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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

Deep Sea Diver | Sunday, July 27
xBk, Des Moines

Harbour | Wednesday, July 30
xBk, Des Moines

Bouquet | Saturday, Aug. 16
with Sundance, Careful Gaze & Kensett
xBk, Des Moines

Ira Grace | Saturday, Aug. 23
with Fred Love
xBk, Des Moines

Alice Cooper | Tuesday, Aug. 26
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge | Wednesday, Aug. 20
Civic Center, Des Moines

Mark Your Calendars: Shows Coming to Des Moines

Lake Street Dive | Wednesday, Sept. 10
with Lawrence
Water Works Park, Des Moines

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

Peach Pit | Tuesday, Sept. 23
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Turnstile | Sunday, Sept. 28
with Mannequin Pussy, SPEED & Jane Remover
Water Works Park, 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

Cage the Elephant | Tuesday, Oct. 14
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

The Lubben Brothers | Thursday, Oct. 23
Temple Theater, Des Moines\

All Time Low | Wednesday, Oct. 29
with Mayday Parade
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Smallpools | Tuesday, Nov. 4
Wooly's, Des Moines

Jordan Messerole | Tuesday, Nov. 4
Temple Theater, Des Moines

Hot Mulligan | Tuesday, Nov. 4
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

Always Here: Trans Compilation Album Release Show | Sunday, July 27
The James Theater, Iowa City

McKinley James | Sunday, July 27
Gabe's, Iowa City

Foreigner | Monday, Aug. 11
McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids

Blankslate | Friday, Aug. 15
with Mars Hojilla & Early Girl
Gabe's, Iowa City

Goose | Thursday, Aug. 28
FREE SHOW!
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

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

Ben Folds | Monday, Sept. 8
with Lindsay Kraft
Hancher Auditorium, 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

Jefferson Starship | Sunday, Sept. 21
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Stereolab | Sunday, Oct. 12
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Yo-Yo Ma | Thursday, Oct. 30
Hancher Auditorium, 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

Yonder Mountain String Band | Saturday, Aug. 2
Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in the Quad Cities

Here Come The Mummies | Sunday, Sept. 14
Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa

Low Cut Connie | Friday, Oct. 3
with Judy Blank
Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa

Western Iowa Live Music

Fitz and the Tantrums | Friday, Aug. 1
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City

ZZ Top | Saturday, Aug. 2
Battery Park, Sioux City

Simple Plan | Wednesday, Aug. 20
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in Sioux City & Council Bluffs

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