Live Music & 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 Concerts

Ian McConnell | Tuesday, Sept. 29
with Cherokee Social
xBk, Des Moines

Mon Rovia | Wednesday, Sept. 30
with Sydney Rose & Sarah Julia
Wooly's, Des Moines
Presented by Studio One

Cheekface | Saturday, Oct. 3
with Apes of the State & BanjoKat and The Sit-Ins
xBk, Des Moines

Taking Back Sunday | Saturday, Oct. 3
with Thrice & Saves The Day
Wooly's, Des Moines

Girl in a Coma |Monday, Oct. 5
with The Theys and The Thems
xBk, Des Moines

Rise Against | Wednesday, Oct. 7
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Bebe Stockwell | Saturday, Oct. 10
with Khatumu
xBk, Des Moines

Tae & The Neighborly | Thursday, Oct. 15
with Rutabaga
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One

Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Friday, Oct. 16
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

The Host Country | Saturday, Oct. 24
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW!
with Joel Sires
xBk, Des Moines

Kansas | Saturday, Oct. 24
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee

Thundercat | Monday, Oct. 26
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

Ben Folds | Tuesday, Oct. 27
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

All Them Witches | Wednesday, Oct. 28
with Emma Ruth Rundle
Wooly's, Des Moines

Ella Langley | Thursday, Oct. 29
Casey's Center, Des Moines

The Story So Far | Saturday, Oct. 31
with The Starting Line & Ultra Q
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | Wednesday, Nov. 4
with Dizgo
Wooly's, Des Moines

NOLA Jazz Band Quartet | Saturday, Nov. 7
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One

Amythyst Kiah | Sunday, Nov. 8
xBk, Des Moines

Kurt Vile + The Violators | Tuesday, Nov. 10
with Twisted Teens
Wooly's, Des Moines

Green TTea & The Tempos | Saturday, Nov. 14
with Indi & MK
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One

Zac Brown Band | Friday, Nov. 20
Casey's Center, Des Moines

MoonShroom | Thursday, Dec. 3
with Casey Joe Collins
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One

Aly & AJ | Sunday, Dec. 6
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Concerts

she's green | Tuesday, Sept. 29
Gabe's, Iowa City
Presented by Studio One

The War and Treaty | Wednesday, Oct. 14
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Presented by Studio One

Big Head Todd and The Monsters | Thursday, Oct. 15
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Fruit Bats | Wednesday, Oct. 21
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

REZN | Saturday, Oct. 31
Gabe's, Iowa City
Presented by Studio One

Neko Case | Sunday, Nov. 1
with Destroyer
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Presented by Studio One

Iowa City Songwriters Festival | Nov. 5–7
Featuring Lucinda Williams, Craig Finn, Hooray for the Riff Raff and more
Various locations, Iowa City
Sponsored by Studio One

Quad Cities Live Music

Here Come The Mummies | Friday, Oct. 16
The Rust Belt, East Moline

American Aquarium | Tuesday, Oct. 27
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Post Sex Nachos | Sunday, Nov. 1
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Jeff Tweedy | Saturday, Nov. 7
with Case Oats
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Everclear | Friday, Nov. 13
The Rust Belt, East Moline

State Champs | Monday, Nov. 23
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Western Iowa & Omaha Concerts

Chance the Rapper | Friday, Oct. 2
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Beck | Saturday, Oct. 3
Steelhouse, Omaha

Rise Against | Friday, Oct. 9
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Everclear | Saturday, Nov. 7
with American Hi-Fi
The Astro, Omaha