Best Concert
Jan. 7-31: XRT Shows: Buddy Guy - Buddy Guy's Legends
Jan. 15: Tomorrow Never Knows Fest: Wild Belle - Metro
Jan. 16: Tomorrow Never Knows Fest: Metz, Bully - Metro
Jan. 19: Hamilton Leithauser - Hideout
Jan. 19: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - United Center
Jan. 22-23: XRT Shows: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Chicago Theatre
Jan. 22-23: Vance Joy - Riviera Theatre
Jan. 23: XRT Show: Garland Jeffreys - Old Town School
Jan: 23: Tortoise - Thalia Hall
Jan. 25-26: XRT Shows: Steve Earle - City Winery
Jan. 26: XRT Show: Todd Rundgren - Park West
Jan. 28-30: Alejandro Escovedo - City Winery
Jan. 28: Ryan Bingham - Vic Theatre
Jan. 29: Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra - SPACE
Jan. 30: Low - SPACE
Feb. 6: XRT Show: Big Head Todd & The Monsters/Mike Doughty - House Of Blues
Feb. 15-16: Eric Burdon & The Animals - City Winery
Feb. 16: Parquet Courts - Thalia Hall
Feb. 17: Buckwheat Zydeco - City Winery
Feb. 19-20: Shawn Colvin - SPACE
Feb. 17: AC/DC - United Center
Feb. 20: XRT Show: Jason Isbell - Chicago Theatre
Feb. 24-25: XRT Show: Neko Case/Robbie Fulks Band - Tivoli Theatre
Feb. 25: XRT Show: G. Love & Special Sauce - House Of Blues
Feb. 27: XRT Show: Animal Collective - Concord Music Halll
Mar. 1: XRT Show: Beach House - Vic Theatre
Mar. 4: XRT Show: Sons Of The Silent Age - Metro
Mar. 4: Anders Osborne - Thalia Hall
Mar. 7-8: Ty Segall & The Muggers - Thalia Hall
Mar. 10: The Who - United Center
Mar. 11-12: XRT Shows: Lake Street Dive - Vic Theatre
Mar. 11: XRT Show: Leon Bridges - Chicago Theatre
Mar. 11: Daughter - Metro
Mar. 12: XRT Show: Dr. Dog - Riviera Theatre
Mar. 13: Titus Andronicus - Thalia Hall
Mar. 16: XRT Show: New Order - Chicago Theatre
Mar. 18: Greg Dulli - Old Town School
Mar. 19: XRT Show: Mavis Staples - Thalia Hall
Mar. 20: XRT Show: They Might Be Giants - Vic Theatre
Mar. 22: XRT Show: Bonnie Raitt - Chicago Theatre
Mar. 22-23: Gogol Bordello - Metro
Mar. 24-26: XRT Shows: Patti Smith & Family - Old Town School
Mar. 24-25: The Subdudes - SPACE
Mar. 24: XRT Show: Lucius - Metro
Mar. 24: XRT Show: Pete Yorn - Metro
Mar. 28-29: Joe Pug - City Winery
Mar. 31: XRT Show: Shemekia Copeland - SPACE
Apr. 1: XRT Show: Gary Clark Jr. - Riviera Theatre
Apr. 1: XRT Show: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Thalia Hall
Apr. 1-3: XRT Shows: Lucinda Williams - Old Town School
Apr. 1: Cheap Trick - Metro
Apr. 4 & 8: David Gilmour - United Center
Apr. 6: David Gilmour - Auditorium Theatre
Apr. 6: Iggy Pop - Chicago Theatre
Apr. 6: X-Ambassadors - House Of Blues
Apr. 7: XRT Show: Deer Tick - Old Town School
Apr. 9: XRT Show: Givers - Cubby Bear
Apr. 9: XRT Show: Michael Kiwanuka - Double Door
Apr. 14-15: XRT Shows: Father John Misty - Riviera Theatre
Apr. 14: XRT Shows: Taj Mahal Trio - Old Town School
Apr. 14: Smashing Pumpkins - Civic Opera House
Apr. 16: XRT Show: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Riviera Theatre
Apr. 20: XRT Show - Parquet Courts
Apr. 21-23: XRT Shows: The Avett Brothers - Chicago Theatre
Apr. 22: XRT Show: Graham Parker Duo - SPACE
Apr. 25-26: XRT Show: The Church - SPACE
Apr. 27: XRT Show: Dawes - Vic Theatre
Apr. 27: XRT Show: Charles Bradley & His Extraoridnaires - SPACE
Apr. 28: XRT Show: Courtney Barnett/Bully - Riviera Theatre
Apr. 28: XRT Show Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires - Thalia Hall
Apr. 30: XRT Show: White Denim - Thalia Hall
May 5-7: XRT Shows: Widespread Panic - Chicago Theatre
May 5: XRT Show: Little Green Cars - Metro
May 6-7: XRT Shows: Alejandro Escovedo - SPACE
May 6: XRT Show: Bob Mould - Metro
May 10-11: The English Beat - SPACE
May 11-12: XRT Shows: Graham Nash - City Winery
May 13-14: Jeff Tweedy - Vic Theatre
May 13-14: Punch Brothers - Thalia Hall
May 13: Twin Peaks - Lincoln Hall
May 14: Hard Working American - Park West
May 14: XRT Show: Cracker - City Winery
May 15-17: XRT Shows: Gary Numan - Metro
May 21: XRT Show: Old 97's/Heartless Bastards - Thalia Hall
May 21: Peter Wold & The Midnight Travelers - Park West
May 23: XRT Show: Yeasayer - Lincoln Hall
May 28: XRT Show: Mudcrutch - Riviera Theatre
May 31: Modern English - Empty Bottle
Jun. 2: Cullen Omori - Schubas
Jun. 3: Robby Krieger - City Winery
Jun. 3: Sturgill Simpson - Riviera Theatre
Jun. 3-4: Two Brothers Summer Festival - River Edge Park
Jun. 7-8: The Jayhawks - Lincoln Hall
Jun. 7: Cage The Elephant/Portugal The Man - UIC Pavilion
Jun. 8: XRT Show: Brett Dennen - Thalia Hall
Jun. 9: XRT Show: Tame Impala - UIC Pavilion
Jun. 10-12: Chicago Blues Fest - Grant Park
Jun. 10-11: XRT Shows: The Cure - UIC Pavilion
Jun. 10: Blondie - Genesee Theatre
Jun. 12: Florence + The Machine/Of Monsters And Men - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jun. 16: XRT Show: M.Ward - Thalia Hall
Jun. 17-18: The Flat Five - SPACE
Jun. 17-18: Blues On The Fox - River Edge Park
Jun. 17: Hot Stove Cool Music - Metro
Jun. 17: BoDeans - Ravinia
Jun. 19: The Lumineers - Chicago Theatre
Jun. 19: Flight Of The Conchords - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jun. 19: Rhett Miller - City Winery
Jun. 24-25: XRT Shows: Phish - Wrigley Field
Jun. 25: Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party - UIC Pavilion
Jun. 26: XRT Show: Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration - Ravinia
Jun. 30-Jul.3: 35th American Music Festival - Fitzgerald's
Jul. 1-2: XRT Shows: Dave Matthews Band - Alpine Valley
Jul. 1 & 3: Guns N' Roses - Soldier Field
Jul. 2-3: Mamby On The Beach - Oakwood Beach
Jul. 2: Modest Mouse - Firstmerit Bank Pavilion
Jul. 3: XRT Show: Chris Cornell - Ravinia
Jul. 4: XRT Show: Bruce Hornbsy & The Noisemakers - City Winery
Jul. 7: XRT Show: Neil Finn/Guster - Ravinia
Jul. 8: XRT Taste Of Chicago Concert: The Decemberists/Shakey Graves - Grant Park
Jul. 9-10: Dead & Company - Alpine Valley
Jul. 9: Sting & Peter Gabriel - United Center
Jul. 9: Billy Idol - Grant Park
Jul. 10-13: Adele - United Center
Jul. 12: XRT Show: Violent Femmes - Concord Music Hall
Jul. 12: XRT Show: Violent Femmes - Vic Theatre
Jul. 14: The Temperence Movement - Bottom Lounge
Jul. 15-17: Pitchfork Music Festival - Union Park
Jul. 18: XRT Show: Lyle Lovett - Ravinia
Jul. 19: XRT Show: Alabama Shakes - Civic Opera House
Jul. 20: XRT Show: Alabama Shakes - Aragon Ballroom
Jul. 21-22: BØRNS - Metro
Jul. 23-24: Coldplay - Soldier Field
Jul. 28-Aug. 2: Lollapalooza - Grant Park
Aug. 2: Justin Townes Earle - SPACE
Aug. 5: XRT Show: Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle - Thalia Hall
Aug. 6: XRT Show: Ray LaMontagne - Firstmerit Bank Pavilion
Aug. 6: XRT Show: Bryan Ferry - Ravinia
Aug. 7: XRT Show: Case/Lang/Veirs - Chicago Theatre
Aug. 8: Robbie Fulks/Jon Langford - Hideout
Aug. 19: XRT Show: X - Metro
Aug. 20 & 22: Pearl Jam - Wrigley Field
Aug. 21: XRT Show: Wilco/Twin Peaks - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Aug. 24: Counting Crows - Firstmerit Bank Pavilion
Aug. 25: The Waco Brothers - SPACE
Aug. 28: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - United Center
Aug. 31: XRT Show: An Evening With David Crosby - Thalia Hall
Sep. 3: XRT Show: Bonnie Raitt/Richard Thompson Trio - Ravinia
Sep. 3: Prophets Of Rage - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sep. 7: XRT Show: Andrew Bird - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Sep. 8: XRT Show: Jenny Lewis W/The Watson Twins - Chicago Theatre
Sep. 9: XRT Show: Blind Pilot - Thalia Hall
Sep. 9: XRT Show: Matthew Sweet - Park West
Sep. 9: NRBQ VS. Los Straightjackets - SPACE
Sep. 11: Caveman - Schubas
Sep. 14: Barrence Whitfield & The Savages - SPACE
Sep. 16: The Heavy - Park West
Sep. 17: Echo & The Bunnymen - Metro
Sep. 20-21: XRT Shows: Glen Hansard - Vic Theatre
Sep. 20: Adia Victoria - Schubas
Sep. 21: Margaret Glaspy - Green Mill
Sep. 22 - XRT Show: Tokyo Police Club - Lincoln Hall
Sep. 23-24: XRT/Goose Island 312 Block Party - Goose Island Brewery
Sep. 23: XRT Show: Car Seat Headrest - Thalia Hall
Sep. 23: XRT Show: Lake Street Dice - Chicago Theatre
Sep. 24: Blitzen Trapper - City Winery
Sep. 26: XRT Show: Josh Ritter Trio - Thalia Hall
Sep. 26: XRT Show: Local Natives - Riviera Theatre
Sep. 28: XRT Show: The Temper Trap - Metro
Sep. 30: Warpaint - Thalia Hall
Oct. 1: XRT Show: Brian Wilson - Chicago Theatre
Oct. 5: XRT Show: Preoccupations - Thalia Hall
Oct. 6: Shovels & Rope/Matthew Logan Vasquez - Thalia Hall
Oct. 7: XRT Show: The Record Company - Lincoln Hall
Oct. 8: Dinosaur Jr. - Metro
Oct. 8: Sonny Landreth - Old Town School
Oct. 12: XRT Show: Jack Garratt - Metro
Oct. 12: Catfish & The Bottlemen - Riviera Theatre
Oct. 13: Tom Odell/Barns Courtney - Park West
Oct. 14: XRT Show: The Head And The Heart - Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 14: Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Thalia Hall
Oct. 15: Kaleo - House Of Blues
Oct. 20: XRT Show - M83
Oct. 20: XRT Show: Bob Weir
Oct. 21-22: XRT Shows: Poi Dog Pondering - Vic Theatre
Oct. 21: XRT Show: Teagan And Sara - Riviera Theatre
Oct. 21: XRT Show: Teenage Fanclub - Bottom Lounge
Oct. 22: Jamestown Revival - Park West
Oct. 25: XRT Show: An Evening With Melissa Etheridge - Park West
Oct. 25: The Strumbellas - Thalia Hall
Oct. 27: Joseph - Lincoln Hall
Oct. 28: XRT Show: Amos Lee - Chicago Theatre
Oct. 28: XRT Show: Peter Hook & The Light - Metro
Oct. 29: XRT Show: The Boxer Rebellion - Lincoln Hall
Oct. 29: XRT Show: Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 1: XRT Show: St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 3: XRT Show: Jagwar Ma - Bottom Lounge
Nov. 4: XRT Show: John Prine - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 6: XRT Show: North Mississippi All Stars - City Winery
Nov. 9: Foals - Riviera Theatre
Nov. 16: XRT Show: Band Of Horses - Aragon Ballroom
Nov. 19: XRT Show: Split Single - SPACE
Nov. 25: XRT Show: Two Door Cinema Club - Aragon Ballroom
Nov. 25-26: Conor Oberst - Thalia Hall
Dec. 3-4: XRT Show: Whitney - Thalia Hall
Dec. 3: Stevie Nicks/The Pretenders - United Center
Dec. 7: 93XRT BIG Holiday Concert: Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats/Mavis Staples - Chicago Theatre
Dec. 8: Pete Yorn - Park West
Dec. 10: XRT Show: Joseph - SPACE
Dec. 11-14: XRT Show: Los Lobos
Dec. 14: Marcus King Band - Buddy Guy's Legends
Dec. 14-16: XRT Shows: Andrew Bird - 4th Presbyterian Church
Dec. 16: XRT Show: Twin Peaks - Thalia Hall
Dec. 17: XRT Show: Twin Peaks - Metro
Dec. 18: XRT Show - Shemekia Copeland - City Winery
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