Metal Concerts in Chicago in 2026

Flyleaf, Lacey Sturm, Escape the Fate, and Islander

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Absent Soul, End of Dayz, Hoods, Ringworm, Age Of Apocalypse, Negative Force, No Idols, Gridiron, Missing Link, No Cure, Big Ass Truck, Turmoil, Hold My Own, Hatebreed, 100 Demons, Anhedonia, Balmora, Sick Joke, WMD, L.i.e., bad mouth, jérôme, xACHEx, Fatal Realm, and Outta Pocket

Cobra Lounge, Chicago, IL, US

Upon A Burning Body, Fox Lake, Face Yourself, Next to Eternity, and Thutch

WC Social Club, West Chicago, IL, US

Rush

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Flyleaf, Lacey Sturm, Escape the Fate, and Islander

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival - Day 1 2026 Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust, Kittie, Magnolia Park, Pretty Wild, and Slay Squad

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival 2026 Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill, Creed, Bush, Hoobastank, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust, and Candlebox

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Jinjer

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Jon Anderson

Des Plaines Theatre, Des Plaines, IL, US

Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival - Day 2 2026 Creed, Bush, Hoobastank, Candlebox, The Verve Pipe, Sleep Theory, Big Wreck, and Thrailkill

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Rush

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Rush

United Center, Chicago, IL, US

Poppy LANDMVRKS and Thousand Below

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Nektar

Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US

Rolo Tomassi Outrun the Sunlight

Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL, US

Guns N' Roses and Public Enemy

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Obituary melting rot

Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL, US

Loathe and All Under Heaven

Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US

Styx

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US

Tomahawk and Melvins

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

12 Stones

WC Social Club, West Chicago, IL, US

Foo Fighters Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy

Stadium Green at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, US

Starkill

WC Social Club, West Chicago, IL, US

Six Feet Under, Kataklysm, and Wormhole

Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US

Agalloch

Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US

Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy Hulder

Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

The Dear Hunter, Closure In Moscow, and K Sera

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Haste the Day and Still Remains

Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL, US

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

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

MOE. and Umphrey's McGee

Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Enuff Z'Nuff

Live Wire Lounge, Chicago, IL, US

Chiodos 156/Silence

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Chiodos, sace6, Calva Louise, 156/Silence, and second harbour'

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks, and Eva Under Fire

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Eagles of Death Metal Mountain Head

Metro, Chicago, IL, US

Theory of a Deadman and Sevendust Return to Dust

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

Profanatica, Morbosidad, and Cloak

WC Social Club, West Chicago, IL, US

Mötley Crüe, Tesla, and Extreme

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

The Australian Pink Floyd Show: The Happiest Days Of Our Lives 2026 The Australian Pink Floyd Show

Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds, New Buffalo, MI, US

Deep Purple

Hunter Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

DevilDriver and Ov Sulfur

Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL, US

Monolord, Khemmis, and Earth Tongue

Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US

3 Inches of Blood

Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US

3 Inches of Blood

Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, US

Helmet

Ramova Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

BABYMETAL

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

Halestorm

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

ARC Music Festival 2026 salute, Sara Landry, Walker & Royce, and Monty Kiddo

Union Park, Chicago, IL, US

Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Orgy, and The HU

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US