Folk & Blues Concerts in Des Moines in 2026

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 Devon Allman Project, Larry McCray, and Jimmy Hall

Hoyt Sherman Place, 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

Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top, and Southall

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

Great White

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside, IA, US

Little River Band

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, and Alison Krauss and Union Station

Waterworks Park, Des Moines, IA, US

Todd Rundgren

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA, US

Christopher Cross

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

The Robert Cray Band

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

The Dead South and Amigo the Devil

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA, US

Aoife O'Donovan, I'm With Her, Sara Watkins, and Sarah Jarosz

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Keller Williams

xBk live, Des Moines, IA, US

Keller Williams

Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City, IA, US

Tyler Childers

Casey's Center, Des Moines, IA, US

Graham Nash

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Lord Huron

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee, IA, US

The Head and the Heart Wilderado

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, IA, US

Tab Benoit

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, 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

Ray LaMontagne

Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, 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

Melissa Etheridge

Riverside Casino Event Center, Riverside, IA, US

Jefferson Starship, Pure Prairie League, Firefall, and Atlanta Rhythm Section

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Bruce Hornsby and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA, US

Bruce Hornsby and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Big Head Todd & The Monsters and Big Head Todd

Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA, US

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA, US

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside, IA, US