How much does a live music venue cost to rent in Chicago?
Live music venues in Chicago average $145 per hour to rent, but it’s easy to spend less or more depending on what you’re looking for.
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Popular live music venues
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from$275/hr
Hip Urban Industrial Exposed Brick Loft | Fulton Street Collective
West Town, Chicago, IL
4.9(115)
85Event Space Loft
...each manager This space has been utilized in many ways such as wedding/bridal/baby showers, birthday parties, wedding ceremonies and receptions, photoshoots, live music venue, meetings, visual artist gallery, and dance performances. Your options are unlimited here! We like to think...
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from$110/hr
A Bright White Box: Converted Storefront in the Industrial West Fulton Market
Near West Side, Chicago, IL
4.8(98)
100Event Space
POP-UPS, Art Shows, Dinners, Cocktail Parties, and corporate events welcome. We are ideal for formal gatherings, and informal Arts events. A slice of urban creativity just west of Fulton Market, for groups from 15-90. Our setup quickly changes to meet your needs. The modular space...
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from$95/hr
Urban, Industrial, downtown gallery, Unique floor plan, lofty bow trussed ceiling + skylight
West Town, Chicago, IL
4.8(25)
55Industrial Space
Large unique gallery, dance and performance space. Current architectural installation consists of a series of overlapping green screen runways. Boasting a raw industrial atmosphere, the space has bow trussed ceilings, exposed brick and concrete walls. Great for photos shoots, independent film shoots, and creative events...
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from$52/hr
New! Upgraded large daylight photo studio with cyclorama wall, tall windows, grand piano, and wooden platform.
Near West Side, Chicago, IL
4.9(114)
35Studio
Large photo /video studio with tall windows and beautiful natural light for rent in Chicago. Features 30ft wide corner cyclorama , 15ft high ceilings wooden podium, white grand piano. The studio's ample natural light is perfect for capturing warm and vibrant afternoon shots or soft...
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from$52/hr
Rainroom. Blackout photo studio with Multiple Rain Features, Bathtub, RGB lights, X Lights, with black walls and high ceiling. - Chi 4
Near West Side, Chicago, IL
4.9(142)
20Studio
Rain room available in Chicago! Completely blackout 565 sq ft exquisite blackout rain room photo studio, the ultimate location to capture your next creative project. With 3 photography lights (alien bees 800) , 2 pre-installed colored RGB lights, and LED X-shape lights, you can take...
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from$97/hr
AMAZING Content Studio with 20+ set options including our ELECTRIC JUNGLE, BAR SET and much more! West Fulton Street location
Garfield Park, Chicago, IL
5.0(19)
20Studio
CREATE YOUR EXPERIENCE - Over 20+ UNIQUE SET Variations for ONE PRICE! PROPS NOT INCLUDED SEE ADD-ONS! Sets you can choose from: - STUDIO BAR was designed for music videos complete with neon signs and 2 slot machines to enhance the look. This is truly...
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from$150/hr
Unique Retro Warehouse Event Loft
Bucktown, Chicago, IL
4.9(343)
45Event Space Loft
FOOD & BEVERAGE POLICY + SPACE DETAILS: • Guests are allowed to bring their own alcohol • Outside food is allowed • No kitchen available • Only food preparation is allowed on site • Speakers, Projector, Microphones • Music Rules: DJ and amplified music is...
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from$125/hr
The Ultimate DIY Event Space - Exposed Brick & Natural Light
West Town, Chicago, IL
5.0(71)
50Storefront
Book our gorgeous creative space for your next event. The space is situated in an 1850 sq. ft. storefront with beautiful exposed brick and large windows in Chicago's Humboldt Park Neighborhood. Our space offers everything you need to create the stunning occasion you and your...
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from$225/hr
Theater room in a multi stage complex
Palmer Square, Chicago, IL
48
Performance Space
...people. Seated performances with up to 48 in attendance. Can accommodate spoken word and light acoustic performances. This is not a live music venue. This theater is part of a larger venue. This venue has a total of...
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Frequently Asked Questions
How popular are live music venues in Chicago?
Our local hosts have welcomed 468476+ people into their live music venues with reviews averaging 4.93 stars. Most even said they would book again -- about 98%.
How long do people rent live music venues in Chicago?
Most live music venues are scheduled for 4 hours, with 82 people in attendance. You’ll find the most Live Music starting between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
Pricing and popularity information in this section is based on proprietary data from bookings made on Peerspace from 2016-2024.
Reviews for live music venues
Farron F.
Retro-Chic Speakeasy/Cocktail Lounge & Bar in Santa Monica
bar staff & manager.
This space is absolutely phenomenal!!! It was intimate, unique, and it gave all our guests the perfect vibe. We played live music & used the DJ, an wonderful night that we will all remember...
Michael B.
Live Events Venue with Stage, Sound, Lights, and Full Bar
through the bar which was delicious, definitely recommend the chicken and brisket. The space was perfect for a large party and accommodated our live music we had as well...
Christopher H.
Prohibition Era-Inspired Speakeasy in Lakeview
special punch for the party and was great at special cocktail orders as well. Julia was so fun to work with on live music and has a fantastic voice with just the right style while my friends and I chatted and listened. Such a gem in...
Nicenia E.
House in the hills turned loft - with a skyline view of the Hollywood hills - over looking Sunset Blvd.
the space to be ideal for our gathering because guests were able to enjoy the "best of both worlds"- The indoors, with our LIVE music playing, felt like we were in a very well decorated and comfortable lounge - just vibing and chilling. All the while, on...
Nico B.
Wicker Park Intimate Bar/Live Performance Venue
Owner was awesome, service was great, great place to throw a party, live music was awesome, great looking bar in the city...
Emi F.
Wicker Park Intimate Bar/Live Performance Venue
our event. He was really helpful in coordinating the logistics during our event in order to ensure that everything ran smoothly. We had live music at our event and Jim helped set up the sound to make sure everything sounded great. The whole staff was very...
Andrew O.
LOFT STYLE WAREHOUSE LOTS OF SPACE & NATURAL LIGHT
Great space!!! We shot some live music sessions here and it was great! Really high ceilings and a lot of space. More space than we even expected. There are enough of cool things in the space to make an interesting background, but also enough space to...
Hayden A.
Large Multi-Use Industrial Warehouse
and everything went even better than I had envisioned it! I would highly recommend this spot to anyone looking to put on some live music or even to just throw a killer party. 5 stars...