Punk Shows in Chicago

Saturday, September 26 Cold Waves XIV Afterparty… Moon 17 * Patrixia (DJ Set) $10 or Free with Cold Waves Wristband / 21 & Over / Doors: 12AM / Show: 12:15AM

Saturday, September 26 DJ Joe Shanahan All Vinyl – Funk / Punk / Soul and a splash of Disco Free / 21 & over / Event: 3pm-7pm A portion of bar proceeds to benefit Nourishing Hope

Saturday, September 26 Cold Waves XIV… featuring TR/ST • HAUNT ME • NGHTCRWLR • DIE SEXUAL • NUXX • CLUBDRUGS $55 Adv. / $65 Day of / $145 3-Day Metro Pass / 18 & over / Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM Portion of proceeds to benefit Darkest Before Dawn and other non-profit organizations Cold Waves Single Day VIP Tables available here

Dorians Presents M.e.h. Live at 9PM & 11PM Happy Hours 6-8pm Nightly No reservations ~ 6pm – 2am 21+ $10 Cover After 8PM Music has always been a pivotal part of m.e.h.'s life. She began writing songs when she was 5 or so, where throughout most years of her life, music was implemented in some way. Whether that was playing the violin in the 3rd grade, singing in the choir all her life, performing in talent shows, and finally started to get gigs around Annapolis, MD when she was 14 years old. Now 23 years old, she continues to fuel this passion in Chicago, IL. She studied Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music at Columbia College Chicago, and now performs throughout the city of Chicago. She has been tirelessly working on her artistry, which has earned her live performances at venues like Schubas Tavern, Cobra Lounge, California Clipper and Uncommon Ground.

Robert's Westside Presents: WANNABE WEEKENDERS w/ Test Pattern Hailing from Suburban Chicago, Wannabe Weekenders are a genre-blending band channeling the golden eras of jazz, blues, and rock & roll—from the swinging 1960s to the edgy sounds of the earl...

Cobra Lounge presents... Violet Garden Cattle Eyes Spitting Image Such Jam Much Chill $15 ADV // $17 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later.

Sunday, September 27 Cold Waves XIV featuring KING WOMAN • YOUTH CODE • LEAD INTO GOLD • SPIKE HELLIS • BLACK CROSS HOTEL • INSULA ISCARIOT $55 Adv. / $65 Day of / $145 3-Day Metro Pass / 18 & over / Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM Portion of proceeds to benefit Darkest Before Dawn and other non-profit organizations. Cold Waves Single Day VIP Tables available here.

CHIRP Night returns to The Whistler with live music by TIME THIEVES and CAITLIN EDWARDS. Join us for an evening where you can enjoy the music of CHIRP-curated local artists, Whistler cocktails, and the good feeling of supporting independent radio. 10% of all bar sales benefit CHIRP Radio.

Independent local night out.

Sunday, September 27, 2026 Queen! Featuring Derrick Carter * Michael Serafini * Shaun J Wright Hosted by Lucy Stoole * Nico Guest Host: Opal $15 Early / $20 Advanced / $20 Door / $15 Student Door (before 12am with valid ID) / 21+ / Doors: 10PM

Sunny War has done it again. Her brand new album, Armageddon in a Summer Dress, is yet another anarcho-punk-roots masterpiece in her already deep-and-wide catalog of superlative recordings. - The Bluegrass Situation This highly anticipated follow-up proves that the breakthrough was no fluke... Sunnys skies are not always blue, but her approach remains riveting and distinctive on her finest release yet. - American Songwriter

Independent local night out.

**NEW VENUE & DATE // ALL TICKETS HONORED** @ The Vic Theatre Tuesday, September 29 Metro presents…Lambrini Girls * Big Special * Big Girl $27.50 Adv. / $30 Day of / 18+ / Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM In January 2025, Lambrini Girls have released their long-awaited debut album *Who Let The Dogs Out* via City Slang. They sold out shows all over the world and left craters in towns and cities and festival sites across the UK, Europe, South Korea and North America. The album cracked the Top 20 of the UK album chart. It's good, you see. They graced the covers of publications such as DIY, NME, Kerrang! Magazine, NOTION, and features with the likes of Variety, The Line Of Best Fit, BBC Radio 1, tons of playlisting on BBC Radio 6 Music, a KEXP session, coverage from Pitchfork and The Needle Drop etc. etc., the Brighton-based duo of Phoebe Lunny (vocals/guitar) and Selin Macieira (bass) have spent the last few years on a tear in more ways than one. *Who Let The Dogs Out* bottles everything wrong with the modern world and shakes it up. If peppering political songs with humour is like sticking a sparkler in some bread, then their debut is like a fireworks display in the factory itself: strange, dangerous, exciting, and it rips through a laundry list of social ills. It's so good in fact that the legend Peaches herself did the one and only remix for the record.

Knocked Loose are currently supporting Metallica across Europe and released their lauded album You Won?t Go Before You?re Supposed To, which spawned the band?s Grammy nomination for its single ?Suffocate? featuring Poppy, in 2024 to wide acclaim. Denzel Curry supported Deftones across their European and United Kingdom tour earlier this year ahead of the March release of his collaborative project Strictly 4 The Scythe with A$AP Ferg, TiaCorine, BKTHERULA and Key Nyata.

Doors open at 6PM. Performance begins at 7PM. This show is for ALL AGES event. House of Blues Chicago is a standing room only venue, all tickets are General Admission unless otherwise stated. *All support acts are subject to change without notice.* Upgrade Your Experience: https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/hobchicago/hobwebsite The Linda Lindas have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold on our tour will go towards supporting organizations working for equity, access, and dignity for all. www.plus1.org

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.

21+ // 8pm doors

21+ 8pm Doors

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.

Robert's Westside Presents: RADIO OUTERNATIONAL w/ forest/field Chicago's Radio Outernational blends Ethio-grooves, psychedelia, and the spirit of jazz improvisation into a heady brew. Founded by the Eternals rhythm section of Wayne Montana, Areif Sles...

Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM / 21+ The cast of Radioactivity reads like the credits to an all-star lineup of Texas punk and garage rock royalty, including members of The Marked Men, Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, Wax Museums, The Reds, VIDEO, and The Novice. Jeff Burke is one of the most distinctive songwriters in the punk rock underground, and these songs will sound instantly familiar to any fans of the aforementioned. Radioactivity's first LP was rightly hailed as a sort of sequel to The Marked Men's remarkable run through the first decade of the millennium, and while Silent Kill bears the unmistakable hallmarks of that band's tightly wound "Denton sound," Radioactivity can now lay claim to a sonic territory of their very own. Burke's distinctive hooks dig as deep as ever, but the scope of his vision has expanded. Although the twelve songs on Silent Kill abide one strict rule--providing garage punk pleasure at all costs--Radioactivity bend that mandate in myriad ways. Breathless ragers like "Battered" and "No Alarm" are as fleet and raw as anything in the combined canon of Radioactivity's members, while mid-tempo heartbreakers "Way Out," "Connection" and "Where I Come From" find Burke and company opening up their sound to let in a little tenderness. And then there are songs like "Not Here" or "With You," which enact perfect unions of melody and kinetic energy. Admirers of Burke's legacy will be not only satisfied, but pleasantly surprised

Riot Fest presents... Girl In A Coma Beastii Bussy Kween Power Trip $26 ADV // $33 DOS - All Ticket prices inclusive of taxes and fees. What you see is what you pay, no surprises later.

Artist GA Presale: Thursday, August 6 at 10AM General On Sale: Friday, August 7 at 10AM 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.

The Scummies are an active DIY bass and drum art-punk duo based in the Chicago area, fronted by Alex and Rowland Smelly. Theyre known for an upbeat, quirky sound reminiscent of new-wave and post-punk. -- You: Feeling your weird, queer self in your flannel and romping shoes, Sparkling Urbana: Blending 90's queercore energy with folk and punk storytelling for grungy songs with a melodic crunch. You + Sparkling Urbana: Reminders that existence is resistance. -- Color to Use is a 4-piece emo-punk/jazzy grunge band from Chicago, IL