Oversight | There Go I | Alta Lune | Point Taken
Skate punk · Hardcore · Melodic hardcore
Punk / Emo shows in Chicago
Upcoming punk and emo concerts across Chicagoland and NW Indiana. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Today · Wednesday, July 22 · 4 shows
All American Throwbacks – Chicago Pop Punk & Emo Tribute Band
Emo and pop punk tribute band playing 90s through current hits
Tomorrow · Thursday, July 23 · 8 shows
DustBowlChampion | Computer Kill | Night Ritualz
Post-punk · Lo-Fi
Sound Test Thursday ft Mindset
Sound Test Thursday ft Mindset Free before 11pm w/ RSVP Powered by RYTHM Presented by NSW x Bourbon On Division. Thi
No cover
Friday, July 24 · 12 shows
COCOJOEY · Tommy Bravos · Rocco Desgres · Style 2000
Experimental · Expieremental · Played with i h8 it here
Dildox · The Children's Crusade · Dammit! · DJ Lazuli
Cobra Lounge presents... Dildox The Children's Crusade Dammit! DJ Lazuli $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices
$15
Rookie of the Year. The Goodnight Moon 20th anniversary tour
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20th anniversary tour, all ages
Doors 6:00pm
$17-$20
Loudernow Presented by White Claw
Your teenage bedroom playlist is finally getting the respect it deserves!
Giulio Brouzet
Rock · Jazz · Blues
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 · 13 shows
Resistance
Deathcore · Coldwave · Death metal
CRIMEWAVE: A GOTH, POST-PUNK & DARKWAVE PARTY
What The Dance presents CRIMEWAVE: A GOTH, POST-PUNK & DARKWAVE PARTY Chicago! Dive into the shadows and lose yourself
$18.18
Luscia Jane · Argo and the Violet Queens · 4x4 Animal Style · Mistrophia
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
True Story
Rock · Hardcore · Christian rock
Audiotree Presents: Wild Child for Kids
Folk · Indie · Punk
The Tall Boys Live
Psychobilly · Punk
my salamander w/ Allison Phillips & Contorno @ Bobby's Eastside
Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo · Classical
No cover
Rx Bandits - And The Battle Begun 20th Anniversary Tour with Catbite supporting
Ska · Ska punk · Progressive rock
No cover
Wicker Park Fest
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, July 25
Sunday, July 26 · 7 shows
MPShows.com presents: SUNDAY JULY 26TH UNWED SAILOR · PINK FROST · CALM COLLAPSE 630PM LOAD · CHECKS
Post-rock · Ambient · Indie
Kickstand Productions Presents: Ovlov w/ Special Guests Cusp
Sporadic but impactful transmissions since 2009, early EPs established the band
$24.50 + Fees
Wicker Park Fest
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, July 26
Monday, July 27 · 2 shows
Tuesday, July 28 · 2 shows
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
Wednesday, July 29 · 2 shows
Wet Leg - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Indie rock · Post-punk · Crank wave
Thursday, July 30 · 4 shows
Official Lollapalooza Aftershow feat High Vis
Post-punk · Crank wave · Punk rock
Dead & Buried · Full Shred Ahead · Life Sentence · Our Dying Whisper · Compound Fracture
Hardcore · Beatdown · Metallic hardcore
Lollapalooza
Day 1 of 4 · Thursday, July 30
Friday, July 31 · 10 shows
Foreign Hands, Church Tongue
Metalcore · Hardcore · Melodic metalcore
Lollapalooza
Day 2 of 4 · Friday, July 31
After School Special
Live music, drinks, and good times
Horsegirl - Official Lollapalooza Aftershow (18+)
Indie rock · Shoegaze · Noise pop
ROYAL CODA | DWELLINGS | STRAWBERRY MILK CULT | AMARIONETTE
Post-hardcore · Swancore · Progressive rock
Saturday, August 1 · 10 shows
Heet Deth · Orchid Club · The Swabs · Prime Angel Weather
Rock · Noise rock · Noise
Agitate · Majesty · See No Evil · Crashout · Pure Hatred · Copy
Empire Productions presents... Agitate Majesty See No Evil Crashout Pure Hatred Copy $20 - All Ticket prices
$15
The Huns: A late 60's Rock and Roll Cellar Band
Punk 77 · Garage Rock · Punk
Lollapalooza
Day 3 of 4 · Saturday, August 1
Claw Toe · Fjord Taurus · Downside Salesman · A Damn Gold Man
Garage Rock · Punk · Deathrock
Sunday, August 2 · 7 shows
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
Modern Day Saints
Rock · Pop · Punk / Emo
Lollapalooza
Day 4 of 4 · Sunday, August 2
NASCAR ALOE | JASIAH | REJECTEDREYNA
Trap Metal · Trap · Southern Hip Hop
Monday, August 3 · 1 show
Wednesday, August 5 · 2 shows
DJ Bloodshot Scott
Rock · Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo
Thursday, August 6 · 6 shows
Triptides + Dark Canyon + La Croix Mystique
Tickets starting at $17 + fees Presented by Chop Shop. This is an 17+ event
$22.29
Modern Day Saints
Rock · Pop · Punk / Emo
Bug Hunter + The Narcissist Cookbook (co-headline)
Alternative · Alternative Rock
Friday, August 7 · 8 shows
Toadvine · Glass Beagle · Dogcatcher
Crust punk · Raw
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 · 7 shows
Won't Stay Dead · SmackTalk · Mouse House
Cobra Lounge presents... Won't Stay Dead SmackTalk Mouse House $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of
$15
Parachute Day · In Angles · Sunny Mondays · When We Was Kids
Rock · Math rock · Punk
John Doe & Exene Cervenka See How We Are : An Acoustic Duo Performance
Metalcore · Hardcore · Deathcore
dadweed + Tank & the Beez
Portland-based acoustic trio reimagining bluegrass with jazz, folk, pop, and R&B elements.
Sunday, August 9 · 6 shows
Monday, August 10 · 2 shows
Tuesday, August 11 · 2 shows
Wednesday, August 12 · 2 shows
Thursday, August 13 · 4 shows
Yes Ma'am + Lightnin' Luke
Folk · Punk · Bluegrass
Little HEADbutt Presents: Hoverboard, French Inhaler (cassette release) and abolishvictory!
Hoverboard explores the sonic landscape of whatever path they end up following
$15 Adv + Fees
Friday, August 14 · 6 shows
MPShows.com presents: Bonnie Trash
Post-punk · Metal · Grunge
Pinkshift: Saccharine 5 Year Anniversary Tour
Riot Fest presents... Pinkshift: Saccharine 5 Year Anniversary Tour w/ special guests TBA $26 ADV // $33 DOS // $65
$26
Racetraitor record release
Metalcore · Straight Edge · Hardcore
emo night
Punk / Emo
Saturday, August 15 · 7 shows
Afterlife Music Fest: Story of The Year, Eve 6, Early November & More!
Post-hardcore · Alternative · Rock
Pipe Dream
Hardcore punk · Hardcore · Instrumental rock
Sunday, August 16 · 3 shows
Monday, August 17 · 1 show
Death Rattle · Augment · Absent Soul · Detonate · Dissipator
Empire Productions presents... Death Rattle Augment Absent Soul Detonate Dissipator $20 - All Ticket prices in
$20
Tuesday, August 18 · 2 shows
Edging & Destrends
Punk / Emo
Wednesday, August 19 · 6 shows
Thursday, August 20 · 6 shows
Komrads · [melter] · My New Sawblade · DJ Veganinblack
Ebm · Synthpop · 3
Touchdown Jesus, Jealous Lot, Background Character
Post-punk · Art rock · Math rock
Doors 7:30pm
$15.77
Guardrail/ The Rifleman/ Universal Public Fiend/ Bigger Than Mountains/Sweet Thorns
Diet Punk · Punk rock · Pop punk
Friday, August 21 · 11 shows
Iron Years · Bad Bloom · Daarling · Xonni
Post-punk · Darkwave
Chicago Irish Fest
Day 1 of 3 · Friday, August 21
Bad Time Records Tour 2026: Kill Lincoln · Jer
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Riot Fest presents... Bad Times Records 2026 Tour ft. Kill Lincoln Jer Bad Operation The Best of the Worst $40
$46.18
Destructo Disk, better living., No Good With Secrets, Broken Left Foot
Punk rock · Punk · Alternative rock
Doors 8:30pm
$15.77
CHICAGO NEW HORIZONS PRESENTS: Broken thorn
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Broken thorn with Moperyh, The Lawn Darts, Hung Jury
$15 ADV / $20 DOS
The Murder Junkies
Scum Punk · Punk rock
Saturday, August 22 · 5 shows
Frontega · Killmoves · Hang Your Hate · The Forty-Twos
Cobra Lounge presents... Frontega Killmoves Hang Your Hate The Forty-Twos $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices
$15
Fig Dish
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Riot Fest presents... Fig Dish w/ special guests TBA $25 ADV // $32 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and f
$25
Caitlin Edwards, Blind Adam and The Federal League, Lipstick Homicide
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Jazz · Soul / R&B / Funk · Classical
Doors 8:30pm
$15.77
Lurid · Baazlvaat · Beyond Deth · Second Wind
Black metal · Atmospheric black metal · Depressive black metal
The Impossibles
Ska · Punk · Ska punk
Sunday, August 23 · 3 shows
Wednesday, August 26 · 2 shows
Thursday, August 27 · 1 show
Imelda Marcos · Subtropolis · Pet Peeves · The Swabs
Rock · Piano · Guitar
Friday, August 28 · 4 shows
Edgewater Music Fest
Day 1 of 3 · Friday, August 28
Peter Hook & The Light – North American Tour 2026
Performing 'Get Ready' live in full plus Joy Division and New Order hits
Saturday, August 29 · 4 shows
Peter Hook & The Light (18 and Over) - Night 2
Performing 'Get Ready' live in full plus Joy Division and New Order hits
Skokie Backlot Bash
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, August 29
Sunday, August 30 · 1 show
Monday, August 31 · 2 shows
Tuesday, September 1 · 1 show
Wednesday, September 2 · 1 show
Thursday, September 3 · 2 shows
Little Stranger
Psychedelic · Reggae · Hip-Hop
Larry And His Flask
Bluegrass · Folk · Folk punk
Friday, September 4 · 2 shows
North Coast Music Festival
Day 1 of 3 · Friday, September 4
Taste of Polonia
Day 1 of 4 · Friday, September 4
Saturday, September 5 · 4 shows
Fragile Rock at Color Club!
Making their Chicago debut, **Fragile Rock** is the world’s only emo puppet band—a high-energy collective of seven perfo
$18.03
North Coast Music Festival
Day 2 of 3 · Saturday, September 5
Taste of Polonia
Day 2 of 4 · Saturday, September 5
Sunday, September 6 · 5 shows
The Wayouts
Punk · Alternative · Austin
Modern Day Saints
Rock · Pop · Punk / Emo
North Coast Music Festival
Day 3 of 3 · Sunday, September 6
Squeeze w/ Adam Ant
New wave · 80s · Pop
Taste of Polonia
Day 3 of 4 · Sunday, September 6