Central Theater & Comedy Shows

Guide to Live Events in Central Illinois: Concerts, Sports and Shows Near You

Central Illinois is a vibrant destination for live events, offering everything from concerts and theater performances to collegiate sporting events and music festivals. Whether you’re cheering on your hometown team or catching a chart-topping artist in concert, Vivid Seats has you covered.

Things to Do in Central Illinois This Week

This week in Central Illinois cheer on college football with Purdue Boilermakers Football at Ross-Ade Stadium, catch the Illinois State Redbirds Football at Hancock Stadium or the Indiana State Sycamores Football at Memorial Stadium Indiana State. Music and theater fans can see classic hits from Three Dog Night at the Peoria Civic Center - Prairie Home Alliance Theater, enjoy country and folk with Billy Currington at Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater or catch Jeff Tweedy at the Krannert Center, and the Peoria Civic Center's theater space is a great spot to mix live music, stage shows and comedy for a lively weekend.

Things to Do in Central Illinois Next Week

Next week in Central Illinois catch big-game atmosphere when you cheer on the Illinois Fighting Illini Football at Memorial Stadium-IL in Champaign. Classic rock fans can sing along to Styx at Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Decatur, while metalheads should check out Belakor at The Forge Joliet. For family fun and spectacle see Cirque Italia - Water Circus at Northfield Square Mall, or celebrate local music at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.