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Chicago Events

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Most of these venues are in CHICAGO ILLINOIS. Venues in the outlying suburbs are shown in gray italics. Click on an event description to get more info about it. Click on a column header to change the way the list is sorted.

Although you can't yet post to this board, you can send your event details to me and i'll post 'em for you.
Punk & punk-compatible bands: friend me on myspace if you send out bulletins about upcoming shows. If your band has an emailing list, contact me with info about how to get on it.

For more listings, check out www.chicagohardcore.net/showspage/shows.php

date time event description type venue ages
May 14 8:00 The Derbys, Mad Minute live bands Reggie's 21+
May 16 11:59 Rocky Horror Picture Show screening Music Box 18+
May 17 3:00 Rocking For Vets' Health Benefit Show live bands Tiger O'Stylies 21+
May 17 9:00 Jon Langford & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts live bands Bottom Lounge 21+
May 17 9:00 Tongues, Das Kapital, Amen & The Hell Yahs, Childsize Monster Pistol live bands Mutiny 21+
May 17 11:59 Rocky Horror Picture Show screening Music Box 18+
May 18 6:00 Effigies, Lost In Blue live bands Brauerhouse 21+
May 22 9:00 Opposite of Pants, Rule 22, Absolutely Not live bands Mutiny 21+
May 23 8:00 Totally Wired Fest, day 1 live bands Abbey Pub 18+
May 23 10:00 Dead Mans Hand, Dead Cerebus, Unskathed live bands Champs 21+
May 24 7:00 The Queers live bands Reggie's all
May 24 7:30 Totally Wired Fest, day 2 live bands Abbey Pub 18+
May 24 10:00 Degradation, Penchant 4 Chaos, Lasting Vengeance live bands Champs 21+
May 25 6:00 Ben Weasel and his Carnegie Bandsmen live bands Reggie's all
May 25 7:00 Totally Wired Fest, day 3 live bands Lucky Gator ???
May 25 9:00 North Lincoln, You Me & The Atom Bomb, Love & Squalor live bands Ronny's 21+
May 28 6:00 Carnifex live bands K of C ???
May 28 8:00 The Ocean, Kylesa, Lair of the Minotaur, Withered live bands Reggie's 17+
May 30 6:00 Die Young, Legion, The Muzzler live bands Reggie's all
May 30 6:00 Ceremony live bands Galaxie all
May 30 6:00 The Infected, Graves live bands Brauerhouse 21+
May 30 8:00 Mexican Cheerleader live bands Lucky Gator ???
May 31 5:00 Vandon Arms, Warsaw Poland Bros, 40 Oz. Sidekicks live bands Reggie's all
May 31 7:00 The Please & Thank Yous live bands Swing State ???
May 31 9:00 Johnny Vomit, Of Wolves live bands Damaged 21+
May 31 10:00 Iron Horse, Angel of Death, Denim N Leather live bands Champs 21+
Jun 2 6:00 Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, Warriors, Since the Flood live bands Reggie's all
Jun 7 5:00 Voodoo Glow Skulls, Whole Wheat Bread, Knock Out, Rule 22 live bands Reggie's all
Jun 7 9:00 MagnaFUx, Audio Violence, Donkey Punch live bands Mutiny 21+
Jun 8 5:00 Decades, xRepresentx, Sacred Pledge, Doomhammer, Step Back live bands K of C all
Jun 8 7:00 The Rotten Fruits - Germ's birthday bash live bands Reggie's 17+
Jun 14 9:00 Christian Death live bands Bottom Lounge 18+
Jun 14 9:00 Piledriver, Destructor, Superchrist live bands Reggie's 17+
Jun 15 6:00 Elysia live bands K of C ???
Jun 21 9:00 16Volt, Bella Morte, Cyanotic live bands Reggie's 17+
Jun 27 6:00 Becoming the Archetype live bands K of C all
Jun 27 8:00 North Side vs. South Side Showdown - North Side show live bands McDunna's ???
Jun 27 9:00 Sludgeworth live bands Bottom Lounge ???
Jun 28 8:00 Eske, Sin Orden, No Slogan, Catburglars, Intifada live bands Lucky Gator ???
Jun 28 8:00 North Side vs. South Side Showdown - South Side show live bands Catchers ???
Jul 2 8:00 Sloppy Seconds live bands Bottom Lounge 18+
Jul 4 9:00 97-shiki, Das Kapital, No Slogan, Echoes of Harpers Ferry live bands Cal's 21+
Jul 6 noon Scream the Prayer live bands Linder Center ???
Jul 26 8:00 Shot Baker "Take Control" CD release party live bands Beat Kitchen ???
Aug 22 6:00 War From A Harlot's Mouth live bands K of C all
Sep 7 7:00 Intronaut, Behold The Arctopus, Mouth of the Architect live bands Reggie's 17+
Sep 13 8:00 Impaled, Phobia, Kill the Client, Illogicist, Maruta live bands Reggie's 17+
Oct 10 8:00 RiotFest 2008, day 1 live bands Congress all
Oct 11 noon RiotFest 2008, day 2 live bands Congress all
Oct 12 noon RiotFest 2008, day 3 live bands Congress all

Weekly events

Some bars have "theme nights" on which they play punky-type music on the same night every week. Here are the ones i know about.

For a list of bars which are punky almost every night (and so didn't get listed here since their punk nights are not really "events"), check out my Punk rock bars & live shows in Chicago page.
day time venue theme cover
Monday 9:00 Exit Punk Rock Monday free!
Monday ??? Club Foot DJs spin punk & glam ???
Monday 10:00 Neo Metal Mondays free!
Tuesday 9:00 Cobra Lounge Tuesday Night Massacre ???
Tuesday 9:00 Spot 6 Seizure free!
Tuesday 7:00 Lava Damaged Tuesdays free!
Tuesday ??? Neo Retroforward free!
Tuesday 9:00 Exit Fat Tuesdays ???
Wednesday 10:00 Smart Bar Inked free!
Wednesday 9:00 Cobra Lounge Metal night ???
Wednesday ??? Exit Maniacal Wednesdays ???
Wednesday ??? Memories Bar Punk night ???
Wednesday 10:00 Neo Passive Aggressive free!
Thursday 9:00 Cobra Lounge Metal, punk and rock ???
Thursday 10:00 Neo Planet Earth $5
Thursday 9:00 Exit Bondage A-Go-Go / Zombie Night ???
Friday 10:00 Liar's Club Rock Bottom free!
Friday 6:00 Exit Thank Satan It's Friday / 80's & Industrial ???
Friday 10:00 Neo Elektric Cafe $5
Friday 10:00 Cobra Lounge Punk Rock DJ Alex ???
Friday actual Liar's Club Punk & Metal Fridays free!
Saturday 9:00 Cobra Lounge Rock, metal, and punk free!
Saturday 10:00 Neo Bedlam Invades Neo $5
Saturday 9:00 Exit 80's/industrial ???
Sunday 9:00 Liar's Club DJs spin old-school punk and glam ???
Sunday ??? Club Foot DJs spin rock & new wave ???
Sunday ??? Memories Bar Goth night ???
Sunday 9:00 Exit CMF Metal Sunday ???
Sunday 10:00 Neo Sanctuary free!
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