Early Warnings
Chicago’s essential months-ahead music calendar

See also the current community calendar listings of concerts and music events from a wide variety of event organizers—including Reader readers.

To purchase tickets, click the name of the event. Shows are 21+ unless otherwise noted.

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Beck, Phoenix, Sir Chloe

8/31, 6:30 PM, Huntington Bank Pavilion, all ages

The Body, Troller, Dead Times

8/28, 8:30 PM, Sleeping Village

Boris & Melvins, Mr. Phylzzz

9/8, 7:30 PM, Metro, 18+, on sale 6/9

The Garden, Sincere Engineer

8/4, 10 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Ken Carson, Lil 88

8/3, 10 PM, Concord Music Hall, 18+

Janelle Monáe

9/14, 8 PM, Huntington Bank Pavilion, all ages

Movements, Mannequin Pussy, Softcult, Heart to Gold

9/30, 6 PM, Concord Music Hall, all ages

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Of Montreal, Locate S,1

9/9, 9 PM, Lincoln Hall, 18+

Rawayana

10/24, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Raye

10/10, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages, on sale 6/9

Superchunk

7/9, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Thee Sacred Souls, Los Aptos

8/5, 11 PM, Sleeping Village

Violent Femmes

10/5, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, 18+, on sale 6/9

Wonder Years, Anxious, Sweet Pill, Action/Adventure

8/10, 5:45 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages, on sale 6/9

Zelooperz

6/26, 6 PM, Chop Shop, 18+

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A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Skizzy Mars

8/5, 11 PM, Metro, 18+, sold out

AJJ, Open Mike Eagle, Foot Ox, Video Dave

6/26, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+, support added

The Gories, Skip Church, the Stools

8/12, 9 PM, Empty Bottle, change of opener

Japanese Breakfast, Andy Shauf

7/10, Salt Shed, 8 PM, 17+, opener added

Carly Rae Jepsen

8/1, 9 PM, Metro, 18+, sold out

Sylvan Esso, Sarah Kinsley

8/6, 11 PM, Metro, 18+, sold out

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Adi Oasis, Kyra Horton

6/28, 9 PM, Sleeping Village

Agent Orange

9/29, 6 PM, Cobra Lounge, all ages

Yemi Alade, Son Palenque, TopDonn (DJ set), Dee Money (DJ set)

7/24, 6:30 PM, Millennium Park, all ages

Altin Gün, Rogê

7/7, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Amyl & the Sniffers

10/23, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+

Andrew Bird, Uwade

7/30, 7 PM, Canal Shores Golf Course, Evanston, all ages

Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C.

8/27, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey

7/1, 7:30 PM, United Center, all ages

Anita Baker, Babyface

6/30, 7 PM, United Center, all ages

Band-Maid, Beauty School Dropout

8/3, 11 PM, Park West, 18+

Bar Italia

12/10, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

Bebe Rexha, Zolita

6/13, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages

Bell Witch, Spirit Possession

10/20, Sleeping Village, 9 PM

Big Freedia, Mister Wallace & Friends, Vitigrrl

7/13, 6:30 PM, Millennium Park, all ages

Big Joanie

6/13, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

The Blue Meanies, the Tossers, Weaker Youth Ensemble, DJ Chuck Wren

7/22, 6 PM, Concord Music Hall, all ages

Jonathan Bree

8/29, 8:30 PM, Sleeping Village

Cabeza de Chivo, Spun Out, Lake

7/7, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Cake

11/10, 7:30 PM, Salt Shed, 17+

Cannons, New Constellations, Jane Leo

9/1, 8 PM, Riviera Theatre, 18+

Chance the Rapper, Saba

8/19, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

The Chats, Cosmic Psychos, the Schizophonics

10/12, 6:30 PM, the Vic, all ages

Christine & the Queens

10/26, 7:30 PM, the Vic, 18+

Chromeo, Ric Wilson

10/22, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+

Cloud Nothings & Wavves, Ultra Q

6/9, 7 PM, Metro, 18+

Coheed and Cambria, Deafheaven

9/19, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, 18+

Cold Waves night one: IAMX, Twin Tribes, Ash Code, Nuovo Testamento, Harsh Symmetry, Bloody Knives

9/22, 7 PM, Metro, 18+

Cold Waves night two: Front Line Assembly, A Split Second, 16 Volt, Acumen Nation, Kanga, Mvtant

9/23, 7 PM, Metro, 18+

Cold Waves night three: Godflesh, Lead Into Gold, Sierra, Rabbit Junk, Lana Del Rabies, Cel Genesis

9/24, 7 PM, Metro, 18+

The Cure, the Twilight Sad

6/10, 7:30 PM, United Center, all ages

Curren$y, Cilo, Teddy Truman, Master Yeti, Jams Tha Flava Child

6/10, 8:30 PM, Metro, 18+

Deerhoof, Serengeti, Products

7/14, 9 PM, Lincoln Hall, 18+

Demola

8/25, 7 PM, the Promontory, all ages

Depeche Mode

11/13, 7:30 PM, United Center, all ages

Alabaster DePlume

9/15-9/16, 9 PM, Co-Prosperity Sphere, all ages

Destroy Boys, Gully Boys, Destructo Disk, Jigsaw Youth, Bugsy

7/22, 6 PM, Metro, all ages

Drake, 21 Savage

7/5-7/6, 7 PM, United Center, all ages

Eels, Austin Antoine

6/21, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Eloise

10/30, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Enter the Mirror featuring John Dwyer & Tom Dolas, Drew St. Ivany, Bill Roe, Cindy Lee, Steve Gunn, Who Is The Witness?, Oui Ennui, Cafe Racer, Mandy

6/17, 5:45 PM, Bohemian National Cemetery, all ages

Eydís Evensen

10/8, 8:30 PM, Constellation, 18+

Eyelids, Air Blue Gowns

6/9, 8:30 PM, the Hideout

Fuego

6/30, 8 PM, Avondale Music Hall, 17+, canceled

Ezra Furman, Stef Chura

6/13, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Peter Gabriel

9/30, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

Genesis Owusu

11/13, 7:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Ghost Inside, Underoath

7/10, Salt Shed, 8 PM, 17+

Gogol Bordello

7/27, 7 PM, Concord Music Hall, 17+

Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

8/20, 7:30 PM, the Vic, 18+

Gordo

6/30, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+, canceled

The Gories, Glyders, the Stools

8/11, 10 PM, Empty Bottle

The Heavy Heavy, Tobacco City

8/25, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+,

The Hives

11/5, 8 PM, Bottom Lounge, 17+

House Club Tour VIII presents IRL Raid Train featuring Dajae, KSexE, Randall Dean, Maurice Joshua, Vince Adamas, Brighter Daze, and more

7/5, 5 PM, the Promontory, all ages

Hyde Park Summer Fest day one: Clipse, 2 Chainz, Uncle Waffles, Oxlade ft. Libianca, Terry Hunter, Alex Isley, and more

6/17, noon, Midway Plaisance Park, all ages

Hyde Park Summer Fest day two: Lil Kim, Tobe Nwigwe, Robert Glasper, Chicago Hip Hop 50 (ft. Vic Mensa, Twista, Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Shawna), and more

6/18, noon, Midway Plaisance Park, all ages

Lauryn Hill

6/17, 8 PM, Ravinia

Icewear Vezzo

6/23, 6:30 PM, the Promontory, all ages

Igorrr, Melt-Banana, Otto Von Schirach

9/29, 7:30 PM, Bottom Lounge, 17+

Imarhan

7/18, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

Nabihah Iqbal, Slowspin

6/7, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

Jesus Jones, Discoveries of the American Scientific

6/28, 8 PM, SPACE, Evanston, all ages

Jimmy Whispers, Sports Boyfriend, Warm Human, Divino Niño (DJ set)

6/24, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

Jitwam, Joe Powers, Leja Hazer

6/18, Sleeping Village, 9 PM

JK Flesh, Enduser, Zoltar (DJ Set)

9/23, 11 PM, Smart Bar

Joseph, Sawyer

7/1, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Jupiter & Okwess

6/21, 7:30 PM, Martyrs’

Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray

6/20, 7 PM, the Promontory, all ages

Kesha, Jake Wesley Rogers

11/9, 8 PM, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 17+

Elle King, Red Clay Strays

6/30, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+, canceled

Little Jesus

7/13, 7 PM, Bottom Lounge, 17+

Lojay

7/3, 7 PM, the Promontory, all ages

Lola Kirke

8/26, 9:30 PM, the Hideout

Loma Prieta, Porcupine, Frail Body

7/1, 8 PM, Beat Kitchen, 17+

Nick Lowe

11/20, 8 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, all ages

Kurt Vile & the Violators, Finom

7/24, 6:30 PM, Millennium Park, all ages

L’éclair

7/27, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

La Santa Cecilia

6/25, 7:30 PM, Park West, all ages

Jenny Lewis, Jenny O, Hayden Pedigo

7/7, 8 PM, Salt Shed, all ages

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade

7/2, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+

Less Than Jake, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Pink Spiders

7/8, 7 PM, Concord Music Hall, 17+

Life of Agony, Sick Of It All, Hold My Own

8/18, 6 PM, Cobra Lounge, 17+

Little Simz

9/20, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages

Lollapalooza, day one: Billie Eilish, Karol G, Noah Kahan, Carly Rae Jepson, Diplo, Newjeans, Sofi Tukker, and more

8/3, Grant Park, all ages

Lollapalooza, day two: Kendrick Lamar, the 1975, Fred Again.., Thirty Seconds to Mars, Subtronics, Svdden Death, Tems, and more

8/4, Grant Park, all ages

Lollapalooza, day three: Odesza, Tomorrow X Together, Maggie Rogers, J.I.D, Pusha T, Yung Gravy, The Revivalists, Meduza, and more

8/5, Grant Park, all ages

Lollapalooza, day four: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Louis the Child, Rina Sawayama, Lil Yachty, Mt. Joy, and more

8/6, Grant Park, all ages

Lucius, Dawes

6/27, 7 PM, Canal Shores Golf Course, Evanston, all ages

LustSickPuppy, Johnnascus

7/8, 7 PM, Subterranean, all ages

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash day one: Kid Cudi, Vince Staples, Ice Spice, Glorilla, Freddie Gibbs, Nle Choppa, and more

6/23, 3 PM, Seatgeek Stadium, Bridgeview, all ages

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash day two: Future, Ski Mask the Slump God, G Herbo, Cordae, Juicy J, Tee Grizzley, and more

6/24, 1 PM, Seatgeek Stadium, Bridgeview, all ages

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash day three: Playboi Carti Trippie Redd, Lucki, Central Cee, Lil Skies, Rico Nasty, Babytron, and more

6/25, 1 PM, Seatgeek Stadium, Bridgeview, all ages

Matt & Kim

10/3, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Meitei

9/26, 8:30 PM, the Hideout

Marcus Miller

8/1, 7 PM & 10 PM, SPACE, Evanston, all ages

Miche Fest, day one: Prince Roy, Natti Natasha, Elvis Crespo, RKM y Ken-y, Noriel, Daaz, Miriam, King Inesse, Mo Mami, Karennoid, DJ La Queen

6/24, noon, Harrison Park, all ages

Miche Fest, day two: Gerardo Ortiz, Alex Lora y El Tri Banda Los Recoditos, Grupo Kual, Grupo Vanguardia, Lilo Bermúdez, La Organización Mamicana, Cedeño, DJ Zel, Squadooble

6/25, noon, Harrison Park, all ages

The Mission, Chameleons, Theatre of Hate

10/3, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Carla Morrison, Girl Ultra, DJ Roxyo Sounds

8/21, 6:30 PM, Millennium Park, all ages

Mudhoney, Hooveriii

10/20, 7 PM, Avondale Music Hall, all ages

Murder by Death, Laura Jane Grace

8/31, 9 PM, Metro, 18+

Musa Keys

6/9, 10 PM, the Promontory

Mustard Plug, the Toasters, Half Past Two, Malafacha

9/7, 8 PM, Reggie’s Rock Club, 17+

My House Music Festival day one: Derrick Carter, Joeski, DJ Spen, Cedeño, DJ Heather, Karla Almaria, Tribe

8/12, 1 PM, Harrison Park, all ages

My House Music Festival day two: Armand Van Helden, Bad Boy Bill, Marshall Jefferson, DJ Alicia, Emmaculate, Gino Rockin Romo, Groovin Kiki

8/13, 1 PM, Harrison Park, all ages

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Adult., Kanga

11/4, 7:30 PM, Bottom Lounge, 17+

My Morning Jacket

11/9-11/1011/11, 7:30 PM, Chicago Theatre, all ages

Neo Reunion 2023 featuring DJs Suzanne Shelton, Jeff MOyer, Rob Kokot, Glenn Russell, and Scary Lady Sarah

6/29, 8:15 PM, Metro

Ayla Nereo, Maeve & Quinn

6/10, 8 PM, Lincoln Hall, 18+

Meshell Ndegeocello

6/16, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Stevie Nicks

6/23, 7 PM, United Center, all ages

Ok Goodnight, Challenger Deep, Legacy Black, the Untold

7/9, 8 PM, Reggies Music Joint

Angel Olsen, Kara Jackson

12/1, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Angel Olsen, National Information Society

12/2, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Angel Olsen, Joanna Sternberg

12/3, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Osees, Cel Ray

9/15, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Osees, Population II

9/16, 8:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Pallbearer, Huntsman

6/11, 8 PM, Reggies Rock Club, 17+

Pansy Division, Bev Rage & the Drinks

6/17, 8 PM, Beat Kitchen, 17+

Pelican, Uniform, Upper Wilds

8/12, 8 PM, Metro 18+

Pitchfork day one: The Smile, Alvvays, Perfume Genius, Leikel47, Nation of Language, Roc Marciano & the Alchemist, Youth Lagoon, Ric Wilson, Grace Ives, Jlin, Axel Boman, Mavi, Sen Morimoto, Contour

7/21, noon, Union Park, all ages

Pitchfork day two: Big Thief, Weyes Blood, King Krule, Snail Mail, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Julia Jacklin, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Vagabon, MJ Lenderman, Yaya Bey, Black Belt Eagle Scout, 700 Bliss, Palm, Deeper

7/22, noon, Union Park, all ages

Pitchfork day three: Bon Iver, Kelela, Koffee, Killer Mike, JPEGMafia, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Mdou Moctar, Illuminati Hotties, Jockstrap, Soul Glo, Florist, Lucrecia Dalt, Rachika Nayar, Ariel Zetina

7/23, noon, Union Park, all ages

Pixies, Modest Mouse, Cat Power

8/30-8/31, 6 PM, Salt Shed, all ages, 8/30 sold out

Polyphia, Domi & JD Beck

10/19, 8 PM, Riviera Theatre, 18+

Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Indigo de Souza

10/21, 7:30 PM, Credit Union 1 Arena, all ages

Reverend Horton Heat, Joel Paterson

6/25, 7 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, all ages

Riot Fest featuring Foo Fighters, Turnstile, the Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, the Cure, the Mars Volta, Mr. Bungle, Teagan & Sara, 100 Gecs, and more

9/15-9/16-9/17, Douglass Park, all ages

Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ondara

6/16, 7:30 PM, Chicago Theatre, all ages

Roosevelt

10/27, 8:30 PM, the Vic, 18+

The Rose, Isabel LaRosa

8/4, 11 PM, the Vic, 18+

Ruido Fest day one: Kali Uchis, Alemán, División Minúscula, Jumbo, Prayers, Niko Rubio, Conexión Divina, Loyal Lobos, Los Cogelones, Vondré, Santrio, Favelas

8/19, Chicagoland Fairgrounds, all ages

Ruido Fest day two: Juanes, Los Bunkers, Sabrina Claudio, Allison, The Warning, Astronomía Interior, Silverio, Los Rakas, Amandititita, Wiplash, Ladrones, Si Dios Quiere

8/20, Chicagoland Fairgrounds, all ages

The Rumble (two days): Cro-Mags, Killing Time, Rotting Out, End It, Zulu, Dead Heat, Militarie Gun, and more

7/21 & 7/22, 4 PM & 1 PM, Cobra Lounge, 17+

Run the Jewels

9/27-9/289/299-30, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+, sold out except 9/27

The Sadies, Jon Langford & Sally Timms

8/24, 8 PM, the Hideout

Stephen Sanchez

10/20, 8 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages

Sanctum Dark Music Festival pre-party: Bestial Mouths, Un Homre Solo, Blood Handsome, Replicant

10/26, 7 PM, Epiphany Center for the Arts

Sanctum Dark Music Festival day one: Kontravoid, Buzz Kull, Debby Friday, Lust for Youth, Madeline Goldstein, Panic Priest

10/27, 6 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Sanctum Dark Music Festival day two: The Soft Moon, Geneva Jacuzzi, Pelada, Spike Hellis, SDH, Conjunto Primitivo

10/28, 6 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Sir Woman

7/13, 9:30 PM, the Hideout

Slum Village

6/9, 8 PM, Chop Shop

Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez

8/15, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

The Soul Rebels

6/29, 8 PM, SPACE, Evanston, all ages

Souls of Mischief

7/9, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Sparta, Geoff Rickley, Zeta

6/7, 7 PM, Bottom Lounge, 17+

Regina Spektor, Allison Russell

7/29, 5 PM, Canal Shores Golf Course, Evanston, all ages

Spitalfield, Shane Henderson, Rookie of the Year

6/17, 7 PM, Cobra Lounge, 17+

The Spits

8/6, 9 PM, Empty Bottle

Street Fever, Club Music, Riki (DJ Set), Richard 23 (DJ Set)

9/22, 11 PM, Smart Bar

Summer Salt, the Rare Occasions, Addison Grace

6/17, 7 PM, Metro, all ages

Swans, Norman Westberg

9/21, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Sweeping Promises

8/18, 8 PM, Lincoln Hall, 18+

SZA

10/10, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

T-Pain, Tobi Lou

6/14, 8 PM, Riviera Theatre, 18+

T3R Elemento, Leonilo Jaimes

7/1, 7:30 PM, Park West, all ages

Corey Taylor, Wargasm, Oxymorrons

8/31, 7:30 PM, Riviera Theatre, all ages

Tangerine Dream

10/5, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Teen Suicide

6/30, 6:30 PM, Cobra Lounge, all ages

Temples, Post Animal

6/16, 8 PM, Metro, 18+

Thee Sinseers & the Altons, Rudy de Anda

6/10, 7:30 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Toad the Wet Sprocket, Marcy Playground

6/28, 8 PM, Cahn Auditorium, all ages

Tom the Mail Man

9/29, 9 PM, Schubas, 18+

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ziggy Marley

7/21, 5:30 PM, Salt Shed, all ages

Arthur Verocai

8/15, 8 PM, Thalia Hall, 17+

Wheatus

7/14, 8 PM, Beat Kitchen, 17+

Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, De La Soul

10/8, 8 PM, United Center, all ages

Yo La Tengo

6/24, 6:30 PM, Metro, 18+

Young Fathers

10/4, 8 PM, the Vic, 18+

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Cheap Trick, Brokeback

7/16, 7 PM, Metro, 18+, sold out

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

6/11, 6/12, 6/13, 6 PM, Salt Shed, all ages, sold outt

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

8/9 & 8/11, 7:30 PM, Wrigley Field, all ages, sold out

Thundercat

10/12, 8 PM, Salt Shed, 17+, sold out

X

7/6, 8 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, all ages, sold out

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