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Alternative concerts in Chicago

100 upcoming alternative concerts in Chicago. Dates, venues and tickets.

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Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Greywind + High Wire, Long Gone Cobra Lounge
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 19:00 FROM KID TO PUNK Bookclub
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 19:30 Rhett Miller with Reilly Downes & the Acid Cowboys City Winery
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 19:30 RIPCORD + WYNTON EXISTING, SGT. STARLING, DANIMAL FARM Reggies Music Joint
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 19:45 Under High Street Beat Kitchen
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Timelife // Etudes of Horror // Flash Flash Comfort // Beige On Beige Burlington Bar
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 20:00 The Scummies + Sparkling Urbana, Color to Use Cole's Bar
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 20:30 IMPROVISED MUSIC SERIES: CALAMITY + TIM DAISY DUO, ACORN PROJECTS Elastic Arts
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Quintron and Miss Pussycat (with Michael Zerang on drums) + Aaron Dilloway Empty Bottle
Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 22:30 Brian Citrojust announced Andy's Jazz Club
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Fai Laci + The Silkies Cobra Lounge
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 19:00 All Day Gay The Hideout
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Guiding Light + Artificial Go, Tactile Sob The Hideout
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 20:00 The Clarks Beat Kitchen
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 20:00 JOHN NIEKRASZ + TOM BORAX, ISHMAEL ALI Elastic Arts
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Rufus Wainwright Old Town School of Folk Music
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 21:00 MALL DRAG CHICAGO Cole's Bar
Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 22:00 Iron Lung + Yambag, Consensus Madness, Flowering Empty Bottle
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 11:00 BED BY 10PM + DAYTIME EVENT 4PM - 9PM Sound-Bar
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Gully Boys + Pollyanna, Rodeo Boys Cobra Lounge
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 19:00 PRINCE OF EDEN + NOLEN DURHAM, DAMON GROEN Bookclub
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Rempis/ Cambien + Abrams/ Harrisjust announced Constellation
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 20:00 ELASTRO AV FESTIVAL + FRIEND LESS (JON MUELLER), KAVEH SOOFI, WHO IS THE WITNESS?, ELASTRO AV ENSEMBLE Elastic Arts
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Rufus Wainwright Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Marital Bed + Oildrum, You Win Cobra Lounge
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Blind Season + Palmer, Hoverboard Cole's Bar
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 21:00 KISS KISS Ramova Theatre
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 17:00 Goth Night Cobra Lounge
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 17:30 Interpol Salt Shed
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 18:00 TASTE OF CHAOS Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Big Fat Head + Heavy Sleeper, Shy Bronco The Hideout
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 19:30 EMEI Thalia Hall
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 20:00 First To Eleven Beat Kitchen
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 20:00 BUTTTOOTKING Metro
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Ziona Riley + Fran The Hideout
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Weird Dirt // FACEHANDS BLOWNBACK // Necrophile // Om In Goldjust announced Burlington Bar
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Sick Thoughts + Liquidsjust announced Empty Bottle
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Good Luck + That! The Hideout
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 20:00 TOMMY CARROLL ALBUM RELEASE PARTY Elastic Arts
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Dear Maryanne + MooseCreek Park, Kiss The Scientist Cobra Lounge
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 19:30 Osees + Brigid Dawson, Traps PS Thalia Hall
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 20:00 INSOMNIAC + THE WATERFALL KING, KRONONAUT Reggies Music Joint
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 20:30 JON MUELLER + MATT BLAIR, RO LUNDBERG, NATHAN HANSON/STEVE HIRSH Elastic Arts
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 21:00 RESjust announced Sleeping Village
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 17:00 MODESTEP Sound-Bar
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 18:30 Millington + Malört & Savior, Latenightsinmycar. Cobra Lounge
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Fugu Dugu Old Town School of Folk Music
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 19:30 Osees + Brigid Dawson, Traps PS Thalia Hall
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Sungaze + Lavisher, Cuss, Lightfoils Burlington Bar
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 20:00 CARL STONE + STEPHAN MOORE, NICOLE ALONSO Elastic Arts
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 20:00 SCATHING TORMENT + SNUGGLEBUNZZZ, CONVULSIS, DEAD AND BURIED Reggies Music Joint
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Sweet Bike + Star Student, Tenmonthsummer Schubas Tavern
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Riot! at the Disco: Emo + Pop Punk Nite Beat Kitchen
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Hollow Bastion + Harlow, Toadvine Cole's Bar
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 21:00 RES Sleeping Village
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 17:30 LOCKED SHUT + Worry Wart, Los Skin Subterranean
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 18:30 Sabina + Brain Sex, Liam Barrett, Life In Public Subterranean
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 19:30 DEVORA and CHRIZ AMAYA Bottom Lounge
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 20:00 IRIS BLUE + TOTALLY CASHED Bookclub
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 20:00 PLEIADES SERIES 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY + CAROL GENETTI, NAYDJA BRUTON'S INFINITE MINDZjust announced Elastic Arts
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 20:30 Rocket From The Crypt Metro
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 23:30 Omega Moos Garcia's
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 17:00 MOVEMENTS Salt Shed
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Antillion + Lucky Girl Syndrome Cobra Lounge
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Denim Daisy + drinking julia, Lacelsjust announced Liar's Club
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 19:00 FRENCH POLICE Ramova Theatre
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 20:00 The Toxhards Avondale Music Hall
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Sight After Dark // Presidium //Kris Dabu and the Troublemakers // Moose Burlington Bar
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Eliy Orcko + BBGuns Cole's Bar
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Imelda Marcos + Trash.com Empty Bottle
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 · 20:00 EPISODIC MEMORY + PRISONER, BINARY STAR, VIZ CHAMBERS Reggies Music Joint
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 · 18:00 JAZZ HAPPY HOUR + SATELLITEjust announced Dorian's
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 18:30 The Rat Utopia Experiment Cobra Lounge
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 19:30 Furious Desire Old Town School of Folk Music
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Alga // Alley Girl // Andrew H. Smith // Joe Glassjust announced Burlington Bar
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 20:00 IAN SWEET + Meg Elsier Schubas Tavern
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:00 ALTERNATIVE BLACK NOISE Bookclub
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Fuller + Gryffy Cobra Lounge
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:30 Every Avenue x In Her Own Words Bottom Lounge
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:30 The Unknown Pleasures - The Music of Joy Division + Matt North Martyrs'
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 20:30 AINE NAKAMURA + BONNIE HAN JONES, JENNY GRÄF, OBSEQUIES Elastic Arts
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 21:30 Prosperity Room The Whistler
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 22:30 Brian Citrojust announced Andy's Jazz Club
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 18:30 Baby Bugs Beat Kitchen
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 20:00 The Ike Reilly Assassination Lincoln Hall
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Glimmer + Daarling, Bursting Cole's Bar
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Theme Nights + Laura Caijust announced Tack Room
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 22:00 GRABBITZ Outset
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 18:00 NICE AS FUCK! Outset
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Ak'chamel Beat Kitchen
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 20:00 AUTHORITY ZERO + COUNTERPUNCH, THE RUN AROUND, BAD YEAR Reggies Music Joint
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 20:00 The Lizard Kings The Tonk
Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 21:00 NICE AS FUCK! Outset
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Sleeping + Sirens Salt Shed
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 · 19:00 Icon For Hire Bottom Lounge
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Frequency Series Presents: Morton Feldman’s For John Cagejust announced Constellation
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 · 21:00 The Dracula Show Halloween Special + Redder Moon, Corpse Dust, DJ Scary Lady Sarah Empty Bottle
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 · 19:00 MissSpoken Cole's Bar
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 · 19:30 MAXWELL LANE + MISTROPHIA, HÅLO AND SAFE HAVEN Bookclub
Mon, 26 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Tiny City // Sea of Cars // CAMERON // Miss Teen President Burlington Bar

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