The biggest music venues in Chicago

50 venues

Ranked by capacity, largest first. Capacities are researched room by room, not taken from the building.

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1. Soldier Field61,500 cap · 10 gigs 2. Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island30,000 cap · 2 gigs 3. Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre28,739 cap · 1 gig 4. United Center20,000 cap · 24 gigs 5. Allstate Arena18,500 cap · 10 gigs 6. Festival Hall At Navy Pier12,500 cap · 4 gigs 7. Wintrust Arena10,000 cap · 2 gigs 8. The Salt Shed - Outdoors5,500 cap · 3 gigs 9. Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom5,000 cap · 28 gigs 10. Aragon Ballroom5,000 cap · 2 gigs 11. Rosemont Theatre4,400 cap · 15 gigs 12. Arie Crown Theater4,188 cap · 2 gigs 13. Radius - Chicago4,000 cap · 19 gigs 14. The Auditorium3,875 cap 15. The Salt Shed Indoors (Shed)3,600 cap · 38 gigs 16. The Chicago Theatre3,600 cap · 14 gigs 17. Chicago Symphony Center2,522 cap · 17 gigs 18. Symphony Center-IL2,522 cap · 4 gigs 19. Riviera Theatre - Chicago2,500 cap · 23 gigs 20. The Venue at Horseshoe Casino2,500 cap · 4 gigs 21. Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana2,200 cap · 17 gigs 22. Copernicus Center1,852 cap · 4 gigs 23. House of Blues Chicago1,800 cap · 46 gigs 24. Ramova Theatre1,800 cap · 5 gigs 25. Joe's Live Rosemont1,500 cap · 5 gigs 26. Concord Music Hall1,490 cap · 15 gigs 27. Vic Theatre1,400 cap · 29 gigs 28. Cermak Hall1,350 cap · 1 gig 29. Joe's on Weed St.1,200 cap · 2 gigs 30. Metro Chicago1,100 cap · 14 gigs 31. Park West1,000 cap · 15 gigs 32. Cahn Auditorium1,000 cap · 3 gigs 33. The Event Center at Rivers Casino Des Plaines1,000 cap · 1 gig 34. Des Plaines Theatre998 cap · 13 gigs 35. Thalia Hall800 cap · 33 gigs 36. Outset750 cap · 17 gigs 37. Bottom Lounge700 cap · 19 gigs 38. WC Social Club539 cap · 5 gigs 39. Old Town School of Folk Music430 cap · 7 gigs 40. Empty Bottle400 cap · 8 gigs 41. FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB400 cap · 8 gigs 42. FitzGerald's400 cap 43. Subterranean375 cap · 9 gigs 44. Reggies Rock Club350 cap · 15 gigs 45. Reggies Chicago350 cap · 7 gigs 46. Avondale Music Hall350 cap · 6 gigs 47. City Winery - Chicago350 cap · 4 gigs 48. Metropolis Performing Arts Centre329 cap · 3 gigs 49. Martyrs'320 cap · 1 gig 50. North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre318 cap · 8 gigs