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
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
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts
PorchFest DSM | Sunday, Sept. 13
FREE FESTIVAL!
Union Park Neighborhood, Des Moines
Dickie | Thursday, Sept. 17
with Joel Sires
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One
JMSN | Thursday, Sept. 17
with Jim Swim
xBk, 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
Gogol Bordello | Thursday, Sept. 24
Wooly's, Des Moines
Bleachers | Friday, Sept. 25
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Presented by Studio One
Lady Bleek | Friday, Sept. 25
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW!
xBk, Des Moines
Alana Springsteen | Sunday, Sept. 27
with Erin Kinsey
Wooly's, Des Moines
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
Shows Coming Soon to Central Iowa
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
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
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
Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon
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
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
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
Live Music in Omaha This Fall
Everclear | Saturday, Nov. 7
with American Hi-Fi
The Astro, Omaha