# Bars with Live Music in Chicago, IL

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 21 open bars and pubs with live music in Chicago, Illinois. These local stages include 9 rooms with known capacity under 500, 9 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 13 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 83 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/bars-with-live-music
- Open venues matching this hub: 21
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 9
- Bars and breweries with live music: 21
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 9
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 13

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redhead Piano Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/redhead-piano-bar-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 77 |
| [Boat Drinks](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/boat-drinks-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 14 |
| [Schubas Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/schubas-tavern-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 200 | 12 |
| [Bourbon on Division](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bourbon-on-division-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 150 | 8 |
| [Cole's Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cole-s-bar-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 99 | 6 |
| [Joe's Bar on Weed St.](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/joe-s-bar-on-weed-st-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 800 | 6 |
| [The Empty Bottle](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-empty-bottle-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 400 | 6 |
| [Bottom Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bottom-lounge-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 330 | 5 |
| [The California Clipper](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-california-clipper-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 4 |
| [Cary's Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cary-s-lounge-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 60 | 3 |
| [The Wild Hare & Singing Armadillo Frog Sanctuary](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-wild-hare-singing-armadillo-frog-sanctuary-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 3 |
| [Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chicago-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [Tin Roof Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tin-roof-chicago-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 400 | 1 |
| [Angelo's Wine Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/angelo-s-wine-bar-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Carol's Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/carol-s-pub-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 200 | 0 |
| [Castaways Beach Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/castaways-beach-club-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 500 | 0 |
| [Chicago Eagle](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chicago-eagle-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Firewater Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/firewater-saloon-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Lazy Bird Cocktail Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lazy-bird-cocktail-bar-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Mastro's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mastro-s-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Smartbar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/smartbar-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/small-music-venues) with 42 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/bars-with-live-music) with 21 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/open-mics) with 9 venues

## Related locations

- [Evanston](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/evanston) with 3 venues
- [Brookfield](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/brookfield) with 4 venues
- [Rosemont](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/rosemont) with 5 venues
- [La Grange](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/la-grange) with 4 venues
- [Des Plaines](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/des-plaines) with 4 venues
- [Northbrook](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/northbrook) with 3 venues
- [West Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/west-chicago) with 4 venues
- [Addison](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/addison) with 4 venues