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Burlington Bar
Chicago’s 150-capacity, 21+ bar-and-back-room venue, built for compact bills and close-range sets.
- Upcoming shows
- 25
- Capacity
- 150
- Address
- 3425 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
- Phone
- (773) 384-3243
- Next show
- Tue, 17 Nov 2026
About Burlington Bar
The Burlington is a 150-capacity, 21+ venue in Chicago whose defining feature is its split personality: a Wisconsin-themed front bar and a separate live room behind it. That scale gives shows a close-range feel, with the crowd gathered in a room conceived for modest bills instead of a full-sized club production. The venue’s own site presents it simply as The Burlington, with an ongoing schedule of upcoming shows.
A bar becomes a room
Brothers Chris and Greg Dandino opened The Burlington in August 2007. Their starting point was an ode to childhood summers in Burlington, Wisconsin: antler fixtures, church-pew seating, barn wood, exposed brick, a tin ceiling, and a chandelier made by Greg shaped the original bar. Chris described the aim as a big-house-party atmosphere, backed by a seven-night DJ program rooted largely in Logan Square selectors.
The decisive change arrived four years later. In September 2011, the Dandinos announced a conversion of previously unused first-floor space into a live room, with an October launch planned around modest bookings, private events, and dance parties. Local audio engineer Tony Lazzara designed the new PA. A September 29 soft opening paired Rabid Rabbit with Mystreater; plans for the first October weekend also named Darling and a country hoedown. By 2012, Time Out described the room as a new home for strong local indie-rock acts, while DJs continued in the main bar.
Small-room bills, front-bar reset
Today’s calendar ranges through metal, rock, hip-hop, alternative, R&B, indie, folk, and electronic shows, with multi-act lineups that suit the room’s compact capacity. The booking approach favors emerging-scale artists and scene-focused bills, a through line from the modest programming outlined at the live room’s launch. Expect the practical layout to matter: the main bar handles the social traffic, while the rear room concentrates the performance and audience in one tight space. The venue is 21+.
Sources
- The Burlington — The Burlington
- Old Style — Chicago Magazine
- Burlington Bar soft opening for back room venue! — Rabid Rabbit
- Music venues | 2012 Student Guide — Time Out Chicago
- Venue The Burlington, Chicago Illinois USA — ArtistAndFan
Next 15 shows
- Tue, 17 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Ric // Will Mallard // Sound Psychologist View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 11:59 Sara Geist // State Alchemist // Wellthen View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Tone Deaf Records Showcase ft: Man-Eaters // Compulsion // Ritual Cross // Compulsion View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 21 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Cult Canyon // AM Slingers // Wuji Bop View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 22 Nov 2026 · 20:00 James Foster and the Incitable Boys // Hazy Susan // Retirement Home View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 23 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Industrial Milk // Landsurk // Big Onion View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 27 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Wide Orbit // Marble Teeth // Lukas Pallisard View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Substance 101 playing New Order and Depeche Mode View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 1 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Cyrus Chrome + Hazelboy, Mai6fab, Josh Elliott View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 2 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Dyslexicon // Atheena // Bum Rush View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 3 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Ghosts in Transit // Jackass Magnets // Goldheart Mountaintop View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Heron House // Koin Flip Co // The Tax on Doors & Windows View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Slap Bunt // Silk Parlor // Karma Fete View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 6 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Trees Will Return // Shitwolf // Abstentions // SB View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 7 Dec 2026 · 20:00 Luggage // Coins // Dead Dunes View in the CrowdMate app
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