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

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

Rutabaga | Thursday, July 16
FREE SHOW!
with Dirty Blonde & 37 Houses
Locals, Des Moines

Allegra Hernandez | Friday, July 17
FREE SHOW!
with Lani
Locals, Des Moines

Lord Huron | Sunday, July 19
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

The Head And The Heart | Sunday, July 19
with Wilderado
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

Shakey Graves | Monday, July 20
with Dope Lemon
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Houndmouth | Friday, July 24
with Rayland Baxter
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Dea Ex Machina | Wednesday, July 29
with Teri Underhill, Sayler & Ryan Lombard
xBk, Des Moines

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

Band of Horses | Friday, July 31
with Dinosaur Jr.
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

Bikini Trill | Tuesday, Aug. 4
xBk, Des Moines

The Crane Wives | Thursday, Aug. 13
with Brye
Wooly's, Des Moines

The Red Clay Strays | Saturday, Aug. 15
with The Bends
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Big Thief | Monday, Aug. 17
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

Staind | Monday, Aug. 17
with Hoobastank
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

TLC | Monday, Aug. 17
with Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Jesse Welles | Wednesday, Aug. 19
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts

AJR | Wednesday, Aug. 19
with Em Beihold
Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines

Umphrey's McGee | Friday, Aug. 21
Wooly's, Des Moines

American Aquarium | Friday, Aug. 21
xBk, Des Moines

Me Like Bees | Tuesday, Aug. 25
xBk, Des Moines

G. Love & Special Sauce | Wednesday, Aug. 26
Wooly's, Des Moines

Shows Coming Soon to Central Iowa

Blues Traveler | Thursday, Sept. 10
with Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors
Water Works Park, Des Moines

Jefferson Starship | Friday, Sept. 11
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Cedar County Cobras | Friday, Sept. 11
with The Soul Searchers
xBk, Des Moines

Minus The Bear | Saturday, Sept. 12
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Pokey LaFarge | Sunday, Sept. 13
Wooly's, Des Moines

Gary Clark Jr. | Monday, Sept. 21
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Bowling for Soup | Tuesday, Sept. 22
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

Bleachers | Friday, Sept. 25
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Presented by Studio One

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Concerts

Graham Nash | Wednesday, July 15
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

The Swampland Jewels | Saturday, July 18
FREE SHOW!
Northside, Iowa City

Aimee Mann | Wednesday, July 22
Englert Theatre, Iowa City
Sponsored by Studio One

Tab Benoit | Thursday, July 23
with Sgt. Splendor
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Gillian Welch + David Rawlings | Wednesday, Aug. 5
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Catfish Keith | Saturday, Aug. 8
The James Theater, Iowa City

Lettuce | Sunday, Aug. 16
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Umphrey's McGee | Thursday, Aug. 20
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Judy Collins | Wednesday, Aug. 26
with Bruce Cockburn
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Sierra Ferrell | Friday, Aug. 28
FREE SHOW!
Hancher Green, Iowa City

Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon

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

Blake Shaw & Alyx Rush | Saturday, Sept. 5
FREE SHOW!
Northside, Iowa City

Dan Tedesco | Friday, Sept. 11
The James Theater, Iowa City

Gin Blossoms | Sunday, Sept. 13
Hy-Vee Amphitheater, North Liberty

The Punch Brothers | Sunday, Sept. 13
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers | Sunday, Sept. 13
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City

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

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

Neko Case | Sunday, Nov. 1
with Destroyer
Englert Theatre, Iowa City

Quad Cities Live Music

Charlie Parr | Friday, July 17
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Ditchweed | Tuesday, July 21
with Kat & The Kodachromes, Camp Regret & Brain Frog
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

The Cactus Blossoms | Wednesday, July 22
with Pieta Brown
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

Band of Horses | Thursday, July 30
with Dinosaur Jr.
Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Sweet Magnolia | Thursday, July 30
with The Textures
Raccoon Motel, Davenport

David Lee Roth | Friday, July 31
The Rust Belt, East Moline

Upcoming Concerts in the Quad Cities

Killswitch Engage | Monday, Sept. 21
The Rust Belt, East Moline

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

KALEO | Thursday, July 16
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

The Black Keys | Monday, July 20
with Eddie 9V
The Astro, Omaha

Papa Roach | Tuesday, July 21
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Wavves | Tuesday, July 21
with Base Drum of Death & World's Worst
The Slowdown, Omaha

Death Cab for Cutie | Sunday, July 26
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Band of Horses | Saturday, Aug. 1
with Dinosaur Jr.
The Astro, Omaha

Young the Giant | Monday, Aug. 3
with Cold War Kids & KennyHoopla
The Astro, Omaha

YUNGBLUD | Tuesday, Aug. 4
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

311 | Wednesday, Aug. 5
with Dirty Heads
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Men At Work | Saturday, Aug. 8
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Andy Grammer | Friday, Aug. 14
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Jesse Welles | Tuesday, Aug. 18
Steelhouse, Omaha

Beach Bunny | Thursday, Aug. 20
The Slowdown, Omaha

Live Music in Omaha This Fall

AJR | Tuesday, Sept. 1
Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs

Lenny Kravitz | Friday, Sept. 11
Steelhouse, Omaha

The Format | Tuesday, Sept. 22
with The Get Up Kids
The Slowdown, Omaha

Modest Mouse | Friday, Sept. 25
with Robber Robber
The Astro, Omaha

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