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Live music & shows tonight in Chicago, IL
73 shows this week at 34 venues in Chicago, IL, from Empty Bottle and Schubas to Alice's Lounge. Updated daily.
Popular venues in Chicago, IL
All upcoming239
Public tickets90
Sold out7
Halloween · Time of the seasonSomething’s in the doorway.Haunted houses, a corn maze, hayrides a farm actually posts, and the parade. Community places, not music rooms.Time of the seasonWhat’s on
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19THU · 7:00 PMopen micOpen Mic and Art Exhibition - The Painted Tongue
Creative Minds - Center of the Arts · Oak Park · ChicagoTHU · NOV 19 · 7:00 PM
folk21+
$17.85Tickets · $17.85
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The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
On the Chicago board because a published listing names this room.
Venue pageFriday, October 30
30FRI · 6:00 PMburlesqueRed Lace Burlesque Show Chicago & Variety Show Chicago
Red Lace Burlesque Show ChicagoLocal
with Variety Show Chicago
Red Lace Burlesque Austin · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 6:00 PM
$37.32–$649.06Tickets · $37.32–$649.06
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Friday, October 30
30FRI · 6:00 PMburlesqueRed Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in Illinois
Red Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago's #1 VarietyLocal
Primary Night Club · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 6:00 PM
21+Adult-only
$19.35–$645.07Tickets · $19.35–$645.07
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Friday, October 30
30FRI · 6:00 PMburlesqueVillains Halloween Ball + Drag Dinner
with Drag Dinner
Kit Kat Club · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 6:00 PM
21+Adult-only
$71.15Tickets · $71.15
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Friday, October 30
30FRI · 6:00 PMburlesqueWerkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience
Workin Girls Drag Show Chicago · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 6:00 PM
21+Adult-only
$37.32–$79.68Tickets · $37.32–$79.68
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Friday, October 30
30FRI · 7:00 PMburlesqueIllusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, IL
Illusions The Drag Queen Show ChicagoLocal
Illusions the Drag Queen Show Chicago IL · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 7:00 PM
21+Adult-only
$12.24–$479.02Tickets · $12.24–$479.02
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Friday, October 30
30FRI · 7:00 PMburlesqueDiva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago
Diva Royale ShowLocal
Primary Night Club · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · OCT 30 · 7:00 PM
21+Adult-only
$31.05–$1288.36Tickets · $31.05–$1288.36
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Saturday, October 31
31SAT · 11:00 AMburlesque"Drag" Me to Hell
"Drag" Me to HellLocal
La Luna · Chicago · ChicagoSAT · OCT 31 · 11:00 AM
21+Adult-only
$60.72Tickets · $60.72
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Saturday, October 31
31SAT · 11:00 AMburlesqueHocus Pocus Halloween Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark · Chicago · ChicagoSAT · OCT 31 · 11:00 AM
21+Adult-only
$72.72–$496.91Tickets · $72.72–$496.91
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Saturday, October 31
31SAT · 1:30 PMburlesqueIllusions The Drag Brunch Chicago- Drag Queen Brunch Show Chicago
Illusions the Drag Queen Show Chicago IL · Chicago · ChicagoSAT · OCT 31 · 1:30 PM
21+Adult-only
$13.49–$755.01Tickets · $13.49–$755.01
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Saturday, October 31
31SAT · 7:00 PMburlesqueHalloween 2026: Werewolves vs. Vampires Creepy Cabaret
Stars and Garters Theater · Chicago · ChicagoSAT · OCT 31 · 7:00 PM
All agesAdult-only
$119.41–$236.79Tickets · $119.41–$236.79Better seats may be available on StubHub.StubHub
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Sunday, November 1
1SUN · 11:00 AMburlesqueLatin Day of the Dead Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark · Chicago · ChicagoSUN · NOV 1 · 11:00 AM
21+Adult-only
$60.93Tickets · $60.93
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Friday, November 6
6FRI · 10:00 PMburlesqueRising Stars Burlesque Revue
Rising Stars Burlesque RevueLocal
Stars and Garters Theater · Chicago · ChicagoFRI · NOV 6 · 10:00 PM
18+Adult-only
$28.52–$44.52Tickets · $28.52–$44.52Better seats may be available on StubHub.StubHub
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Public tickets: 90 listed · 7 sold out. Price and sold-out come from the room’s public listing, not a ticket seller.
Hard Country Honky Tonk · Ukrainian VillageRed Lace Burlesque Show Chicago & Variety Show Chicago · Chicago · $37.32–$649.06Red Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in Illinois · Chicago · $19.35–$645.07Villains Halloween Ball + Drag Dinner · Chicago · $71.15Frequency Friday: Cosmic Sound Healing Jazz Fusion and Reggae · ChicagoUnplugged R&B 1-Year Anniversary ft. Eric Bellinger · Chicago · $44.52–$482.02Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience · Chicago · $37.32–$79.68Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, IL · Chicago · $12.24–$479.02Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago · Chicago · $31.05–$1288.36Yada Yada · Lincoln Park
Hard Country Honky Tonk · Ukrainian VillageRed Lace Burlesque Show Chicago & Variety Show Chicago · Chicago · $37.32–$649.06Red Velvet Burlesque Show Chicago's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in Illinois · Chicago · $19.35–$645.07Villains Halloween Ball + Drag Dinner · Chicago · $71.15Frequency Friday: Cosmic Sound Healing Jazz Fusion and Reggae · ChicagoUnplugged R&B 1-Year Anniversary ft. Eric Bellinger · Chicago · $44.52–$482.02Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago-An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience · Chicago · $37.32–$79.68Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, IL · Chicago · $12.24–$479.02Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago · Chicago · $31.05–$1288.36Yada Yada · Lincoln Park
All venues in Chicago
- Alice's Lounge
- Aragon Ballroom
- Arie Crown Theater
- Auditorium Theatre
- Bar Sol
- Bar Tabu
- BAR22
- BASSLINE || 2239 - CHICAGO
- Beat Kitchen
- Blue Leopard Lounge
- Bottom Lounge
- Brando's Speakeasy
- Brick's Night Club
- Buddy Guy's Legends
- Call & Response Books
- Carol's Pub
- Center on Halsted
- Chicago Theatre
- Chief O'Neill's
- Chop Shop
- Coal City Performing Arts Center
- Comedy Plex Comedy Club
- Concord Music Hall
- Copernicus Center
- Creative Minds - Center of the Arts
- Cubby Bear
- Des Plaines Theatre
- Dorothy
- Elastic Arts
- Empty Bottle
- Epiphany Center for the Arts
- FitzGerald's
- Fitzgerald's Side Bar
- Foundation Room
- Fulton Street Collective
- Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University
- Garcia's Chicago
- Genesee Theatre
- George Van Dusen Theatre, North Shore Center
- Grace United Methodist Church (Grace Church of Logan Square)
- Green Mill
- Greenhouse Theater Center
- Hard Rock Live - Northern Indiana
- Haunted Warehouse
- House of Blues
- Hubbard Inn
- Hungry Brain
- Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
- Hydrate Nightclub
- Illusions the Drag Queen Show Chicago IL
- Kashmir
- Kingston Mines
- Kit Kat Club
- La Luna
- Lark
- Laugh Factory Chicago
- Lincoln Hall
- Martyrs'
- Metro
- Monday Coffee Co.
- Nabala Cafe
- Navy Pier
- New Theater
- Old Crow Smokehouse
- Park West
- Parlay Lincoln Park
- Pitch and Pour Supper Club
- Primary Night Club
- Punch Bowl Social Chicago
- Ramova Theatre
- Red Lace Burlesque Austin
- Reggies
- Reggies Music Joint
- Reggies Rock Club
- Replay Lakeview
- Reynolds Lounge
- Robert's Westside
- Rosemont Theatre
- Schubas
- Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
- Shaker's on Clark
- Simone's
- Sleeping Village
- Smartbar
- Soldier Field
- South Asia Institute
- Space
- SpaceISH Chicago
- St. James Cathedral, Chicago
- Stars and Garters Theater
- Symphony Center
- Thalia Hall
- The Chill House
- The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
- The Crib Comedy Playspace
- The Empty Bottle
- The Hideout
- The Lincoln Lodge
- The Newport Theater
- The Playground Theater
- The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)
- The Second City
- The Silver Room
- The Vic
- The Water Plaza | Riverwalk
- The Whistler
- Theater on the Lake
- Timothy Christian High School
- UIC Recital Hall (L285)
- UncommonGround - Lakeview
- United Center
- V-Live
- WC Social Club
- Wintrust Arena
- Workin Girls Drag Show Chicago
- Y Bar