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
Des Moines Live Music
Eric Hutchinson | Thursday, Sept. 11
xBk, Des Moines
Sharane Calister & The Feel Right Band | Friday, Sept. 12
Temple Theater, Des Moines
Dehd | Tuesday, Sept. 16
with Starcharm
xBk, Des Moines
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Tuesday, Sept. 16
with Hannah Cohen
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Hailey Whitters | Saturday, Sept. 20
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Poppy | Sunday, Sept. 21
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Peach Pit | Tuesday, Sept. 23
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace | Tuesday, Sept. 23
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Dream Theater | Saturday, Sept. 27
with Parasomnia & A Change of Season
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Toad The Wet Sprocket | Sunday, Sept. 28
with KT Tunstall & Vertical Horizon
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Turnstile | Sunday, Sept. 28
with Mannequin Pussy, SPEED & Jane Remover
Water Works Park, Des Moines
That Mexican OT | Tuesday, Sept. 30
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Father John Misty | Wednesday, Oct. 1
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Jonas Brothers | Sunday, Oct. 5
with Boys Like Girls
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Franz Ferdinand | Monday, Oct. 6
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Durry | Tuesday, Oct. 7
xBk, Des Moines
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners | Tuesday, Oct. 7
Wooly's, Des Moines
Saint Motel | Monday, Oct. 13
with Adan Diaz
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Cage the Elephant | Tuesday, Oct. 14
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Paul McCartney | Tuesday, Oct. 14
Casey's Center, Des Moines
moe. | Tuesday, Oct. 21
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
The Lubben Brothers | Thursday, Oct. 23
Temple Theater, Des Moines
Dee Dee Bridgewater | Thursday, Oct. 23
with Bill Charlap
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
All Time Low | Wednesday, Oct. 29
with Mayday Parade
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Mark Your Calendars: Shows Coming to Des Moines
Smallpools | Tuesday, Nov. 4
Wooly's, Des Moines
Jordan Messerole | Tuesday, Nov. 4
Temple Theater, Des Moines
Keb' Mo' | Wednesday, Nov. 5
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Hippie Sabotage | Thursday, Nov. 6
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band | Sunday, Nov. 9
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Hot Mulligan | Monday, Dec. 1
with Drug Church, Arm's Length & Anxious
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Andrew Hoyt | Saturday, Dec. 13
Temple Theater, Des Moines
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Live Music
Scorched Waves | Sunday, Sept. 14
with Mars Hojilla, Jack & Soultru
Gabe's, Iowa City
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory | Wednesday, Sept. 17
with Helado Negro
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
José James | Thursday, Sept. 18
with Jim Swim
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Randy Travis | Friday, Sept. 19
Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Starship | Sunday, Sept. 21
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Halestorm & Lindsey Stirling | Wednesday, Sept. 24
with Apocalyptica
Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
Lost Woods Music Festival | Saturday, Sept. 27
feat. Hippie Sabotage, Salt Fox, Jim Swim & more
1400 Lone Tree Rd, Cedar Falls
White Reaper | Saturday, Oct. 4
with Lip Critic & Worlds Worst
Gabe's, Iowa City
Iam Tongi | Wednesday, Oct. 8
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Stereolab | Sunday, Oct. 12
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Night Moves | Wednesday, Oct. 15
with Sam Blasucci & Dearborn
Gabe's, Iowa City
Yo-Yo Ma | Thursday, Oct. 30
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Mark Your Calendars: Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon
Molly Tuttle | Sunday, Nov. 16
with Joshua Ray Walker & Cecilia Castleman
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis | Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit | Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Ray LaMontagne | Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 (POSTPONED)
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Quad Cities Live Music
Carrellee | Thursday, Sept. 11
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Kelsey Waldon | Saturday, Sept. 13
with Grayson Jenkins
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Here Come The Mummies | Sunday, Sept. 14
Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Friday, Sept. 19
Vibrant Arena, Moline
Guerilla Toss | Saturday, Sept. 20
with Melkbelly & Cough N Flop
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Low Cut Connie | Friday, Oct. 3
with Judy Blank
Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa
Them Coulee Boys | Friday, Oct. 3
with The Heavy Quitters
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Social Cinema & Sego | Tuesday, Oct. 21
with Out In Front
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in the Quad Cities
Ada Lea | Wednesday, Nov. 5
with Lena Rich
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Bonnie Trash | Friday, Nov. 21
with Bleached Cross & Everlasting Light
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Cursive | Sunday, Dec. 21
with AJJ
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Western Iowa Live Music
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Wednesday, Oct. 1
with Hannah Cohen
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs
Halestorm & Lindsey Stirling | Wednesday, Oct. 1
with Apocalyptica
Tyson Events Center, Sioux City
Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in Sioux City & Council Bluffs
Chase Rice | Friday, Nov. 14
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City