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🎸 Live music
*Below are “listed” start/end times — actual play times tend to vary. The 🎟️ symbol indicates an admission fee. Links to band/event info are provided where available.
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Thursday (10/2)
✔️ Live Music: Flagship on the Fox | St. Charles | 6-9PM
✔️ Live Music: Alter Brewing | St. Charles | 6-9PM
🎟️ Open Jam with Sam Wyatt: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7-11PM
🎟️ Tiffany and Sheena Easton: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 7:30PM
✔️ Harold Dawson & Friends: Rock ‘N Ravioli (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 7:30PM
✔️ Peter Miletic: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 8-11PM
✔️ InFunktious Duo: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9PM
✔️ Live Band Karaoke: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9-11PM
Friday (10/3)
✔️ James Libera: Geneva Commons | Geneva | 5-7PM
✔️ Tim Swain Duo: Fox Social | St. Charles | 6-9PM
✔️ Pleasant Panic: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM
✔️ Magoo: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM
✔️ Ethan Larson: McNally's | St. Charles | 7-10PM
🎟️ Jimmy Nick and Don't Tell Mama: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7-10PM
✔️ Joshua Jern Swing Orchestra: Sturdy Shelter | Batavia | 7-10PM
🎟️ Meet Loaf and Fleatwood Mac: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 8PM
✔️ Johnny Burnett: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 8-11PM
✔️ DJ Kardiak: Studio 64 (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 8:30PM
🎟️ Comedy and Music with Vito Zatto: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM
🎟️ Lounge Puppets: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9PM
🎟️ Stryder: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM
Saturday (10/4)
✔️ Live Music: 93 Octane Brewery | St. Charles | 1-4PM
✔️ Billy Denton: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 2-5PM
✔️ Harold Dawson: Geneva Commons | Geneva | 5-7PM
✔️ Kenny Potilechio & Larry Anthony: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM
✔️ Harry Hmura: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM
✔️ Live Music: Grainology | Batavia | 7PM
✔️ Jon Babin: McNally's | St. Charles | 7-10PM
🎟️ Lewzinit: EvenFlow | Geneva | 7:30PM
✔️ Dazed and Confused: Led Zeppelin Tribute: Moonlight Theatre | St. Charles | 7:30-9:30PM
🎟️ Firehouse // SteelHeart: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 8PM
🎟️ The Blue Quintet: Hunt House Creative Arts Center | St. Charles | 8-10PM
✔️ Thomas Linsk Trio w/ Michael Fiorino and Chuck Schwartz: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 8-11PM
✔️ DJ Kardiak: Studio 64 (Arcada Theatre) | St. Charles | 8:30PM
🎟️ Gil DeLaPaz & The Nite Soundz: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM
🎟️ Jack Whittle Trio: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM
🎟️ The Collective: EvenFlow | Geneva | 7:30PM
Sunday (10/5)
✔️ Frankie Smiles: Livia Italian Eatery | Geneva | 11:30AM-2:30PM
✔️ Ed Gershon: Preservation | Geneva | 1-4PM
✔️ Daniela Bisenius and Bobby Schiff: St. Charles Public Library | St. Charles | 2-3PM
🎟️ The Music of Gershwin, Bach, Brahms, and Morricone: Moonlight Theatre | St. Charles | 3-5PM
🎟️ Sinatra Sunday: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 3:30-7PM
✔️ Ian Gould: McNally's | St. Charles | 4-7PM
🎟️ Surfin’ USA - A Tribute to the Music of the Beach Boys: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 5PM
✔️ Geneva FoxFest in Two Venues: EvenFlow & FoxFire | Geneva | 5:30-11PM
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