CrowdMateChicago · Venue
Reggies Rock Club
A compact South Loop room built for close-range rock shows, with a sloped floor and balcony views.
- Upcoming shows
- 29
- Capacity
- 400
- Address
- 2105 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 949-0120
- Next show
- Sun, 15 Nov 2026
About Reggies Rock Club
Reggies Rock Club is a 400-capacity standing room in Chicago’s South Loop, geared toward close-range concerts across rock, punk, metal, indie, hip-hop, jam and electronic music. Its defining feature is practical: a gradually sloped floor carries sightlines from the stage through the back of the room, while a lounge-style balcony offers seated views above the crowd. Murals, exposed Chicago brick and steel give the space a garage-born character without sacrificing a full bar and food service.
A record-store gamble became a club
Reggies grew out of Robby Glick’s Record Breakers, the Hoffman Estates shop he opened in 1988. Store shows, staged by moving the record racks aside, persuaded Glick that live music could become a permanent operation. He closed the suburban store on October 20, 2006 and moved toward Chicago; Reggies opened in September 2007 in a former auto bumper repair shop, combining the Rock Club with the Music Joint and the relocated record store.
The opening month supplied a clean statement of intent: Semi Precious Weapons, then a New York glam-rock group, headlined Reggies’ first show in September 2007. Early coverage described the Rock Club as a garage converted into a concert hall, with a broad floor, overhead balcony and graffiti-treated stage set into the wall. That original formula still explains the appeal: a purpose-built room attached to the social life of a bar, grill and record-store project.
The room on show night
Reggies programs a wide stylistic spread, though rock, punk and metal sit at its core alongside indie, hip-hop, jam and electronic bills. Artists and promoters seeking a date use the venue’s band-booking form; the Rock Club also operates as an event and rental space. For concertgoers, the key choices are the open, sloped main floor for a direct stage view or the balcony’s comfortable chairs for a calmer vantage point. The club’s in-house sound system, full bar and comfort-food menu make an early arrival useful.
Sources
- About — Reggies Chicago
- Breaking Ground: The owner of Record Breakers offers South Loop’s Reggies — Newcity Music
- Reggie’s — Jaded In Chicago
- Reggies — Wikipedia
- General Info — Reggies Chicago
Next 15 shows
- Sun, 15 Nov 2026 · 20:00 THE SLACKERS + TODD HEMBROOK & THE SEANCE, DETROIT RIDDIM CREW, TONE ZONE SKAM, DJ CHUCK WREN (Jump Up Records) View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 17 Nov 2026 · 20:00 BURNOUT SYNDROMES View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · 19:00 HAVOK + HELLRIPPER, SLACKJAW, XOTH View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 21:00 WOOKIEFOOT + HEATBOX, SECRET FORMULA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 21 Nov 2026 · 21:30 WOOKIEFOOT + HEATBOX, JARED RABIN View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 22 Nov 2026 · 20:00 OK GOODNIGHT + SNOOZE, EVE View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 23 Nov 2026 · 18:30 ROTTING OUT + FUERZA BRUTA, HOME INVASION, MAJESTY, LIFETRIAL View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 24 Nov 2026 · 19:30 THE KOFFIN KATS + VOODOO GLOW SKULLS, THE RAGING NATHANS, WENDIGO FEVER View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 25 Nov 2026 · 20:00 EXHUMED + JARHEAD FERTILIZER, SAVAGE MASTER, MOLDER View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 20:00 TheARTI$T + GAWD, AMARI NOELLE View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 3 Dec 2026 · 19:00 LADY RADIATOR + HELEN 55, UPON YOUR DEAD BODY View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 20:00 DARKEST HOUR + JUDICIARY, LUCA, DEATH POSE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 20:00 PANCAKES AND BOOZE ART SHOW View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 6 Dec 2026 · 18:00 HAGGUS + BIFID CORPSE, AMPOLLA, CORRUPTURE, COLD SCOPEjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026 · 20:00 THE BAND FEEL + FREE JOEL View in the CrowdMate app
See more shows and join concerts with your friends in the CrowdMate app.
Get the app
