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Live Music, Concerts & Shows in Chicago

Concerts, gigs, classical and opera, dance and theatre in the Loop, the West Loop, the North, Northwest and South Sides, Evanston and Oak Park, each checked against the venue’s own listing.

17 concerts and shows in Chicago

Tadeusz Kościuszko Name Day Celebration at Polish Museum of AmericaFRI, OCT 30

Tadeusz Kościuszko Name Day Celebration

Polish Museum of America · West Loop & Near West · 2 h

One-time

Suggested entrance donation of $20

Butterfly Fandango Performance at Garfield Park ConservatorySAT, OCT 31

Butterfly Fandango Performance

Garfield Park Conservatory · West Loop & Near West · 1 h

One-time

See listing

Nathan Carter Concert at Irish American Heritage CenterSUN, NOV 1

Nathan Carter Concert

Irish American Heritage Center · Northwest Side

One-time

VIP $130; Premium Seating $85; General Admission $65

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoTUE, NOV 3

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoSAT, NOV 7

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

ConstelNation at Intuit Art MuseumSAT, NOV 7

ConstelNation

Intuit Art Museum · West Loop & Near West

One-time

$20 (free with Museum admission and for Members)

Asses.Masses at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoSUN, NOV 8

Asses.Masses

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North

One-time

See listing

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoSUN, NOV 8

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

The Sparks Fly Upward: A Kristallnacht Commemoration at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education CenterSUN, NOV 8

The Sparks Fly Upward: A Kristallnacht Commemoration

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Evanston & North Shore

One-time

Free · reservations required

Celtic Social Gathering at Irish American Heritage CenterSUN, NOV 8

Celtic Social Gathering

Irish American Heritage Center · Northwest Side · 3 h

One-time

$15 per person at the door

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoTUE, NOV 10

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoFRI, NOV 13

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 2.5 h

One-time

See listing

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoSAT, NOV 14

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

Cally Spooner: Warm Up at Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoSUN, NOV 15

Cally Spooner: Warm Up

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Downtown & Near North · 3 h

One-time

Free with museum admission

The Byrne Brothers at Irish American Heritage CenterSUN, NOV 22

The Byrne Brothers

Irish American Heritage Center · Northwest Side

One-time

$35 General Admission; $30 IAHC Members

Early Christmas Dance & Gathering at Irish American Heritage CenterSAT, DEC 5

Early Christmas Dance & Gathering

Irish American Heritage Center · Northwest Side · 3 h

One-time

$15 per person at the door

Chris White Jazz Trio Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas at Lincoln Park ZooSUN, DEC 6

Chris White Jazz Trio Tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas

Lincoln Park Zoo · North Side

One-time

$30.40–$50.40 Members / $38–$63 Nonmembers

Questions people ask

How many concerts and shows are there in Chicago right now?+
17 on our calendar at the moment, from 7 venues. The busiest are Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (8), Irish American Heritage Center (4) and Polish Museum of America (1).
Are there free concerts and shows in Chicago?+
7 are free. Paid ones run from $15 to $65, with the middle of the range around $20.
What can I do on a weekend or an evening?+
13 of these fall on a Saturday or Sunday and 6 start at 5pm or later. The filters at the top of the page narrow the list.
Where do these listings come from?+
From the venues themselves. A person reads each listing on the venue or organizer's own page and enters the date, time and printed price; nothing is scraped from ticket resellers. If something has changed, the "Fix a detail" box on the event page reaches us.

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