/ ésso
The Hideout
8 PM
anthony bruno christmas spectacular w/ ésso
The Hideout
8 PM / $15
modern day romeos
Joe's Live
8 PM
dj soup time
Schubas Tavern
9 PM
wigs – a queer dance party
Sleeping Village
9 PM
anything goes: hip hop, r&b and more
The Promontory
9 PM
dan deacon
Chop Shop
9 PM
12th annual mobetta holiday jam!, feat. maurice 'mobetta' brown (trumpet)
Martyrs'
9 PM
carolyn boudreau, prerex, surf cycle, + clarence
Gallery Cabaret
9 PM
miles minor
Honky Tonk BBQ / The Tonk
9 PM
john primer blues band w/ demetria taylor
Blue Chicago
9 PM
dj john simmons
The Whistler
9 PM
the messengers
Bub City
9 PM
miss. ma’amshe & neutral gena: mall drag
Cole's Bar
9 PM / $15
nightcap music series with music by: chris kremer
Hey Nonny Live Music + Local Kitchen
9 PM
shiba san & cid
Concord Music Hall
10 PM / $24
ilario alicante
PRYSM Chicago
10 PM
spfdj * brenda * dunes of dawn
Smartbar
10 PM
prospa
Spybar
10 PM
dj boathouse
aliveOne
10 PM
rezn (performing solace) / lume / wretched blessing
The Empty Bottle
10 PM
auris presents shiba san & cid, all u need
Outset
10 PM
gordo
Radius Chicago
10 PM
danny avila
Sound Bar
10 PM
zenker brothers
Smoke & Mirrors
10 PM
sixes & sevens
Bub City
10 PM
stardust with stacy mcmichael
Untitled Supper Club
10 PM
melody angel
Rosa's Lounge
11 PM