Aurora

A suburb in the Chicago area

Aurora's live-music scene is anchored by two large downtown venues managed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority. RiverEdge Park is built around the John C. Dunham performance pavilion and, after recent renovations, holds up to 7,500 people along the Fox River. The outdoor amphitheater runs a yearly Downtown Alive concert series and hosts the annual Blues on the Fox festival. Recent bookings have included Cheap Trick, The Beach Boys, and Trombone Shorty. A few blocks away, the Art Deco-Venetian Paramount Theatre was originally a movie house before being renovated to accommodate stage productions and concerts. It draws an annual audience of roughly 350,000 patrons with programming spanning music, Broadway-caliber theatre, dance, and comedy. For smaller shows, The Venue Aurora is a nonprofit performance space run by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, with a flex-space listening room configurable for reserved tables or general admission. It books nationally recognized acts across blues, big band, rock, and world music, with regional and local artists frequently filling the opening slots. Aurora Tap House and Black Door Pub round out the bar-level options, and Two Brothers Roundhouse adds a brewery setting with occasional music.

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Upcoming shows46

Today · Saturday, July 18 · 4 shows

Tuesday, July 21 · 1 show

Friday, July 24 · 2 shows

Saturday, July 25 · 4 shows

Tuesday, July 28 · 2 shows

Thursday, July 30 · 1 show

Friday, July 31 · 4 shows

Saturday, August 1 · 2 shows

Tuesday, August 4 · 1 show

Friday, August 7 · 1 show

Saturday, August 8 · 2 shows

Sunday, August 9 · 1 show

Tuesday, August 11 · 1 show

Friday, August 14 · 1 show

Tuesday, August 18 · 1 show

Tuesday, August 25 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 1 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 8 · 1 show

Thursday, September 10 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 15 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 22 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 29 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 6 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 13 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 20 · 1 show

Tuesday, October 27 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 3 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 10 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 17 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 24 · 1 show

Tuesday, December 1 · 1 show

Tuesday, December 8 · 1 show

Tuesday, December 15 · 1 show

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