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Daily Email - Thursday - 10/23/2025

October 23, 2025

Gay Christmas is just a week away: If you’re still tossing around costume ideas (Gladys from Weapons, anyone?) now is the time to commit.

Speaking of being committed, don’t miss A John Waters Christmas at Avondale Music Hall. Catch the prince of filth live on 12/16, and enter to win a pair of VIP passes!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Tech house fest elrow returns to Chicago with mind-bending visuals and technicolor dreams at Radius for a special weekender from 12/19-20. Get tix!

  • B*tch you could never! French top model and singer Yseult announced the location for her Mental Tour date in Chicago: catch her at Schubas on 1/24.

  • Go bananas: Drag Race stars Nymphia Wind and Plastique Tiara just announced The Serpents Tour, slithering to The Vic on 1/30. Get your tickets!

  • Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile‘s Human Tour kicks off next year. Get tickets next Friday to see her at Allstate Arena on 2/20.

  • This is the killer speaking. Scream, sing, and dance like nothing matters with The Last Dinner Party on 4/4 at Salt Shed. Tickets are on sale tomorrow.

WIN: ACEBOUNCE DRAG BRUNCH - SCREAM QUEENS

Photo: AceBounce

There’s a new drag brunch on the block, but there’s a twist… ping pong! Get ready to eat, drink, play, and slay at AceBounce’s Scream Queens Drag Brunch this Saturday, hosted by J-Star and Marvette Devo. Tickets include delicious bottomless drinks & bites, open gameplay, plus a fabulous, scream-worthy drag show featuring some of Chicago’s fiercest queens. Enter to win a pair of all-inclusive tickets!*

THIS WEEKEND

🧑‍🚀 Slo ‘Mo

Saturday at Sleeping Village (9PM)

From Madonna to Beyoncé, Slo ‘Mo celebrates the iconic pop culture moments of the VMAs at their annual Halloween party. Snatch a trophy for best costumes, snap red carpet photos, catch star-studded performances, and so much more.*

🪩 Horse Meat Disco

Tomorrow at Smartbar (10PM)

Horse Meat Disco returns to Smartbar with DJs Harry Cross and Madeline spinning sexy beats to bump and grind to. Tickets available at the door. Toot toot, beep beep!

💀 Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert

Saturday at Auditorium Theatre (7:30PM)

“This is Halloween!” See Tim Burton’s Halloween classic projected on the big screen with a live score from the Chicago Philharmonic. Costumes encouraged.

😈 The Inferno

Friday, 10/31 at The Newport (9:30PM)

Step into Dante’s underworld of demons and sinners in The Newport’s immersive Halloween cabaret, The Inferno! Don’t miss a night of hotter-than-hell fun.

⚰️ Death Becomes Der

Tuesday, 11/4 at The Hideout (7:30PM)

Catch Chicago drag star and viral comedy queen Derry Queen’s debut solo comedy hour, Death Becomes Der! Expect drag, comedy, stories, and a lot of death.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Pretty pumpkins and perfect pooches! Replay Lakeview’s 8th Annual Pumpkin Carving & Dog Costume Contest goes down tonight, with tons of fab prizes.

  • The Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2025 nominations are open for a few more days! Submit your picks across tons of categories from local businesses, to arts and culture, and more

Want a rare peak inside the historic Uptown Theater? Check out CircuitMOM’s fabulous photoshoot.