Blue Chicago

"Late-night blues club with a casual crowd of adults (21 & over) enjoying music & drinks."

Blue Chicago is a Chicago live music club at 536 N Clark St in the River North entertainment district, presenting authentic Chicago Blues five nights a week. The club showcases urban blues vocalists and bands performing authentic Chicago Blues, a style rooted in the migration of African Americans from the South to the Midwest, with rotating artists including Shirley Johnson, Mike Wheeler, Laretha Weathersby, and John Primer. Blue Chicago has been presenting Chicago Blues in River North since 1985, and has featured blues artists including Koko Taylor, Magic Slim, Eddie Clearwater, and Eddie Shaw over the years. Located at 536 N Clark St in Chicago's River North entertainment district, near popular hotels and restaurants. Visitors consistently praise the live band performances and small dance floor, and several note the warm, inviting atmosphere; the cash-only door and bar policy is a recurring practical point worth knowing before arrival.