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Live music in the US

Iowa City

On record 1969 to 2026 · busiest in the 2010s, 6,098 concerts

8,565 Concerts 183 Venues 16 Upcoming 2 Concert reviews

2 Concert scores

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Where the music happens

The rooms of Iowa City

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Gabe's Oasis 2,223 concerts · 1988-2026
Blue Moose Tap House 1,637 concerts · 1999-2019
Iowa City Yacht Club 825 concerts · 1994-2019
Englert Theatre 604 concerts · 2005-2026
The Mill 601 concerts · 2000-2020 · 250 cap.
The Picador 586 concerts · 2006-2010
Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon 552 concerts · 2009-2026
First Avenue Club 154 concerts · 2002-2026
Gabes 116 concerts · 2016-2026
Trumpet Blossom Cafe 109 concerts · 2012-2026
The Blue Room at the Blue Moose 84 concerts · 2010-2016
Main Lounge, IMU 69 concerts · 1993-2015

Still to come

Coming up in Iowa City

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Brother Ali Thu, 05 Nov 2026 · Gabe's Oasis
Hurray for the Riff Raff Thu, 05 Nov 2026 · Englert Theatre
Lucinda Williams Thu, 05 Nov 2026 · Englert Theatre
Samantha Crain Thu, 05 Nov 2026 · Englert Theatre
Lucinda Williams Fri, 06 Nov 2026 · Englert Theatre
Halocene Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
Rittz Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
Fruition Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
The Blind Boys of Alabama Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · Englert Theatre
Alex Williams Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · Wildwood Saloon

In their own words

What people wrote about nights in Iowa City

A guest 80% for Sean Rowe · Tue, 21 Apr 2015
Amazing!
0 11 years ago
A guest 100% for Gillian Welch · Wed, 09 Jul 2014
excellent
0 12 years ago

Acts that keep coming back

Who plays Iowa City most

Kage 75 concerts · last in 2017
Flight School 60 concerts · last in 2013
The Nadas 49 concerts · last in 2017
Aaron Kamm and the One Drops 40 concerts · last in 2024
Dead Larry 40 concerts · last in 2019
The Olympics 36 concerts · last in 2015
Coolzey 33 concerts · last in 2026
Euforquestra 31 concerts · last in 2025
Lipstick Homicide 30 concerts · last in 2026
Winterland 29 concerts · last in 2026
Aseethe 28 concerts · last in 2026
Ono 26 concerts · last in 2018

1969 to 2026

How Iowa City has played out

Concerts on record in Iowa City, by decade
Decade	Concerts	Venues
1960s	1	1
1970s	19	4
1980s	33	12
1990s	125	15
2000s	1,101	39
2010s	6,098	115
2020s	1,188	64