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Added by Jopie, at 07 March 2011
Opening Hours
- Monday 1:00 – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday 1:00 – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday 1:00 – 8:00 PM
- Thursday 1:00 – 8:00 PM
- Friday 1:00 – 8:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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10 Reviews
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28 October 2017
Renovation plans that I saw during Open House Chicago look very nice, and promising. And I like the ambitious sound of some of their ideas, like having a speakeasy bar below the lobby, and having the lobby open to a future neighboring hotel even when concerts aren't going on. Hope they are able to execute those renovation plans, and reopen in 2019.
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16 October 2017
Part of open house chicago 2017 ! Very historic place. Can't wait till it's renovated
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05 October 2017
Dubstep 2010-2013
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25 July 2017
Really miss this place
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30 December 2016
Worst venue in Chicago. Ran by gangsters and crooked cops. Hope it never re opens
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07 March 2016
Came here for Foster the People a few weeks ago.
Venue was okay, but the security people were douchebags.response / report this review -
24 November 2012
Alright, so the security guards are pretty rude. However, I do understand where they may be coming through. Some of the audiences there are just plain stupid and need to be dealt with and they won't take that lightly. Congress has been getting better and better just because of their constant great line-ups. Though, they really need to invest their time, effort, and profits towards improving the whole venue. I believe that if they don't that then they will in time lose their popularity.
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03 November 2012
The Congress Theater is one of the worst venues I have ever been to. Its especially frustrating because it really has the potential to be a great place to see a show and they book awesome acts; however, the staff is so incredibly rude and the security guards are so militant that it almost makes you wanna turn around and go home.
For this show, they did not allow hats inside the building. They also did not have a way of checking a hat. Multiple times while near the building, security guards essentially verbally harassed me, telling me they would tear my hat up and throw it in the garbage if I brought it through the front door. They also wouldn't let me stand in front of the venue while I waited for somebody to come pick up my hat (since I really like that hat). I have never been treated so poorly by event staff at any venue. I know the phrase "verbal harassment" sounds dramatic, but their tone and language was far more aggressive than necessary. This show of bravado continued throughout the evening, as the Security Guards continually walked through the crowd to push around teenagers and disrupt the enjoyment of all the attendees.
After this experience, I will only return to the Congress Theatre if a time machine is built to transport the Beatles from 1967 to the present day to play a show there. Until then, no concert is worth the trouble.response / report this review -
21 November 2011
You get what you pay for at the Congress, tickets are cheap and the venue reflects it, hasn't been kept up and the worst bathroom of all Chicago concert halls. Props for booking great shows so I keep coming back. Favorites include Disco Biscuits at North Coast Fest 2010 afterparty, Grace Potter and Edward Sharpe at Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Fest.
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14 March 2011
While the place is old, it works fairly well for concerts. The slanted main floor makes it easy to see if you aren't in front. The bouncers by the stage were some of the best I've encountered. They safely gathered crowdsurfers and provided plenty of water for those in the front. The sound wasn't great, but didn't ruin the show for me.
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