Rap and hip-hop concerts in Chicago

Chicago has 82 rap and hip-hop listings in our catalog over the coming months, between October 18 and April 3. Names like Digable Planets, Rapsody, AZ Chike are passing through the city. The dates are spread across venues like Metro, Park West, Metro Chicago. Here are the dates in our catalog, with ticket links:

October 2026

October 18 · Digable Planets · Metro — tickets — Concert details
October 18 · Rapsody · Park West — tickets — Concert details
October 18 · Digable Planets · Metro Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 19 · Binary Star · Reggies Music Joint — tickets — Concert details
October 20 · AZ Chike · Subterranean — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
October 20 · MC Lyte · City Winery - Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 21 · Open Mike Eagle · Vic Theatre — tickets — Concert details
October 21 · DJ Shadow · Vic Theatre — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 22 · Clever · Subterranean — tickets — Concert details
October 23 · PLAYGRND SERIES · Thalia Hall — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
October 24 · Talib Kweli · Ramova Theatre — tickets — Concert details
October 24 · Mobb Deep & Talib Kweli · Ramova Theatre — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 24 · Red Bull Setlist: Lil Yachty · Radius - IL — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 27 · Zauntee · Subterranean — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 28 · Vic Mensa · Garcia’s Chicago — tickets — Concert details
October 28 · Vic Mensa · Garcias Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 29 · Plies · Chicago Theatre — tickets — Concert details
October 29 · Plies · The Chicago Theatre — tickets — Concert details
October 30 · Quadeca · Metro — tickets — Concert details
October 30 · ATLiens · Radius - IL — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 30 · Quadeca · Metro Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
October 31 · Akeem Ali · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
October 31 · OsamaSon · Aragon Ballroom — tickets — Concert details
October 31 · Rod Wave · United Center — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
October 31 · Gods of Chaos Halloween: OsamaSon, Waka Flocka Flame & 2slimey · Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom — Resale tickets — Concert details

November 2026

November 1 · Rod Wave · United Center — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 2 · jackzebra · Subterranean — tickets — Concert details
November 4 · Ho99o9 · Reggies Rock Club — tickets — Concert details
November 5 · Dogma Society, Noah Weiland, Ameer Isaiah · Reggies Rock Club — tickets — Concert details
November 5 · Pouya · Riviera Theatre — tickets — Concert details
November 5 · Trippie Redd · Aragon Ballroom — tickets — Concert details
November 5 · Pouya · Riviera Theatre - IL — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 5 · Trippie Redd · Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 6 · Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings · Arts Center of Oak Park — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 6 · Chance The Rapper — Chance the Rapper · United Center — tickets — Concert details
November 6 · Young Thug · United Center — tickets — Concert details
November 6 · Swerv & Friends Part 2: G Herbo, Yung Miami, Young Thug & GloRilla · United Center — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 8 · Khantrast · Subterranean — tickets — Concert details
November 8 · Sueco The Child · Bottom Lounge — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 8 · Vince Staples · Riviera Theatre - IL — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 9 · Hurricane Wisdom · Park West — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 10 · Genesis Owusu · The Empty Bottle — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 10 · Hunxho · Vic Theatre — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 11 · Shyne & Lil Cease · Vic Theatre — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 13 · Danny Brown · Outset — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 13 · Master P · Wintrust Arena — tickets — Concert details
November 13 · Cash Money & No Limit Tour: Master P, Birdman, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh · Wintrust Arena — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 13 · Premo Rice · Bottom Lounge — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 16 · Jessie Reyez · Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 17 · Skilla Baby · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 17 · Token · Subterranean — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 20 · Fetty Wap · The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) — tickets — Concert details
November 20 · Brother Ali · City Winery - Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 20 · Fetty Wap · The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 21 · Dax · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Concert details
November 22 · Yung Gravy · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 22 · Yuki Chiba · Avondale Music Hall — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 25 · Venna · Thalia Hall — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
November 27 · Crucial Conflict · City Winery - Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 28 · 2Dead Boyz & The Underachievers · Avondale Music Hall — Resale tickets — Concert details
November 28 · Sneezy · Garcias Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details

December 2026

December 1 · Lucy Bedroque · Metro Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
December 2 · Lucy Bedroque · Metro Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details
December 3 · ezcodylee · Backline at Avondale Music Hall — Resale tickets — Concert details
December 4 · Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings · Arts Center of Oak Park — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
December 9 · Babyfxce E · Park West — Resale tickets — Concert details
December 10 · Syd · Ramova Theatre — tickets — Concert details
December 11 · Candlelight: Hip-Hop on Strings · The Art Institute of Chicago — tickets — Concert details
December 13 · Night Lovell · Ramova Theatre — Resale tickets — Concert details
December 16 · SUNSHINE BENZI · Schubas — tickets — Concert details
December 20 · Baby Smoove · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details

January 2027

January 9 · Candlelight: Hip-Hop on Strings · The Art Institute of Chicago — tickets — Concert details
January 15 · The Roots · The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed) — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details

February 2027

February 9 · Nemzzz · Avondale Music Hall — Resale tickets — Concert details
February 20 · SOLD OUT Ikkimel: Gib Mir Die Bratwurst Tour · Thalia Hall — tickets — Concert details
February 20 · Ikkimel · Thalia Hall — Resale tickets — Concert details
February 27 · 8bALL & MJG · Arie Crown Theater — tickets — Also on resale — Concert details
February 27 · Candlelight: Hip-Hop on Strings · The Art Institute of Chicago — tickets — Concert details

March 2027

March 8 · Kaarija · House Of Blues - Chicago — Resale tickets — Concert details

April 2027

April 3 · Saint Levant · Aragon Ballroom — tickets — Concert details
April 3 · Saint Levant · House of Blues Chicago — tickets — Concert details
April 3 · Saint Levant · Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom — Resale tickets — Concert details

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Rap and hip-hop concerts in Chicago — 2026 calendar