Rock shows in Chicago
Upcoming rock concerts across Chicagoland and NW Indiana. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Today · Saturday, September 5 · 36 shows
Old School DJ Dance Party with DJ Pete Martino
Rock · Pop · Electronic
Dad Rock Night – Creed, Nickelback, Shinedown
Alternative rock · Hard rock · Grunge
Second Hand News
Sounds of Summer Concert Series - Fleetwood Mac tribute
Open for Dinner and Live Entertainment with The Rhythm Rockets – Old School Jazz, Rhythm & Blues…that Swing!
Rockabilly · Rock and roll · Oldies
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
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
Doors 7:30pm
$18.03
Redline Audio at Coom's Corner
Rock · Indie / Alt
Hi Infidelity
Melodic rock
ØRGANEK
Blues · Alternative rock
YOU KNOW WHO
Rock and pop favorites from Chicago
SHINER plays FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
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Rock band with evolved melodic approach and heavy atmospheric elements
$30-190
Radio Gaga
Queen tribute
Jacquelyn Vale
Rock · Country · Jazz
Red Delicious
Rock · Indie · Alternative
Kaleen Dolan LIVE at Shirley's Piano Bar
Kaleen Dolan is a Chicago native with training in voice, piano, drums, bass, and theatre. She studied Music Therapy at the University of Kansas and spent some time residing in Kansas City before returning home to the Windy City. She enjoys performing a wide range of music including pop, rock, hip ho
Paulie & The Shakers (Duo)
Rock · Pop · Country
Taste of Polonia
Day 2 of 4 · Saturday, September 5
Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners
Rock · Folk / Americana · Blues
Pawnshop
Stoner rock · Psychedelic rock · Fuzz-rock
Saratogas
Classic Rock, yacht rock, soul hits
Tomorrow · Sunday, September 6 · 23 shows
Ryan Craig Band
Rock · Country
Deadfest
Rock
PIANO MEN: A Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute
Billy Joel & Elton John tribute, 65-minute live performance
The Rasmus, Saint Agnes, Death Valley Dreams
Alternative rock · Pop
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
Michał Wiśniewski
Musical pop · Pop rock · Polski pop
The RON LAZZERETTI BAND
THE RON LAZZERETTI BAND FREE SHOW! Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE ***PARKING*** There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving
THE MUSIC OF STYX - SUNDAY FUNDAY - PERFORMED BY ANTHEM'S GRAND ILLUSION
Tribute to Styx, note-for-note performance
$5
bullet tooth
ARC After Dark @ The Lab
Forever Deaf Presents: The Well & Moon Destroys w/ special guests Reivers & Satin Banshee
Stoner rock · Doom metal · Psychedelic rock
$20 Adv + Fees
Taste of Polonia
Day 3 of 4 · Sunday, September 6
The Alright Maybes
Band Set - CUBS GAME
Monday, September 7 · 13 shows
Danny Elfman
Soundtrack · Composer · Classical
28Days
Punk rock · Rapcore
Michał Wiśniewski
Musical pop · Pop rock · Polski pop
Slippery When Wet
Rock · Blues · Punk / Emo
ØRGANEK
Blues · Alternative rock
FREE MONDAY w/ Chaepter · Flesh Tape · MENSA
Indie rock · Midwest gothic
Labor Day
J-rock · Rock · Tokusatsu
Stan Karcz
Rock · Pop · Country
Labor Day
J-rock · Rock · Tokusatsu
Taste of Polonia
Day 4 of 4 · Monday, September 7
Tuesday, September 8 · 4 shows
Mouse Magazine Presents: Tragic Heroine · Try A Dull Knife · Plastic Peach
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Doors 7:30pm
$16
Kaleen Dolan
Rock · Pop · Jazz
Wednesday, September 9 · 6 shows
Bussy Kween Power Trip
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Cobra Lounge presents... Bussy Kween Power Trip Cava Daylongsigh $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive
$15
Kit Kat Club Cabaret with Molly Callinan
Cabaret performance
Madcats Rock Jam
Rock
Chris Heroldt LIVE at Shirley’s Piano Bar
Chris Herodlt has been playing piano and singing in Chicago on the Rock, Jazz, and Blues scene for a long time (ever since he had to pretend I was old enough to get in the club!). In those twenty-plus years, he’s performed as a soloist, and in bands, at the Taste of Chicago, the House of Blues, the
Wednesday live music
Rotating local cover bands and tribute acts. Lineup posted on Instagram (@simonstavern).
↻ Every week on Wednesday
No cover
Thursday, September 10 · 13 shows
LIVE JAZZ SHOW WITH HAROLD DAWSON & FRIENDS
Rock · Folk / Americana · Jazz
Kaleen Dolan & Darrel Cole
Rock · Pop · Blues
Cheap Trick
Classic rock · Power pop · Hard rock
Willard Wilcox
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Friday, September 11 · 32 shows
American Pie
Pending
Old School DJ Dance Party with Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez
Rock · Pop · Electronic
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
Hairbangers Ball Live at Durty Nellies!
80's Hair Rock Tribute Band. The final show at Nellie's.
Doors 7:30pm
Friday Night in the SIDEBAR w/ Lydia Cash and special guest The Devil Said Jump!
Alt-rock singer-songwriter from Alabama with dreamy grit and unfiltered angst
No cover
Freshman 15
Pop punk · Easycore · Happy hardcore
Sins N' Roses – Chicago's Guns N' Roses Illusion with Eliminator – A Tribute to ZZ Top
Guns N' Roses and ZZ Top tributes
$10 – $12
Forget Hannah
Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop
Chris Heroldt
Rock · Jazz · Blues
My Weekend Crush
Rock · Pop · Soul / R&B / Funk
Kevin Kennedy
Rock
Hype Creek
Band Set!
Saturday, September 12 · 28 shows
Old School DJ Dance Party with DJ Pete Martino
Rock · Pop · Electronic
Emarosa presents: High Horse Heaven Tour w/ special guests: VEAUX, and dreamfone
Post-hardcore · Screamo · Emocore
$32
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
MEN ON THE MOON
R.E.M. tribute with high energy and singalongs
Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band
Rock · Blues
ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stevie Ray Vaughan Tributes at Jamo's
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Triple Tribute Night with Eliminator, LynSkynyrd, and Wall of Denial
Sixes & Sevens
Modern rockin' country cover band
She’s Wearing Plaid
Rock · Pop · Folk / Americana
Prairie Surfers
Rock
Kaleen Dolan
Rock · Pop · Jazz
Hype Creek
Band Set!
Sons of Legion
Folk · Rock · Blues
The WiseGuys
Rock from the 70's-2000's
Sunday, September 13 · 8 shows
Lily Allen Performs West End Girl
Pop · Britpop · Singer-songwriter
A Tribute to John Prine's Bruised Orange: Evanston Folk Festival Aftershow presented by Bluegrass Situation
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Alt-country · Singer-songwriter · Country
Doors 7:30pm
The Phil Angotti Four: POWER POP!
THE PHIL ANGOTTI FOUR: Power Pop! PA & Friends perform a mix of his ORIGINAL SONGS blended with Material Issue, Cheap Trick, Off Broadway, Marshall Crenshaw, and MORE! FREE
Monday, September 14 · 7 shows
Bob Log III
Blues · Lo-fi · One man band
Susanna Hoffs
Pop · Rock · All
Yankee Cowboy
Band Set - CUBS GAME
Tuesday, September 15 · 8 shows
Jay Park with special guest LNGSHOT: Serenades & Body Rolls
K-pop · Hip hop · Jay park
Kaleen Dolan
Rock · Pop · Jazz
Wednesday, September 16 · 10 shows
KASHMIR
Indie rock · Alternative
Nikki O'Neill Band
Virally female · Virally yours · Grr
Brandon Reisdorf
Rock · Folk / Americana
Wednesday live music
Rotating local cover bands and tribute acts. Lineup posted on Instagram (@simonstavern).
↻ Every week on Wednesday
No cover
Lola Blu
Band Set - CUBS GAME
Altin Gun (18+)
Psych
Thursday, September 17 · 12 shows
KAMELOT: DARK ASYLUM WORLD TOUR with SPECIAL GUESTS VISIONS OF ATLANTIS AND FROZEN CROWN
Rock · Indie / Alt · Metal
DJ Bloodshot Scott
Rock · Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo
Wesley Stace Record Release Show! w/ special guest Dag Juhlin
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Formerly John Wesley Harding, lush country-rock songwriter
$30-221
Summer Sounds on the Green - Burning Red
Alternative metal · Groove metal · Hard rock
