North Coast, the 3-day festival outside Chicago, has just announced its full slate of aftershows for the 2026 event.
North Coast Music Festival will once again return to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview this Labor Day Weekend, and the fest has announced its official afterparty lineup for 2026. The aftershow list features venues that are familiar names plus some new additions for this year.
North Coast 2026 Afterparties [tickets]
Known as North Coast Night Lights, the afterparty series kicks off on Thursday night with Mersiv at Sound-Bar.
Sound-Bar is hosting a total of four shows throughout the weekend. Mersiv, Level Up, ARMNHMR, and Slander will all be peforming there after the festival. With Sound-Bar rumored to be closing next year, these will likely be the last North Coast afters at this location.
Ramova Theatre and Salt Shed, two of the more popular Chicago venues for large-capacity electronic events, will host a total of three shows. Tape B and Griz are coming to Ramova before Wooli and Crankdat end the weekend at Salt Shed. House of Blues, an underrated midsize venue, is headlined by Dabin on Friday and Ganja White Night and Bou on Saturday.
Several other nightclubs will be the home to North Coast afters over Labor Day Weekend. Newcomers Ela Nightclub and Hideaway have jigitz, Marie Vaunt, JSTJR, Wuki, and 33 Below. Tao will host an official after on Sunday night with Illenium.
Closing out the list are two unique venues. 115 Bourbon St in Merionette Park has Holy Priest on Saturday, while strip club-turned music venue Polekatz brings back Brownies and Lemonade as well as Alleycvt, YDG, and 3BallMTY.
North Coast Music Festival is a Chicago live music tradition and one of the longest-running events in the scene. Take a look at this year’s lineup and our review of last year’s festival, and get your tickets to North Coast 2026 now.
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