Delivering an evening of enthralling classical music boasting two Bach compositions alongside a quartet of additional pieces, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra opens its Autumn schedule at Davenport's First Presbyterian Church in the intimate concert event Up Close with the Mesa-Zelek Duo, with organist Greg Zella and cellist Thomas Mesa collaborating prior to the latter's forthcoming guest appearance in the QCSO's first Masterworks concerts of the 2023-24 season.

Touring in support of his 2022 release Neon Blue, which Holler Country praised as "a crash course in pure country from one of the music university’s finest and most knowledgeable professors," singer/songwriter Joshua Hedley headlines a September 28 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's latest also inspiring Pitchfork to rave that "the pleasure of Neon Blue is how Hedley subtly twists country conventions, making retro-minded songs and sounds seem both familiar and fresh."

One of the Quad Cities' best-loved rock ensembles, and musicians responsible for one of the area's best-loved outdoor festivals, headlines a Summer 2023 Concert Series event at the Tangled Wood on the first day of fall, with the Bettendorf venue, on September 23, hosting an evening with the jam-band talents (and Dawn & On Music Festival originators) of The Dawn.

With the concert event boasting six dazzling costume changes, exquisite musicianship, powerful vocals, and a spectacular and immersive multimedia backdrop, the touring artists of BritBeat: A Multimedia Concert Journey Through Beatles Music History take the stage at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on September 23, allowing patrons to step into a time machine and experience a remarkable recreation of the Fab Four in concert during the fabulous 1960s.

On September 23, a revered group of chart-topping, Grammy-winning rockers will be celebrated when Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse presents the six-piece ensemble Heartache Tonight's An Eagles Tribute, an evening of beloved, iconic hits sure to include such chart-toppers as "Hotel California," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," and, of course, "Heartache Tonight."

Boasting unforgettable show tunes rom the musicals Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes, as well as numerous other songs recognizes as 20th-century classics, the concert event American Songbook: An Evening of Cole Porter will be held at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on September 23, the event's beloved numbers including 'I Got You Under My Skin," "De-Lovely," "Begin the Beguine," and "I Get A Kick Out Of You."

On September 28, 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."

With award-winning, Billboard-charting, internationally touring artists performing on the banks of a mighty river, the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest returns to Davenport for its 37th incarnation on September 15 and 16, the LeClaire Park event – hosted by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society – featuring nine thrilling Main Stage concert sets, nine additionally incendiary sets on the neighboring Tent State, and the return of the MBVS' popular blues-education and -appreciation initiative Blueskool.

Venerated rockers who achieved chart-topping Billboard success in the 1990s and are still going strong today, the hard-driving and critically lauded musicians of Skid Row and Buckcherry team up for a special co-headlining engagement at Moline venue The Rust Belt, their September 19 concert sure to boast hits from their most recent, respective albums The Gang's All Here and Vol. 10, as well as iconic smashes such as Skid Row's "18 and Life" and Buckcherry's "Sorry."

Their musical experiences having collectively earned them Grammy Awards, Chicago Music Awards, and opening sets for some of the biggest names in reggae, the Midwestern world-music artists of Gizzae headline a September 15 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, these talents having previously collaborated with the legendary likes of Ziggy Marley, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, and Talking Heads.

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