Naperville
Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, opened in 2008 on the campus of North Central College, anchors the formal end of the scene with a "shoebox"-shaped, 617-seat room engineered for exceptional acoustics. It has hosted classical performers including Yo-Yo Ma, jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Ramsey Lewis, and contemporary acts like Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and serves as the west suburban home of the Chicago Sinfonietta and the DuPage Symphony Orchestra. Downtown's bar-and-club circuit runs a different tempo. Frankie's Blue Room on Chicago Avenue is the downtown area's premier live music club, with a stage for rotating blues, jazz, rock, and funk acts, a full bar, and a rooftop patio. Dance lessons run on the elevated floor, with swing and salsa on regular weekly nights. Quigley's Irish Pub books live music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 p.m., and hosts traditional Irish sessions on the first and third Wednesdays. Potter's Place (with its Two-Nine Martini Lounge) runs live music Thursday through Sunday. Sullivan's Steakhouse adds live music on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lennon's features DJ sets Thursday through Saturday on the first floor and live bands in its second-floor lounge on select Fridays and Saturdays. The result is a walkable downtown strip where several rooms run original and cover acts on the same nights, supplemented by craft-brewery and wine-bar stages at venues like Solemn Oath Brewery, Go Brewing, and SixtyFour Wine Bar & Kitchen.
Venues14
- CityGate Grille2020 Calamos Ct, Naperville
- Draft Picks Sports Bar523 Fairway Dr, Naperville
- Empire Burgers & Brew48 W Chicago Ave, Naperville
- Frankie's Blue Room16 Chicago Ave, Naperville
- Go Brewing1665 Quincy Ave #155, Naperville
- Lennon's16 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
- Naperville Community Concert Center55 Concert Lane, Naperville
- Noon Whistle Brewing (Naperville)1748 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
- Potter's Place and Two-Nine Martini Lounge29 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
- Quigley's Irish Pub43 E Jefferson Ave
- SixtyFour - Wine Bar & Kitchen123 Water St #105a, Naperville
- Solemn Oath Brewery1661 Quincy Ave #179, Naperville
- Sullivan's Steakhouse244 S Main St, Naperville
- Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville
Upcoming shows30
Tomorrow · Wednesday, September 2 · 1 show
Thursday, September 3 · 3 shows
Friday, September 4 · 10 shows
Saturday, September 5 · 1 show
Red Delicious
Rock · Indie · Alternative
Thursday, September 10 · 2 shows
Thomas Ian Nicholas Live at Lennons
Intimate acoustic night with songs, stories, '90s and 2000s nostalgia
Friday, September 11 · 3 shows
Saturday, September 12 · 1 show
Wednesday, September 16 · 1 show
Thursday, September 17 · 1 show
Friday, September 18 · 2 shows
My 80's Band
80's cover band
Saturday, September 19 · 1 show
Sunday, September 20 · 1 show
Thursday, September 24 · 1 show
Grant Milliren
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Friday, September 25 · 1 show
Saturday, September 26 · 1 show
Hardwire
Industrial metal · Digital hardcore · Industrial hardcore