Folk & Blues Concerts in Chicago in 2026

Shannon McNally

Fitzgeralds Patio, Berwyn, IL, US

Blood Orange

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Ben Folds

Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, US

Styx

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US

Watchhouse and Gwenifer Raymond

Cahn Auditorium, Chicago, IL, US

Hot Club of Cowtown

FitzGerald's, Berwyn, IL, US

Robert Earl Keen

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Mindy Smith and Whitney Monge

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Bill Kirchen

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Young the Giant, Cold War Kids, KennyHoopla, and Little Image

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL, US

John Doe and Exene Cervenka

Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, US

Band of Horses

Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL, US

Guy King

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Joe Bonamassa

Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, US

Joe Bonamassa

Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, US

Big Thief

Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors), Chicago, IL, US

Chris Smither

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Tori Amos and Bartees Strange

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loverboy, Six Gun Sally, Foreigner, and Cassidy Daniels

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Mat Kearney Jake Scott

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Violent Femmes

Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL, US

Mark Hummel

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Steve Earle and Steve Earle & the Dukes

Cahn Auditorium, Chicago, IL, US

Gregory Alan Isakov and Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra

Ravinia, Highland Park, IL, US

Alabama Shakes and Liam Kazar

Hunter Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Eagles of Death Metal Mountain Head

Metro, Chicago, IL, US

Joe Pug

Robert's Westside, Forest Park, IL, US

Bonnie Raitt

Hunter Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Shemekia Copeland

Robert's Westside, Forest Park, IL, US

Frankie Cosmos

The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, US

Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Margo Price, Sierra Hull, Robert Randolph, Lily Meola, Willie Nelson, and Don Was

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Deep Purple

Hunter Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Outlaw Music Festival 2026 Willie Nelson, The Avett Brothers, Stephen Wilson Jr., Lukas Nelson, and Don Was

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL, US

Brandi Carlile I'm With Her

Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Josh Rouse

Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, US

Ray LaMontagne

Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Asleep At the Wheel

Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, US

John Fogerty and Steve Winwood

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

John Primer

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Rod Stewart and Richard Marx

Hunter Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw, and KT Tunstall

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL, US

Eric Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Punch Brothers

Cahn Auditorium, Chicago, IL, US

Alison Krauss, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL, US

Madeleine Peyroux

Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, US

Gregory Porter

Hard Rock Live - Northern Indiana, Gary, IN, US

Evanston Folk Festival 2026 Indigo Girls, Josh Ritter, Valerie June, Mdou Moctar, Kathleen Edwards, James McMurtry, Margaret Glaspy, and Tift Merritt

Dawes Park, Evanston, IL, US

Dominique Fils-Aimé

Space - Evanston, Evanston, IL, US

Gary Clark Jr.

Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney

Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors), Chicago, IL, US