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Story Of The Year & Silverstein – Chicago, IL – Camp Screamo Tour (Leg 2)
Story of the Year and Silverstein are bringing their co-headlining “Camp Screamo Tour” (Leg 2) to Chicago on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM.…
Music & Comedy
Smith & Myers – Chicago, IL – Acoustic Tour
Smith & Myers—the acoustic side project featuring Brent Smith and Zach Myers of the multi-platinum rock band Shinedown—will bring their stripped-down acoustic tour to House…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Music & Comedy
Jamila Woods – Chicago, IL – 10 Years of HEAVN Tour
Jamila Woods will perform live at Thalia Hall in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, December 6, 2026. The hometown singer, songwriter, and celebrated poet is bringing…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Music & Comedy
The Armando Diaz
It’s the best comedy show in the city. Created in 1995 by iO alum Armando Diaz, Armando is a historic improvisational form where actors improvise a series…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball: Raye, OneRepublic & Ludacris
The 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball will take place on Monday, December 7, 2026, at 7:00 PM CST at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Music & Comedy
Senses Fail, Koyo & Initiate – Still Searching Tour
Post-hardcore band Senses Fail will bring their newly announced headline run, “Senses Fail Presents Still Searching,” to the House of Blues Chicago on Tuesday, December…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
A Chanticleer Christmas
It wouldn’t be the holidays without Chanticleer at Symphony Center. The multiple Grammy Award-winning men’s chorus delights listeners “with harmonies so lush they verge on…
Music & Comedy
Lord Huron – Chicago, IL – 23 Nights at the Broken Bottle Traveling Residency Tour
Indie folk-rock band Lord Huron is bringing their newly announced winter tour to Chicago, Illinois, for back-to-back nights on Tuesday, December 8 and Wednesday, December…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Music & Comedy
Play Time
A showcase of 3 short plays by select writing teams and featuring a cast of iO Theater performers. It’s experimental, it’s follow-the-fun, it’s Play Time. Plays…
Music & Comedy
Lord Huron – Chicago, IL – 23 Nights at the Broken Bottle Traveling Residency Tour
Indie folk-rock band Lord Huron is bringing their newly announced winter tour to Chicago, Illinois, for back-to-back nights on Tuesday, December 8 and Wednesday, December…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Music & Comedy
Imminence – North America 2026 Tour
The Swedish metalcore band Imminence will perform live in Chicago on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at the Riviera Theatre. The concert is part of their…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Postcard from Vienna: Muti & Bronfman
Nothing beats the December chill like a musical trip to old Vienna. Dance numbers evoke the city’s glittering Christmas markets, imperial architecture and steaming mugs…
Music & Comedy
Kip Moore – Winter Acoustic Tour 2026
Kip Moore is bringing his newly announced, highly anticipated winter acoustic tour to Chicago for an intimate performance at The Vic Theatre on Thursday, December…
Music & Comedy
Brett Eldredge – Glow: 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Brett Eldredge is bringing his Glow: 10 Year Anniversary Tour to The Chicago Theatre for two consecutive nights: Thursday, December 10, 2026, and Friday, December…
Music & Comedy
Syd – Chicago, IL – Beard Tour
Syd—the critically acclaimed singer, producer, and frontwoman of neo-soul collective The Internet—will perform live at the Ramova Theatre in Chicago on Thursday, December 10, 2026.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Nominated “Best Comedy Show” by the Chicago Reader (2025), Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Postcard from Vienna: Muti & Bronfman
Nothing beats the December chill like a musical trip to old Vienna. Dance numbers evoke the city’s glittering Christmas markets, imperial architecture and steaming mugs…
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