Chicago live music

Electronic Shows in Chicago

Live electronic events across Chicago-area venues on RUE. Listings come from venue calendars — open a show for tickets and details.

Upcoming events

Outset·West Loop

Simple Things

This is an ALL AGES event. Outset is a standing room only venue, all tickets are General Admission unless otherwise stated. There is NO re-entry.

PopRockElectronic
Oct 1
6:30 PM
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Cobra Lounge·Ukrainian Village

MILLIONAIRE$: "My Sweet 16" Part 2 Tour

Riot Fest presents... MILLIONAIRE$: "My Sweet 16" Part 2 Tour w/ special guests Notions and DAVVN $29 ADV // $33 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later.

RockMetalElectronic
Oct 1
7:00 PM

Kurt Rosenwinkel's THE NEXT STEP and THE REMEDY Performed Live @ JRAC

Jazz Record Art Collective presents Roy McGrath Quartet performing two Kurt Rosenwinkel albums, THE NEXT STEP and THE REMEDY Thur. Oct. 1st The night will also feature live painting from visual artist TBA. THE NEXT STEP: "Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel takes The Next Step in his creative evolution on eight songs that exude several degrees of great jazz…Rosenwinkel is one of many young jazz musicians forging ahead into the new millennium with bold musical steps, and the compositions, all of which he wrote, represent the culmination of many life phases for him…This is an excellent listening experience that builds from start to finish."~Paula Edelstein THE REMEDY (Live at the Village Vanguard): "For electric guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's seventh offering, he has taken the challenge of recording live at the hallowed Village Vanguard in NYC, written new music for the occasion, put together a dynamic backup band, and offers lengthy composed music foundations followed by extensive solo discourses. As usual, Rosenwinkel's style is an interwoven, complex fabric of melodies and harmonies that seem brighter and luminous, yet have an inward and insular confidence that belies a more mysterious nature…Fans of Rosenwinkel are unfazed to begin with, as his recordings are spaced by several years. His style being similarly unhurried in general, but always poignant and substantive, is in full display on this jam-packed double-disc of music that is so personally his own."~Michael G. Nastos Roy McGrath – Sax Kyle Paul – Guitar Chris Nolte – Bass Andrew Green – Drums 7pm Doors 7:30pm Show $15 Suggested Donation FREE PARKING

Jazz / BluesElectronicClassical
Oct 1
7:30 PM
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

Walden

TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 17+ All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

MetalFolk / RootsElectronic
Oct 1
8:00 PM
Dorian's·Wicker Park

Big Kid Show

Dorian's Presents The Big Kid Show Live at 8PM Happy Hours 6-8pm Nightly 21+ $10 Cover after 8PM Established in 2018, Big Kid Show is a variety show with a slam poetry format, where performance artists go head to head for terrible prizes.Hosted by Raycha & Toaster. Tunes by DJ Ca$hera.

ElectronicRockPop
Oct 1
8:00 PM
Hydrate Nightclub·Northalsted

Club Flamingo

Join us every Thursday at Hydrate for Club Flamingo, Chicago's new alt-night featuring a rotating cast of DJs playing a mix of New Wave, 80's dance, 90's alternative, synth-pop, post-punk, dark wave, indie dance, underground, and dance floor classics. Club Flamingo is your new Thursday night for dark alternative dance!!

Hip HopPopRock
Oct 1
8:00 PM
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Smoke & Mirrors·Logan Square

Loukeman

Thursday, October 1st, 2026 Loukeman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60647 Doors 10pm – 21+ w/valid ID ***Tickets available at the door throughout the night***

Electronic
Oct 1
10:00 PM
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Outset·West Loop

Oakwood

This is an ALL AGES event. Outset is a standing room only venue, all tickets are General Admission unless otherwise stated. There is NO re-entry.

RockPopElectronic
Oct 2
7:00 PM
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Bottom Lounge·West Loop

The Lagoons

In an effort to mitigate scalping, Bottom Lounge does not certify any secondary ticket sales via third parties and is not responsible for fraudulent ticket sales on third party websites. Please be mindful of scammers. Tickets for this event will be sent on a delay (extra time is required to process and confirm all orders), but you'll always receive your tickets in time for your event. If you have not received your tickets one day before your event, be sure to let TicketWeb know.

PopRockElectronic
Oct 2
8:00 PM
Hydrate Nightclub·Northalsted

Freshman 15

October begins with a new round of Freshman 15, Hydrate's weekly showcase for Chicago's up-and-coming drag artists. Discover why Freshman 15 belongs among the best drag shows in Chicago.

RockElectronic
Oct 2
9:00 PM
Cole's Bar·Logan Square

Good Morning Bedlam / Winter TV / aloe

Good Morning Bedlam is a high energy folk band known for their wild performances and strong vocals. Winter TV is the Chicago-based music project of Danny Mulae with an alternative rock, indie-folk sound. Its first release was the 2023 self-titled EP recorded and produced by OK Cool's Bridget Stiebris. Proceeded by its four singles, Winter TV's debut studio album Sonderly was released on May 19, 2026. aloe is a multi-genre duo from Chicago that comes together from completely different musical backgrounds. Alex and Zoë blend together aspects of dance, hip-hop, jazz, and indie music to create a colorful pop pallete that stands out in the music landscape.

Folk / RootsElectronicRock
Oct 2
9:00 PM
Smoke & Mirrors·Logan Square

Willo

Friday, October 2nd, 2026 WILLO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2045 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL 60647 Doors 10pm – 21+ w/valid ID ***Tickets available at the door throughout the night***

ElectronicFolk / Roots
Oct 2
10:00 PM
Spybar·River North

Olive F

UK-born DJ and Producer Olive F, the winner of Breakthrough DJ at both the DJ Awards Ibiza and the1001Tracklists Awards, has quickly built a reputation for delivering warm, groove-driven house with soulful swing and undeniable personality.

PopElectronic
Oct 2
10:00 PM
Beat Kitchen·Roscoe Village

Cryogeyser

BIO Since their 2019 debut album Glitch, Cryogeyser has delivered a steady arc of distinctive melodies—both sonically mesmerizing and cathartic. Reflecting years of breakdown, renewal, and lucid introspection, Cryogeyser finds the band at their most evolved, fortifying existing strengths and exploring new sonic sensibilities: huge, gritty guitars, blissful pop melodies, surreal soundscapes, and tenderly immediate vocals. Cryogeyser have shifted their earlier vision of longing and resistance to one of metamorphosis, and cemented a spellbinding sound that realizes their transfigurative trajectory. Each song on Cryogeyser invites listeners to submit fully to landscapes that illuminate the viscerality of transformation. “This album is about heat,” singer Shawn Marom explains. “Capturing ice and holding it forever—even as it melts—knowing you’re burning but staying in orbit.” Across the album’s sonic thresholds is a transfixing, heartfelt drive that celebrates the warmth that can emerge from new realizations. “Before music, I often felt like I took up too much space,” they reflect on Cryogeyser, which marks a deeply personal evolution. “This album is about transforming that shame into something shimmery and hopeful—playing like myself and no one else.” In immersive dedication to vulnerability, change, and the inevitable passage of time, the collection encapsulates the band’s journey and is a testament to Cryogeyser’s ethos: burning curiosity and fearless exploration of seemingly immutable grief. TICKET EVENT INFORMATION: This event is 17+ All sales final, NO refunds or exchanges, events are rain or shine. Door times are subject to change without notice. Tickets purchased at box office will be inclusive of fees. Once you’ve purchased, you will receive an order confirmation email from See Tickets on behalf of ‘Beat Kitchen’ or 'Subterranean' with your eTicket(s) attached. We accept physical IDs or official digital IDs. Photos or screenshots of an ID are not accepted. *IMPORTANT: If you do not see your order confirmation in your inbox, make sure to check your junk/spam folder. If you still do not see your order confirmation or have any other technical ticketing-related issues with your order, click here to access the See Tickets help center. We take pride in creating a space where everyone feels welcome and safe, and we strive to provide accommodations for all guests to the best of our ability. While we commit to doing everything in our power to accommodate when given advanced notice, guests who require accessibility accommodations should contact us at info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com . Staff can provide assistance when possible. If you have tickets to an upcoming event and require special accommodations, or have questions, please contact info@subt.net or info@beatkitchen.com at least one week prior to the event.

RockPopElectronic
Oct 3
5:30 PM
Chop Shop·Wicker Park

ZOLITA - THE HELL'S BELLES TOUR

With special guests: Pig Milk Tickets starting at $26 + fees $1 from each ticket will go to TAC (The Ally Coalitiion) and their work supporting LGBTQ Youth across the country. - https://theallycoalition.org/ Zolita has always viewed her songwriting thro...

PopRockElectronic
Oct 3
7:00 PM
Martyrs'·North Center

El Ten Eleven with Tall Tall Trees

Chicago! El Ten Eleven is coming to Martyrs' Saturday, October 3rd. Tall Tall Trees opens the night up. Grab your tickets! We like to believe our lives can be shaped into stories clean arcs, legible meaning but life refuses the outline. Instead, it moves bluntly and without apology, indifferent to our sense of order. Events pile up without resolution, momentum divorced from direction, motion confused for progress. Sometimes the only refuge left is the nowhere of our own minds. El Ten Eleven's Nowhere Faster, the duo's 16th release, was forged within that unease. Across eight tracks, it considers not just nothingness but velocity the strange urgency that propels us forward even when the destination remains unclear. We are committed to acceleration, convinced speed itself might save us. The 33 minute album slows just long enough to pose the harder questions: what are we running from, and what do we think we can out run? That tension appears even in the album's artwork, once again created with longtime collaborator Rob Fleming. It depicts a classic liminal space: familiar, anonymous, quietly unsettling. A stained glass colored building and a streetlamp blur at the edges, suggesting motion that feels less like escape than enclosure the kind that traps rather than transports. Nowhere Faster emerged from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty's longest break from touring and recording in their 23 years together, though "break" is something of a misnomer. Dunn's famously restless creative pace never slowed. Instead, he began writing for not one but two drummers, handing Fogarty one of the most demanding challenges of his career. The record also marks a first for the band, weaving real strings and piano throughout, deepening the palette of what is already one of their most layered works. The album's titles and sounds draw from moments scattered across the band's 23 year history. Opener "Uncanny Valley Girl" marks the return of long retired effects like the delay pedal, stacking basslines into a dense, enveloping wall. It's a clear eyed take on AI era paranoia, anchored by Fogarty's steady rhythm snare taut, cymbals gently alive giving the sci-fi unease something solid to lean on. "Bjork's Alarm Clock," meanwhile, takes its title from an insult hurled at the band by a guitarist of a punk band on their first tour; you can almost hear Dunn and Fogarty's quiet laughter beneath the buoyant bass and bow scratched strings. Still, Nowhere Faster is not a retreat into nostalgia. El Ten Eleven remains invested in risk and reinvention. The record continues to center Fogarty's propulsive drumming and Dunn's bass driven experimentation: the first four tracks ("side A") feature electric bass, while the latter half ("side B") shifts to acoustic bass processed through pedals, subtly altering the album's emotional weight. "Last Night In The Kitchen" reaches for the slick, sleazy bombast of classic Bond themes, opening new corridors for Dunn's ever expanding musical ambitions. Album closer "So It Goes" draws inspiration from Dunn's reading of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, coinciding with his reckoning with aging, loss, and the deaths of friends. Built around one of his stranger sonic experiments a capo wrapped around a fretless acoustic bass the song unfurls into a twangy, americana inflected lament. It sounds like the quiet moments when reflection catches up to us, when we take inventory of the gnashes and scars left by the jaws of life.

RockFolk / RootsElectronic
Oct 3
8:00 PM
Outset·West Loop

2000s Rave

This is an AGES 18 AND OVER event. Valid Photo ID is required for age restricted shows. Forms of valid ID are current and non-expired Driver's License, State ID or Passport. Outset is a standing room only venue, all tickets are General Admission unless otherwise stated. There is NO re-entry. There is an overall 6 ticket limit for this event.

PopRock
Oct 3
9:00 PM
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Subterranean·Wicker Park

Jason Ross: The True North Tour

ABOUT THE VENUE NOTO is Houston's premier nightlife experience. A beautiful venue complimented by superior service and unmatched energy. Come experience something not of the ordinary! TABLE RESERVATIONS https://notohtx.com/ VENUE INFO NOTO Houston 3215 McKinney Street Houston, TX 77003 (832) 409-7089 10:00PM - 2:00AM Thursday, Friday & Saturday excluding special events NOTO is a 18+ venue, valid ID required Ticket Prices Ticket prices vary based on tiers, as allotment of tickets are sold, the tier & price point increases. Tickets can be printed, or shown via email or, mobile app. Tickets at the door are subject to increase day of the event. NO REFUNDS All sales are final and you must agree to all the terms as outlined above and in the Terms of Purchase agreement on this form. Follow us for exclusive guestlist offers and up to date info: https://www.facebook.com/NOTOhouston/ https://www.instagram.com/notohouston/ https://twitter.com/notohouston https://notohtx.com/

Electronic
Oct 3
10:00 PM