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Chicago Event Tickets: The 10 Venues That Matter (2026)

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# Venue Type
1 United Center Arena
2 Allstate Arena Arena
3 Wrigley Field Stadium / ballpark
4 Rate Field Stadium / ballpark
5 Soldier Field Stadium / ballpark
6 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre Amphitheater
7 Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island Amphitheater
8 The Chicago Theatre Theater
9 CIBC Theatre Theater
10 Cadillac Palace Theater

United Center

Arena

Home floor and home ice at once — the Bulls and the Blackhawks share the building, and the biggest arena tours in the country route through it.

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Allstate Arena

Arena

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Wrigley Field

Stadium / ballpark

The Cubs’ 1914 ballpark moonlights as one of the country’s most atmospheric concert venues.

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Rate Field

Stadium / ballpark

The White Sox play here, and the South Side park picks up stadium tours in the warm months.

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Soldier Field

Stadium / ballpark

The Bears’ lakefront stadium doubles as Chicago’s stadium-show stage in summer.

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Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Amphitheater

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Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Amphitheater

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The Chicago Theatre

Theater

The marquee is the city’s postcard; inside is a 1921 movie palace that now runs comedy, music, and podcast tours nearly nightly.

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CIBC Theatre

Theater

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Cadillac Palace

Theater

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Explore the major arenas, stadiums and theaters in Chicago. Each venue below links to its ticket provider for current dates, availability and prices.

Everything else on sale

Chicago events that are not tied to one of the rooms above — touring comedy, one-off festivals, college sports, club shows — all sell through the same exchange. Browse every Chicago event on sale →

Questions people ask

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