Indie / Alt shows in Chicago
Upcoming indie and alternative concerts across Chicagoland and NW Indiana. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Today · Saturday, September 5 · 13 shows
Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves , Chicano Mosh
Lo-fi · Indie pop · Bedroom pop
$32
Jonathan Hape
Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana · Classical
Death Lens
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Riot Fest presents... Death Lens w/ special guests Destiny Bond, Lollygagger, and East Moon $29 ADV // $33 DOS - All
$29
Strangersfilth
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Cobra Lounge presents... NVRMORE "Our Funeral" EP Release Show Demo Division Atheena Strangersfilth $15 ADV // $
$15
Redline Audio at Coom's Corner
Rock · Indie / Alt
ØRGANEK
Blues · Alternative rock
Red Delicious
Rock · Indie · Alternative
TWINSICK
Pop · Indie · Electropop
Taste of Polonia
Day 2 of 4 · Saturday, September 5
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6 · 12 shows
Blind Adam & the Federal League
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Cobra Lounge presents... All The Wine Ghost In The Willow Blind Adam & The Federal League Something Easy $15 ADV
$15
The Wayouts
Punk · Alternative · Veronica mars
North Coast Music Festival
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, September 6
Taste of Polonia
Day 3 of 4 · Sunday, September 6
The Alright Maybes
Band Set - CUBS GAME
SOFTSPOKEN | PIKES PEAK | SOLUNA | THE TERRARIUM PROJECT
Post-hardcore · Metalcore · Alternative metal
Monday, September 7 · 6 shows
ØRGANEK
Blues · Alternative rock
FREE MONDAY w/ Chaepter · Flesh Tape · MENSA
Indie rock · Midwest gothic
Violet Clare
Best of the Bitter Jester Music Festival - Singer/Songwriter from Michigan & Illinois
Free
Taste of Polonia
Day 4 of 4 · Monday, September 7
Tuesday, September 8 · 3 shows
Winefred RT
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Cobra Lounge presents... Winefred RT Frown Line Pebbles Inc $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of ta
$15
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine · Try A Dull Knife · Plastic Peach
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Doors 7:30pm
$16
Wednesday, September 9 · 1 show
Thursday, September 10 · 9 shows
overtonight
Gothangelz · Indie pop · Goat
The Warrens · Midnight Blue · Proxoxie
Cobra Lounge presents... The Warrens Midnight Blue Proxoxie $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of ta
$15
Club Flamingo
Dark Alternative
Elisa Carlson
Indie / Alt
Willard Wilcox
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Friday, September 11 · 11 shows
The Matches, Crooked Teeth
Pop punk · Alternative · Punk rock
Post Child · Reely Big Moose · Battery Eyes · Burned or Buried · Sweets
Cobra Lounge presents... Post Child Reely Big Moose Battery Eyes (MPLS) Burned or Buried Sweets $15 ADV // $17
$15
Forget Hannah
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Haley Klinkhammer
Folk · Indie · Great discovery
Saturday, September 12 · 10 shows
Lost Legion
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Cobra Lounge presents... Cruelster Lost Legion Navaja Consensus Madness $20 ADV // $24 DOS - All Ticket prices i
$20
Live Music at Craft'd Plainfield - Brian Weber
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Emma Harner
Audiotree Presents
Sunday, September 13 · 2 shows
Monday, September 14 · 2 shows
Bob Log III
Blues · Lo-fi · One man band
Tuesday, September 15 · 7 shows
Metro Presents… Avalon Emerson & the Charm
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Respected DJ creating interpretative electronic music
Doors 7:00pm
$23 Adv + Fees
Wednesday, September 16 · 6 shows
Thursday, September 17 · 15 shows
KAMELOT: DARK ASYLUM WORLD TOUR with SPECIAL GUESTS VISIONS OF ATLANTIS AND FROZEN CROWN
Rock · Indie / Alt · Metal
The Barbarians of California
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Riot Fest presents... The Barbarians of California w/ Squint & Armed for Apocalypse $33 ADV // $40 DOS - All Ticket
$38.15
DJ Bloodshot Scott
Rock · Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo
Summer Sounds on the Green - Burning Red
Alternative metal · Groove metal · Hard rock
Club Flamingo
Dark Alternative
Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney: The Flannel and The Fury 2026
Alternative · Singer-songwriter · Rock
Doors 5:00pm
Friday, September 18 · 14 shows
LAUNDRY DAY Presents: The Larger Than LIFE Tour
Tickets starting at $22.50 Presented by Chop Shop and Live Nation This is an 17+ event
Doors 7:00pm
$29.50
Riot Fest Late Night: Yard Act · The Armed
Riot Fest presents... Yard Act The Armed $42 ADV // $46.50 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What
$42
GREEN: ER Jurken + Henry True
Our September GREEN showcase is curated by **Sammy Tweedy,** featuring **ER Jurken** and **Henry True.** **ER Jurken’s*
Doors 7:30pm
$9.99
Live Music at Craft'd Plainfield - Junkyard Groove - Friday 9/18 from 7-10 PM
Alternative · Funk rock · Indian rock
After School Special
Rescheduled show
Ernie Hendrickson
Alternative country · Bluegrass
Riot Fest
Day 1 of 3 · Friday, September 18
The Brinstarr Experience
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Two-piece band with bright electric guitar, high-speed drums, indie rock sound
Saturday, September 19 · 14 shows
Arlo
With special guests XZEN Tickets starting at $20 + fees A rapidly growing electronic music producer and DJ with over 1
Doors 8:00pm
$26.22
Riot Fest Late Night: The Bouncing Souls · Human Issue
Riot Fest presents... The Bouncing Souls w/ special guests Human Issue $60 ADV // $66 DOS - All Ticket prices inclus
$60
The Bros. Landreth: Tumbling Wild Tour 2026 w/ special guest Madeleine Roger
JUNO Award-winning brothers with guitar-driven soulful roots music
$35-169
Old Town Oktoberfest
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, September 19
Riot Fest
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, September 19
Sunday, September 20 · 11 shows
Gable Price and Friends
Alternative · Indie rock · Christian rock
Fall into Folklore with Burning Red • Taylor Swift Tribute
Alternative metal · Groove metal · Hard rock
Doors 4:00pm
$13
BROWN HORSE plays FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR with special guest POOLISH
Norwich UK band with third album blending country rock and hot jazz
$24-56
Alejandro Escovedo with special guest Clem Snide
Singer-songwriter · Alt-country · Americana
Retro on Roscoe
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, September 20
Riot Fest
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, September 20
She & Him
Folk · Indie pop · Singer-songwriter
Monday, September 21 · 4 shows
FREE MONDAY w/ Hélène Barbier · National Photo Committee · Answering Machines
Indie pop · Indie rock · Neo-psychedelia
Spencer Thomas with Tyler Stock
Retro synths, vintage drum machines, and fuzzed-out guitars
Tuesday, September 22 · 6 shows
Wednesday, September 23 · 6 shows
Thursday, September 24 · 17 shows
Lila Forde & Anna Ash
Lila Forde isn’t trying to sound like anyone else. She’s too busy becoming herself. With a voice steeped in jazz, soul,
Doors 7:30pm
$18.03
Combichrist, Ludovico Technique, Dead Animal Assembly Plant (D.A.A.P.)
Industrial · Ebm · Dark electro
$20-90
Club Flamingo
Dark Alternative
Fox n' Vead
Alternative rock band blending grunge riffs with country and blues influences
Beth Orton with special guest Kenny Stahl
Folk · Singer-songwriter · Indie
Kristin Rose Kelly
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Grant Milliren
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Friday, September 25 · 16 shows
Arrows in Action · I Think We've Toured Here Before · Chicago, IL
Power pop · Alternative pop · Pop rock
$32
Live Music on the Chop'd Patio - Junkyard Groove
Alternative · Funk rock · Indian rock
Croz Boyce (Avey Tare and Geologist of Animal Collective) · BCMC
Psychedelic · Indie · Alternative
$33
Friday Night
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FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR Presents: Friday Night in SIDEBAR w/ NEPTUNE'S CORE Neptune's Core is an alternative indie rock band made up of two sets of sisters. The four created the bad-ass group out of Chica
Trophy Wife
Indie pop · Indie rock
Saturday, September 26 · 15 shows
Charlie Burg
Singer/Songwriter
Clark Street Live
Day 1 of 2 · Saturday, September 26
Oktoberfest Chicago
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, September 26
Ibiza Summer Series
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Live Melodic House Music sets, specialty cocktails, photo opportunities, complimentary sampling activations