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Live music in Chicago — Friday, October 9

38 shows · 32 venues · Friday, October 9, 2026

← Thu 10/8 25 Sat 10/10 38 →

Happy Hour on the PATIO w/ HILLBILLY FROLIC!

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

Bluegrass5:00 PMTickets ↗

Punchis Banda Rave

Navy Pier · Streeterville

Electronic5:00 PMTickets ↗

The Hoyle Brothers

Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village

Country5:30 PM

The Salt Shed · West Town

Indie7:00 PMTickets ↗

House of Blues Chicago · River North

Rock7:00 PMTickets ↗

Toronzo Cannon Blues Band/Nora Jean Wallace Blues Band

Kingston Mines · Lincoln Park

Blues7:00 PMTickets ↗

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Center · Loop

Classical7:30 PMTickets ↗

Rialto Square Theatre · Joliet

Punk7:30 PMTickets ↗

Martyrs' · North Center

7:30 PM

Aragon Ballroom · Uptown

Country7:30 PMTickets ↗

SPACE · Evanston

Rock8:00 PMTickets ↗

Lincoln Hall · Lincoln Park

Indie8:00 PM

Reggie's Rock Club · South Loop

Metal8:00 PMTickets ↗

grace bloom, Adelaide, Growing Boys

GMan Tavern · Wrigleyville

8:00 PM

Garcia's Chicago · West Loop

Funk / Soul8:00 PMTickets ↗

Schubas Tavern · Lakeview

8:00 PM

Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press

Joe's Live Rosemont · Rosemont

8:00 PMTickets ↗

Sawyer Hill - Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy World Tour

Bottom Lounge · West Loop

Rock8:00 PMTickets ↗

The Dead Bolts with Cab Ellis

Thalia Hall · Pilsen

Jam8:00 PMTickets ↗

Copernicus Center · Jefferson Park

Latin8:00 PMTickets ↗

Allstate Arena · Rosemont

Country8:00 PMTickets ↗

Fighting for Scraps, Hunting Lions, Squared Off

Reggies · South Loop

Pop8:30 PMTickets ↗

Mike Reed's Separatist Party + Resavoir Double Album Release

Constellation · North Center

8:30 PM

Mike Reed's The Separatist Party

Constellation · North Center

8:30 PM

Motown Night with The Moods

Impact Fuel Room · Libertyville

Funk / Soul8:30 PMTickets ↗

TERRAPIN FLYER: A Grateful Dead Tribute

FitzGerald's · Berwyn

Jam8:30 PMTributeTickets ↗

Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy

Reggies · South Loop

Bluegrass9:00 PMTickets ↗

Carol's Pub · Uptown

Country9:30 PMTickets ↗

PRYSM · River North

10:00 PMTickets ↗

Radius Chicago · East Pilsen

Electronic10:00 PM

Iron Lung / Yambag / Consensus Madness / Flowering

Empty Bottle · Ukrainian Village

10:00 PM

Concord Music Hall · Logan Square

10:00 PM

Auditorium Theatre · The Loop

RockTime TBA

Sound-Bar · River North

RockTime TBA

Avondale Music Hall · Avondale

Time TBA

Constellation · North Center

JazzTime TBA

Constellation · North Center

PunkTime TBA

Spybar · River North

ElectronicTime TBA

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