Rock Concerts in Des Moines in 2026

Gov't Mule and Larkin Poe

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Atreyu

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Alice Cooper

Alliant Energy Powerhouse, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Lissie

Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Common Hollow, Hookshot, and Spectrum

LMNOP Print Shop, Urbandale, IA, US

The Wailers

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Buckethead

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

James McMurtry BettySoo

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, and Teen Mortgage

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Iron & Wine and Improvement Movement

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Animals As Leaders Druids

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top, and Southall

Lauridsen Amphitheater, Water Works Park, Des Moines, IA, US

Little Feat

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Marshall Tucker Band, and George Thorogood

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA, US

Styx and Cheap Trick

Water Works Park, Des Moines, IA, US

John Till and John Waite

Xbk Annex, Des Moines, IA, US

Great White

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside, IA, US

Terror Pain of Truth and End It

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Little River Band

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Marty Stuart

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

The Wallflowers and Silverada

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Todd Rundgren

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA, US

Tigers Jaw Pool Kids

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

The Wallflowers

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Christopher Cross

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Cold University Drive, Switchblade Saturdays, and Sierra Swan

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Edwin McCain and Five For Fighting

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Puddles Pity Party

Alliant Energy Powerhouse, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Andrew Hoyt and Carolina Liar

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Sincere Engineer Ways Away

Gabe's Oasis, Iowa City, IA, US

Jeff Rosenstock Good Luck

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Graham Nash

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

The Head and the Heart Wilderado

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Cypress Hill and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr.

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

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

Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA, US

Rod Stewart and Richard Marx

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, US

Big Thief

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Staind and Hoobastank

Iowa State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines, IA, US

AJR

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, US

Umphrey's McGee

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

The Fall of Troy Lobby Boxer

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Umphrey's McGee

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Ray LaMontagne

Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA, US

Ugly Kid Joe

Wooly's, Des Moines, IA, US

Spin Doctors Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms

Lauridsen Amphitheater, Water Works Park, Des Moines, IA, US

Jefferson Starship, Pure Prairie League, and Firefall

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Minus the Bear and Keep

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US