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Full lineup of metro concerts, music festivals for summer 2023

Summer's on the horizon, and live music is soon to follow. Here's a list of shows, organized by venue, that are making a stop in Des Moines in the next few months.

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you've been cooped up inside this winter and are looking for ways to let loose, have fun and hear some great live music, look no further. 

There are plenty of concerts lined up for Des Moines' spring and summer seasons, with plenty of genres to choose from. Whether it's hard rock, folk, pop or jazz, there's a scheduled concert in the metro to attend. 

Below is a list of shows, organized by venue, that are making a stop in Des Moines over the next few months.

Festivals

Iowa State Fair

Grandstand acts include: 

  • Aug. 10: For King & Country with We the Kingdom
  • Aug. 11: Tyler Hubbard with Parmalee
  • Aug. 12: New Kids On The Block
  • Aug. 13: Eric Church with Jackson Dean
  • Aug. 14: The Black Keys with The Velveteers
  • Aug. 15: Jeff Dunham
  • Aug. 16: Lindsey Stirling with Walk Off The Earth
  • Aug. 17: Maren Morris with Lindsay Ell
  • Aug. 18: Ludacris with Sean Kingston
  • Aug. 19: The Chicks with Ben Harper
  • Aug. 20: Jason Aldean with Corey Kent

Click here to view this year's free entertainment. 

Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend

  • July 22: Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney
  • July 23: Zac Brown Band and Ed Sheeran 

Hoyt Sherman Place 

  • May 16: Martin Sexton and KT Tunstall 
  • July 6: Bela Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
  • July 11,18 and 25Jazz in July
  • July 19: Ann Wilson of Heart and Tripsitter
  • July 29: Diana Krall
  • July 30: Keb' Mo' 
  • Aug. 4: Kansas
  • Aug. 15: The Wallflowers
  • Sept. 8: Herbie Hancock
  • Sept. 15: The Mavericks
  • Sept. 26: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Water Works Park and Laurisden Ampitheater

  • June 23: Charley Crockett
  • June 27: Willie Nelson & Family
  • June 28: Young 
  • June 30: Koe Wetzel
  • July 3: Dirty Heads
  • July 13: The Dead South 
  • July 14: Styx
  • July 20: Whiskey Myers
  • Sept. 15: Jordan Davis

Wells Fargo Arena

  • June 18: The Doobie Brothers
  • June 22: Chris Stapleton
  • July 18: Motionless in White and In This Moment
  • Aug. 25: The Avett Brothers
  • Sept. 2: Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper
  • Sept. 29: Lauren Daigle

Wooly's

  • May 16: Giovannie & The Hired guns
  • May 18: Dirt Monkey x Jantsen 
  • May 19: The Nadas 
  • May 28: Sleeping with Sirens
  • June 3: Wade Bowen 
  • June 9: Grown & Sexy 
  • June 10: Pride Fest (all ages)
  • June 14: Meet me @ the Alar
  • June 15: Larry June 
  • June 16: Tyler Booth
  • June 19: The Blue Stones
  • June 29: T3R Elemento
  • July 5: The Mountain Goats
  • July 13: Braxton Keith 
  • July 19: Altin Gun 
  • July 25: L.S. Dunes
  • July 27: Huntergirl
  • Aug. 16: Born of Osiris
  • Aug. 17: Soulja Boy
  • Aug. 19: Spitalfield
  • Aug. 24: Sir Chloe 
  • Aug. 25: Old 97's 

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