Sunday 12/31/23

Dec 30, 2023

Sunday!

It’s New Year’s Eve, with more great music event opportunities than just about any night of the year! Read on for the details and get out to enjoy one or more of the shows if you can, or stay in and enjoy that to avoid the “amateur night” aspect of it all… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List with others! It’s been a fun year, and all of your help with getting this off the ground is much appreciated!

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Sun 12/31 11:00a Mr. Dave Music presents Sonic Odyssey New Years Eve Baby Rave with DJ Matt Roan at Lincoln Hall, $18, sold out

Sun 12/31 11:00a Tom Holland blues at City News Cafe

x Sun 12/31 12:00n Diamondback at FitzGeralds, New Years Eve Country Brunch

Sun 12/31 1:00 Sunday Session hosted by Irish Music School of Chicago at Mrs Murphy’s

x Sun 12/31 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 New Philharmonic directed & conducted by Kirk Muspratt with Richard Ollarsaba at Belushi Performance Hall, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, $68-80, New Year's Eve Concert, includes Champagne

x Sun 12/31 3:00 The Hoyle Brothers Happy New Year Daytime NYE Party at Martyrs

x Sun 12/31 3:00-7:00 Cirrus Falcon celebrates Irish New Year at 6:00 midnight Dublin time at Quigley's Naperville, closes at 8:00

Sun 12/31 3:30 Dave Schmidt and The Snouts at Reggies Music Joint, after Bears Game music

Sun 12/31 Double New Year's Eve Celebration at Fifth Province Pub, Irish American Heritage Center, $30 includes two Champagne toasts, one appetizer buffet
4:00-7:00 Gerry Haughey with 1st Champagne toast at 6:00, Midnight Irish Time
9:00-12:30a In-Spite-Of-Ourselves with Champagne toast at 12:00m

Sun 12/31 New Years Eve Celebration at Artango Bar & Steakhouse, $105-150 includes Appetizers, Main Course, Dessert
4:00 First Seating, $105
6:00 Mauro Frosia piano jazz
?:00 Second Seating, $150
10:30 Live Latin Jazz
11:00 Dancing
12:00 Champagne Toast

Sun 12/31 4:00-7:00 Mill Creek Jumble Bluegrass at Black Lung Brewing Fox Lake, NYE Pre-Game

Sun 12/31 5:00-8:00 Chris Fisher at Shanahan's Woodridge, Irish New Year's Eve Celebration

Sun 12/31 5:00-1:00a NYE Bluegrass Sundays with Sidecar Bluegrass All Stars including Wheels North Mark, Hayley, Jesse, River Valley Rangers Mark, Lucky Pickers Caleb & Despina, The Pickin' Pear at Sidecar Supper Club Batavia, $5 after 9:00

Sun 12/31 5:00-10:00 Antonio Duca tribute to Frank Sinatra at Arcada Theatre Rock 'N Ravioli St Charles, $15 entertainment, dinner available

Sun 12/31 5:00 4 Wheel Drive at Studio Winery & Geneva Lake Distilling Lake Geneva, New Year's Eve

Sun 12/31 5:30-9:30 Tom Holland at House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

Sun 12/31 5:30-7:30 Celtic Frenzy with Jimmy Moore & Jimmy Sullivan, Bagpiper at Chief O'Neill's Pub, Ring in 2024 on Irish Time, complementary Champagne toast at 6:00, midnight Irish Time

Sun 12/31 6:00, 8:30, 11:00 Mario Abney & The Abney Effect at Andy’s, $25, New Years Eve, 3 seatings

Sun 12/31 6:00-9:00 Happy Hour at Dorian's, $8 cocktails

x Sun 12/31 6:00-3:30a Nora Jean Wallace, Joanna Connor, Omar Coleman at Kingston Mines, $30

Sun 12/31 6:00-1:00a Beyond the Veil Funerary Masquerade with Drab Majesty, Light Asylum, Patriarchy, Mvtant, Scary Black, Comfort Cure, Sweat Boys, Moon 17, Circa Tapes, DJs Echodroides, Prphne, Mr Bobby, Flesh_Bot, Sprite, Vorp, Clarissa, Invicta, Nocturna with DJ Scary Lady Sarah all night in the Catacombs, Mistress of Ceremonies Detox, visuals by VIDEOWASTE, Dress Code (unenforced) funeral attire, veils, fancy masks, death masks, halloween masks, everything spooky and formal or informal, Victorian grievers and late night screamers, prize raffle, photobooth, spooky surprises included at Epiphany, $70-80, plus optional open bar package $66, New Year's Eve 2023

Sun 12/31 6:00 U2 Hype, Small Batch at Ballydoyle Downers Grove, $89, $25 SRO, Lucky Leprechaun's New Year's Eve

Sun 12/31 6:00-9:00 NYE Open Mic Party with Katie B. at Riverlands Brewing St Charles

Sun 12/31 6:00 The Flat Rats, Bill Uhler at Black Lung Brewimg Round Lake Beach, Hollywood New Years Eve Party

Sun 12/31 6:30-9:30 Julia Merchant at Davenport’s Piano Bar Cabaret

Sun 12/31 7:00, 10:30 Rahsaan Patterson at City Winery, $65-95, late show sold out

x Sun 12/31 7:00-2:00a NYE with Family Junket, DJs Nosha, Conflict Bureau, Noleian, Pen Pals at California Clipper, $5

x Sun 12/31 7:00-1:00a NYE with The Chicago Cellar Boys at The Tonk/Honky Tonk BBQ

Sun 12/31 7:00 Dez Desermeaux, ++ at Le Piano

Sun 12/31 7:00-2:00a Golden Street Reggae Band, Baby J, Devon Brown, Drea, Ernest, Errol T hosted by The Wild Hare Sound System at Wild Hare, $25, New Year’s Eve All Star Bash

Sun 12/31 7:00 Open Mic Night? at Gallery Cabaret, signup sheet at 6:30

(cancelled) x Sun 12/31 7:00-2:00a Ricky & the Smokestack Mojos at Montrose Saloon

Sun 12/31 7:00 Triadd Band at Madcats Palatine, $75 includes 3 course dinner at 8, music at 10, champagne toast at 12m, New Years Eve

Sun 12/31 7:00 American English tribute to The Beatles 'Hey Jude' and '1963 Royal Command Performance' at Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, $40-55

Sun 12/31 7:00 The Auld Lang Guys with Chris Grove, Mark Rongers, Zeke Rongers, Dave Doehring, Jim Sasak at Austin Community Tavern Steger, $25 includes welcome cocktail, hors d'oeuvres, champagne toast, late night snack, New Year's Eve 2023 A Night of Merriment & Music

Sun 12/31 7:30-10:30 ReTurn2Soul at Encore Little Gem Oak Park

x Sun 12/31 7:30 The Redmonds at Pub 78 Brookfield, $60, New Year's Eve Party, includes unlimited drinks (not top tier) & Hors d'Ouevres, Champagne Toast, music at 9:00

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Metalliques, Rose Lake, Vydoc, Eric Chial at Montrose Saloon, $20, NYE Celebration

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Mucca Pazza, Esso, Lawrence Tome, Fuzzbox DJs at Chop Shop, $30-43, NYE Celebration

x Sun 12/31 8:00-12:30 New Years Eve Battle of the Saxes with Pat Mallinger, Kevin Kizer, Jeremy Kahn, Brian Sandstrom, Kyle Swan at Green Mill, $40, door at 7:00 first come first served, no reservations, champagne toast at 12:00m

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Umphrey's McGee at Riviera Theatre, $75-150

x Sun 12/31 8:00 L'Bartones at O's Tap, A real chicaaaago style NYE

x Sun 12/31 8:00, 11:00 Denise Thimes with Adaren 'Pops' Jackson, Marlene Rosenberg, Sam Jewell, Henry Johnson at Winters Jazz Club, $15-85, New Year's Eve Celebration, sold out

Sun 12/31 8:00, 11:00 Marquis Hill Composers’ Collective at Jazz Showcase, $75-90, $90-110

Sun 12/31 8:00 Sin in the Second City New Year’s Eve 2024 at Untitled as the Everleigh Club, $175 includes premium open bar 9:00-1:00a, 4 hours of food offerings, variete and burlesque curated by Franky Everleigh & Unbridled, 4 rooms of performance & DJs

Sun 12/31 8:00 VIP, 9:00 GA Slo'Mo presents Pleasure Palace with live jazz band, musically direction by Akenya, dance choreographed by Empress Darling Shear, DJ sets by Vitigrrl & Icey Bby, hosted by Your Godmutha & Party Mom at Ramova Theatre, $75 GA, $125 VIP includes early entrance cocktail hour with martinis and oysters, complimentary sparkling toast at midnight, balcony access with private bar & bathrooms, optimal stage and venue views, encourage 1920s/30s era attire, interpretations welcome

Sun 12/31 8:00-1:00 Chicago Sport and Social Club New Years Eve Party at House of Blues Foundation Room, $105 includes 5-hour premium drink package, appetizer stations, midnight champagne toast, photo experiences, party favors, DJ

x Sun 12/31 8:00 The Electric Cars at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $52 includes Big Guys Catering Mini-Entrees and Champagne Toast

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Super Creeps tribute to David Bowie, My Biggest Thrills tribute to Mighty Lemon Drops at Outta Space, $15, NYE Bash 2023

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Mr. Terrapin Blotto Flyer at Brauer House Lombard, $35, $63-82 VIP includes early admission, finger food buffet, poster

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Rob Post Band at Ballydoyle Aurora, $33 includes party favors, champagne toast, costume contest prizes, midnight breakfast buffet, New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball

x Sun 12/31 8:00 Mania tribute to Abba, Chicago’s Own Piano Man Band tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel at Des Plaines Theatre, $59

Sun 12/31 8:00 Dueling Pianos at Broken Oar Port Barrington, New Years Eve Party

Sun 12/31 8:00 Glory Days acoustic at Main Street Outfitters Wauconda, New Years Eve

Sun 12/31 8:00-12:00m New Year's Eve Party Annual Fundraiser with Open Mic at Stage Left Cafe Woodstock, RSVP, open mic at 8:00, pizza at 8:15, champagne at midnight

Sun 12/31 8:00-12:30 Sonny & The Swing Rolls at Roxy Lockport, $20, NYE Bash

Sun 12/31 8:00-1:00a Morry Sochat & The Special 20s at The Lyric Blue Island, $10, New Year's Eve Ball Drop Party

x Sun 12/31 8:00 (9:00 ET) Shemekia Copeland, Nathan Graham at Acorn Theatre Three Oaks MI, $60-95

x Sun 12/31 8:30-12:30a Johnny Burnett at Hotel Baker Rox City Grill St Charles

Sun 12/31 8:30 Infinity tribute to Classic to Current Rock and a Dance Set at Arcada Theatre St Charles, $59, Rocking New Year's Eve

Sun 12/31 8:30 Lindsey Stirling at Auditorium Theatre, $49-169

Sun 12/31 8:30-2:00 The Premier NYE 2024 Celebration at Promontory, no open bar $50+, open bar $85+

x Sun 12/31 9:00 DeeOhGee, Uncle Sexy, Daisychain, Umbra and the Volcan Siege at Reggies Rock Club, $20-25

Sun 12/31 9:00 Goodies 2000s hip hop New Years Eve Party at Beat Kitchen, $20

Sun 12/31 9:00 Kangaroo Court, Scarlet Demore, Turbo Nut at Schubas, $15-20, sold out

Sun 12/31 9:00 Global Currency NYE with Anastazja, DJ Mochi, DJ Iggy, Blesstonio at Sleeping Village

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Queen of Diamonds new Year’s Eve with Ariel Zetina, Bored Lord, Brenda, DJ Heather, DJ Hyperactive, Garrett David, Introspekt, Justin Aulis Long, Madeline, Michael Serafini, Shaun J Wright, Sevron, hosts Lucy Stoole, Nico, Bambi Banks-Couleé, Laila McQueen, Valentine Addams, Go-Go Dancers Benji, Breon, Grinchie, Jacob, Lilith Babylon, Marcus, Maxim Lupin at Metro, $35-55, $75-750 VIP

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Joel Paterson at Hungry Brain, $20

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Mike Wheeler, NuBlu Band with Carlise Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends, $50, New Year's Eve Bash

x Sun 12/31 9:00 John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band at Rosa's Lounge, $30-35, sold out, Celebrate New Year's Eve Party

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Local H, Sybris at Bottom Lounge, $35

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Phil Angotti & Friends at Reclaimed, $10, Rockin NYE Party

Sun 12/31 9:00 Three Blue Teardrops, Royal Son of a Guns, Iris Marlowe at Liar's Club, New Years Eve

Sun 12/31 9:00 MC4D, Brendan Walker at Joe's On Weed Street, $85-90 includes premium open bar, buffet, champagne toast, Boots 'N Beats NYE

Sun 12/31 9:00 Daft Disko at Subterranean, $30

x Sun 12/31 9:00-1:00a DJ Bloodshot Scott Dance Party at Lizards Liquid Lounge

Sun 12/31 9:00 New Year's Eve Always with DJs 1981Tokyo and Ryan Moses at The Whistler, $75, includes 2 drinks $13 & under, midnight toast

Sun 12/31 9:00 Shrek Rave at House of Blues, $23-38

Sun 12/31 9:00 Nora En Pure, Shiba San, Alex Kislov at Aragon Ballroom, $39-71

Sun 12/31 9:00 Colm Lennon, Mold, CW, Emil and The Skinny Hendrixx Experience, DJ Juan M. at Cole's Bar, $10, A Very Cole’s New Year’s Eve

x Sun 12/31 9:00 The Corey Dennison Band, Lauren Dukes at FitzGeralds Sidebar, $15+, Blue Year's Eve

Sun 12/31 9:00 New Year's Eve Pop & Punk DJ Tony at Delilah's

x Sun 12/31 9:00 Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials at The Venue Aurora, $45-55, New Year's Eve Party

x Sun 12/31 9:00 The Lemonheads NYE Extravaganza, Kiwi Jr. at SPACE Evanston, $65

Sun 12/31 9:00 Whiskey Kitten at Countryside Saloon Des Plaines, New Year's Eve Celebration

Sun 12/31 9:00 16 Candles at Durty Nellie's Palatine, $25-100, New Year's Eve

Sun 12/31 9:00 Alabaster at Mackey’s Hideout McHenry, $10-15

x Sun 12/31 9:30 Heart Of Chicago Soul Club, New Years Eve Rare and Northern Soul Dance Party at Hideout, $20, sold out

x Sun 12/31 9:30 Manwolves presents NYE at Martyrs, $10-15

x Sun 12/31 9:30 Erthe St. James, DJ Fess Grandiose at Dorian's, $50 includes midnight bubbles toast, optional open bar add $110 (no shots, one drink per guest)

Sun 12/31 9:30 Mt. Joy at Salt Shed, $?-255, sold out

Sun 12/31 9:30 ABK, The Beaver Moon Band at Jarvis Square Tavern, New Years Eve Party with champagne toast at midnight

X Sun 12/31 9:30 Robbie Fulks Classic Quartet Reunion with Mike Fredrickson, Gerald Dowd, Grant Tye at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $39-50

x Sun 12/31 9:30 Billy and Chloe Corgan host A Very Chicago New Year at ZuZu's Cafe Highland Park, $325

Sun 12/31 9:45 Arra at Impact Fuel Room Libertyville, $35+, New Years Eve Celebration

Sun 12/31 10:00 Nnamdï & Friends, Stress Positions at Empty Bottle, $25

Sun 12/31 10:00 Joyce Manor, Smut, Time Thieves at Thalia Hall, sold out, limited number at door

x Sun 12/31 10:00 Joe Wortell & Band at Carol's Pub, $20-31, New Years Eve Party

Sun 12/31 10:00 Deja Vu at Bub City Chicago, RSVP, Happy New Year

Sun 12/31 10:00-1:00a Jessie's Girl at Firewater Saloon Edison Park, RSVP includes Party favors, champagne toast, balloon drop

Sun 12/31 10:00 Open Jam hosted by Blue Dream at Reggie's Comedy Shack

Sun 12/31 10:00 The Sofa Kings at Hey Nonny, $60, sold out, New Years Eve Party

Sun 12/31 10:00 Yankee Cowboy at Bub City Rosemont, RSVP

Sun 12/31 10:15 Fool House at Joe's Live Rosemont, $25-35, Totally 90s NYE includes midnight toast

Sun 12/31 12:00m New Year's Fireworks at Navy Pier

x Sun 12/31 ? The Eric Hochberg Trio with Dee Alexander at Catch 35, New Years Eve

Sun 12/31 ? BTS Express & Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago, NYE Extravaganza