With its headliner revered for his famed band that produced top-10 Billboard smashes in "Wait" and "When the Children Cry," both from the double-platinum-selling Pride, Mike Tramp's White Lion brings their national tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 4, its lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and bandleader the sole continuous member of the original White Lion from 1983 until their disbandment in 2013.

With his 2023 album Swing Your Lanterns hailed by Stereo Embers Magazine's Dave Cantrell as "blistering, elegiac, funky, rocking, and reflective," punk and rock legend Ivan Julian headlines a special August 30 event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist lauded, beyond his solo work, for being the guitarist, singer/songwriter, and founding member of Richard Hell & the Voidoids and Lovelies.

On August 30, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning rockers of the Eagles will be celebrated when Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse hosts the return of 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute, an evening of beloved, iconic hits sure to include such chart-toppers as "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," "Heartache Tonight," and "Hotel California."

Two increasingly acclaimed alternative-indie outfits will share the stage at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, on September 3, with the talents of Veaux touring in support of their recent singles and debut EP Still Awake, and the Foxies appearing while promoting new songs and albums such as 2020's Who Are You Now, Who Were You Then?

Hailed by AllMusic as "a moody Los Angeles-based surf rock/garage outfit with a Merseybeat heart and a take-no-prisoners punk attitude," The Buttertones headline a September 1 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's 2020 recording Jazzhound lauded by Album of the Year as "a fun and playful affair that will make you feel as though you and your surfer buds are getting ready for a night out in the '60s."

A pair of rising indie-music talents will separately headline a pair of August 31 concert events at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with the afternoon treating venue guests to the alternative pop of YouTube sensation Carter Vail, and the evening bringing audiences an intimate experience with acclaimed guitarist/vocalist Cole Chaney.

Headlining a two-day music festival at the Codfish Hollow Barn, the South Carolina-based ensemble SUSTO brings its Americana and alt-country stylings to Maquoketa on August 31 and September 1, the 2024 Fine Two-Day Fest demonstrating the skills that led Americana UK to call their 2023 release My Entire Life " a fantastic album" with "each song memorable and joyous "

Delivering everything from period-accurate equipment and costumes to spot-on characterizations and musical performances, the vocal and instrumental artists of Rumours bring The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on September 5, sharing memorable takes on “Big Love,” “Don't Stop,” “Go Your Own Way,” and other pop classics of their era.

A 2022 Grammy Award nominee for The Great Average American, a comedy set that Paste magazine called “full of sharp observations and hilarious insights into regular life,” standup sensation Nate Bargatze brings his national "The Be Funny Tour” to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on August 23, the funnyman also noted for his Comedy Central Presents and Prime Video specials and multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

With more than 250 Corvettes from across the county expected to attend the eagerly awaited event, the city of LeClaire's annual Vettes on the River: Vettes Supporting Vets will be held at the LeClaire Levee on August 24, the day-long happening boasting raffle drawings, a color guard ceremony, an awards presentation, and much more.

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