Metro Chicago, Chicago
Chicago's foremost rock venue, although other genres like electronic and hip hop figure in the lineup as well.
Chicago's foremost rock venue, although other genres like electronic and hip hop figure in the lineup as well. If a band is on the verge of stardom and they're on their way through Chicago, the Metro has a knack for booking them. Many shows are all ages, and are generally affordable. Tickets general admission (e.g. standing room only), so be prepared to stand, and press forward for your right to see a guitarist's nostrils. Smart Bar, next door, is owned by the Metro and features good DJs most nights of the week.
Hours
Sun
9:00
2:00
Mon
11:30
2:00
Tue
11:30
2:00
Wed
11:30
2:00
Thu
11:30
2:00
Fri
11:30
2:00
Sat
9:00
3:00
About Metro Chicago
3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 773-549-4140
Metro Chicago and Nearby Sights on Map
Wrigley Field
Home to Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, the Wrigley Field is the city's beloved sporting mecca
Music Box
Chicago's foremost source of cinematic delight, with two screens for classic and world-premiere independent movies and the occasional mini-festival
iO Chicago
iO is the puppy mill of improv comedy: its training center churns out graduates at a rapid pace, and most are given the brief honor of performing unpaid on its two stages (both of which have bars) until there are more grads to rotate in
Wunders Cemetery
Overshadowed by the magnificent Graceland Cemetery across the street in Uptown, the smaller, slightly overgrown Wunders was established in 1859 and features some intriguing monuments, with more of a forgotten-by-time atmosphere than its more famous neighbor
Graceland Cemetery
The Graceland Cemetery is a large Victorian era cemetery and arboretum spread over 119 acres in the north side community area of Uptown
Stage Left Theater
One of the mainstays of Chicago's storefront theater since 1982, Stage Left hosts everything: new works of social, political, intently serious drama are balanced out by manic rough drafts of new comedies by guest ensembles
Schuba's
One of Chicago's landmark venues for cool music
The Vic
The Vic hosts the Brew and View, a second-run movie theater with cheap Miller beer, and turns into a good concert venue on other nights - not dissimilar to the Metro in size or sound quality, but there are seats
The Playground
The Playground has a few things going for it: the perfect location for beginning or ending the night with a show, a BYOB liquor license, and a non-profit co-op structure that makes the performers here some of the most enthusiastic and committed you'll find
The Riviera
Probably the only old Balaban and Katz movie palace that's still in full use as a nightly entertainment venue, mostly for all-ages punk and indie rock bands, but occasionally hip-hop as well