The International Pop Overthrow festival begins its 2026 season with a bang, with IPO Chicago, April 17 through 25, with all shows to be held at the rockin' venue, Montrose Saloon, for our fifth consecutive year! IPO Chicago will feature more than 60 of the best pop and rock artists from Chicago and beyond!
Here's the City of Big Shoulders lineup:
Friday, April 17
7:30 Alpine Subs
8:15 45 Souls
9:00 The Unswept
9:45 Mark Watson
10:30 The Bon Mots
11:15 The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club
Saturday Afternoon, April 18
2:00 Hannah Frank
2:45 Phil Yates & The Affiliates
3:30 The Shake Ups
4:15 Sensational Gnus
5:00 The Transference
5:45 Otter Petter
Saturday Evening, April 18
7:30 Wynded
8:15 The Band Calderisi
9:00 The Idea
9:45 Van Go
10:30 Night Baby
11:15 Half Catholic
Sunday Afternoon, April 19
2:00 LaRue DeVille
2:45 Joe Dilillo
3:30 Satellite Union
4:15 Trolley
5:00 Elephonic
5:45 Things That Fly
Monday, April 20
7:30 Status Foe (solo)
8:15 Barry and The Fountains
9:00 The Jerrys
9:45 The Pickpockets
10:30 Danimal Farm
Tuesday, April 21
7:30 Brother Derek
8:15 River Rats
9:00 Space Age Zeros
9:45 Rollo Time
10:30 The Long Goodbye
Wednesday, April 22
7:30 The Walkdown
8:15 Golden Richards
9:00 Mark and Preston from The Webstirs
9:45 Rolling Numbers
10:30 Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends
Thursday, April 23
7:30 Cody Piper
8:15 Max Loebman
9:00 The Oh Boys
9:45 The Andy Lampert Band
10:30 The Sonnets
11:15 The Shifties
Friday, April 24
7:30 Michael Steven Cohen
8:15 The Thin Cherries
9:00 The Spindles
9:45 Sample Quincy
10:30 High On Stress
11:15 The Queue
Saturday Afternoon, April 25
2:00 Finn Swingley
2:45 Refestramus
3:30 Freetoed
4:15 The Jeremy Band
5:00 Mrs. Smith and The Present
5:45 The Nobodies
Saturday Evening, April 25
7:30 Einstein’s Sister
8:15 Kerosene Stars
9:00 The Incurables
9:45 Tom Henry
10:30 Greg Pope
11:15 The Embryos
12:00 Who’s This Mary?
Pretty freakin' impressive!!
Montrose Saloon can be reached at (773) 463-7663 or
https://montrosesaloon.com/
Anyone under 21 *must* be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and can only stay at Montrose Saloon until 8 PM. This is a hard and fast rule, and there will be no exceptions.
Admission to each show is $15.
We can't wait to get back to Chicago for or 22nd year in the Windy City! We look forward to seeing you there!
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