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Daily Email - Monday - 6/30/2025
Get ready to sail into absurdity with Titanique, where Céline Dion’s music collides with Titanic’s love story in a hysterical, campy musical experience. Broadway In Chicago presents this wild show at the Broadway Playhouse through July 13th. Get tickets!*
JUST ANNOUNCED
Glitchy, gorgeous, and emotionally wrecking in the best way. Baths makes synth-pop for the heartbroken futurist - is that you? Catch Baths at Sleeping Village on September 17th.
It’s time for our weekly hookup! Our Presale Codes list is updated! Featuring some great shows from Broadway in Chicago. Theatre kids, get clickin’.
DJ All the Way Kay’s coming in hot at Untitled on July 19th. Equal parts sass and soul, she’s here to prove Chicago doesn’t sleep on talent. Get tickets!
Brooklyn’s post-punk wunderkinds Geese are back and sounding like they survived art school and one too many Strokes records. October 16th at Thalia Hall - snag your spot in the crowd.
Plus, Hugo, Spill Tab, Ben Stirling, Prosperity Room, and more just announced shows!
50 THINGS TO DO IN JULY

Photo: Horse Meat Disco
It’s July, already? Summer needs to slow down! We’ve got so much to do! Here are our 50 picks for the best events this month.
OLD STYLE PRESENTS:
AFTER-HOURS ICONS: WIN OLD STYLE SWAG & GO 4AM
The night’s not over—it’s just getting weird. Chicago’s 4 a.m. bars are where stories start and sleep ends. From bartenders off duty to local legends on the loose, these joints pour deep into the night with Old Style in hand and no curfew in sight.*

COMING UP
🎆 4th of July Events
Fireworks are cute, but have you ever partied on a rooftop while dodging Roman candles and bad decisions? Our 4th of July guide is stacked with ways to celebrate America the chaotic—from daytime drags to nighttime DJs.
🎵 Funkadesi
Thursday at SPACE
A genre-bending global joyride—Funkadesi blends reggae, funk, bhangra, and soul into a musical buffet that slaps harder than your aunt’s kitchen sandals.
🏎️ NASCAR in Chicago
Saturday & Sunday in Grant Park
NASCAR tears through downtown Chicago on July 5th–6th. Grant Park turns into a blur of beer, engines, and chaos. Wanna go? Tickets are almost gone—grab some before it’s too late.*
⛓️ The Escape Game
Step into movie-quality sets and unlock adventure at The Escape Game. You’ve got 60 minutes to solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and escape. Enter to win tickets for the date of your choice now!*
☀️ Justin Martin
Thursday & Friday at Smartbar
House wizard. Dirtybird royalty. Human serotonin dispenser. Justin Martin’s throwing down lakeside for ARC After The Lake. No fluff, all function—this one’s strictly for the dancefloor diehards.
FEATURED SPOTLIGHT
LCD SoundsystemFor the first time in 15 years, LCD Soundsystem returns to Milwaukee’s iconic Eagles Ballroom for two nights—Friday, August 15th and Saturday, August 16th—with tickets on sale now. Known for fusing disco grooves with post-punk energy and emotional depth, the James Murphy-led band brings their legendary live show and decades of dancefloor anthems back to the stage. |
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Did you catch us on the news this morning?
Is Chicago the new horror hotspot? Universal Destinations and Experiences is opening a horror attraction in downtown! 👻
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