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