Chicago Concerts in December 2026

Live music, tours, venues, and concert dates this month.

Updated: October 26, 2026
52 Concert Venues

Find live concerts in Chicago, IL, during December 2026. Browse concert schedules, local venues, touring artists, and ticket availability. Compare upcoming performances and plan your next live music experience.

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Dec 1
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Suicide Silence
Dec 1 · 6:00 PM · Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 203
  • Dec
    01
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Tue
    ALTERNATIVE
    High Demand
    Suicide Silence
    House Of Blues - Chicago • 1,300 seats
    House Of Blues - Chicago
    location329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654location329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
    From $43Avg. price ~ $240Tickets Available: 32
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    High Demand
    Kim Petras
    Radius - IL
    Radius - IL
    location640 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616location640 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616
    From $76Avg. price ~ $231Tickets Remaining: 22
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    RAP / HIP HOP
    Lucy Bedroque
    Metro Chicago • 1,100 seats
    Metro Chicago
    location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613
    From $42Avg. price ~ $85Tickets Remaining: 20
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    CLASSICAL
    High Demand
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Dame Jane Glover - Handel's Messiah
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center • 2,522 seats
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center
    location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604
    From $299Avg. price ~ $918Tickets Available: 33
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    Genevieve Artadi
    Garcias Chicago
    Garcias Chicago
    location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
    From $29Avg. price ~ $83Tickets Available: 178
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    HOLIDAY
    High Demand
    A Taste Of Ireland: A Celtic Christmas
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts • 867 seats
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
    location9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077location9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077
    From $52Avg. price ~ $189Tickets Available: 814
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    High Demand
    Jim James (Solo Acoustic)
    Jim James (Solo Acoustic)
    Vic Theatre • 1,400 seats
    Vic Theatre
    location3145 N Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657location3145 N Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657
    From $52Avg. price ~ $186Tickets Available: 101
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    COUNTRY / FOLK
    High Demand
    Mickey Guyton
    City Winery - Chicago
    City Winery - Chicago
    location1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607location1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607
    From $71Avg. price ~ $207Tickets Available: 114
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    RAP / HIP HOP
    High Demand
    Lucy Bedroque
    Metro Chicago • 1,100 seats
    Metro Chicago
    location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613
    From $30Avg. price ~ $180Tickets Remaining: 22
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    JAZZ / BLUES
    Stella Cole
    North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts • 318 seats
    North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
    location9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077location9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077
    From $61Avg. price ~ $85Tickets Available: 69
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    RAP / HIP HOP
    Best Value
    Levi Bloom
    Beat Kitchen
    Beat Kitchen
    location2100 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60618location2100 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60618
    From $25Avg. price ~ $31Tickets Remaining: 19
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    JAZZ / BLUES
    Best Value
    Bttrfly Quintet
    Garcias Chicago
    Garcias Chicago
    location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
    From $27Avg. price ~ $94Tickets Available: 180
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    ALTERNATIVE
    High Demand
    Shintaro Sakamoto
    Thalia Hall • 1,000 seats
    Thalia Hall
    location1807 S Allport St, Chicago, IL 60608location1807 S Allport St, Chicago, IL 60608
    From $41Avg. price ~ $218Tickets Remaining: 24
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    ALTERNATIVE
    High Demand
    Pokey LaFarge
    Lincoln Hall
    Lincoln Hall
    location2424 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614location2424 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
    From $67Avg. price ~ $557Tickets Remaining: 8
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Thu
    Concert
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago • 450 seats
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
    location2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60614location2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60614
    From $49Avg. price ~ $93Tickets Available: 846
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:15 PM
    Thu
    Concert
    Hell On Heels
    Joe's Bar On Weed St.
    Joe's Bar On Weed St.
    location940 W. Weed Street, Chicago, IL 60622location940 W. Weed Street, Chicago, IL 60622
    From $42Avg. price ~ $54Tickets Remaining: 18
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    CLASSICAL
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Muti, Welter & Dvorak 8
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center • 2,522 seats
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center
    location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604
    From $47Avg. price ~ $155Tickets Available: 977
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    ALTERNATIVE
    Mareux
    Metro Chicago • 1,100 seats
    Metro Chicago
    location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613location3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613
    From $45Avg. price ~ $70Tickets Remaining: 23
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    JAZZ / BLUES
    Best Value
    Bttrfly Quintet
    Garcias Chicago
    Garcias Chicago
    location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607location1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
    From $27Avg. price ~ $81Tickets Available: 58
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    RAP / HIP HOP
    ezcodylee
    Backline at Avondale Music Hall
    Backline at Avondale Music Hall
    location3336 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641location3336 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
    From $44Avg. price ~ $53Tickets Remaining: 17
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  • Dec
    04
    2026
    Time TBA
    POP / ROCK
    Pass
    Zeds Dead - 2 Day Pass
    Zeds Dead - 2 Day Pass
    Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom • 4,500 seats
    Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
    location1106 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640location1106 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
    From $273Avg. price ~ $315Tickets Remaining: 8
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  • Dec
    04
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Fri
    Concert
    Candlelight: 90s Hip Hop on Strings
    The Arts Center of Oak Park
    The Arts Center of Oak Park
    location200 N Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302location200 N Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302
    From $59Avg. price ~ $119Tickets Available: 100
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  • Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    CLASSICAL
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Muti, Welter & Dvorak 8
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center • 2,522 seats
    Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center
    location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604location220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604
    From $47Avg. price ~ $140Tickets Available: 1661
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  • Dec
    04
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    HARD ROCK / METAL
    Dragonforce
    Riviera Theatre - IL • 2,500 seats
    Riviera Theatre - IL
    location4746 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640location4746 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
    From $63Avg. price ~ $75Tickets Remaining: 17
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Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence
ALTERNATIVE
329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Upcoming Concerts: 11
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 6:00 PM
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Kim Petras
Kim Petras
POP / ROCK
640 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616
Upcoming Concerts: 5
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 6:30 PM
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A Taste of Ireland
A Taste of Ireland
HOLIDAY
9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077
Upcoming Concerts: 21
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 7:30 PM
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CLASSICAL
220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604
Upcoming Concerts: 20
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 7:30 PM
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Lucy Bedroque
Lucy Bedroque
RAP / HIP HOP
3730 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60613
Upcoming Concerts: 13
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 7:30 PM
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Genevieve Artadi
Genevieve Artadi
POP / ROCK
1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Upcoming Concerts: 5
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 7:30 PM
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Jim James
Jim James
POP / ROCK
3145 N Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657
Upcoming Concerts: 5
Next Concert: Dec 01, 2026 8:00 PM
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Stella Cole
Stella Cole
JAZZ / BLUES
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077
Upcoming Concerts: 7
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 7:30 PM
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Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton
COUNTRY / FOLK
1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607
Upcoming Concerts: 9
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 7:30 PM
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Shintaro Sakamoto
Shintaro Sakamoto
ALTERNATIVE
1807 S Allport St, Chicago, IL 60608
Upcoming Concerts: 2
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Bttrfly Quintet
Bttrfly Quintet
JAZZ / BLUES
1001 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Upcoming Concerts: 2
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Levi Bloom
Levi Bloom
RAP / HIP HOP
2100 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60618
Upcoming Concerts: 3
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Pokey LaFarge
Pokey LaFarge
ALTERNATIVE
2424 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
Upcoming Concerts: 14
Next Concert: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! The Grease Parody
OTHER
2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL 60614
Upcoming Concerts: 32
Next Concert: Dec 03, 2026 2:30 PM
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Hell On Heels
Hell On Heels
OTHER
940 W. Weed Street, Chicago, IL 60622
Upcoming Concerts: 1
Next Concert: Dec 03, 2026 7:15 PM
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Live music events happening throughout the month.

Chicago hosts 203 concerts during December 2026 across arenas, theaters, clubs, and live music venues. Tickets start at $29, with the next scheduled performance at House Of Blues - Chicago on December 1, 2026. Browse the complete concert schedule, artists, venues, and ticket options for the month.

Concert Venues in Chicago

Major venues hosting concerts this month.
Aon Grand Ballroom Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
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Backline at Avondale Music Hall
Chicago, IL
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Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 1
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Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 2
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Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 3
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Cadillac Palace
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 1
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Carol's Pub
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 2
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City Winery - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 10
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Concord Music Hall
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 2
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Copernicus Center
Chicago, IL
Arena
Upcoming Concerts: 4
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Evanston Space
Evanston, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 1
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Garcias Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 10
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George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Skokie, IL
Theatre
Upcoming Concerts: 1
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Hideout - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 1
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House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Upcoming Concerts: 3
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