Jazz & Blues Club Night (Green Mill, Buddy Guy's Legends)

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (Uptown) / Buddy Guy's Legends (South Loop)

Al Capone's old jazz bar and a blues legend's club

⚠ 21+ only

Hours

Green Mill: sets nightly about 8pm-midnight, late sets after 1am Fri-Sat / Buddy Guy's: headliners usually 9pm (official sites, Oct 2026)

Tickets

Green Mill: cover at the door, varies by night ($5 for late sets). Buddy Guy's: $16.99-27.30 per show (official site, Oct 2026)

Address

Green Mill: 4802 N Broadway at Lawrence, Uptown / Buddy Guy's Legends: 700 S Wabash Ave, South Loop

The real sound of a Chicago night is in its clubs. The Green Mill in Uptown has stood on the same corner since 1907: step in under the green neon and it's a dark wooden bar, red lamps and a small stage frozen somewhere in the 1930s. The booth Al Capone is said to have favoured during Prohibition is still there, and a different band plays every night from 8pm to midnight. For blues, head to Buddy Guy's Legends in the South Loop, opened by the blues great himself, walls hung with guitars and photos, headliners around 9pm.