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Indie / Alt shows in Chicago
Upcoming indie and alternative concerts across Chicagoland and NW Indiana. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Today · Wednesday, July 22 · 8 shows
Tomorrow · Thursday, July 23 · 16 shows
DustBowlChampion | Computer Kill | Night Ritualz
Post-punk · Lo-Fi
Wide Orbit · The Tracies · For Each Loop · Mellow Honey
Rock · Indie / Alt
Kaylee Rose w/ Jami Belushi
Country · Pop · Singer-songwriter
Jack White (All Ages to Enter, 21 and Over to Drink)
Rock · Blues · Singer-songwriter
Live Music with Nathan Liberty
Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Friday, July 24 · 14 shows
COCOJOEY · Tommy Bravos · Rocco Desgres · Style 2000
Experimental · Expieremental · Played with i h8 it here
Live Music on the Chop'd Patio - Junkyard Groove
Indian · Alternative · Funk Rock
Rookie of the Year. The Goodnight Moon 20th anniversary tour
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20th anniversary tour, all ages
Doors 6:00pm
$17-$20
Cel Ray (Record Release) · Negative Scanner · Fruit Looops · Bric a Brac DJs
Rock · Indie / Alt · Electronic
$20
Junius
Post-rock · Progressive rock · Space rock
JACK WHITE LIVE 2026
Rock · Blues · Singer-songwriter
Sea Ghouls · Flowerbabe · Fantasma Negra · Scary Lady Sarah (DJ Set)
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21+ event presented by Sleeping Village.
$15 Adv + Fees
Saturday, July 25 · 21 shows
Bookclub presents: Conversation Piece Debut Album Release w/ Tennis Weather + Ouzo Bozo + Sabina
Electronic
Doors 5:00pm
$15
Luscia Jane · Argo and the Violet Queens · 4x4 Animal Style · Mistrophia
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Live Music on the Chop'd Patio - Grant Milliren Duo
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
LSD and the Search for God
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**\*\*\*SOLD OUT - 2nd Show Added on July 26th!\*\*\*** Riot Fest presents... LSD and The Search For God w/ spec
$46.18
RED ELVISES Return to FITZGERALDS!
Siberian Surf Rock with humorous lyrics and groovy danceability
$24-159
Saturday in the Lounge with music by Ryan Burns
Acoustic · Jazz · Piano
Audiotree Presents: Wild Child for Kids
Folk · Indie · Punk
Ibiza Summer Series
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Live Melodic House Music sets, specialty cocktails, photo opportunities, complimentary sampling activations
my salamander w/ Allison Phillips & Contorno @ Bobby's Eastside
Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo · Classical
No cover
Houndmouth with Rayland Baxter
Indie folk · Folk · Indie rock
Drivin N Cryin wsg Laid Back Country Picker
Southern Rock · Rock · Georgia
$30 General Admission, $35 General Admission (DOS)
Wicker Park Fest
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, July 25
Sunday, July 26 · 11 shows
MPShows.com presents: SUNDAY JULY 26TH UNWED SAILOR · PINK FROST · CALM COLLAPSE 630PM LOAD · CHECKS
Post-rock · Ambient · Indie
LSD and the Search for God
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Riot Fest presents... LSD and The Search For God w/ special guests Total Wife $40 ADV // $46 DOS - All Ticket prices
$46.18
Slightly Stoopid - presented by SMKFLWR & Rythm Cannabis
Reggae · Ska · Dub
Kickstand Productions Presents: Ovlov w/ Special Guests Cusp
Sporadic but impactful transmissions since 2009, early EPs established the band
$24.50 + Fees
CHIRP Night w/ Almost There But Not Really + Tunnel
CHIRP-curated local artists and independent radio support
No cover
Wicker Park Fest
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, July 26
Monday, July 27 · 8 shows
Bermuda Search Party
Alternative · Pop · Indie pop
Billie Marten
Indie pop · Folk · Indie
Umbra Ground Presents… Viridian Hollows
Main Bar Free Event, 21+. Event for Chicago's alt/goth community.
No cover
Kicking It Curbside - Midamerican Elevator (Duo)
Harmony-driven indie-rock blending folk influences with melody and space
Tuesday, July 28 · 10 shows
The Band CAMINO – Live Acoustic Set
FREE Happy Hour Pop-Up with exclusive live acoustic set, all ages welcome
No cover
Exit 122 · Versus Vitality · Paper Hotel · Kid Primitive
Cobra Lounge presents... Exit 122 Versus Vitality Paper Hotel Kid Primitive $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket pric
$15
Cruise Night Tuesday Live Music at Craft'd Plainfield - Junkyard Groove
Indian · Alternative · Funk Rock
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J-rock · Rock · Anime
Wednesday, July 29 · 9 shows
Official Lollapalooza Aftershow feat Bad Nerves
Punk rock · Punk · Garage Punk
Creature Comfort, Holy Joke, The Knockaround Band
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Sleeping Village and C3 Presents: Pearly Drops w/ RIP Swirl Official Lollapalooza Aftershow
Indie pop · Dream pop · Synthpop
Mike Borgia and Marleah Joann
Italian American singer-songwriter with 5 octave vocal range, blues and indie rock
Wet Leg - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Indie rock · Post-punk · Crank wave
Thursday, July 30 · 16 shows
Official Lollapalooza Aftershow feat High Vis
Post-punk · Crank wave · Punk rock
Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte: North American Tour 2026
Metalcore · Hard rock · Metal
SOLD OUT* Empty Bottle and c3 Present: Ecca Vandal · Scattrbrain - Lollapalooza Aftershow
Rock · Indie / Alt
Sold out
Lollapalooza
Day 1 of 4 · Thursday, July 30
Mother Mother - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow
Indie · Indie pop · Experimental
Julia Wolf Official Lollapalooza AfterShow
Indie pop · Alternative · Alternative rock
Yungblud - Official Lollapalooza Afershow
Indie rock · Rock · Indie
Zara Larsson - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Pop · Sweden · Indie
Friday, July 31 · 16 shows
Know Good - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow
Tickets starting at $16 + fees $1 from every Aftershow ticket will support arts education programs for Chicago youth, h
$27.53
Lollapalooza
Day 2 of 4 · Friday, July 31
After School Special
Live music, drinks, and good times
Forget Hannah
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Horsegirl - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Indie rock · Shoegaze · Noise pop
Loathe Official Lollapalooza AfterShow
Metalcore · Alternative metal · Progressive Metalcore
SOLD OUT* Haute & Freddy - Lollapalooza Aftershow with Valencia Grace
Synthpop · Alternative · Electroclash
Sold out
Spacey Jane - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Indie rock · Indie · Indie pop
ROYAL CODA | DWELLINGS | STRAWBERRY MILK CULT | AMARIONETTE
Post-hardcore · Swancore · Progressive rock
Saturday, August 1 · 11 shows
Live Music on the Chop'd Patio - Two Trick Pony
Indie / Alt · Pop
Official Lollapalooza Aftershow feat Los Retros
Psychedelic · Indie pop · Indie rock
Lollapalooza
Day 3 of 4 · Saturday, August 1
Destin Conrad Official Lollapalooza AfterShow
Rnb · Soul · Indie
Kevan Eftekhari
Piano performer with massive repertoire of popular classics and hits from all ages and genres
Sunday, August 2 · 9 shows
Stella Lefty
Indie music
Iron Years · Most Modern · In A Darkened Room · Bellhead · DJ Invicta
Post-punk · Darkwave
Devi McCallion · Bubblegum Octopus
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Black Dice Records presents... Devi McCallion w/ special guests Bubblegum Octopus $22.50 ADV // $26 DOS - All Ticket
$22.50
SOLD OUT* Empty Bottle and c3 Present: Water From Your Eyes · Anthony Fremont's Garden Solutions - Lollapalooza Aftershow
Indie rock · Experimental · New wave
Sold out
Sunday Funday Patio Party with Kevin Willison
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Lollapalooza
Day 4 of 4 · Sunday, August 2
Monday, August 3 · 6 shows
FREE MONDAY w/ This House is Creaking · Plush · Giant Pit of Glass
Soft rock · Alternative rock · Slowcore
No cover
Tuesday, August 4 · 6 shows
Stereomapping · Freckles · SCUF · Thinking About It
Indie / Alt · Pop · Jazz
Friendly Spotlight - Cheryl Lynn Tomblin
Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Magic City Hippies
Funk · Indie pop · Indie
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Day 8 of 11 · Tuesday, August 4
Wednesday, August 5 · 7 shows
petticoat · destruction.esk · existence decay · bruised ariolae · dog pussy
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Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
DJ Bloodshot Scott
Rock · Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo
Kristin Rose Kelly
Eclectic range from classic rock to current hits
Joe Rian & The A.M. Drinkers w/ Natalie Sprouse @ Robert's Westside
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
$15 General Admission, $20 Reserved Table
Thursday, August 6 · 4 shows
Triptides + Dark Canyon + La Croix Mystique
Tickets starting at $17 + fees Presented by Chop Shop. This is an 17+ event
$22.29
Noah Britton [Boston] with Girls on Film & Clam
**Noah Britton** is a Boston-based musician, comedian, and psychology professor whose baritone voice, droll humor, and c
$15
Bug Hunter + The Narcissist Cookbook (co-headline)
Alternative · Alternative Rock
Friday, August 7 · 11 shows
Slow Riser · Medical Miracle · Terriers
Cobra Lounge presents... Slow Riser: Record Release Show! w/ Medical Miracle and Terriers $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All T
$15
Gayun Cannon & GreenTTea & The Tempos
Soul · Alternative · Souk
Toadvine · Glass Beagle · Dogcatcher
Crust punk · Raw
Push Puppets
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Madeleine Kelson, Henry True
Country · Folk
CHICAGO NEW HORIZONS PRESENTS: Friends From School · Honk Shoo · Dan Vallejo · WIRE MOTHER
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Multi-band showcase: pop rock, alternative rock, pop rock, and post-punk
$15 ADV / $20 DOS
Northalsted Market Days
Day 1 of 3 · Friday, August 7
Savage Hands + Of Virtue
Post-hardcore · Metalcore · Alternative rock
12 STONES | ARTILLERY & STORM | FINDING GHOSTS | FROM THE START | PYRAMYD
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Alternative rock · Rock · Hard rock
Saturday, August 8 · 12 shows
Earlybirds Club - INDIE NIGHT
Indie / Alt
One Night Live presents Frail Talk + Oyeme
Formed in the foothills of Northern Colorado, Al Woodchek and Cor Wright of Frail Talk are creating a blooming universe
$15
Parachute Day · In Angles · Sunny Mondays · When We Was Kids
Rock · Math rock · Punk
Phillip-Michael Scales
Soul · Folk · Americana
John Doe & Exene Cervenka See How We Are : An Acoustic Duo Performance
Metalcore · Hardcore · Deathcore
Sunday, August 9 · 3 shows
An Evening With Band Of Horses
Indie · Indie rock · Alternative
GOODBYE JUNE | MADAME GUN
Blues rock · Hard rock · Rock
