Thank you to everyone who came to our Reverse The Curse party! We hope the spirits heard us and lift the hex. Murphy the Billy Goat now wears the original trokania. He’s patiently waiting for an invitation from the Chicago Cubs.

For 52 years, Chicago’s favorite haunt hasn’t been on Michigan Avenue, it’s been under it!

On March 4th, 1964 Billy Goat Sianis moved his tavern to the current subterranean Michigan Avenue location. The original Billy Goat was located on Madison Street, across from the Chicago Stadium. Thanks to the large following of newspaper men who were regulars at the Billy Goat, it was only natural that the new location be situated between the Tribune and Sun-Times buildings.

This March, get in on the madness of chart-topping artists and college athletes – and afterwards, enjoy the best burger in town at Billy Goats!

March 10 – THE WHO
One of rock’s most legendary and defining bands celebrated their 50-year legacy with their “THE WHO HITS 50!” with special guest Tal Wilkenfeld! Go on an “Amazing Journey” through THE WHO’s entire career, from the band’s early days to classic albums including WHO’S NEXT, TOMMY, QUADROPHENIA, MY GENERATION and LIVE AT LEEDS, through the present day.
“This is the beginning of the long goodbye,” says Roger Daltrey of the upcoming tour.

March 12 – FALL OUT BOY
Showing no signs of stopping, multi-platinum selling artist Fall Out Boy brings their can’t-miss “Wintour Is Coming” tour with AWOLNATION. The two chart-topping rock groups, along with special guests PVRIS, will embark on a 20+ city tour, including a stop at the United Center!
Fall Out Boy’s set will include hits from their Gold album, American Beauty/American Psycho, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and includes the lead singles “Centuries” and “Uma Thurman.”

March 25-27 – 2016 NCAA MIDWEST REGIONALS
It’s baaaaaaasketball time! Catch all the NCAA Tournament games at Billy Goat! Be there to Share The Experience™ with your family and friends at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Midwest Regionals

Whether you’re cheering on your favorite band or basketball team at The United Center, your friends will be cheering even more when you suggest heading over to Billy Goat’s on Madison after the event! We’ll see you there.

This Valentine’s Day, bring your date to Billy Goat.

Nothing goes together like cheez and a borger.

According to Facebook check-ins, Billy Goat Tavern was the #5 most visited destination on Valentine’s Day. Proof that love is blind, but it still tastes good! http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2014-02-14/news/47342754_1_billy-goat-tavern-siena-tavern-day-destinations

What’s better than starting the New Year off with four World Famous Concert Tours at the United Center? Ending the night at the World-Famous Billy Goat Tavern, of course!

January 13 - MUSE
Muse fans are in for quite the sensory experience as they perform their upcoming January 13 concert “in the round” from the middle of the United Center arena. The band is known for pushing boundaries in terms of their stage production and their Drones World Tour will be no exception. This stage design and configuration will give fans a true 360-degree audio/visual experience.

January 22 – BLACK SABBATH
January also marks the beginning of THE END for Black Sabbath as they begin their final tour here in Chicago on January 22! It all started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard. Black Sabbath’s farewell tour, THE END, promises to surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerizing production ever with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.

January 23 – THE COMEDY GET DOWN
Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy have been breaking ground in the comedy business and bringing the laughs for decades. This is a once in a lifetime chance to see five members of comedy royalty come together for the comedy event of the year ‘The Comedy Get Down’ on January 23!

January 27 – February 7 – Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience at Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic. Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and all of your favorite Disney Princesses will help you sing-along to over 30 unforgettable songs including “Let It Go,” “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” and “Hakuna Matata.” Relive the magic of Disney’s Frozen with Anna, Elsa and the hilarious Olaf as they discover that true love is the greatest magic of all. You’ll also get a chance to show off your moves at the Disney Magic of Healthy Living dance-along pre-show!

We’ll see you at Billy Goat Tavern on Madison after the show!

Discover Happy Hour at Billy Goat! Come for the beer. Stay for the cheezborgers.

After work, you can even talk to one of our stress management experts.

Check back soon for details!!

After a tough day at work, you can’t beat a hot burger, a cold beer, and a great bartender.

Folks have been stopping here after work even when there wasn’t any.

Billy Goat. Chicago’s after-work tavern since 1934.

Around the time Billy Sianis opened the Billy Goat Inn, miles away his nephew, Sam Sianis, was born in a little village in Greece. He would grow to become a strong, dedicated, loyal, and hardworking adult. At 19 years old, he would take those attributes to pursue a life in America working with his Uncle at the Tavern. When Billy dies in October 1970, Sam would take over and become one of Chicago’s finest and a legend in his own right. Raised on goat’s milk….it must be in his blood.

Celebrate 50 years of The Grateful Dead with Billy Goat! If you are going to the concerts on July 3rd, 4th or 5th, stop by Billy Goat first. You can’t dance on an empty stomach!

We’ll even play some Uncle John’s Baaaaaand!

The first time Billy Goat appears in print is on June 19, 1938, in the Tribune: “One great personality in Our Town is a goat.” It isn’t much, just a couple of paragraphs, the first item in a column called “Our Town.” It tells of the tavern and details Billy’s trouble getting a copy of his U.S. citizenship papers because the photo he sent to Washington no longer resembles the 22-year-old, whiskerless picture that has been on file since 1916. “Billy could solve it right away with a shave, but he just can’t bring himself to do it,” the anonymous columnist writes.

That the columnist has no byline is not unusual. That’s the way it is in these days, when bylines have to be earned, sometimes over years of writing stories. But the writer is well-acquainted with Billy and his tavern. That’s the way it is in these days, too. Newspapers and booze have been joined at the hip for at least a couple of centuries, and few places ever provided as comforting a home for the press as the Billy Goat.

A Chicago Tavern: A Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream - By Rick Kogan
http://thebillygoattavern.com/souvenirs/index.php/all-products/book-a-chicago-tavern.html