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Near West Side

The Near West Side's live-music footprint is defined entirely by large-arena shows. United Center, which opened in 1994, is Chicago's largest indoor arena and serves as home to the Bulls and Blackhawks while hosting major touring concerts year-round. With a capacity of around 23,000 for music shows, it has welcomed acts like Drake, Katy Perry, and Peso Pluma, and Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, and Kanye West. Upcoming dates for 2026-2027 alone number 43 concerts. A few blocks away, Credit Union 1 Arena sits on the northwestern corner of the University of Illinois at Chicago's East campus and holds up to 10,000. It books hip-hop, rock, and contemporary acts across genres, with past headliners including The Cure, Sam Smith, Tame Impala, Zedd, Tyler the Creator, and A$AP Rocky. There are no small clubs or bars with live music in this pocket of the city; the neighborhood's music life runs entirely on the arena-show calendar.

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Upcoming shows31

Saturday, September 5 · 1 show

Thursday, September 10 · 1 show

Friday, September 11 · 1 show

Saturday, September 12 · 1 show

Friday, September 18 · 1 show

Saturday, September 19 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 22 · 1 show

Friday, September 25 · 1 show

Tuesday, September 29 · 1 show

Wednesday, September 30 · 1 show

Friday, October 2 · 1 show

Saturday, October 3 · 1 show

Monday, October 5 · 1 show

Thursday, October 8 · 1 show

Sunday, October 11 · 1 show

Monday, October 12 · 1 show

Wednesday, October 14 · 1 show

Friday, October 16 · 1 show

Monday, October 19 · 1 show

Saturday, October 31 · 1 show

Sunday, November 1 · 1 show

Wednesday, November 4 · 1 show

Thursday, November 5 · 1 show

Saturday, November 7 · 1 show

Monday, November 9 · 1 show

Wednesday, November 18 · 1 show

Tuesday, November 24 · 1 show

Wednesday, November 25 · 1 show

Thursday, February 11 · 1 show

Friday, February 12 · 1 show

Tuesday, March 23 · 1 show

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