Chicago Live Music, by the Numbers

In the next 30 days (Sep 25 to Oct 24) Atmelo lists 1,815 live music shows at 163 venues in 34 towns across Chicago and the suburbs. Friday is the busiest night (490 shows) and Monday the quietest (68).

Listings updated Fri, Sep 25, 8:37 AM CT · What we cover and how

1,815
Shows, next 30 days
163
Venues
34
Towns
Nights of the week
Monday68
Tuesday111
Wednesday186
Thursday250
Friday490
Saturday485
Sunday225
City and suburbs

1,343 shows (74%) are inside Chicago's city limits and 472 (26%) are in the suburbs. The busiest city neighborhoods are West Loop, Logan Square and Lakeview.

Chicago neighborhoods
West Loop135
Logan Square129
Lakeview110
South Loop109
West Town105
Uptown89
River North73
Roscoe Village72
Wicker Park71
Loop57
Lincoln Park51
Ukrainian Village39
Avondale39
Pilsen30
Streeterville26
Lincoln Square8
Busiest suburbs
St. Charles77
Berwyn73
Evanston44
Geneva35
Skokie24
Port Barrington22
West Dundee22
Des Plaines20
Busiest venues
Epiphany Center for the Arts51
Reggies50
Subterranean49
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge47
Rosa's Lounge44
Beat Kitchen42
Empty Bottle39
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB32
SPACE32
Jazz Showcase31
Genres

1,013 of the 1,815 shows (56%) carry a genre; the shares below are of those.

Rock226
Jazz164
Blues110
Indie & Alternative83
Country77
Pop62
Electronic & Dance42
Folk42
How these are counted

Every number comes from the listings on this site, rebuilt Fri, Sep 25, 8:37 AM CT: the next 30 days, cancelled and postponed shows left out, comedy and karaoke nights left out. Where the listings come from and how fresh they are is on How we work.

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