Live Music & Upcoming Concerts in Iowa

When you’re not listening to Studio One, we encourage you to get out and listen to live music! Every day, there’s live music near you. It could be a singer-songwriter at your local coffee shop, a cover band down at the brewery or a Studio One favorite making a tour stop at one of our state’s amazing local music venues. We scour the state for upcoming concerts, so check out a show near you:

Des Moines Metro | Cedar Rapids & Iowa City | Quad Cities | Western Iowa & Omaha

Des Moines Live Music

Jeff Tweedy | Tuesday, Mar. 10
with Sima Cunningham
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Hawthorne Heights | Tuesday, Mar. 10
with letlive. & Creeper
Wooly's, Des Moines

Hudson Freeman | Tuesday, Mar. 10
with Brian Gerald Bulger
xBk, Des Moines

Toto | Wednesday, Mar. 11
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Wheatus | Friday, Mar. 13
Wooly's, Des Moines

Trisha Yearwood | Friday, Mar. 13
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Sam Barber | Saturday, Mar. 14
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Charlie Parr | Sunday, Mar. 22
xBk, Des Moines

The Happy Fits | Tuesday, Mar. 24
Wooly's, Des Moines

The Summer Set | Wednesday, Mar. 25
with senses, People R Ugly & Good Boy Daisy
Wooly's, Des Moines

San Holo | Friday, Mar. 27
Wooly's, Des Moines

Coyote Island | Saturday, Mar. 28
xBk, Des Moines

bbno$ | Sunday, Mar. 29
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Lilly Hiatt | Monday, Mar. 30
FREE SHOW!
xBk, Des Moines

Susan Werner | Saturday, Apr. 4
Temple Theater, Des Moines

Journey | Wednesday, Apr. 8
Casey's Center, Des Moines

Gwar | Wednesday, Apr. 8
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Kids That Fly | Saturday, Apr. 11
with Post Sex Nachos
xBk, Des Moines

Brigitte Calls Me Baby | Tuesday, Apr. 14
with Skorts
xBk, Des Moines

Soulja Boy | Tuesday, Apr. 14
Wooly's, Des Moines

Gov't Mule and Larkin Poe | Wednesday, Apr. 15
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Atreyu | Friday, Apr. 17
with Fire From the Gods & Modern Tiger
Wooly's, Des Moines

Aly & AJ | Sunday, Apr. 19
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Snow Tha Product | Tuesday, Apr. 21
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

America | Saturday, Apr. 25
Civic Center, Des Moines

The Lubben Brothers | Saturday, Apr. 25
Temple Theater, Des Moines

Buckethead | Monday, Apr. 27
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Joyce Manor | Thursday, Apr. 30
Wooly's, Des Moines

Mark Your Calendars: Shows Coming to Des Moines

The Last Dinner Party | Thursday, June 4
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

The Wallflowers | Thursday, June 4
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Tigers Jaw | Thursday, June 18
with Pool Kids & Bleary Eyed
Wooly's, Des Moines

Dance Gavin Dance | Friday, June 19
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

I'm With Her | Sunday, June 28
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Tuesday, June 30
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Ziggy Marley | Thursday, July 9
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Tyler Childers | Wednesday, July 15
with Wednesday
Casey's Center, Des Moines

Post Malone | Friday, July 17
with Jelly Roll & Carter Faith
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames

Lord Huron | Sunday, July 19
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

The Head and the Heart | Sunday, July 19
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

Hinterland Music Festival | July 30 - Aug. 2
with KATSEYE, Lorde, Mumford & Sons, Kali Uchis & more!
Avenue of the Saints Ampitheatre, Saint Charles
Sponsored by Studio One

Rod Stewart | Friday, Aug. 14
with Richard Marx
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

The Red Clay Strays | Saturday, Aug. 15
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Lainey Wilson | Sunday, Aug. 16
with Tigirlily Gold
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Big Thief | Monday, Aug. 17
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

AJR | Wednesday, Aug. 19
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Jefferson Starship | Friday, Sept. 11
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Live Music

Jordana | Friday, Mar. 13
with Kelcey Acer
Gabe's, Iowa City

The Robert Cray Band | Sunday, Mar. 22
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

MINKA | Tuesday, Mar. 24
with Hambone & The Maple Babies, Two Boyfriends & Early Girl
Gabe's, Iowa City

Origami Button | Thursday, Mar. 26
with Snooze
Gabe's, Iowa City

Clarion | Friday, Apr. 3
with Forest & Bed
Gabe's, Iowa City

Stop/Time Festival | Apr. 3 & 4
with Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Pieta Brown & more!
Multiple locations in Iowa City

Loudon Wainwright III | Thursday, Apr. 9
with Chris Smither
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

The Wailers | Thursday, Apr. 23
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Mark Your Calendars: Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon

Iron & Wine | Sunday, May 3
with Improvement Movement
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Little Feat | Friday, May 8
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Jake Shimabukuro | Sunday, May 10
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Jackie Venson | Saturday, May 16
Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City

Hang Your Hate | Saturday, May 16
with Worst Impressions, Gunk Lung & Astro Brat
Gabe's, Iowa City

The Wallflowers | Thursday, June 18
with Early James
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Greg Mendez | Friday, June 19
with Scarlet Rae
Gabe's, Iowa City

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings | Wednesday, Aug. 5
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Ray LaMontagne | Tuesday, Sept. 1
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Quad Cities Live Music

Descendents | Saturday, Mar. 14
with Frank Turner, The Sleeping Souls & NOBRO
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Brad & The Big Wave | Friday, Mar. 20
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Greg Wheeler & The Poly Mall Cops | Sunday, Mar. 29
with Mr. Softheart & Cough N Flop
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

The Whips | Friday, Apr. 3
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Cat Clyde | Friday, Apr. 10
with Boy Golden
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Past Self | Wednesday, Apr. 15
with Sorrow Roulette
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Dave Helmer Band | Wednesday, Apr. 15
with Camp Regret, The Value of Human Life & Western Grip
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Ringo Deathstarr | Thursday, Apr. 30
with Shadingthesun & Blist Her
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in the Quad Cities

The Black Dahlia Murder | Friday, May 1
with The Acacia Strain, Disembodied Tyrant & Corpse Pile
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Taking Back Sunday | Friday, June 19
with Bayside
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Western Iowa & Omaha Live Music

Fia | Tuesday, Mar. 10
with Johnny Suite
Slowdown, Omaha

Hawthorne Heights | Wednesday, Mar. 11
with letlive. & Creeper
Slowdown, Omaha

Descendents | Friday, Mar. 13
with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Steelhouse, Omaha

saturdays at your place | Saturday, Mar. 14
with Retirement Party & Kerosene Heights
Slowdown, Omaha

BOYS LIKE GIRLS | Sunday, Mar. 22
Steelhouse, Omaha

The Happy Fits | Thursday, Mar. 26
Slowdown, Omaha

bbno$ | Tuesday, Mar. 31
Steelhouse, Omaha

runo plum | Tuesday, Mar. 31
with Aubory Bugg
Slowdown, Omaha

Clarion | Wednesday, Apr. 1
with Forest & Bed
Slowdown, Omaha

Carly Pearce | Saturday, Apr. 4
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City

Ethel Cain | Thursday, Apr. 23
The Astro Amphitheater, Omaha

Iron & Wine | Wednesday, Apr. 29
The Astro Theater, Omaha

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in Western Iowa & Omaha

The Amity Affliction & August Burns Red | Sunday, May 3
with Boundaries & Heavensgate
The Astro Theater, Omaha

La Dispute | Wednesday, May 6
with From Indian Lakes & Flooding
Slowdown, Omaha

Sam Barber | Thursday, May 7
with Michael Marcagi & Bebe Stockwell
The Astro Amphitheater, Omaha

Dry Cleaning | Tuesday, May 12
Slowdown, Omaha

ZZ Top | Thursday, May 14
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Hairball | Friday, May 15
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Amyl and the Sniffers | Tuesday, June 16
The Astro Theater, Omaha

Alison Krauss and Union Station | Wednesday, June 17
with Jerry Douglas
Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City