Folk & Blues Concerts in Chicago in 2026

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, and Foreigner

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Mat Kearney

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

Ravinia 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

Ravinia 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

Ravinia, 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

Ravinia, 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

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

Lily Allen

United Center, Chicago, 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

Phoebe Bridgers Alex G

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Aldous Harding and Sam Burton

Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US

10,000 Maniacs

George Van Dusen Theatre, North Shore Center, Skokie, IL, US

Riot Fest 2026 Twenty One Pilots, Pixies, Nas, The All-American Rejects, Alanis Morissette, Rise Against, Tool, and Pierce the Veil

Douglass Park, Chicago, IL, US

Phoebe Bridgers Alex G

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Beth Hart

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Booker T. Jones

Garcia's Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

She & Him

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Son Volt

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Horse Feathers

Hey Nonny, Arlington Heights, IL, US

Beth Orton

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

Son Volt

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Teddy Swims and MarcLo

United Center, Chicago, IL, US