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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

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