06 Jan 2026

Reverend Raven & the Chain Smoking Altar Boys featuring Westside Andy, January 18

By Reader Staff

With the Chicago Blues Guide deeming them “excellent” and Emmy-nominated actor Hugh Laurie upping the praise by calling them “bloody excellent,” the blues artists of Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys featuring Westside Andy return to Davenport's Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill on January 18 in a concert co-presented by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, the artists noted for albums include Slow Burn, Shake Your Boogie, and Live! At the Bug Bull.

06 Jan 2026

“Candlelight: Tribute to Adele” and “Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons,” January 17

By Reader Staff

Returning to Moline with two spectacular Saturday-evening performances, the live, multi-sensory musical experience known as the Candlelight Concerts series enjoys its latest Quad Cities engagements at the city's First Congregational Church, the January 17 events boasting Tribute to Adele at 6:30 p.m. and Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons ay 8:30 p.m.

06 Jan 2026

Chamber Music Quad Cities: “Between Worlds,” January 18

By Reader Staff

Continuing Chamber Music Quad Cities' 2025-26 season at Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Parish Hall, the ensemble's musical co-directors Gregory Sauer and Thomas Sauer lend their respective cello and piano talents to the January 18 program Between Worlds, the lauded brothers joined for the afternoon's repertoire by acclaimed violinist Timothy Summers.

06 Jan 2026

Stephen Holliger, January 16

By Reader Staff

A gifted sound artist and composer from Illinois acclaimed for his band Swim Ignorant Fire, Stephen Holliger headlines a January 16 OUTLETProgramme concert event at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox, the artist's work exploring memory, faith, and the quiet rupture of the everyday by turning inward via heavy drones, slow decay, and tone poems that move between grief and transcendence.

06 Jan 2026

Decade of Decadence, January 17

By Reader Staff

With more than 250 shows under their belts to date, the tribute talents of Decade of Decadence have rocked stages all across the Midwest, and on January 17, the group brings the sights, sounds, and energy of '80s arena rock to life at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre, playing the biggest and best anthems of the hair-metal era.

06 Jan 2026

Jerry Seinfeld, January 17

By Reader Staff

One of the most lauded and beloved comedians of all time makes his long-awaited return to the Adler Theatre on January 17 when the Davenport venue hosts an evening with Jerry Seinfeld, the legendary, Emmy-winning creator/writer/star of Seinfeld and the Netflix smash Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

06 Jan 2026

Taylor Mason, January 15

By Reader Staff

Performing as the first guest in the "Laugh QC" Thursday Night Comedy Series held in the Mississippi Hall of the Davenport RiverCenter, comedian and ventriloquist Taylor Mason brings his act to the Quad Cities on January 15, demonstrating his quick wit, flawless delivery, and polished material that have made him a hit with audiences of all ages.

06 Jan 2026

Icestravaganza 2026, January 16 through 18

By Reader Staff

An eagerly awaited wintertime treat and annual celebration of Jack Frost's powers returns to downtown Davenport in Icestravaganza 2026, with this family-friendly event at the Freight House – taking place from January 16 through 18 – boasting an array of ice sculptures, live carving demonstrations, and interactive outdoor activities.

06 Jan 2026

“Lucky Stiff,” January 21 through March 7

By Reader Staff

Opening its 2026 with a musical comedy hailed by Tripod as "sublimely silly and highly entertaining," the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse presents the Quad Cities debut of Lucky Stiff from January 21 through March 7, this delightful song-and-dance slapstick inspiring RachelReviewsTheatre.com to rave that the stage treat "has that energy a good farce should have, and I was laughing throughout."

06 Jan 2026

“Fair State,” January 22 through February 1

By Reader Staff

Returning to Iowa City's Riverside Theatre with her first solo show in years, area favorite Megan Gogerty – a co-star in last spring's The Lifespan of a Fact – performs her self-written autobiographical play Fair State from January 22 through February 1, this debuting dramatic-comedy monologue production designed by Chris Rich and stage managed by Meenakshi Chinmai.

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