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WEDNESDAY 1 AUGUST
Open Mic — Ballydoyle , Aurora ; Open Mic / Dave Kelly — Ballydoyle , Downers Grove ; Breaking Bad Trivia — Base Camp , Lisle ; RIVVRS / Paul McDonald — Beat Kitchen , Chicago ; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby — Blue Chicago , Chicago ; Lany / Harry Hudson — Bottom Lounge , Chicago ; Zac Wilkerson / Rendition — Bub City , Chicago ; Makena Hartlin — Bub City , Rosemont ; Guy King — Buddy Guy ’ s Legends , Chicago ; Sawyer Fredericks / Beth Bombara — City Winery , Chicago ; Tycho — Concord , Chicago ; Mer ’ s Music Showcase — Cubby Bear , Chicago ; New Standard Quintet — FitzGeralds , Berwyn ; Billie Eilish / Omar Coleman / Keithen Banks — House of Blues , Chicago ; Audio Express / Ed Gilbert — Kankakee County Fair , Kankakee ; Corey Dennison / Giles Corey — Kingston Mines , Chicago ; Lido / Malcolm London / Grace Weber — Lincoln Hall , Chicago ; Steve & Jimmy — Lincoln Park Zoo , Chicago ; Chvrches / Sasha Sloan — Metro , Chicago ; Soda — Morton Arboretum Concerts , Lisle ; The Mosquitos / Sane Abandoned / Tabasko Sound Kitchen — Northbrook Days , Northbrook ; Franz Ferdinand — Park West , Chicago ; Karaoke — Q Bar , Glendale Heights ; Bachelor / Bachelorette Trivia — Q Bar , Plano ; As She Pleases / Madison Beer — Reggie ’ s , Chicago ; Sleep / Dylan Carlson — Riviera Theater , Chicago ; Nicholas Barron — Rosa ’ s , Chicago ; Terror JR / Allie X — Schubas , Chicago ; Cisco Dragon — Shakers , Ottawa ; Kashmir — Summer Concert Series , Bolingbrook ; Nashville Electric Company — Summer Concerts , Barrington ; Rebelution / DJ Mel — Thalia Hall , Chicago .
THURSDAY 2 AUGUST
Trivia Night — Ballydoyle , Aurora ; Monk Tamony / Oblio and Arrow / Snake Season / Flora — Beat Kitchen , Chicago ; Barefoot Johnny & The Footlongs — Blarney Island , Antioch ; Tony Ocean — Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge , Michigan City , IN ; Dermot Kennedy — Bottom Lounge , Chicago ; Bailey Dee — Brauer House , Lombard ; Ryan Nelson — Bub City , Chicago ; Epic — Bub City , Rosemont ; Lurrie Bell — Buddy Guy ’ s Legends , Chicago ; Space Jesus — Chop Shop , Chicago ; Frank Orrall — City Winery , Chicago ; School of Rock Allstars 2018 — Cobra Lounge , Chicago ; The Shagadelics — Coon Creek Country Days , Northlake ; 97 Nine — Cubby Bear , Chicago ; Danny Duncan / Kanye West Night — Durty Nellie ’ s , Palatine ; Scott Ligon ’ s All- Star Freakout — FitzGeralds , Berwyn ; Mark Ficks — Four Winds Casino , New Buffalo , MI ; JD Kostyk — Frankie ’ s Blue Room , Naperville ; Open Mic — HOME Bar , Arlington Heights ; Joe Fascetta — Houlihan ’ s , Algonquin ; Whiskey & Harmony —
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Houlihan ’ s , Orland Park ; Blackbear / Rollover / Mississippi Gabe Carter — House of Blues , Chicago ; Fuedin ’ Hillbillys — Kankakee County Fair , Kankakee ; Mike Wheeler — Kingston Mines , Chicago ; The Wombats / Future Feats — Lincoln Hall , Chicago ; Nick Pontarelli Band / Diva Montel Dance Party / Vince Amore — Little Italy Fest-West , Chicago ; Arctic Monkeys / Travis Scott / Khalid / Chvrches / Galantis / Camilla Cabello / Rezz / Rebelution / Tycho / Franz Ferdinand / Billie Eilish / Jaden Smith / A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie / All Time Low / Lany / Petit Biscuit / The Wombats / Kayzo / Stars / Shiba San / Terror Jr / G Herbo and more — Lollapalooza , Chicago ; The National / Alex Lahey — Metro , Chicago ; Junkyard Groove — Nevin ’ s , Plainfield ; Von Blazer / Off The Record — Northbrook Days , Northbrook ; Jungle / Superorganism — Park West , Chicago ; The Moods — Peanut Butter & Jam Concerts , Kenosha , WI ; Prodigy Open Mic Night — Penny Road Pub , Barrington ; DJs Chris Ullrich / Ian Spacee — Q Bar , Darien ; Gang of Youths / Matt Maeson — Reggie ’ s , Chicago ; 16 Candles — Romeofest , Romeoville ; James Wheeler Jam — Rosa ’ s , Chicago ; Tyler Childers / Larkin Poe — Schubas , Chicago ; Virgil Abloh / Garrett David / Ariel Zetina — Smart Bar , Chicago ; Nashville Electric Company — Summer Concerts , Algonquin ; Strung Out — Sunset Soiree , Lemont ; Parquet Courts / Dream Wife — Thalia Hall , Chicago ; Crosstown Traffic Patio Concert — The Kerry Piper , Willowbrook ; Kayzo / Noizu — The Mid , Chicago ; Patrick Gemkow Acoustic — The Sandlot , Chicago ; Highly Suspect / Cleopatric — The Vic , Chicago ; Run Forrest Run — Uniquely Thursdays , Hinsdale ; DJ / Karaoke / Karoake Zach — Uptown Lounge , Chicago ; James Libera — Zaza ’ s Tavola , Barrington .
FRIDAY 3 AUGUST
Sal & Izy — Bar Evolution , Batavia ; Wimps / The Bingers / Jollys / Speed Babes — Beat Kitchen , Chicago ; Brecken Miles — Blarney Island , Antioch ; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby — Blue Chicago , Chicago ; Mike Zabrin ’ s Funktastic / Crawpuppies — Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge , Michigan City , IN ; Wit Da Hoodie / Femdot Lollapalooza Aftershow — Bottom Lounge , Chicago ; Agent Orange / Fea / Hymen Moments / The Bumpus / Hounds / Turbo Vamps / Code Name Phoenix / Clan Adam / Audiophillia & Mary Vaughn — Brauer House , Lombard ; HiFi Superstar — Broken Oar , Port Barrington ; Mark MacKay — Bub City , Chicago ; Fletcher Rockwell — Bub City , Rosemont ; Nick Moss — Buddy Guy ’ s Legends , Chicago ; Brownies & Lemonade — Chop Shop , Chicago ; Pat McGee — City Winery , Chicago ; The Fortunate Sons — Concert on The Green , Burr Ridge ;
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Brockhampton / Romil Lollapalooza Aftershow — Concord , Chicago ; Modern Day Romeos / Stateline Band — Coon Creek Country Days , Northlake ; South of 80 / Strung Out — Crossroads Festival , Shorewood ; Who ’ s This Mary ? — Cubby Bear , Chicago ; DJ Tim — Doc ’ s Victory Pub , Elmhurst ; Rob Post Band — Dock ’ s Bar , Wauconda ; Jeff Ulus Duo — Eaglewood Resort , Itasca ; Arra — Endless Summerfest , LaGrange ; Jenny Bienemann & Friends — FitzGeralds , Berwyn ; Checkmate Sallie / DJ Sandra Sauve — Four Winds Casino , New Buffalo , MI ; David ’ s Bazaar — Gruben ’ s Uptown Tap , Plainfield ; Paul Allodi — Harp & Fiddle , Park Ridge ; Pawnshop — Hollywood Casino , Aurora ; Droptop — Hollywood Casino , Joliet ; Lynyrd Skynyrd Farewell Tour — Hollywood Casino Amphitheater , Tinley Park ; Bobaflex / Veilside / Boneshaker — HOME Bar , Arlington Heights ; Catfish & The Bottlemen Lollapalooza Aftershow / The Good The Bad The Blues / Keithen Banks — House of Blues , Chicago ; James Libera — Incontro A Tavola , S . Barrington ; Echoes of Pompeii / 97Nine — Jeff Fest @ Jefferson Park , Chicago ; Cash Campbell & Justin Adams — Joe ’ s Live , Rosemont ; Captain Miller Band — JW Hollstein ’ s , Tinley Park ; Epic — Kankakee County Fair , Kankakee ; Duke Tumatoe / Joanna Connor — Kingston Mines , Chicago ; Jennifer Ramsey Duo — Level 257 , Schaumburg ; Goldlink / Ric Wilson Lollapalooza Aftershow — Lincoln Hall , Chicago ; Tony Ocean & The Hartbeats / Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones / Tony Spavone — Little Italy Fest-West , Chicago ; Bruno Mars / The National / Post Malone / Tyler , The Creator / Walk The Moon / Dillon Francis / James Bay / Brockhampton / Borns / Greta Van Fleet / Malaa / The Neighbourhood / Jungle / Alina Baraz / Lizzo / Bebe Rexha / Parquet Courts / Alan Walker / Rusko / Dermot Kennedy / Big Wild / Luav / Post Animal / Welshly Arms and more ... — Lollapalooza , Chicago ; Houndmouth / Lewis Capaldi Lollapalooza Aftershow — Metro , Chicago ; Blacklist Regulars / New Age Americans — Nevin ’ s , Plainfield ; Dalton Collins / DJ Messes — Niko ’ s Red Mill Tavern , Woodstock ; Mr . Blotto / John McHugh Band — Northbrook Days , Northbrook ; Carly Rae Jepson / Morgxn Lollapalooza Aftershow — Park West , Chicago ; Jeff & Kurts Acoustic Refreshment — Pearce ’ s Pub , Oswego ; Another Lost Year / Burden of The Sky / Left of Reason — Penny Road Pub , Barrington ; Wicked Deception / Final Dissent / Bolthorn / Vile Cynic — Q Bar , Darien ; Whoopi Goldberg — Ravinia , Highland Park ; Basement Lollapalooza Aftershow / Mephiskapheles / J . Navarro & The Traitors — Reggie ’ s , Chicago ; Hairbangers Ball / DJ Q — Rivers Casino , Des Plaines ; Infinity / The GooRoos — Romeofest , Romeoville ; Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band — Rosa ’ s , Chicago ; Miranda Sings Live — Rosemont Theater , Rosemont ; Exit 147 — Salt Creek Concerts , Palatine ; Anderson East / The Dales Lollapalooza Aftershow — Schubas , Chicago ; Mark Farina — Smart Bar , Chicago ; Tributosaurus becomes The Police / Cowboy Jukebox / Shout Section — Summer Daze , Warrenville ; Morry Sochat & The Special 20 ’ s — Summer Nights @ Brookfield Zoo , Brookfield ; Strawdawg — Sundance Saloon , Mundelein ; Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press / Lip Sync Showdown / Rockstar Rodeo — Taste of Orland Park , Orland Park ; |
Sealed With A Kiss / Eric Chesser — Taste of Roselle , Roselle ; Tank & The Bangas / Durand Jones & The Indications Lollapalooza Aftershow — Thalia Hall , Chicago ; The Beat 2 — The Kerry Piper , Willowbrook ; Sean Walsh — The Lone Buffalo , Ottawa ; Malaa / Codes Lollapalooza Aftershow — The Mid , Chicago ; Dua Lipa / Buddy Lollapalooza Aftershow — The Vic , Chicago ; DJ / Karaoke / Karoake Zach — Uptown Lounge , Chicago ; Gil DeLapaz & PM Kool — White Eagle , Niles ; Paul Strolia — Zach ’ s On Tap , Palos Heights ; Jerry Armstrong — Zachary ’ s Bar , Palos Heights .
SATURDAY 4 AUGUST
Suburban Chicago ’ s Got Talent — Arcada Theater , St . Charles ; Felix & Fingers — Bar Evolution , Batavia ; Mooner / Mawcrest / Old Joy / Henry True — Beat Kitchen , Chicago ; The Beat 2 — Bella Mia , Midlothian ; C-Factor / Six To Midnight — Blarney Island , Antioch ; JW Williams / Laretha Weathersby — Blue Chicago , Chicago ; Melodius Funk / Jamrose / Retropolitan — Blue Chip Casino-Rocks Lounge , Michigan City , IN ; Smash Kings — Blue Chip Casino-Vegas Baby , Michigan City , IN ; Lizzo / Davie Lollapalooza Aftershow — Bottom Lounge , Chicago ; Blacken The Day / Rache ’ s Bully — Brauer House , Lombard ; Soda / Charlie Foxtrot — Broken Oar , Port Barrington ; Senn Alan Band — Bub City , Chicago ; Mark MacKay / Scott Hamilton — Bub City , Rosemont ; Zac Harmon / Harlen Terson Quartet — Buddy Guy ’ s Legends , Chicago ; Vintage Blonde — Bungalow Joe ’ s , Hanover Park ; Cover Story — Captain ’ s Quarters , Antioch ; Autograf / Goldfish / Midnight Kids — Chop Shop , Chicago ; Lori McKenna / Whitney Fenimore — City Winery , Chicago ; Walk The Moon Lollapalooza Aftershow — Concord , Chicago ; Hi Infidelity / Heart to Heartbreaker — Crossroads Festival , Shorewood ; Bread Machine / Bodega — Cubby Bear , Chicago ; Triadd — Dock ’ s Bar , Wauconda ; Without U2 / School of Rock — Durty Nellie ’ s , Palatine ; This End Up — Eaglewood Resort , Itasca ; 16 Candles / Hairband Night / To The 9 ’ s / One Hot Mess / Abba Salute / Rosie & The Rivets / Second City Outlaws / The Amazing Heebie Jeebies / Chicago Spirit Brigade / Hot Downstairs — EdgeFest , Chicago ; Infinity / American English — Endless Summerfest , LaGrange ; Terry White & The Loaded Dice / Ron Lazzeretti Band — FitzGeralds , Berwyn ; St . Vincent DJ Set / Japanese Breakfast / Just Loud — FLOODfest @ Chicago Athletic Association , Chicago ; Dennis Caravello / Funkle Jesse / DJ Aaron Hodge — Four Winds Casino , New Buffalo , MI ; Kick Back — Gruben ’ s Uptown Tap , Plainfield ; Madman Duo — Harp & Fiddle , Park Ridge ; Swing Forward — Hollywood Casino , Aurora ; Stevie Craig — Houlihan ’ s , Geneva ; Manchester Orchestra Lollapalooza Aftershow / Corey Dennison — House of Blues , Chicago ; The Classic Rock Experience / Eliminator / One of The Boyzz / The Gingers — Jeff Fest @ Jefferson Park , Chicago ; The Big Show : Polkas / Corridos / Rancheras / Scott Hamilton — Joe ’ s Live , Rosemont ; April ’ s Reign — JW Hollstein ’ s , Tinley Park ; Ethan Bell Band / Brass
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