The Cubby Bear
The Cubby Bear is a sports bar, eatery, and music venue in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The Cubby Bear is located at Addison and Clark Streets across from Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. It was established in 1953 and is formally known as the Cubs Pub and Cubs Grill. The bar has won a few awards including Best Rock Club by the Chicago Music Awards, #1 Neighborhood Bar in Chicago by Maxim magazine and even 7th best sports bar in the United States by Sports Illustrated. The restaurant includes private rooms that overlook Wrigley Field. The management of the Cubby Bear also caters and organizes the booking of three buildings on Sheffield and Waveland which each have a Wrigley Roof.
Bands that have played at The Cubby Bear include '82-Naked Raygun, '85-Gregg Allman Band, '88-Pixies, Social Distortion, Die Kreuzen, and Soul Asylum. '91-Johnny Winter, Spin Doctors, Screaming Trees, Etta James, Johnny Cash, Phish.'92-No Doubt. '93-Dave Matthews Band. '95-War, B.B. King. '96-Jerry Lee Lewis, Run DMC. '00-Papa Roach, '01-Chevelle, '05-Debbie Gibson, '06-Violent Femmes, Los Lobos. '09-Trapt, Tonic, Cage the Elephant, Metric, Our Lady Peace. '10-Saosin with Story of the Year, Fuel, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Filter. '11-Sick Puppies. '12-Adam Ant, Vince Neil, '13-Umphrey's McGee, '14-Kongos with Airborne Toxic Event, Foo Fighters, Bush, Local H. '15-Awolnation, Smoking Popes. '16-Walk the Moon
