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
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 | Tuesday, Aug. 18
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
Ingersoll LIVE | Saturday, Aug. 29
Studio One presents Rutabaga, 28 Days Later & Younger
Ingersoll Avenue, 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
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts
Dickie | Thursday, Sept. 17
with Joel Sires
Made in the Midwest Series
Stoner Theater, Des Moines
Sponsored by Studio One
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
Presented by Studio One
Shows Coming Soon to Central Iowa
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
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
Thundercat | Monday, Oct. 26
Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Presented by Studio One & First Fleet Concerts
Ben Folds | Tuesday, October 27
Hoyt Sherman Place, 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
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
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
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
she's green | Tuesday, Sept. 29
Gabe's, Iowa City
Presented by Studio One
Who's Playing in Eastern Iowa Soon
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
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
Jesse Welles | Tuesday, Aug. 18
Steelhouse, Omaha
Beach Bunny | Thursday, Aug. 20
The Slowdown, Omaha
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
Live Music in Omaha This Fall
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