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UPCOMING DATES
Previous events
After almost two years in production, What Lies Ahead is beyond proud to finally unleash our second full length album, "THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY", into the wild!
21+ $8 6PM
WHAT LIES AHEAD rides again! Join us for an evening of absurdity and great music with:
Copper Harbor, Last Fantastic Nasty, Phantoms & Pestilence, and Sound of Fire
21+ $10 7PM
Biggest show yet! What Lies Ahead joins their friends in A Silent Truth as supporting acts for the one and only POWERMAN 5000! Contact us for advance tickets!
All Ages $15 7:30PM
What Lies Ahead - Live @ Cairo Ale House!
Cairo Ale House, 2009 Franciscan Way, West Chicago, IL 60185
What Lies Ahead returns to Cairo, joining their friends in Debility and Oblivion Zero! Also featuring The Forms They Take!
All Ages $5 8PM
What Lies Ahead makes their debut at The Forge in Joliet for a killer Halloween metal showcase!
Also featuring: Sky Machine, A Silent Truth, Oblivion Zero, Burned In Effigy, Orinoco, Vivorum, Also Known As
All Ages $0 4PM
What Lies Ahead - Live @ Penny Road Pub (Downstairs)!
What Lies Ahead joins their friends in Bury Your Past and Vent To Atmosphere on the downstairs stage at Penny Road Pub!
21+ $10 7PM
What Lies Ahead returns triumphantly to Penny Road Pub with their friends in On My Six and Bury Your Past!
21+ $8 8PM
What Lies Ahead makes their debut appearance at Kelli's Cuckoo's Nest in Cary, Illinois, alongside Sound of Fire and Red Eye Gardeners!
21+ $5 7PM
What Lies Ahead is supporting The Miscreants for their album release at the Brick Lounge, alongside Bury Your Past, Caldera, The Fallen Few, and WRECKED!
21+ $6 6PM
Benefit Concert for the Hladileks @ Cairo Ale House
Cairo Ale House, 2009 Franciscan Way, West Chicago, IL 60185
A free benefit concert to raise money for our beloved band brother Jason. Donations will be accepted at the door, or through the GoFundMe page.
All Ages No Cover 6PM Door
What Lies Ahead - Live @ The Underground Lounge!
The Underground Lounge - Chicago, 952 W. Newport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
What Lies Ahead makes their debut at the Underground Lounge alongside Designing the Flaw and Bullet to the Heart!
21+ $10 8PM
What Lies Ahead makes their debut at LiveWire Lounge alongside System of a Duo and Last Fantastic Nasty!
21+ $6 8PM
What Lies Ahead returns to Cairo with old friends Bedside Alibi to support The Scars Heal in Time and Hanging Death!
21+ $7 7PM Door
What Lies Ahead - Steve's Birthday Shindig!
Join WHAT LIES AHEAD as we return to Penny Road Pub to celebrate Steve's birthday!
21+ $8 Performance: 8PM-9PM
THE DAMAGE LEFT IN YOUR WAKE Anniversary Show
Almost one year ago, What Lies Ahead exploded onto the scene with our debut album, THE DAMAGE LEFT IN YOUR WAKE. To commemorate that accomplishment and all of the other great stuff that's happened in the months since, we'll be performing the album in its entirety, alongside some of our new material and other surprises, at Penny Road Pub on January 20th!
This will be one for the ages, and it'll also mark our first appearance at this venue!
21+ $8 Performance: 7:30-9PM
What Lies Ahead will be taking the stage at Cairo Ale House!
All Ages $12 at the door $10 advance tickets
What Lies Ahead Live @ The Brauerhouse
Brauerhouse Lombard, 1000 N. Rohlwing Rd, Lombard, Illinois 60148
w/On My Six, Bedside Alibi, and Atlanta Is Burning
Saturday July 23rd 8pm $5 Cover 21+
Battle of the Bands Semifinals @ Side Street Studio Arts
Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Ct, Elgin, Illinois 60120
What Lies Ahead has advanced to the Semifinals of Side Street Studio Arts' esteemed Battle of the Bands competition!
Sixteen bands will enter, one will emerge victorious. The prize? A performance at Elgin's Nightmare on Chicago Street, and a bunch of other neat stuff!
ALL AGES Suggested Donation: $5
Battle of the Bands Round Two @ Side Street Studio Arts
Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Ct, Elgin, Illinois 60120
What Lies Ahead has advanced to Round Two of Side Street Studio Arts' esteemed Battle of the Bands competition!
Sixteen bands will enter, one will emerge victorious. The prize? A performance at Elgin's Nightmare on Chicago Street, and a bunch of other neat stuff!
ALL AGES Suggested Donation: $5
Battle of the Bands @ Side Street Studio Arts
Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Ct, Elgin, Illinois 60120
What Lies Ahead will be participating in Elgin for Round One of Side Street Studio Arts' esteemed Battle of the Bands competition!
Sixteen bands will enter, one will emerge victorious. The prize? A performance at Elgin's Nightmare on Chicago Street!
ALL AGES Suggested Donation: $5