Indie & Alt Concerts in Chicago in August

Styx

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US

Whethan

Sound Bar - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

The Story So Far and I Am the Avalanche

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Squirrel Flower and Ethel Cain

Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL, US

Tomahawk and Melvins

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Triptides

Chop Shop, Chicago, IL, US

Train Barenaked Ladies and Matt Nathanson

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Young the Giant, Cold War Kids, and KennyHoopla

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, 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

Living Colour The Psychedelic Furs

Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Band of Horses

Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL, US

Oliver Tree

Shed, The Salt Shed (Indoors), Chicago, IL, US

Modest Mouse

Salt Shed, Chicago, IL, US

Fink

SPACE, Evanston, IL, US

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Garcia's Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Big Thief

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

Tori Amos and Bartees Strange

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

American Football Afternoon Bike Ride

Shed, The Salt Shed (Indoors), Chicago, IL, US

Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin, and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

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

The Dear Hunter, Closure In Moscow, and K Sera

House of Blues - Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Hugo

Des Plaines Theatre, Des Plaines, IL, US

Mon Laferte

Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US

Mat Kearney

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Violent Femmes

Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, IL, US

St. Lucia

Park West, Chicago, IL, US

Cece Winans, Jeremy Camp, and Andrew Ripp

Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, US

Siddhartha

Auditorium, Chicago, IL, US

Deep Blue Something

North Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, 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

Mötley Crüe, Tesla, and Extreme

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

Bonnie Raitt

Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Frankie Cosmos

The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, US

Swervedriver

Thalia Hall, 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

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

Pond

Metro, Chicago, IL, US

NEEDTOBREATHE Drew & Ellie Holcomb

Shed, The Salt Shed (Indoors), Chicago, IL, US

Slow Magic

Bookclub Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Peter Hook & The Light

Metro, Chicago, IL, US

Kesha, Chromeo, and Erika Jayne

Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, US

The Fray, Dashboard Confessional, and Colony House

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

Ray LaMontagne

Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, US

Peter Hook & The Light

Metro, Chicago, IL, US