Boat Drinks

06/03/2026

Rick King and the Royal Hustle

05/26/2026

This weeks music schedule:

05/25/2026

Today at 6pm come check our Drew Delneky!

05/25/2026

MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY -
The forecast? 80 degrees and a 97% chance of pretending tomorrow isn’t Tuesday.

Drew Delneky hits the Long Drink Stage from
6-9:30pm

Henry has officially returned from the academic
trenches and is back cranking out pizza for the season
BBQ is locked, loaded, and smelling like a terrible decision for anyone wearing white today.

Behind the bars today:
Jill & Tyler holding down the main bar chaos Amy running the BBQ bar like a seasoned
backyard legend


If you hear someone say “I’ll only stay for one,” just know they’re lying to themselves and everyone around them.
See you at Boat Drinks for sunshine, live music, pizza, BBQ, and whatever this summer turns into.

05/24/2026

BREAKING: Boat Drinks Fantasy Regulars Draft is officially underway 🍺🫡

Top prospects this season:
•Captain Eddie
*Captain Danny

Be honest… are you franchise player material or getting picked up off waivers after midnight? Drop in the comments what round you think you’re going in!

05/24/2026

Ivan Singh is taking over the Long Drink Stage tonight from 6–9:30 PM 🎸🔥

Cold drinks, live music, lake vibes, and one of the most electric performers around. If your group chat is still asking “what’s the move tonight?” … this is it. 🍻

Come hang out, request a song, grab a seat by the water, and pretend you planned your Saturday this well all along.

📍 Long Drink Stage
🕕 6–9:30 PM
🎶 Ivan Singh live tonight

LakeLife PatioSeason

05/23/2026

Saturday plans = handled. 😎

The Long Drink Stage is bringing the blues with Mike Dangeroux from 6–9:30PM and the lineup is absolutely stacked. 🎸🔥

Tyler’s cracking the first beers, Jill’s closing the party down, and the lakefront vibes are doing what they do best.

Good drinks. Great music. Questionable ability to leave after “just one song.” 🎶⚓️

05/22/2026

Memorial Day weekend is here and some of your favorite bartenders are back in the building at the same time… just on completely opposite ends of the day.

Jill opens. Tyler closes.
Nature is healing. Kinda.


Ricky Liontones takes over the Long Drink Stage from 6–9:30PM with the kind of live music that makes people stay for “one more song” approximately 14 times.

There are also unconfirmed reports that Henry the Pizza Guy may be home from college this weekend. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely. 🍕

Come hang at Boat Drinks, listen to live music, avoid responsibilities for a few hours, and ask your bartender where they’ve been like we disappeared in a witness protection program.

05/18/2026

Another weekend in the books and somehow you all still showed up ready to party 🍹☀️

Huge thanks to everyone who came out, sang along, danced badly, drank responsibly-ish, and made Boat Drinks the place to be all weekend long.

Now we’re officially gearing up for Memorial Day Weekend 🇺🇸🌴Live music EVERY DAY from 6–9:30 PM, cold drinks flowing and plenty of fun still ahead.

Round up the crew, grab a Long Drink, and let’s kick off summer the right way 🍻See you at Boat Drinks

05/17/2026

05/16/2026

Chicago really said: pick a side this Saturday.
⚾ Crosstown Classic at Rate Field.
🎤 Bruno Mars across the street.
🎸 Meanwhile at Boat Drinks… Caruso Fuse is out here melting faces on the Long Drink Stage from 6–9:30PM.

Skip the parking nightmares and pregame/postgame chaos with us instead. Cold Long Drinks, live blues, lakefront views, and enough guitar solos to make your uncle cry into his Miller lite.

📍Boat Drinks — Burnham Harbor
⏰ Saturday | 6–9:30PM

05/14/2026

Friday night plans:
Pretend you “accidentally” stayed out too late while Lloyd & Wesley Snyder absolutely hijack the Long Drink Stage from 6–9:30PM.

Cold drinks. Hot takes. Questionable dance moves.
Basically therapy, but louder. 🍻🤠

05/10/2026

Mother’s Day plans? Easy. 🌸🍹
Skip the crowded brunch and bring Mom to the harbor instead. Jill’s behind the bar at 11 AM pouring the drinks, Rick King hits the Long Drink Stage at noon, and the weather is basically begging you to stay all afternoon. ☀️⚓️

Because after surviving everyone all week, moms deserve waterfront cocktails and live music. 😌🎶

📍Boat Drinks — Burnham Harbor
🎵 Rick King & The Royal Hustle — Noon
🍹 Long Drink Stage
🌊 Close out your weekend the right way.

05/09/2026

Saturday plans = officially set
lan Leith hits the White Oak Tree Stage LIVE at 5PM
sponsored by Long Drink!
Tyler’s opening things up, Jill’s closing the night down, and the forecast is looking like perfect patio weather in the 70s.
Cold drinks, live music, and another beautiful Saturday at Boat Drinks. See you there!

05/08/2026

Grab your crew, come on down and check out some live music! Every weekend is a chance to discover your next favorite act — and this weekend’s lineup is STACKED 👇

🎸 Friday — The Biscella Brothers
🌊 Saturday — Ian Leith
🥁 Sunday — Rick King & The Royal Hustle

Cold drinks, lake vibes, live music, and a whole lot of friendly camaraderie! 🍻☀️

📍 Boat Drinks Bar & Grill
600 E Waldron Dr • Burnham Harbor • Chicago

Proudly rocking the stage all season long!

Who will be your favorite band to see this season? 👀🏆 LakefrontVibes ChicagoSummer LiveMusicChicago

04/29/2026

🚨 Schedule Update 🚨

Due to being closed this Friday, May 1, for weather, we unfortunately have to cancel American Hustle’s performance. We’ll miss you guys, but don’t worry—we’re back at it Saturday!

🎉 Join us Saturday, May 2:
⭐ Kids Concert at 10 AM
🎶 Robbie Gold from 6–9:30 PM

We can’t wait to see everyone back at Boat Drinks for a full day of fun! 🍹☀️

SeeYouSaturday

04/27/2026

Season 7 kicked off April 26 and honestly… we should’ve known how this was gonna go 😅🍻

Captain Jack celebrated his birthday the best way he knows how 🎂🍹
Seth secured his title as first customer of the season (as he should) 🏆
Rez & Jim are back… and yes, the usual shenanigans have already begun.

Kathy & Melanie made their rounds ❤️
We even spotted Skip 👀
Nick wouldn’t dare miss opening day
AND Captain Danny is officially back from Florida 🌴➡️🍻

Yeah… we’re in for a season 😅🔥

Round 2 starts May 1 with American Hustle 🎶
AND May 2 we’re kicking off our first kids music concert in the morning 🎤🎶

Same crew, same chaos… you already know
Who are we seeing there? 👀🍹

04/27/2026

Shout out to (Seth) for being our 1st customer of Season 7!

04/25/2026

Come check out our first Saturday kids concert series! May 2nd.

04/24/2026

Happy Sunday!

04/24/2026

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04/15/2026

Boats hit the harbor today… and suddenly everyone remembers how to act (barely) 👀⚓️

We reopen April 26th — mentally we’ve been open since February.

Roll call 👇
What’s your first drink back? 🍹🍺
AND who are you most excited to see… your favorite bartender or the friend who disappears for 8 months then reappears feral on opening weekend? 😏

No lies. We know your group chat is already active.

See you soon — stretch, hydrate, prepare accordingly.
We can’t wait to welcome everyone back.

04/08/2026

Boat Drinks season is loading… and honestly we’ve never been more emotionally ready 🍹😅

Live music, cold drinks, questionable decisions… it’s all coming back 🎶🔥

We’ve got a stacked lineup all month — so be honest…
who are you pulling up for?? 👀👇

Drop your must-see below ⬇️
(we’re judging your answers a little, not gonna lie)

See you soon… save your seat at the bar 😏🍻

04/07/2026

Happy National Beer Day 🍺

We’d say “come celebrate with us”… but we’re not open yet so that feels a little aggressive.

Just know we would be serving you something strong enough to text your ex and order another round 🚤

Until then, we’ll be over here… patiently (barely) waiting for April 26th.

Stay hydrated. Or don’t. We’ll fix it when we open.

03/16/2026

I wish I was at Boat Drinks.