Meghan Trainor will perform her “The Timeless Tour” at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Saturday, October 5th.
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Friday, October 4th

Hey Day Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4-5. October, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Performances by Eric Butler on Friday and Kim Schaefer on Saturday. Free. heynonny.com.

Musicians from the Geneva School of Rock will perform at The Venue in Aurora on Friday, October 4th.
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Geneva School of Rock Open Day on First Friday: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. Teenage musicians play classic rock covers. Free. themusicvenue.org.

Alec Benjamin with Matt Hansen: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Riviera Theater, 4746 N. Racine Ave., Chicago. “12 Note Tour.” Tickets start at $34.50. jamusa.com.

Chicago farmer: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4th – 5th October, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. People. $20-$45. heynonny.com.

Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. Rap. $54 to $217. pavilionnortherlyisland.com.

DPR “The Dream Reborn World Tour 2024”: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Pop. $97.75. livenation.com.

The Fab Four: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Des Plaines Theater, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Beatles tribute. $39-$79. desplainestheatre.com.

Firehouse and Nelson: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Heavy metal. $39-$79. arcadalive.com.

Home shake: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. With unusual heat waves. $25-35. thaliahallchicago.com.

Monica Naranjo: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Rosemont Theater, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Rock. $249.50-$59.50. rosemont.com.

Rocktober Festival: Friday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m., at the Impact Fuel Room, 481 Peterson Road, Libertyville. The Breakfast Club and Will Power will perform. Fundraiser for Waukegan Police and Fire Departments. 21 and older. $20. Impactfuelroom.com.

Terri Clark: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Genesee Theater, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Country. $39-$55. geneseetheatre.com.

iPop: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at 3D Sideouts, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. Pop. Tickets start at $5. 3dsideouts.com.

Nightcap music: 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4th – 5th October, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by Sad House Guest on Friday and Frank Liston on Saturday. Free. heynonny.com.

Saturday, October 5th

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson perform their late father’s music in the concert “Ricky Nelson Remembered” on Saturday, October 5, at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles and Sunday, October 6, at the Des Plaines Theater.
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Ricky Nelson recalled: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. A celebration of Ricky Nelson with his sons Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. $39-$59. arcadalive.com.

Meghan Trainor’s “The Timeless Tour”: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. With special guests Paul Russell and Chris Olsen. $49.50-$420. rosemont.com/allstate.

Bruce in the USA: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. Bruce Springsteen tribute. $35-45. gortoncenter.org.

COIN’s “I’m Not Afraid Of Tour Anymore”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Rock. $48.25. livenation.com.

The Claudettes with Iguana vs. Bunny: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. roots. $20-25. themusicvenue.org.

John Early: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. “The Album Tour.” $45. thaliahallchicago.com.

Cashmere: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Des Plaines Theater, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. Led Zeppelin tribute. $29-49. desplainestheatre.com.

Peso Pluma’s “Exodo Tour”: 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 5-6. October, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Latin American music. Tickets start at $55 on Saturday and $82 on Sunday. unitedcenter.com.

Rok Brigade: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 3D Sideouts, 4018 Roberts Road, Island Lake. Homage to Def Leppard. Tickets start at $5. 3dsideouts.com.

Toad the Wet Sprocket will perform at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston on Saturday, October 5th.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket with Jackopierce: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston. Alternative rock. $44-$89. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Forbidden with Uniflora: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Rock. $35. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Richie Kotzen and Orianthi, with guest Mark Daly: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Rock. $49-$99. arcadalive.com.

Sunday, October 6th

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays music from Taylor Swift and more for kids: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. A family concert series presenting works from the classic rock canon for children. $15. thaliahallchicago.com.

Ricky Nelson recalled: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Des Plaines Theater, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. A celebration of Ricky Nelson with his sons Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. $39-$59. desplainestheatre.com.

Sinatra Music Sunday: 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Italian food and the songs of Sinatra. $24.95, $12.95 for ages 12 and under. arcadalive.com.

Average white band: 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. With special guest Brass From the Past. $39-$89. arcadalive.com.

Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding with Dag Juhlin: 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Alternative rock and indie pop. $20-30. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Cuco: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Riviera Theater, 4746 N. Racine Ave., Chicago. “The 4U Tour.” $120. jamusa.com.

Cold Cave with Buzz Kull: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. Darkwave and synth pop. $30-40. thaliahallchicago.com.

Myke Tower’s “La Pantera Negra Tour”: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Four-time Latin Grammy Award-nominated rapper and singer. $70-$215. rosemont.com/allstate.

Monday, October 7th

Empress of with Duendita: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. Pop. $27.50. thaliahallchicago.com.

Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball with Buddy: Celebrating 25 years of Gomez Sophomore Album Liquid Skin: Monday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Alternative rock. $25-35. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Tuesday, October 8th

Pete Ellman Big Band: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. With St. Charles North High School. $10. themusicvenue.org.

Billy Bremner Rockfiles US Farewell TouR: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Rock. $25-45. evanstonspacemusic.com.

$uicideboy$: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. Hip hop/rap. Tickets start at $49.50. unitedcenter.com.

Wednesday, October 9th

Small victory: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Blues and rock. $12-$30. heynonny.com.

Los Angeles Azules: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Genesee Theater, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Latin. $59 to $159. geneseetheatre.com.

Tuvergen Band and Bowmanville: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. folk and jazz. $15-25. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal comes to the Des Plaines Theater on Wednesday, October 9th and to the Arcada Theater in St. Charles on Thursday, October 10th.
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Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Des Plaines Theater, 1476 Miner St., Des Plaines. We are celebrating 65 years and counting. $69 to $119. desplainestheatre.com.

Duster with Dirty Art Club: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. Tickets start at $30. thaliahallchicago.com.

Thursday, October 10th

John Summit: 5:00 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 10-12. October, at the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island, 1300 S. Linn White Drive, Chicago. Techno. $134-$354. pavilionnortherlyisland.com.

Maxwell with special guest Jazmine Sullivan: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St., Chicago. R&B. Tickets start at $46.95. unitedcenter.com.

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Genesee Theater, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. ABBA tribute. $35. geneseetheatre.com.

Unseray: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Country, rock and Americana. $15-35. heynonny.com.

Wayne Newton, up close and personal: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. We are celebrating 65 years and counting. $69 to $119. arcadalive.com.

Camilo: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. “Nuestro Lugar Feliz Tour.” $39.99 to $159.99. rosemont.com/allstate.

Danny Ocean: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago. Latin. Tickets start at $42.75. livenation.com.

Ginger root: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. “Shinbangumi Tour” with Pearl & The Oysters. $35.50-$75.

Jazz sessions at the venue: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora. Jazz. $5. themusicvenue.org.

John Craigie with special guest Tre Burt: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Country. $30. evanstonspacemusic.com.

Nada Surf will perform at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Thursday, October 10th.
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Nada Surf: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago. “Moon Mirror Tour with Office Dog.” $27.50-$40. thaliahallchicago.com.