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

Dropkick Murphys | Friday, Feb. 27
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Carver Jones | Saturday, Feb. 28
Temple Theater, Des Moines

Gaelic Storm | Thursday, Mar. 5
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

The Other Brothers | Saturday, Mar. 7
Temple Theater, Des Moines

Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes | Saturday, Mar. 7
with Weary Ramblers
xBk, Des Moines

Sex Mex | Monday, Mar. 9
with Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops
xBk, Des Moines

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

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

Mark Your Calendars: Shows Coming to 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
xBk, Des Moines

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord Huron | Sunday, July 19
Vibrant Music Hall, 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

Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Live Music

The Rumours | Saturday, Feb. 28
Octopus College Hill, Cedar Falls

The Lone Bellow | Sunday, Mar. 1
with Fabrizio
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Penelope Road | Tuesday, Mar. 3
Gabe's, Iowa City

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit | Wednesday, Mar. 4
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Dar Williams | Thursday, Mar. 5
with Joy Clark
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Halfloves | Friday, Mar. 6
with Anthony Worden and the Illiterati & James Tutson
Gabe's, Iowa City

saturdays at your place | Monday, Mar. 9
with Retirement Party & Kerosene Heights
Gabe's, Iowa City

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quad Cities Live Music

The Other Brothers | Friday, Feb. 27
with Katie & The Honky Tonks
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Dropkick Murphys | Thursday, Mar. 5
The Rust Belt, East Moline

Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie) | Friday, Mar. 6
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

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

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in the Quad Cities

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

Western Iowa & Omaha Live Music

All Them Witches | Tuesday, Mar. 3
with King Buffalo
Slowdown, Omaha

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

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in Western Iowa & 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

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