Bottom Lounge

First time seeing Bane! They played many of the hits, ending with My Therapy - a personal favorite. Hot Water Music put on a phenomenal show, even though they are not totally my cup of tea. Newcomers Spaced from Buffalo, NY are awesome! They made a Herculean effort to get to the show after a van break down. Will be listening to them more! The Bottom Lounge was great! They have great food and drinks up front in their restaurant/pinball space. Great vibes, great staff, and great tunes playing - Knapsack, Promise Ring, and other indie and punk-adjacent darlings of the 90’s and 00’s.

Population ll crushed the opening and Frankie finished us off. Non stop old school club show. Crank it up and lean in to it. Thanks for a great weeknight for this old Chicago pipefitter that had to turn around and wake up at 4 am for work Well worth it! Empire was epic with the foot pedal breaking mid song and the drummer running off stage to bring back a new pedal and Lion Kinging it to the crowd while the band played on

The 3 bands Nightlife, Vana, and Daisy Grenade were all great and fit with each other so well. But Honey Revenge is were it really took a nosedive as they are pop band with a metal cover and did not at all fit with the rest who had fantastic vocal range, great screams, and dynamic sound. I went in pretty blind as just a fan of Vana and was sold on Nightlife and Daisy Grenade, but it just was a let down that Honey Revenge's songs all sound exactly the same, the singer kept begging for the crowd to dance every song, and it just didn't fit as I said they are a pop band with a tiny mainstream edge. Nightlife were a surprise as the opener with great crowd work, sax dude twerked while playing, and it all worked so well. Daisy Grenade where doing a fun bingo game, did a fantastic Avenge Sevenfold cover, and had great screams to mix in with clean. Now for Vana, her outfit coordination was on point separating her from the rest and the vocals were perfect really moving from clean to scream with ease. The band all worked well together and she played to the crowd very well. Easily one of the more worthwhile artists who is a gem of a person, sounds great, and is awesome on Twitch. If you have the chance to see her do as she is a star in the making that I see headlining a proper big tour soon.

It was my first ever concert, and I thought it was a very great venue. And all of the artists were amazing. Vana was absolutely stellar was so glad I got to see her perform her music is amazing and the rest of the band was great as well shout out the the badass guitar spin 🙌. Would totally come back to see then again.

In awe of Jon King and company’s energy as they put an exclamation point to their farewell tour. A 46 plus year music legacy is difficult to summarize in 2 sets. Chicago is honored to be part of the chosen venue for it. The crowd was appreciative of the narratives woven into the iconic Entertainment album as evident from the level of audience singing and applause. Thanks for the great memories recreated on May 8th. The band’s catalogue will always be part of my youthful anthem. Thank you.

Where do I even start? This was fantastic. My friend and I enjoyed it; even my 59 y/o father enjoyed it (he has no idea who either of these bands are) (Forgive my ramble; this just made me super happy) = To be honest, I had a bad start to my drive down here (from Wisconsin) and an hour-and-a-half drive turned into THREE and a half-hour drive. The point is, I was cranky and in a just horrendous mood. However, the moment I heard the concert start, it all just went right out the window. QBomb was the opening band and they were exceptional! Izzy just has a way of hyping up the crowd and getting everyone in the mood for the night. They had me jumping and rocking out to the songs. They had the crowd all crouch and then jump up which was pretty cool. They also played "Afterburner" and "Insania" which are my absolute FAVORITE songs from them (at the moment). Wish I had time to meet them afterwards because they seem like such a nice group of people. After a 30-minute intermission, TLT started. I nearly died. I've been waiting to see them for YEARS and I am super invested in the Tombsona lore. The music was fun and Zero_One is so, for lack of better words, adorable with how they interact with the crowd. Zero had everyone putting their arms up and swaying, making hand hearts, etc. It was really sweet. Meeting Sam and Yoav afterwards was also so surreal. They're super nice! Some minor things: couldn't see the stage very well, don't know if adding seating or making it taller would fix it or not (I was at around the center of the room/crowd). Don't know if it's Chicago or the venue but we had to be out by 11:30 which caused a group of like 10 of us to have to go get stuff signed at the bus, which was fun but still odd. Parking sucked-which I know is the city's fault but still. My dad had to drop my friend and me off so he could go park which he found one legit a mile away so that sucked. I can't wait to see QBomb and TLT again!!!

Second time seeing Citizen Soldier, but first time it being a full show since last time it was acoustic (which was awesome). Once again , they knocked it out of the park! I did the VIP sound check and had the pleasure of meeting the band again. The fact that they remembered me from the October show was incredible and humbling. It speaks to how much they care about what they do and the fans. The opening acts Halocene and icon for Hire were incredible as well. Very high energy and their performance was amazing. I would definitely see them all again. The venue you Bottom Lounge was nice as well. Great staff and very friendly and professional. It was my wife’s birthday too and she was extremely happy. If I could give 10 stars, I would.

Smallpools was fantastic as were Grayscale and Moody Judy. Smallpools does a great show, really good showmanship. Venue was packed, couldn't even walk from one side of the building to the other, so too full. And Bottom lounge seems to have a hard stop at 11pm. I like not being out late but the lead band didn't even play their title song for the tour. Decent veggie for a show, but not my favorite.

IT WAS FKIN AWESOME!! I got to be in my first mosh pit 2 times and my dad says that Noah is a natural born performer and I couldn’t agree more! I sadly didn’t get to meet him because my dad wanted to go home right after that show :( I also made him and TX2 a drawing, but I forgot it at home…

The venue itself was probably my favorite I've been to, the restaurant in the entrance was cozy and the drink selections were excellent! I didn't once feel crowded out in front of the stage. Though I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the wonderful audience. IDK How fans are genuinely such good people, respectful and excited and cooperative. IDK How is my favorite artist, and seeing Dallon having fun and interacting with the audience from on stage further cements that for me! Amazing music and a fun person who seems genuinely happy to be around fans. Amazing experience, would love to come here again!

Autoheart put on a phenomenal show! The Setlist was perfect from the first song, to the last song! To top it off, the band came out and met the fans, autographed items, and took pictures after the show! What a great group of human beings! The venue was a bit small, but did not take away from an awesome show! Can’t wait until they come back!

Could not believe how clear each band sounded from the beginning to the end of the whole night from what kind of stuff they were playing including progressive metal to alternative metal to hard rock the sound guy probably was there own did a damn good job also protest the hero was so worth the money wish they would of played double the songs don't really like how the lead singer talks so much could of played another 3 at least

My 2nd time seeing Fortunate Youth. 1st at the Bottom Lounge. 1st time for Kash’d Out and Dubbest. Dumbest was fantastic. So good. Lead singers voice is amazing. Their energy was off the chart. Such a great show. Kash’d Out. Killed it. The entire band was so damn good. The lead singer blew our minds!!! Had no idea their show would be so hype. Absolutely killer. The entire club was jumping!!! Absolutely incredible performance. Will be seeing them again. Fortunate youth had the energy and the love of the entire crowd. Their energy controlled the room!!! The set list was killer. I waited and waited and waited… then Burn One.. It brought back Summer Camp memories. We definitely Burned One. The ash never hit the ground. Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars. You couldn’t hear them very well. They had sound problems. You couldn’t hear Dan most of the time at all. I was jumping and singing. The show was still absolutely brilliant. Just would have been so much better if you could have e heard the vocals like the other two bands. Can’t wait to see them all again. No matter what it was one of the best I have seen.

Norma Jean was absolutely fantastic. They played a great set, sharing the new and paying homage to the fans with the familiar. From a performance standpoint, there was literally nothing to complain about whatsoever. The band even stuck around to shake hands and take pictures. For $23.50? Best deal in this garbage new economy of ours. I missed the opener, but everyone was raving about them. Wasn’t much of a fan of the second act, Fire from the Gods. Thought they were too cheesy. Too much backing track. A lot of the percussion was backing track. Lead guitar appeared to be entirely backing track. Too many cheesy effects. Lead singer had some vocal talent. Bassist was super passionate. Hopefully this tour will help them find something that works. Again, though, nothing to complain about with Norma Jean, though I’m convinced Cory is Q from Impractical Jokers…

We have seen Echosmith mature in their sound and stage presence over the past 10 year. This was our 5th time seeing them and it was an absolutely incredible, intimate show. The VIP experience is worth the extra money because during the meet & greet they spend quality time with each person and treat you like you have been best friends for years. They connect personally with their audience and do not just go through the motions on stage.

It was such a serotonin booster. They all KILLED it live. Beyond amazing. William’s drumstick also got thrown at my face and I wound up keeping it 😭❤️ It will be passed down as a family heirloom. Tiny Moving Parts will forever be my fav band. I hope next time ya’ll go on tour I’ll get a chance to meet you all!!! Maybe even sign my drumstick 😭❤️

Caskets blew me away with holding absence in top 2nd with kind of repetitive lyrics the singer knows how to sing almost as well as the caskets singer Thornhill was like a rock version of leprous but different with how their rock is kind of math rock and was actually kind of disappointed at dayseeker heard their liverstream with bad omens back in 2020 and sounded ten times better definetly think caskets should lead next time

Nothing else to say but AWESOME! It was the fourth try over two years thanks to the pandemic, but I finally got to see them live. I liked the venue as well. If I didn't live 3+ hours away, I would be there more often. Looking forward to seeing The Warning on their tour supporting Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless this summer, much closer to home this time. Definitely looking forward to seeing where these very talented young women go with their musical careers! See them if they are in or near your town! You have been warned!

This Twiztid show was awesome! They were so nice in the Meet and Greet and I even got to0 tell them that this show was exactly 20 years from the first Twiztid show me and my gf went to at the Vic- in 2002. I even still have the ticket stub. Boondox was great. ABK was always my favorite Psychopathic- now MNE - artist next to Twiztid and I never got to see him live until now. It made my weekend and year to see ABK for the first time ever and he did not disappoint! I sand along to every song especially Gang Related and Ghetto Neighbor. Twiztid was awesome as always and did all my favorite songs. Bottom Lounge was great and I love the West Loop area in general. Thanks for a great show.

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