Folk & Blues Concerts in Chicago in August

Styx

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US

Watchhouse

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, and KennyHoopla

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

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, Evanston, 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