The Salt Shed is an indoor and outdoor music venue/entertainment hub located in Chicago, Illinois. The area was previously owned by Morton Salt before they relocated their facility. The outdoor section adjacent to the Chicago River, named "The Fairgrounds," holds a capacity of 5,000 people. The indoor section, named "The Shed," holds a capacity of 3,600 people.
In 2015, Morton Salt relocated their packaging and warehousing facility, leaving the building that they previously used vacant. Chicagoan hospitality collective 16' on Center, Blue Star Properties, R2, and Sky Deck came together to repurpose the vacant building on as a "multi-purpose creative hub, with music as its beating heart."[1] The property was sold in 2017 for $15 million.[2] After being designated as an official City of Chicago landmark, the building went under a $50 million renovation.[3]
The Fairgrounds opened to the public on August 3, 2022 with a performance by Fleet Foxes.[4] After renovations were completed, The Shed opened to the public on February 18, 2023 with a performance by Big Gigantic. [5]
Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recorded their EP Live in Chicago '23 during their performances at The Salt Shed on June 11-13, 2023.[6]
