Metro Chicago

No parking on the dance floor 🅿️

Thank you to Chicago Reader & everyone who voted for Metro as part of the Best of Chicago awards!⁠ ⁠ With your support, we’ve been awarded Best Venue For Rock Music! We are deeply grateful for your continued patronage over the last four decades. Here’s to many more! 🥂

‘SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK’ @innerwave last night in Chicago @metrochicago 📸: @joannauruchima.lens #innerwave #concertphotography #metrochicago #chicagophotographer

New Orleans rockers, Twisted Teens, are headed up North to Sleeping Village to bring the good word to Chicago! 🤘🪨 Don’t miss this special performance on Friday, July 17th—on sale now!⁠ ⁠ Get all the details at our link in bio

This Saturday, Hot In Herre makes its y2k Metro debut 🔥 Charge the digi cam, text the group chat, and get ready to lose your voice.

🖤🥀 Saturday, 6th of June, 2026: Nocturna - Our 38th Anniversary Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah! 𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀, now in our 38th year, is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held once every other month or so in Chicago. DJ Scary Lady Sarah spins a highly request-driven mix of current & classic goth, darkwave, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, ethereal, new wave, ebm, & more. It’s a lot of fun & you should go! Come DANCE UNTIL DAWN at the longest-running goth club night in North America and amongst Chicago’s denizens of the dark! ꧁★ Special Guest performing live: JOHNNY BASED ★꧂ @johnny.based ˚⋆｡°✩₊AND: A special performance by Morteisha Addams, Chicago-based Burlesque Vampiress! @morteishaaddams 🖤🥀 Also Featuring: • 📷 GlitterGuts Photobooth! @glittergutsy • GIVEAWAYS • VENDOR 🖤🥀 Also: • The Candy Cauldron will be on stage (help yourself!) • Complimentary Nocturna buttons & stickers while they last! • Coat check will be open ($4 per item) • Dress up or down! At the very least, all black encouraged but be your awesome selves! 10pm - 5am / 𝟏𝟖+ welcome! $20. in advance; $25. at the door Advance tickets on sale NOW- link in bio! at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St, Chicago @metrochicago ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ Nocturna & our host venue Metro do not tolerate acts of violence, predation, or victimization. We always encourage our patrons to voice their concerns & want you to know that we not only hear you- we support any effort that makes our local music scene safer & more equitable. ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ Thank you so much! 𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮: share/invite your friends! 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬 𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝑔𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶 An American Gothic Productions Event- *Never* corporate- Always from the Heart #nocturmachicago #scaryladysarah #chicagogoth #johnnybased #morteishaaddams

These tickets are moving fast!! Head to our link in bio to secure your spot at one of this season’s exciting new shows 🌼

Time to lock in! 🔐 We’ve got two great shows headed your way…⁠ ⁠ 🔑 Second Hand News Aug. 14 returns to pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac [Sign up for presale password!]⁠ 🔑 BUTTTOOTKING Oct. 12 with Lydia Kollins, Suzie Toot, Kori King (from RuPaul's Drag Race) [On Sale Now!]⁠ ⁠ Get the password + more details at our link in bio!

Everything Everything heads to the Metro stage in celebration of the tenth anniversary of album their classic album, ‘Get To Heaven,’ on Tuesday, September 29th! Catch the presale password in our newsletter—sign up ASAP to get yours. Don’t wait until tickets go on sale Friday! Details at our link in bio

NewDad at Metro, Chicago 5.6.26 @newdad @jamusa @metrochicago Full set at madlabphotography.com #chicago #chicagophotographer #chicagolivemusic #musicphotography #musicphotographer #musicphotographers #photooftheday #beautiful #happy #like4like #followme #art #smile #ınstagood #love #photolove #photolovers #music #livemusic #chicagomusic #chicagomusicscene #localmusic #localmusicians #chicagoovereverything #taylorswift #lollapalooza #riotfest #riotfestchicago #punkrock #punkrockchicago

Freak Slug at Metro, Chicago 5.6.26 @freakslug @jamusa @metrochicago Full set at madlabphotography.com #chicago #chicagophotographer #chicagolivemusic #musicphotography #musicphotographer #musicphotographers #photooftheday #beautiful #happy #like4like #followme #art #smile #ınstagood #love #photolove #photolovers #music #livemusic #chicagomusic #chicagomusicscene #localmusic #localmusicians #chicagoovereverything #taylorswift #lollapalooza #riotfest #riotfestchicago #punkrock #punkrockchicago

Chicago are you ready to party Y2K style? 🔥 We’re so excited to bring Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party to Metro for the very first time on Saturday, May 16 💿🪩 Get ready for a night packed with all your favorite 2000s throwback hits, nonstop singalongs, and the ultimate dancefloor energy from the best era of music. Break out the trucker hats, Juicy tracksuits, and flip phones this one’s gonna be wild. 🎟️ Early Bird tickets are already SOLD OUT. Grab your crew and lock in your tickets now before the next price increase they’re going fast.