Des Plaines

Des Plaines Theatre is a roughly 900-capacity concert hall that anchors the suburb's live-music calendar. It books a wide range of genres, with past performers including Everclear, Sebastian Bach, and Judy Collins, and current bookings including Steel Panther and Get The Led Out. Inside the building, a second-floor Speakeasy offers jazz, blues, and indie nights in a more intimate setting, with no cover charge for many of its shows. The Event Center at Rivers Casino Des Plaines also runs a regular concert calendar, adding a casino-floor live-music option to the suburb's mix. Miner Street Tavern, at 1492 Miner St., is a neighborhood bar that doubles as an intimate live-event hub, with a rotating calendar leaning toward local acoustic artists, blues and rock trios, open mics, and stand-up comedy. It bills itself as the only bar in downtown Des Plaines. The Des Plaines Park District adds outdoor options through its summer Live at the Lake Concert Series, which runs June through August with free shows spanning rock, country, pop, jazz, and tribute acts.

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Des Plaines Theatre1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
Miner Street Tavern1492 Miner St, Des Plaines
The Event Center at Rivers Casino Des Plaines3000 S River Rd, Des Plaines
Uncork, Unwind1440 Miner St, Des Plaines

Des Plaines

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Upcoming shows71

Tomorrow · Wednesday, September 2 · 1 show

LIVE JAZZ WITH ANGEL SPICCIA and the BOURBON 'N BRASS TRIO

Thursday, September 3 · 2 shows

BLUES FEST!!! GUITARIST TAJ FARRANT with SPECIAL GUESTS DOWNTOWN CHARLIE BROWN, DONNA HERULA and MILES MINOR

LIVE BLUES with the DOWNTOWN CHARLIE BROWN DUO with DONNA HERULA and HARRY BENFORD

Friday, September 4 · 2 shows

LIVE JAZZ with MICHAEL ROSS BAND

Collective Soul

Saturday, September 5 · 2 shows

TEENAGE WASTELAND – TRIBUTE TO THE WHO

LIVE JAZZ WITH THE BOURBON 'N BRASS TRIO featuring Chicago's Very Own, HOLLY McGUIRE

Wednesday, September 9 · 1 show

THE SONGS & STYLES WITH LENNY CAPP

Thursday, September 10 · 1 show

LIVE BLUES SHOW WITH SEAN McKEE BLUES BAND

Friday, September 11 · 2 shows

LIVE & LET DIE – THE MUSIC OF PAUL MCCARTNEY FEATURING TONY KISHMAN

LIVE JAZZ with THE BOOTLEGGERS featuring LAURA LOPARDO on VOCALS

Saturday, September 12 · 1 show

LIVE JAZZ with DONNY DeMARCO & TUNE TOWN

Wednesday, September 16 · 1 show

LIVE JAZZ WITH THE BOURBON ‘N BRASS BRIAN PATTI PROHIBITION DANCE BAND

Thursday, September 17 · 1 show

BLUES SHOW WITH BRANDYE PHILLIPS

Friday, September 18 · 1 show

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: TRIBUTE TO FOREIGNER with SPECIAL GUEST ANTHEM’S GRAND ILLUSION: TRIBUTE TO STYX

Saturday, September 19 · 2 shows

JUSTIN HAYWARD – THE STORY IN YOUR EYES TOUR

LIVE JAZZ, BLUES, POP & REGGAE with the BOURBON ‘N BRASS TRIO featuring JUSTYNA BIALA

Sunday, September 20 · 1 show

ARE YOU READY FOR IT? A TAYLOR EXPERIENCE! DANCE FLOOR OPEN!

Wednesday, September 23 · 2 shows

“STARS FOR SARA” BENEFIT EVENT TO HONOR LATE SARA JANZ

LIVE JAZZ WITH NICK PONTARELLI & TRIO

Thursday, September 24 · 2 shows

LIVE BLUES SHOW WITH MILES MINOR “ROCKIN THE BLUES”

SWEET · PRESCOTT NILES’ THE KNACK

Friday, September 25 · 2 shows

AMERICAN POP SONGWRITER

LIVE BLUES SHOW WITH SEAN McKEE BLUES BAND

Saturday, September 26 · 1 show

MR. SPEED – THE WORLD’S BEST KISS TRIBUTE

Wednesday, September 30 · 2 shows

THE JERSEY GIRLS – AFTERNOON SHOW!

THE BOURBON ‘N BRASS TRIO with JAZZ SAXOPHONIST ERIC SCHNEIDER

Thursday, October 1 · 1 show

MICHAEL LIVES FOREVER: TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON FROM BRAZIL

Friday, October 2 · 1 show

STEVEN ADLER OF GUNS N’ ROSES · CLOSE ENEMIES featuring TOM HAMILTON OF AEROSMITH

Saturday, October 3 · 1 show

LOS LONELY BOYS with SPECIAL GUEST JAIK WILLIS

Sunday, October 4 · 1 show

BLUES GUITARIST TAB BENOIT with SPECIAL GUEST GHALIA VOLT

Wednesday, October 7 · 1 show

IKONS OF ROCK – THE BIGGEST 80s CLASSIC ROCK STARS!

Friday, October 9 · 1 show

W.A.S.P. – 1984 TO HEADLESS with SPECIAL GUEST KK’S PRIEST

Sunday, October 11 · 1 show

TONY DANZA – STANDARDS & STORIES

Wednesday, October 14 · 2 shows

LIVE JAZZ with the BOURBON ‘N BRASS TRIO featuring DAKOTA HORVATH

POSTPONED – GIPSY KINGS

Thursday, October 15 · 1 show

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: LEDBETTER HEIGHTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Friday, October 16 · 1 show

TAYLOR DAYNE

Saturday, October 17 · 1 show

THE MUSICAL BOX proudly presents…AND THEN THERE WAS…PHIL

Sunday, October 18 · 1 show

“I AM HE SAID” – A CELEBRATION OF NEIL DIAMOND

Wednesday, October 21 · 1 show

LIVE LATIN JAZZ with the BOURBON ‘N BRASS TRIO featuring JOSE LUIS CONTRERAS

Friday, October 23 · 1 show

LIVE JAZZ, RAT PACK, 70s, 80s, MOTOWN & DANCE with CASEY MYLES & THE BOOTLEGGERS

Saturday, October 24 · 1 show

LIGHTS OUT: TRIBUTE TO UFO featuring ANDY PARKER

Sunday, October 25 · 2 shows