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PRFBBQ 2025 - Chicago

Thu, July 10, 2025 to Sun, July 13, 2025 (7:00 PM - 10:30 PM)

Kitchen 17
2554 West Diversey Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
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Our 17th annual PRFBBQ benefits Letters to Santa. It's four days of good music, food, and drink. For more info, see @PRFBBQ on Instagram.

28 bands. Four days. Two venues. Turn on the summer. Single day passes and weekend passes available now! Weekend passes cover the entire "long" weekend of Thursday-Sunday.

July 10 at Illuminated Brew Works (all-ages): $15 adv / $20 day-of / $60 weekend pass (Thur-Sun)
July 11 at Illuminated Brew Works (all-ages): $15 adv / $20 day-of / $60 weekend pass (Thur-Sun)
July 12 at Kitchen 17 aka Fallen Log (all-ages): $30 day pass / $60 weekend pass (Thur-Sun)
July 13 at Kitchen 17 aka Fallen Log (all-ages): $30 day pass / $60 weekend pass (Thur-Sun)

***Specific band slots subject to change***

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THURSDAY – JULY 10 at ILLUMINATED BREW WORKS (all-ages). 6186 N Northwest Hwy

Food: Complimentary grilled food (meat and vegetarian) available while supplies last
Beverage: IBW beer and seltzer available for purchase at venue—cash or card

7:00 pm – Photo-Curio
7:50 pm – Stick Horse
8:40 pm – The End of Music
9:30 pm – Light Coma

FRIDAY – JULY 11 at ILLUMINATED BREW WORKS (all-ages). 6186 N Northwest Hwy

Food: Complimentary BBQ sandwiches (meat and vegetarian) available while supplies last
Beverage: IBW beer and seltzer available for purchase at venue—cash or card

7:10 pm – Arts & Letters
8:00 pm – Deady
8:50 pm – Moral Stories
9:40 pm – Bronson Arm
10:10 pm – Fuzzbox DJs

SATURDAY - JULY 12 at KITCHEN 17 aka FALLEN LOG (all-ages). 2554 W Diversey Ave

Food : Day/weekend pass includes one vegan meal per day provided by Kitchen 17
Beverage: Day/weekend pass includes Liquid Death, Spiteful beer, and local cider

2:00 pm – Tum
2:50 pm – Feral Tact
3:40 pm – Future Ghost Club
4:30 pm – Impulsive Hearts
5:20 pm – Sprite
5:50 pm – DINNER [not a band]
7:00 pm – Jerk Math
7:50 pm – Chanteymen
8:40 pm – The Most Distant Object
9:30 pm – Risk/Reward
10:20 pm – Bimbo
11:10 pm – The Conformists

SUNDAY - JULY 13 at Christy Prahl and John Hastie's house at 2507 N Monticello (all-ages)

Food : Light lunch
Beverage: Sparkling water

11:00 am — PenRF: Readings of original fiction, poetry, essays, etc; five minute slots
Email host Christy Prahl to submit to perform: christyprahl@gmail.com

SUNDAY - JULY 13 at KITCHEN 17 aka FALLEN LOG (all-ages). 2554 W Diversey Ave

Food : Day/weekend pass includes one vegan meal per day provided by Kitchen 17
Beverage: Day/weekend pass includes Liquid Death, Spiteful beer, and local cider

2:00 pm – snwv
2:50 pm – Fridge Buzz
3:40 pm – Maurice Nouvelle
4:30 pm – Vacancy Chain
5:20 pm – Deep Tunnel Project
5:50 pm – DINNER [not a band]
7:00 pm – Moontype
7:50 pm – Pasha Detecto
8:40 pm – IfIHadAHiFi
9:10 pm – RAFFLE [not a band]
9:40 pm – Nonagon

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