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Field Museum, Chicago, IL

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The Paul Abella Trio Live in the SIDEBAR!

Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 at 7:00pm

FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR

Berwyn, IL

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Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 at 8:00pm

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Sleeping Village

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SOLD OUT Friendship / Natalie Jane Hill / Krill 2 (solo)

Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 at 9:00pm

Empty Bottle

Chicago, IL

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Pachanka Music Culture Presents: Kichwa Music Ensamble

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FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR

Berwyn, IL

Pachanka Music Culture Presents: Kichwa Music Ensamble

Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 5:30pm

Empty Bottle

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Hard Country Honky Tonk with The Hoyle Brothers

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Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 6:30pm

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Forest Park, IL

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:00pm

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Owen H Frankel, Godstar Megamax and more

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FLETCHER ROCKWELL Returns to FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR!

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:30pm

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Berwyn, IL

Ricardo Arjona: Lo Que el Seco no dijo Tour

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:00pm

Allstate Arena

Rosemont, IL

Ricardo Arjona: Lo Que el Seco no dijo Tour

This Homemade Conspiracy and Hoverboard

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:00pm

The Burlington

Chicago, IL

Joey Villagomez

Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:00pm

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Bolingbrook, IL

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Friday, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:30pm

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Rosemont, IL

Nonagon and The Austerity Program

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