UNleash the Beat!
Experience the dynamic live music scene in Council Bluffs, where top touring acts, large-scale festivals, and breathtaking symphonies take the stage year-round. It’s a city built on momentum — from the rails that helped shape its identity to the electric energy filling venues today. After a day of unforgettable performances, unwind and recharge at one of our welcoming hotels, just steps from the action.
Upcoming Shows:
* Stir Cove Concert Series events are included in the list below, but you can view them separately here.
Burning Blue
July 24 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Touch of Grey Live
July 25 | 7 PM | The Dock Bar & Grill
U.S. Hair Force Live
July 25 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Death Cab for Cutie with Nation of Language
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
July 26 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
PACE | Music in the Park: Cher and Gene Klosner Band
July 30 | 7 PM | Bayliss Park
Whiskey Myers with Special Guest Southall
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
July 31 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Love Town
July 31 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Howard Jones: Things Can Only Get Better Tour
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 1 | 6:30 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Finding Gotham
August 1 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
YUNGBLUD: Idols - The World Tour
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 4 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
311 and Dirty Heads with Ocean Alley and Rome
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 5 | 5:30 PM | Stir Concert Cove
In Due Time
August 7 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Men at Work, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Shonen Knife
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 8 | 7 PM | Stir Concert Cove
The Belldings
August 8 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Kane Brown
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 9 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Andy Grammer and Walk Off The Earth
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
August 14 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Names Without Numbers, Die Tired, & Light Speed Highway Live
August 15 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Bikes on the 100 Block: Cheshire Grin
August 20 | 5 PM | Historic 100 Block of West Broadway
Riptide Refugees
August 21 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
New Age Cowboys
August 22 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Hit and Miss
August 28 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Roadhouse EDM Night
August 29 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
AJR
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
September 1 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Brother East Brother West
September 4 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Encore Legends
September 5 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Russell Dickerson
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
September 11 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Taxi Driver
September 11 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Whiskey River
September 12 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Forever Simon & Garfunkel: A Tribute
September 13 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Bikes on the 100 Block: Southern Nights
September 17 | 5 PM | Historic 100 Block of West Broadway
The Faster Horses
September 18 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Back Alley
September 19 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Breaking Benjamin
September 20 | 6 PM | Mid-America Center
SwitchBak
September 25 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Black Label Society
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
September 26 | 7:30 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Roadhouse EDM Night
September 26 | 9 PM | Whiskey Roadhouse
Matthew & Gunnar NELSON
October 2 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Chance The Rapper: The Coloring Book 10 Tour
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
October 2 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Rise Against with Alkaline Trio
Tickets | Stir Concert Calendar
October 9 | 8 PM | Stir Concert Cove
Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA
October 25 | 3 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration
December 11 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Skerryvore: Beautiful Mistakes Album Tour
January 22 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Gravity
January 27 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Live from Laurel Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock
February 19 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters
April 3 | 7:30 PM | Arts Center at Iowa Western
Tickets | Arts Center Season
The Fun Doesn’t Stop There!
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