Metal shows in Chicago
Upcoming metal concerts across Chicagoland and NW Indiana. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Tomorrow · Wed, Oct 21 · 8 shows
Thu, Oct 22 · 4 shows
Fri, Oct 23 · 10 shows
Main Stage · St. Charles
Atheena (Limp Bizkit) · PIE (The Beastie Boys) · ??? (My Chemical Romance)
with
Indie rock · Pop punk
$15
Hairbangers Ball
Metal · Rock
Sat, Oct 24 · 12 shows
Main Stage · St. Charles
Rock 'n Ravioli · St. Charles
Open for Dinner and Live Entertainment with 88 Keys – Dueling Pianos
Classic rock · Glam metal
The Reckoning
Blackened death metal
Sun, Oct 25 · 6 shows
GENITORTURERS | NATHAN JAMES | BELLHEAD | BLACK SEASON WITCH
Industrial rock
Plini – An Unnameable Desire North American Tour
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Progressive metal · Progressive rock
Doors 6:00pm
Tue, Oct 27 · 2 shows
Wed, Oct 28 · 3 shows
Thu, Oct 29 · 1 show
Fri, Oct 30 · 9 shows
Theatre · Bridgeport
Beaver's Halloween '26: Snuffed · Daybreaker · Mano A Mano · Don't Front · New Found Power · Lavender
Post-hardcore · Thrash metal
$20
Music Joint · South Loop
Rock Club · South Loop
Main Stage · St. Charles
ANGEL: FAREWELL TOUR
Glam metal · Glam rock
Music Joint · South Loop
Sat, Oct 31 · 6 shows
HEAVY HALLOWEEN 2026 | DEAD TO FALL | VCTMS | EVERGREEN TERRACE | NEHEMIAH | HIVE | ORBITAL GATE | HELL IS REAL
Brutal death metal · Slam death metal
Hairbangers Ball
Metal · Rock
Sun, Nov 1 · 1 show
Mon, Nov 2 · 2 shows
Lower Level · Wicker Park
Tue, Nov 3 · 3 shows
Wed, Nov 4 · 2 shows
Rock Club · South Loop
Thu, Nov 5 · 3 shows
Fri, Nov 6 · 5 shows
Lower Level · Wicker Park
Sleep (18 and Over)
Metal
Music Joint · South Loop
Lithium
Industrial
Sat, Nov 7 · 13 shows
PSYCHOSTICK | TEXAS TOAST CHAINSAW MASSACRE | NEMESIS ENGINE | DIRT JAIL
Comedy rock · Hardcore
Hairbanger’s Ball
Metal · Rock
No Limits
Indie · Metal
Rock 'n Ravioli · St. Charles
Open for Dinner and Live Entertainment with 88 Keys – Dueling Pianos
Classic rock · Glam metal
Music Joint · South Loop
Kiss the Goat
Rock · Metal
Sun, Nov 8 · 3 shows
Mon, Nov 9 · 1 show
Tue, Nov 10 · 1 show
Wed, Nov 11 · 3 shows
Thu, Nov 12 · 4 shows
Fri, Nov 13 · 7 shows
big trash · Animal, Surrender! · Glass Clicks Tongue
Rap rock · Rapcore
Main Stage · St. Charles
FIREHOUSE · STEELHEART
Hard rock · Classic rock
Ayria · Sapphira Vee
Synth-pop · Electro-industrial
Sat, Nov 14 · 2 shows
ERock
Power metal
Sun, Nov 15 · 3 shows
Mon, Nov 16 · 1 show
Tue, Nov 17 · 1 show
Wed, Nov 18 · 3 shows
Thu, Nov 19 · 2 shows
Fri, Nov 20 · 8 shows
The Function Tour: Scarface, Too $hort, & Do or Die
Hip-hop · R&B
Music Joint · South Loop
Upstairs · Lakeview
feral, Bruno Baby
Old school death metal
Sat, Nov 21 · 8 shows
Nothing Personal
Melodic hardcore
Music Joint · South Loop
Rock 'n Ravioli · St. Charles
Open for Dinner and Live Entertainment with 88 Keys – Dueling Pianos
Classic rock · Glam metal
Sun, Nov 22 · 3 shows
Mon, Nov 23 · 1 show
Tue, Nov 24 · 4 shows
Wed, Nov 25 · 4 shows
Thu, Nov 26 · 1 show
Rock Club · South Loop
Fri, Nov 27 · 5 shows
Main Stage · St. Charles
BRET MICHAELS BLACK FRIDAY PARTY
Glam metal · Glam rock
DJ Pure
Trance · Hardcore
Sat, Nov 28 · 3 shows
Sun, Nov 29 · 1 show
TAKEN BY TIDES | EXECUTION DAY | DAKOTA | RAIN DIVISION
Metalcore · Post-hardcore
Mon, Nov 30 · 1 show
Tue, Dec 1 · 3 shows
Wed, Dec 2 · 1 show
Thu, Dec 3 · 2 shows
Ezcodylee
Alternative rock · Rap rock
Rock Club · South Loop
Fri, Dec 4 · 5 shows
Sat, Dec 5 · 4 shows
Bodysnatcher
Beatdown hardcore · Deathcore
AARON LEWIS AND THE STATELINERS: 2026 AMERICAN TOUR
Alternative rock · Outlaw country
Main Stage · St. Charles
Stephen Pearcy of RATT with John Corabi
Hard rock · Hair metal
Baby Jane
Hard rock · Sleaze rock
Sun, Dec 6 · 4 shows
Tue, Dec 8 · 1 show
Thu, Dec 10 · 2 shows
Sat, Dec 12 · 4 shows
Theater on the Lake Presents: Burning Red's 4th Annual Christmas Birth-TAY
Alternative metal · Groove metal
$29
In The End
Alternative rock
Sun, Dec 13 · 3 shows
Mon, Dec 14 · 1 show
Tue, Dec 15 · 1 show
Rock Club · South Loop
Wed, Dec 16 · 1 show
Main Stage · St. Charles
Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra
Hard rock · Alternative metal
Thu, Dec 17 · 1 show
Fri, Dec 18 · 4 shows
Sat, Dec 19 · 2 shows
Music Joint · South Loop
Sun, Dec 20 · 1 show
Main Stage · St. Charles
BLUE OYSTER CULT
Hard rock · Progressive rock