The 10 Best Music Venues in Chicago, IL

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Great, cheap bar! I love small venues like this where the artist and audience are right on top of one another. Also, their dance parties are among the best in the city and the block party is always a blast.

Mike H.

The Hideout

Cute corner place, pretty much a bar with booths in the front and a stage with standing room only in the back — almost exact same set up as Schuba’s. I was here to see Waxahatchee and the sound was a-ok. The bartenders and door people were very nice and friendly and they have drink specials every day of the…

Kara O.

Beat Kitchen

Jazz night wasnt too bad, the drinks however… I joined my sister for a night out on her birthday. She had the «Divorced Papers» which tasted like Malibu & pineapple. I had the «Cash for Gold» which stings ur throat a little bit because part of the ingredient is chiles. Yea & it was a bit strong alcohol…

David O.

The Whistler

We were at the Riviera Theatre for the first time on 4÷16÷16 to attend the Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals show. Overall, I wasn’t expecting much from the venue based on the reviews I had read before the show… and I was right. It’s not a «bad» venue, but compared to our experience at the Vic theater a…

Amy D.

Riviera Theatre

An outdoor music venue is a great place to hear music in the summertime and last night’s Steve Winwood and Steely Dan concert was amazing… once we got inside the venue. The system (or lack thereof) for entrance is severely broken. Fans missed a good bit of Winwood’s performance waiting in line to get in and…

Christina W.

FirstMerit Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island

HORRIBLE SERVICE! We had signed a contract and agreement and they cancelled last minute few days before our scheduled event. All because they don’t allow «hip=hop». Since when can a venue discriminate between genre’s of music. Horrible service, horrible people to work with, they gave no feedback and spoke to me…

Tommy V.

Logan Square Auditorium

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225 places in Chicago, ordered by rating:

Vic’s Drum Shop

4.8

20 reviews

Telephone:	+1 312-770-1200
Address:	345 N Loomis

Musical Instruments & Teachers / Music Venues

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4.5

21 reviews

Telephone:	Not provided
Address:	201 E Randolph St Millennium Park

Music Venues / Stadiums & Arenas

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

4.1

21 reviews

Telephone:	+1 312-294-3000
Address:	Symphony Center 220 S Michigan Ave

Performing Arts / Music Venues

Hot House

4.1

20 reviews

Telephone:	+1 312-752-5316
Address:	1310 W. Thorndale

Music Venues /

Galway Bay

4.8

20 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-348-3750
Address:	500 W Diversey Pkwy

Dive Bars / Music Venues

Hungry Brain

4.9

20 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-687-8230
Address:	2319 W Belmont Ave

Dive Bars / Music Venues

B.L.U.E.S.

4.7

22 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-528-1012
Address:	2519 N Halsted St

Jazz & Blues / Bars / Music Venues

The Hideout

4.4

20 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-227-4433
Address:	1354 W Wabansia Ave

Music Venues / Bars

United Center

4.2

32 reviews

Telephone:	+1 312-455-4500
Address:	1901 W Madison

Stadiums & Arenas / Music Venues

Schubas

3.9

23 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-525-2508
Address:	3159 N Southport Ave

Music Venues / Bars / American (New)

Smoke Daddy

3.7

25 reviews

Telephone:	+1 773-772-6656
Address:	1804 W Division St

Barbeque / Music Venues

House of Blues

4.0

26 reviews

Telephone:	+1 312-923-2000
Address:	329 N Dearborn St

Music Venues / Venues & Event Spaces

Blue Island

Hammond

Oak Forest

The 10 Best Music Venues

Chicago, IL, United States

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