AN EVENING with CHICAGO FARMER — live event on Jul 17, 2026

AN EVENING with CHICAGO FARMER

Chicago Farmer live at The Music Box, Rockford on Fri, Jul 17, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $20.11. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.

**RESCHEDULED SHOW FROM JUNE 2026** “I love Chicago Farmer’s singing and playing and songs, but it’s the intention behind the whole of his work that moves me to consider him the genuine heir to Arlo Guthrie or Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. He knows the shell game that goes on under folk music… which is sacred to me. Chicago Farmer is my brother; if you like me, you’ll love him.” - Todd Snider **CHICAGO FARMER SOLO** Cody Diekhoff has logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow Midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. Growing up in Delavan, Illinois, with a population less than 2,000, Diekhoff’s grandparents were farmers, and their values have always provided the baseline of his songs. He writes music for “the kind of people that come to my shows. Whether in Chicago or Delavan, everyone has a story, and everyone puts in a long day and works hard the same way,” he says. “My generation may have been labeled as slackers, but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t work hard - many people I know put in 50-60 hours a week and 12-hour days. That’s what keeps me playing. I don’t like anyone to be left out; my music is for everyone in big and very small towns.”

Starts: Fri, Jul 17, 8:00 PM

Ends: Fri, Jul 17, 10:00 PM

Where: 218 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104, United States

Price: $20.11

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Venue: The Music Box

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