Planned around doors open
Doors open at 7:00 PM
Expected crowd release around 9:30 PM
Add a parking spot and a restaurant below and we’ll work backward from here into a “leave by” plan.
Doors open — be here to beat the entry line.
Estimated start for Atsuko Okatsuka.
Using the ticketed show start of 8:00 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.
An estimated 90-minute set puts the main exit wave here.
Estimated
Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.
Leave before the last high-traffic window if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.
Low confidence
Best estimate for the main crowd release based on event pacing.
Low confidence
Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.
Low confidence
Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.
Doors fromThe Chicago Theatre official website
Event timing estimate
Using event timeline and typical game-flow pacing to estimate the busiest exit windows.
Event estimate
90 min
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