OCTOBER


1    THE GUESS WHO & JOE COCKER
      Rosemont Theatre (Rosemont, IL)

2    BEN FOLDS w/ Citizen Pope
      Vic (Chicago, IL)

3   TANTRIC
      House Of Blue (Chicago, IL)

4    MEGADETH
      Vic (Chicago, IL)

5    BLACKE CROWES
      Aragon (Chicago, IL)

      ALICE COOPER w/ Lennon
      Star Plaza  (Merrillville, IN)

      ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT
      Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)

      GRAHAM PARKER w/ Figgs
      Double Door (Chicago, IL)

      THE PROCLAIMERS & TRISTEN
      House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

      TENACIOUS D
      Vic (Chicago, IL)

6    LITTLE FEAT / Early Show
      House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

      SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 /Late Show
      House OF Blues (Chicago, IL)

      DAVE EDMUNDS
      Abbey (Chicago, IL)

     JONATHAN RICHMAN
     Metro (Chicago, IL)

7    LORETTA LYNN
      Rialto (Chicago, IL)

     MODEST MOUSE
     House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

8    NEIL DIAMOND
      United Center (Chicago, IL)

9    “PLEDGE OF Allegiance TOUR”
       w/ System Of A Down, Slipknot, No One, Mudvayne and Rammstein
       Allstate Arena  (Rosemont, IL)

        BASEMENT JAXX w/ Ugly Duckling
        Metro (Chicago, IL)

10   TRAVIS   
       Riviera (Chicago, IL)

       Midwest BEAT Bash 
       with...TRAUMA, SCATTER, DIFFERENT STRINGS, UNSUSAL SUSPECTS,
       AUTUMN DAWN & PITCH BLACK   
       The Edge Sports Bar  (Hammond, IN)

       RATDOG
       Vic (Chicago, IL)

11   AMERICAN HI-FI
       Metro (Chicago, IL)

      DAR WILLIAMS  w/ Catie Curtis
      Park West (Chicago, IL)

11-12   FREEDY JOHNSTON
             Schubas (Chicago, IL)

12   NICKEL CREEK & GLEN PHILLIPS
       House Of Blue (Chicago, IL)

       STONE TEMPLE PILOTS w/Stained & Linkin Park
       Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

       ST. GERMAIN St.
       Riviera (Chicago, IL)

       THE WATERBOYS
        Metro (Chicago, IL)

        KELLER WILLIAMS
        Park West (Chicago, IL)

       THE DAMNED
        Metro (Chicago, IL)

13   ROBERT CRAY BAND
       Vic (Chicago, IL)

14   BJORK
       Civic Opera House (Chicago,IL)

15   JOE STRUMMER  & THE MESCALEROS
       Metro (Chicago, IL)

       FLOTSAM & JETSaM
       J.J. Kelley’s  (Lansing, IL)

       U2
       United Center (Chicago, IL)

  17   SUZANNE VEGA
         Park West (Chicago, IL)

       THE DONNAS & THE EYELINERS
        Vic (Chicago, IL)

18   BOB SCHNEIDER
       Park West (Chicago, IL)

        BLACK UHURU
        Joe’s On Weed Street  (Chicago, IL)

19   DELBERT McCLINTON
       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

       THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
       Riv (Chicago, IL)

       MARC RIBOT
       Old Town School Of Music (Chicago, IL)

20    KEVIN LEE BAND
        Gunther Murphy’s (Chicago, IL)

        SNOOP DOGG w/ Kurupt & The Eastsidaz
         Vic (Chicago, IL)

        EAGLE EYE CHERRY 
        Double Door (Chicago, IL)

20-21   MIDNIGHT OIL w/ Will Hoge
             House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

21   RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
       Old Town School Of Music  (Chicago, IL)

       ANI DIFRANCO
       Aragon (Chicago, IL)

       JANES ADDICTION  & LIVE  w/ Stereo Mc’s
       Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

23   AEROSMITH  w/ The Cult
       Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

       TORI AMOS   w/ Rufus Wainright
       Arie Crown (Chicago, IL)

       ALICE COOPER
       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

26    SUM 41
        The VIC  (Chicago, IL)

       MELISSA FERRICK
       Double Door (Chicago, IL)

27   RITCHIE HAVENS & JANIS  IAN
       Town School Of Music   (Chicago, IL)

       BOB DYLAN
       United Center (Chicago, IL)

       PAUL ANKA
       Rosemont Theatre (Rosemont, IL)

28   LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
       Old Town School Of Music  (Chicago, IL)

        Midwest BEAT’s
       “REGION RUMBLE 2001” w/ MONKEY COCKTAIL,  FLATHEAD FILLUPS,  GRAPE
SODA,   
        INZANE, GRAVELBONE, FREE RAINE, STEEPWATER BAND & AMERICAN MOTHERLOAD
   
        Star Plaza  (Merrillville,  IN)

30   WIDE SPREAD PANIC
        UIC Pavillion (Chicago, IL)

31   STEREOLAB
       Vic (Chicago, IL)

       DISTURBED w/ Drowning Pool & Others
       Aragon (Chicago, IL)



NOVEMBER


1    OYSTERHEAD
      Aragon (Chicago, IL)

2    STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS
      The VIC  (Chicago, IL)

3    MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT
      Metro (Chicago, IL)

      THE RADIATORS
      House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

3-4   INCUBUS
         Riv (Chicago, IL)

4   IAN HUNTER
      Park West (Chicago, IL)

8    PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
      UIC Pavillion (Chicago, IL)
        
      NOFX
      The VIC  (Chicago, IL)

9    MARGARET CHO
      Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

10   JERRY SEINFELD
       Rosemont Theatre  (Rosemont, IL)

      ALLISON KRAUSS
      Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

14   JEAN-LUC PONTY
       House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

16   STEVE HARVEY
       Arie Crown (Chicago, IL)

       MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
       Chicago Theatre (Chicago, IL)

17   SMOKEY ROBINSON
       Star Plaza  (Merrillville, IN)

       JAN SIBERRY
        Old Town School of Music  (Chicago, IL)

19   PENNYWISE
       Riv (Chicago, IL)

       D12 & KOTTONMOUTH KINGS
        House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)

 23  VIENNE BOYS CHOIR
       Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)

      THE O'JAYS
      Star Plaza Theatre (Merrillville, IN)

       Midwest BEAT Bash 
       with...GRAPE SODA, THE CURRENT, UNSUSAL SUSPECTS & THE BEDHEADS   
       The Edge Sports Bar  (Hammond,  IN)

26  RAVI SHANKER
      Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)