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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

The Studio One Stage @ Ingersoll LIVE | Saturday, Aug. 23
Weary Ramblers, Run Dog & The Swampland Jewels
Ingersoll Avenue, 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

Ani DiFranco | Sunday, Sept. 7
with Hurray for the Riff Raff
Val Air Ballroom, West 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

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Tuesday, Sept. 16
with Hannah Cohen
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

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

Mark Your Calendars: Shows Coming to 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

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

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

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

Uniphonics | Friday, Aug. 22
with Spirit Awake
Gabe's, Iowa City

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

Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Sunday, Aug. 31
Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids

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

Randy Travis | Friday, Sept. 19
Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids

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

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

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

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

Flatland Cavalry | Thursday, Aug. 21
Capitol Theater, Davenport

Heart | Saturday, Aug. 24
with Todd Rundgren
Vibrant Arena, Moline

Lilly Hiatt | Wednesday, Aug. 27
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Tsushimamire | Sunday, Aug. 31
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

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Shows in the Quad Cities

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

Western Iowa Live Music

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