Concerts in Des Moines in 2026

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr.

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Scythian Gaelic Storm, Young Dubliners, Socks in the Frying Pan, Screaming Orphans, and The Gothard Sisters

Iowa Irish Fest, Waterloo, IA, US

Riki Rachtman Headbanger's Ball

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Dria

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Out in Front

Gabe's Oasis, Iowa City, IA, US

Lee Brice Ashley McBryde and George Birge

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside, IA, US

Chris Cagle

Saunders County Fairgrounds, Wahoo, Waterloo, IA, US

Emo Nite

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Spyro Gyra

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Josh Weathers

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

System of a Clown

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Leon Timbo Carol Montag

Earlham City Park, Earlham, IA, US

Jason Scott & The High Heat

Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Cybertronic Spree

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Geena Fontanella Turning Jane

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Buckcherry

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

bikini trill Some Friends

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Fight From Within Yung Mo$h

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

David Rawlings, David Rawlings and Gillian Welch, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and Gillian Welch

Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA, US

Dying Wish

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Bug Hunter, Jam Mechanics, and The Narcissist Cookbook

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Blacktop Mojo

Wildwood BBQ & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Abbamania

Ingersoll, Des Moines, IA, US

Crystal City

College Green Park, Iowa City, IA, US

Treaty Oak Revival, Huser Brothers, and Andy Buckner

Casey's Center, Des Moines, IA, US

Neal McCoy

Wild Hogs Saloon, Walford, IA, US

Cornelio Vega y Su Dinastia

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

The Droptines and Cory Waller & the Wicked Things

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

John Krantz Randy Ward and Jim Eklof

The Cave DSM, Des Moines, IA, US

The Experimental

Xbk Annex, Des Moines, IA, US

Diamond Rio

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Struggle Jennings

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Enemy Of Man, Sin Miedo, and Swing Youth

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Alluvial Brewing, Ames, IA, US

Alacranes Musical, Patrulla 81, Los Primos de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, and Banda Lamento Show

Central Iowa Fair, Marshalltown, IA, US

Newfound Road Cedar County Cobras

Earlham City Park, Earlham, IA, US

Raynes

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Moon Medallion, spin art, and Company Dimes

Helter Shelter, Des Moines, IA, US

HARDY and McCoy Moore

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, US

The Crane Wives Brye

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

John Mulaney

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

FLESHER and Six Feet Under

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Alex Williams

Club 76 North Liberty, Iowa City, IA, US

Jeffrey Nothing

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Rod Stewart and Richard Marx

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, US

Overtime DurtE and Jake Lacoste

Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Fooz Fighters

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

BCMC

Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Iowa City, IA, US

John Krantz and Steve Charlson

Scottish Rite Park, Des Moines, IA, US

Red Clay Strays

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, US