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
St. Paul and the Broken Bones | Tuesday, June 30
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Journey | Tuesday, July 7
Casey's Center, Des Moines
Rainbow Kitten Surprise | Wednesday, July 8
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts
Ziggy Marley | Thursday, July 9
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Samuel Locke Ward | Saturday, July 11
FREE SHOW!
with Greg Wheeler
xBk, Des Moines
Cootie Catcher | Saturday, July 11
FREE SHOW!
with The Mesmerists
Locals, Des Moines
Jeff Rosenstock | Tuesday, July 14
with Good Luck
Wooly's, Des Moines
7-11 Jesus | Tuesday, July 14
FREE SHOW!
with Toon Smokes & Jinnouchi Power
Locals, Des Moines
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
Shows Coming Soon to Central Iowa
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
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
Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon
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
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
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
Band of Horses | Thursday, July 30
with Dinosaur Jr.
Capitol Theatre, Davenport
Post Sex Nachos | Sunday, November 1
Raccoon Motel, Davenport
Jeff Tweedy | Saturday, November 7
with Case Oats
Capitol Theatre, Davenport
State Champs | Monday, November 23
Capitol Theatre, Davenport
Western Iowa & Omaha Concerts
The Bouncing Souls | Friday, July 10
with The Suicide Machines, Death By Stereo & The Drowns
The Slowdown, Omaha
The Black Keys | Monday, July 20
with Eddie 9V
The Astro, Omaha
Wavves | Tuesday, July 21
with Base Drum of Death & World's Worst
The Slowdown, Omaha
Band of Horses | Saturday, August 1
with Dinosaur Jr.
The Astro, Omaha
Young the Giant | Monday, August 3
with Cold War Kids & KennyHoopla
The Astro, Omaha
Jesse Welles | Tuesday, August 18
Steelhouse Omaha
Beach Bunny | Thursday, August 20
The Slowdown, Omaha
Live Music in Omaha This Fall
Lenny Kravitz | Friday, September 11
Steelhouse Omaha
The Format| Tuesday, September 22
with The Get Up Kids
The Slowdown, Omaha
Modest Mouse | Friday, September 25
with Robber Robber
The Astro, Omaha
Beck | Saturday, October 3
Steelhouse Omaha
Everclear | Saturday, November 7
with American Hi-Fi
The Astro, Omaha