Who’s Playing Chicago This Summer? Full 2025 Outdoor Concert Schedule

Summer in Chicago means two things: sweating through your shirt by 11 a.m. and realizing there's live music happening basically every time you step outside. From May through early September, the city's biggest venues, lakefront parks, and parking lots-turned-festival-grounds will be packed with shows.

Chicago’s 2025 Outdoor Concert Lineup: Memorial Day to Labor Day

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Whether you're into headliners like Kendrick and Korn or just want to vibe out at the Salt Shed, this list covers every major outdoor concert happening between Memorial Day and Labor Day, thanks to the music lovers at Chicago's WGN TV.

Beyoncé kicks things off early with three nights at Soldier Field—May 15, 17, and 18.

Time to plan train rides, hotel stays, or just start texting friends to crash on their futon.

May

• 5/24 — AC/DC, Soldier Field

• 5/29 — Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie, Salt Shed

• 5/29 — Peach Pit & Briston Maroney, Northerly Island

• 5/30 — Hippo Campus, Salt Shed

• 5/30-31 — The Weeknd, Soldier Field

June

• 6/3 — Bomba Estereo + Rawayana, Salt Shed

• 6/5-6 — CAAMP, Salt Shed

• 6/6-7 — Beyond Wonderland, Northerly Island

• 6/6 — Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Soldier Field

• 6/8 — Bloc Party, Salt Shed

• 6/13 — Teddy Swims, Northerly Island

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• 6/17 — Halsey, Northerly Island

• 6/18 — Stick Figure & Stephen Marley, Northerly Island

• 6/20 — Jack’s Mannequin, Salt Shed

• 6/20 — Simple Minds, Northerly Island

• 6/20-21 — Meltin’ Margs Music Festival, Soldier Field

• 6/21 — Queens Of The Stone Age, Northerly Island

• 6/24-25 — FKA Twigs, Salt Shed

• 6/26 — Treaty Oak Revival, Salt Shed

• 6/26 — Stray Kids, Wrigley Field

• 6/27-28 — Dave Matthews Band, Northerly Island

• 6/27-29 — Motoblot Festival, Salt Shed

July

• 7/5 — Greensky Bluegrass, Salt Shed

• 7/9 — Bunbury, Northerly Island

• 7/10-13 — Windy City Smokeout, outside United Center — Bailey Zimmerman, Kane Brown, Old Dominion

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• 7/11 — Primus, Salt Shed

• 7/12 — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Salt Shed

• 7/15-16 — Alabama Shakes, Salt Shed

• 7/17 — Father John Misty, Salt Shed

• 7/18 — Blackpink, Soldier Field

• 7/18 — Keshi, Salt Shed

• 7/19-20 — Lord Huron, Salt Shed

• 7/25 — Ben Rector, Salt Shed

• 7/26 — ATEEZ, Wrigley Field

• 7/26 — Car Seat Headrest, Salt Shed

• 7/31-8/3 — Lollapalooza, Grant Park — Tyler, The Creator, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, Korn, Rufus Du Sol, Twice, Sabrina Carpenter, A$AP Rocky

August

• 8/6 — Men I Trust, Northerly Island

• 8/8 — The Head and the Heart, Salt Shed

• 8/10 — Wilco, Salt Shed

• 8/13 — Goo Goo Dolls & Dashboard Confessional, Northerly Island

• 8/15 — Yacht Rock Revue, Salt Shed

• 8/16 — Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse, Salt Shed

• 8/19 — Coheed & Cambria + Taking Back Sunday, Northerly Island

• 8/24 — Simple Plan, Northerly Island

• 8/26 — Jonas Brothers, Wrigley Field

• 8/27 — Neil Young, Northerly Island

• 8/28 — Oasis, Soldier Field

• 8/28 — Chris Brown, Wrigley Field

• 8/29 — My Chemical Romance, Soldier Field

• 8/30 — The Lumineers, Soldier Field

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