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Music Venues in Chicago

The Vic Theatre

Concert Venue / Theater

The Vic Theatre - Concert Venue | Theater in Chicago.
  • user reviews
  • schedule
  • Jun 6, 2013 7:30 pm Chicago Blues Reunion
  • Jun 7, 2013 8:30 pm Tomahawk
  • Jun 8, 2013 8:30 pm The Dandy Warhols
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Metro

Concert Venue

Metro  - Concert Venue in Chicago.
  • user reviews (11)
  • schedule
  • May 23, 2013 9:00 pm Watts Up Tour
  • May 24, 2013 10:00 pm Juicy J
  • May 25, 2013 7:00 pm Chance The Rapper
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The Congress Theater

Concert Venue / Theater

The Congress Theater - Concert Venue | Theater in Chicago.
  • review
  • user reviews (11)
  • May 31, 2013 7:30 pm Montgomery Gentry
  • Jun 14, 2013 9:00 pm Still Awake Afterparty
  • Jun 15, 2013 8:00 pm Panda
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Schubas Tavern

Restaurant / Historic Bar

Schubas Tavern - Historic Bar | Live Music Venue | Restaurant in Chicago.
  • review
  • user reviews (5)
  • May 22, 2013 8:00 pm Terriers / The Oarsman
  • May 23, 2013 9:00 pm Saturday Looks Good to Me
  • May 24, 2013 7:00 pm Andrew Belle
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Soldier Field

Stadium / Concert Venue

Soldier Field - Concert Venue | Stadium in Chicago.
  • user reviews (3)
  • schedule
  • Jun 1, 2013 8:00 pm LivingSocial's Glow-in-the-...
  • Jun 14, 2013 12:00 pm Spring Awakening 2013
  • Jul 12, 2013 7:30 pm Bon Jovi: Because We Can Tour
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Toyota Park

Stadium / Concert Venue

Toyota Park - Concert Venue | Stadium in Chicago.
  • user reviews (1)
  • schedule
  • May 25, 2013 9:00 am Run or Dye
  • Jun 15, 2013 B96 SummerBash 2013
  • Jun 20, 2013 Throttle Fest Chicago 2013
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United Center

Concert Venue / Arena

United Center - Arena | Concert Venue in Chicago.
  • user reviews (4)
  • schedule
  • May 28, 2013 8:00 pm The Rolling Stones
  • May 31, 2013 8:00 pm The Rolling Stones
  • Jun 3, 2013 8:00 pm The Rolling Stones
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Chicago Theatre

Concert Venue / Theater

Chicago Theatre - Concert Venue | Theater in Chicago.
  • user reviews (3)
  • schedule
  • Jun 21, 2013 7:30 pm George Benson & Boney James
  • Jul 24, 2013 7:30 pm Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • Jul 25, 2013 8:00 pm Steve Martin & The Steep Ca...
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Aragon Ballroom

Concert Venue

Aragon Ballroom - Concert Venue in Chicago.
  • review
  • user reviews (10)
  • May 22, 2013 7:00 pm Of Monsters and Men
  • Jun 3, 2013 6:00 pm The Wanted
  • Jun 15, 2013 1:00 pm Mods Vs Rockers 2013
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House of Blues Chicago

Restaurant / Bar

House of Blues Chicago - Bar | Live Music Venue | Restaurant in Chicago.
  • review
  • user reviews (11)
  • May 24, 2013 8:00 pm Bilal
  • May 25, 2013 9:00 pm Who's Bad: The Ultimate Mic...
  • May 29, 2013 8:00 pm Latinos Imparables Tour fea...
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Wrigley Field

Stadium / Concert Venue

Wrigley Field - Concert Venue | Stadium in Chicago.
  • user reviews (10)
  • schedule
  • Jul 19, 2013 7:00 pm An Evening With Pearl Jam
  • Jul 20, 2013 6:30 pm Jason Aldean
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Soldier Field - Concert Venue | Stadium in Chicago.

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Sophisticated Music Venues

Chicago Theatre - Concert Venue | Theater in Chicago.

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Top Indie Music Clubs

The Empty Bottle - Dive Bar | Live Music Venue in Chicago.

The Empty Bottle

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Chicago Music Venues Overview

Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center (Naperville, IL)  - Concert Venue | Performing Arts Center in Chicago

Chicago isn’t just known for its long musical traditions; the city is actually responsible for creating its own sub-genre’s of blues and jazz. Blues legends like Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley, and Muddy Waters have all performed on the hallowed stages of Chicago music venues but it’s not just about the blues in the Windy City as everyone from Kanye West, Pete Wentz, and Cheap Trick, to Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke have also played in the biggest arenas and smallest music dives.

The live music venues in Chicago are just as legendary as the rockers and crooners who have graced them as historical gems like Lincoln Hall, Aragon Ballroom, and the Chicago Theatre pack in history buffs and music lovers alike. Massive stages and auditoriums aren’t to be missed either as major shows take place at The United Center, Soldier Field, Charter One Pavilion, and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.

Not to be missed though are the smaller, and more intimate music venues that dot the city like The Mutiny or Elbo Room where cagey old blues singers strum their guitars over long-lost loves and where the next big thing polishes their pipes in front of small groups of friends and family.

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Browse Chicago Music Venues by Neighborhood

Lakeview

Elbo Room - Bar | Live Music Venue in Chicago.
  • Elbo Room

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Schubas Tavern

    Historic Bar

  • Athenaeum Theatre

    Music Venue / Theater

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Lincoln Park

Lilly's Bar - Bar | Live Music Venue in Chicago.
  • Lilly's Bar

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Lincoln Hall

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Kingston Mines

    Blues Club / Jazz Club

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Wicker Park / Bucktown

Debonair Social Club - Bar | Club | Live Music Venue in Chicago.
  • Debonair Social Club

    Bar / Club

  • Double Door

    Bar / Club

  • Subterranean

    Live Music Venue

more music venues in Wicker Park / Bucktown

River North

Underground Wonder Bar - Bar | Live Music Venue in Chicago.
  • Underground Wonder Bar

    Bar / Live Music Venue

  • Andy's Jazz Club

    Bar / Jazz Club

  • House of Blues Chicago

    Bar / Live Music Venue

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