The Cubby Bear is a sports bar, eatery, and

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in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubby Bear is located at Addison and Clark Streets across from Wrigley Field, home of the

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. 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''.Chris Ballard.
The 25 Best in America
. ''Sports Illustrated''. February 7, 2005. Retrieved on October 28, 2016. 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

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. Bands that have played at The Cubby Bear (which was big in punk rock early on) include '82- Naked Raygun (from Chicago, attended by a young Dave Grohl), '85- Gregg Allman Band, '88- Pixies, Social Distortion, Die Kreuzen (from Milwaukee), and Soul Asylum. '91- Johnny Winter, Spin Doctors, Screaming Trees,

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.'92- No Doubt. '93- Dave Matthews Band. '95- War, B.B. King. '96- Jerry Lee Lewis, Run DMC. '00-

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, '01- Chevelle (from Chicago), '05- Debbie Gibson, '06- Violent Femmes (from Milwaukee),

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. '09- Trapt, Tonic, Cage the Elephant, Metric, Our Lady Peace. '10- Saosin with Story of the Year,

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, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (from Chicago), Filter. '11- Sick Puppies. '12- Adam Ant,

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lead singer), '13- Umphrey's McGee (from Chicago), '14- Kongos with

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, Local H (from Chicago). '15-

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, Smoking Popes (from Chicago). '16- Walk the Moon,

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* Music venues in Chicago Nightclubs in Chicago Restaurants in Chicago Drinking establishments in Chicago Chicago Cubs Restaurants established in 1953 1953 establishments in Illinois {{Chicago-struct-stub