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Iron Maiden & Megadeth
Sep 22 • 7:15PM
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Godsmack, Stone Temple Pilots & Dorothy
Jun 20 • 7:00PM
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Slaughter to Prevail, Whitechapel & Attila
Apr 20 • 7:30PM
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Bloodywood
May 2 • 6:30PM
House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson
Sep 5 • 6:30PM
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Dethklok & Amon Amarth
May 16 • 7:00PM
Landmark Credit Union Live
Milwaukee, WI
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A band performs on stage with a large white Dethklok logo behind them.
Dethklok
Apr 26 • 6:00PM
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Corrosion of Conformity
May 14 • 6:30PM
Outset
Chicago, IL
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Thornhill
Thornhill
May 24 • 6:00PM
Vic Theatre
Chicago, IL
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Des Plaines Metal Schedule

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Apr 4
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Apr 4
7:30 PM
Emperor
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Apr 10
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Apr 10
6:00 PM
Touche Amore
Concord Music Hall
Chicago, IL
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Apr 12
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Apr 12
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High Desert Queen
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Apr 15
Wed • 7:00 PM
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Apr 15
7:00 PM
Local Metal Showcase
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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Apr 15
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Apr 15
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One With the Riverbed
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Apr 15
Wed • 8:00 PM
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Apr 15
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The Free Label
Schubas
Chicago, IL
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Apr 16
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Apr 16
7:00 PM
Uli Jon Roth
Hobart Art Theater
Hobart, IN
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Apr 17
Fri • 7:00 PM
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Apr 17
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Snuffed On Sight
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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Apr 17
Fri • 7:30 PM
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Apr 17
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The Illogical
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Apr 17
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Apr 17
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Ragana
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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Apr 17
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Apr 17
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Uli Jon Roth
Des Plaines Theatre
Des Plaines, IL
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Apr 18
Sat • 6:00 PM
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Apr 18
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Maiden Chicago
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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Apr 18
Sat • 8:00 PM
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Apr 18
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Exhorder
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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Apr 18
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Apr 18
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Uli Jon Roth
Arcada Theatre
Saint Charles, IL
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Apr 18
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Apr 18
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Temptress
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Apr 19
Sun • 7:00 PM
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Apr 19
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Steel Panther
Des Plaines Theatre
Des Plaines, IL
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Apr 19
Sun • 7:00 PM
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Apr 19
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UADA & Mortiis
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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Apr 20
Mon • 7:30 PM
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Apr 20
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Slaughter to Prevail, Whitechapel & Attila
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Apr 21
Tue • 7:30 PM
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Apr 21
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Helloween
The Rave - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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Apr 23
Thu • 7:00 PM
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Apr 23
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Psython
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Apr 24
Fri • 6:25 PM
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Apr 24
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Behemoth
The Rave - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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Apr 25
Sat • 6:30 PM
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Apr 25
6:30 PM
Behemoth
Vic Theatre
Chicago, IL
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Apr 26
Sun • 4:30 PM
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Apr 26
4:30 PM
The Mini Gun Mini Run Tour: Fight From Within & Autumn Lies Burried
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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Apr 26
Sun • 6:00 PM
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Apr 26
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Dethklok
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
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Apr 27
Mon • 6:30 PM
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Apr 27
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Defeated Sanity
X-Ray Arcade
Cudahy, WI
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Apr 28
Tue • 6:30 PM
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Apr 28
6:30 PM
Defeated Sanity
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Apr 30
Thu • 7:00 PM
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Apr 30
7:00 PM
Dropout Kings
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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May 1
Fri • 6:00 PM
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May 1
6:00 PM
Cattle Decapitation
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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May 1
Fri • 7:30 PM
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May 1
7:30 PM
Avatar, Fleshgod Apocalypse. & Frozen Soul
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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May 2
Sat • 6:30 PM
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May 2
6:30 PM
Bloodywood
House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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May 2
Sat • 7:00 PM
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May 2
7:00 PM
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Rave II - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 6
Wed • 7:00 PM
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May 6
7:00 PM
Lords of Acid
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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May 7
Thu • 7:00 PM
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May 7
7:00 PM
Confessions Of A Traitor
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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May 9
Sat • 8:00 PM
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May 9
8:00 PM
Dry Kill Logic
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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May 12
Tue • 6:30 PM
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May 12
6:30 PM
All That Remains, Born of Osiris & Dead Eyes
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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May 12
Tue • 7:00 PM
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May 12
7:00 PM
In Flames
The Rave II - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 12
Tue • 7:30 PM
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May 12
7:30 PM
Wage War
House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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May 14
Thu • 6:00 PM
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May 14
6:00 PM
Lorna Shore, Paleface Swiss & Signs of the Swarm
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
Gary, IN
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May 14
Thu • 6:30 PM
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May 14
6:30 PM
Corrosion of Conformity
Outset
Chicago, IL
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May 14
Thu • 7:30 PM
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May 14
7:30 PM
Architects
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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May 14
Thu • 7:30 PM
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May 14
7:30 PM
Nonpoint
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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May 15
Fri • 6:30 PM
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May 15
6:30 PM
Sepultura
Ramova Theatre
Chicago, IL
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May 15
Fri • 8:00 PM
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May 15
8:00 PM
Fozzy
Arcada Theatre
Saint Charles, IL
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May 16
Sat • 5:30 PM
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May 16
5:30 PM
Freak On a Leash
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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May 16
Sat • 7:00 PM
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May 16
7:00 PM
Dethklok & Amon Amarth
Landmark Credit Union Live
Milwaukee, WI
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May 17
Sun • 2:30 PM
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May 17
2:30 PM
Sepultura
The Rave - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 17
Sun • 7:00 PM
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May 17
7:00 PM
Jiluka
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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May 17
Sun • 8:30 PM
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May 17
8:30 PM
Oranssi Pazuzu
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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May 18
Mon • 7:00 PM
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May 18
7:00 PM
The Hu - Band
The Rave - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 19
Tue • 4:45 PM
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May 19
4:45 PM
Chaos and Carnage: Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex & Bodysnatcher
Ramova Theatre
Chicago, IL
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May 19
Tue • 7:00 PM
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May 19
7:00 PM
Cradle of Filth
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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May 20
Wed • 7:00 PM
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May 20
7:00 PM
Archspire
The Rave - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 20
Wed • 7:30 PM
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May 20
7:30 PM
Kreator
Ramova Theatre
Chicago, IL
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May 22
Fri • 6:00 PM
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May 22
6:00 PM
Archspire
House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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May 22
Fri • 8:00 PM
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May 22
8:00 PM
Black Veil Brides, From Ashes to New & As December Falls
Ramova Theatre
Chicago, IL
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May 23
Sat • 7:00 PM
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May 23
7:00 PM
Decibel Magazine Tour: Cryptopsy, Necrot, Fulci & Blood Monolith
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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May 24
Sun • 6:00 PM
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May 24
6:00 PM
Thornhill
Vic Theatre
Chicago, IL
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May 24
Sun • 7:30 PM
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May 24
7:30 PM
Infected Rain
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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May 27
Wed • 6:30 PM
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May 27
6:30 PM
Spineshank
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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May 27
Wed • 7:00 PM
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May 27
7:00 PM
Alpha Wolf
The Rave II - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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May 28
Thu • 7:00 PM
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May 28
7:00 PM
Spineshank
The Apollo Theatre AC
Belvidere, IL
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May 29
Fri • 7:00 PM
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May 29
7:00 PM
Pentagram
Hobart Art Theater
Hobart, IN
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May 29
Fri • 8:00 PM
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May 29
8:00 PM
Prince Daddy and The Hyena
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL
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May 29
Fri • 8:30 PM
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May 29
8:30 PM
Hairbangers Ball
Joe's Live
Rosemont, IL
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May 31
Sun • 7:00 PM
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May 31
7:00 PM
Pentagram
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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May 31
Sun • 8:00 PM
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May 31
8:00 PM
Oxygen Destroyer
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Jun 4
Thu • 6:30 PM
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Jun 4
6:30 PM
Waste
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Jun 5
Fri • TBD
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Jun 5
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Milwaukee Metalfest: Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage & Ministry - 3 Day Pass
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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Jun 5
Fri • 3:00 PM
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Jun 5
3:00 PM
Milwaukee Metalfest: Acid Bath - Friday
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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Jun 5
Fri • 8:00 PM
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Jun 5
8:00 PM
Anvil
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Fri • 8:00 PM
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Jun 5
8:00 PM
Unholy Altar
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Sat • TBD
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Jun 6
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Milwaukee Metalfest: Killswitch Engage - 2 Day Pass (Saturday & Sunday)
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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Sat • 3:00 PM
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Jun 6
3:00 PM
Milwaukee Metalfest: Killswitch Engage - Saturday
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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Jun 6
Sat • 7:00 PM
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Jun 6
7:00 PM
Spite
Bottom Lounge
Chicago, IL
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Jun 7
Sun • 3:00 PM
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Jun 7
3:00 PM
Milwaukee Metalfest: Ministry - Sunday
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
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Jun 7
Sun • 8:00 PM
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Jun 7
8:00 PM
Witch Club Satan
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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Jun 13
Sat • 7:00 PM
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Jun 13
7:00 PM
Worm
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL
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Jun 20
Sat • 7:00 PM
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Jun 20
7:00 PM
Godsmack, Stone Temple Pilots & Dorothy
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Jun 24
Wed • 8:00 PM
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Jun 24
8:00 PM
Christian Death
The WC Social Club
West Chicago, IL
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Jul 16
Thu • 7:00 PM
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Jul 16
7:00 PM
Static-X
The Vixen
Mchenry, IL
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Jul 19
Sun • 5:00 PM
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Jul 19
5:00 PM
Jinjer
House Of Blues - Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Jul 20
Mon • 6:30 PM
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Jul 20
6:30 PM
Ded - Band
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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Jul 30
Thu • 6:00 PM
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Jul 30
6:00 PM
Avenged Sevenfold & Good Charlotte
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Aug 14
Fri • 7:30 PM
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Aug 14
7:30 PM
40 Below Summer
The Forge - Joliet
Joliet, IL
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Aug 21
Fri • 8:00 PM
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Aug 21
8:00 PM
Eagles of Death Metal
Metro Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Aug 29
Sat • 8:00 PM
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Aug 29
8:00 PM
3 Inches of Blood
Reggie's Rock Club
Chicago, IL
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Sep 4
Fri • 7:20 PM
Fri
Sep 4
7:20 PM
Babymetal, Halestorm & Violent Vira
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Chicago, IL
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Sep 5
Sat • 6:30 PM
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Sep 5
6:30 PM
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Sep 22
Tue • 7:15 PM
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Sep 22
7:15 PM
Iron Maiden & Megadeth
Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, IL
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Sep 24
Thu • 7:30 PM
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Sep 24
7:30 PM
Head East
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Skokie, IL
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Sep 25
Fri • 8:00 PM
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Sep 25
8:00 PM
Hammerfall
Arcada Theatre
Saint Charles, IL
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Sep 26
Sat • 7:30 PM
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Sep 26
7:30 PM
Hammerfall
Hobart Art Theater
Hobart, IN
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Oct 9
Fri • 8:00 PM
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Oct 9
8:00 PM
W.A.S.P.
Des Plaines Theatre
Des Plaines, IL
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Oct 10
Sat • 8:00 PM
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Oct 10
8:00 PM
W.A.S.P.
Arcada Theatre
Saint Charles, IL
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Oct 16
Fri • 8:00 PM
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Oct 16
8:00 PM
W.A.S.P. & KK's Priest
Pabst Theater
Milwaukee, WI
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Oct 17
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Oct 17
8:00 PM
Y&T
Arcada Theatre
Saint Charles, IL
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Find the Best Metal Concerts in Des Plaines for 2026

Des Plaines is a hub for exciting live entertainment. We've analyzed our sales data to bring you the most popular metal concerts so you can easily plan your next outing.

Top Metal Concerts in Des Plaines This Weekend

Planning your weekend? There are 1 metal concerts happening around Des Plaines this weekend! Here are the most popular metal concerts happening in Des Plaines from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss out on the action!

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Emperor Apr 4 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom $38

Top 2026 Summer Metal Concerts in Des Plaines

Summer is the perfect time for live events in Des Plaines! Check out this list of the top metal concerts happening from May through September.

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Bloodywood May 2 House Of Blues - Chicago $58
Corrosion of Conformity May 14 Outset $68
Dethklok & Amon Amarth May 16 Landmark Credit Union Live $131
Archspire May 22 House Of Blues - Chicago $40
Thornhill May 24 Vic Theatre $50
Godsmack, Stone Temple Pilots & Dorothy Jun 20 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre $75
Jinjer Jul 19 House Of Blues - Chicago $87
Avenged Sevenfold & Good Charlotte Jul 30 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre $62
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Sep 5 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre $66
Iron Maiden & Megadeth Sep 22 Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre $76

Cheap Things to Do in Des Plaines This Weekend (Under $100)

Looking for fun in Des Plaines that won't break the bank? You've come to the right place. This list features the best-selling metal concerts this weekend with tickets under $100.

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Emperor Apr 4 Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom $38

Top Venues in Des Plaines, IL

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United Center
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Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL
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Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI
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Cadillac Palace
Chicago, IL
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Chicago, IL
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Tinley Park, IL
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Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
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The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago
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Auditorium Theatre - IL
Chicago, IL
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NOW Arena
Hoffman Estates, IL
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