With smash pop and rock hits performed by the intensely gifted tribute artist Brian Harris and his five-piece ensemble The Mad Hatters Band, the repertoires of two iconic artists will be celebrated at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on October 21, with the stage event The Piano Men: Simply Billy & Simply Elton delivering a night of incredible music and showmanship by two of history's most venerable and beloved talents.

A multiple Grammy Award winner who is also a Kennedy Center Honors recipient and a vocalist with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, pop, gospel and contemporary-Christian musician Amy Grant brings her national tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on October 13, her accomplishments including having 17 chart-toppers on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, more than any other artist in history.

One of the most internationally popular and successful groups of the 21st century will make their long-awaited debut at Davenport's Adler Theatre on October 18 when Celtic Thunder presents their stage spectacular Odyssey, a fascinating exploration of Irish music and culture firmly grounded in the ensemble's impressive history while ambitiously forging new paths.

A night of electrifying hip-hop, rap, and rock is assured at The Rust Belt on October 19 when the East Moline venue hosts the national thrill of the “Hollywood & N9ne Tour,” a co-headlining showcase for the chart-topping ensemble Hollywood Undead and acclaimed Billboard sensation (and previous Rust Belt headliner) Tech N9ne.

Globally touring sensations who have routinely sold out international theatres and concert halls since their 1999 debut, the talents of MANIA: The ABBA Tribute bring their stage spectacle back to Davenport's Adler Theatre on October 19, thrilling patrons with such iconic pop anthems and familiar Mamma Mia! tunes as “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and “Take a Chance on Me.”

Led by lead singer and gifted Freddie Mercury tribute artist Patrick Myers, the touring sensation Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen makes its Davenport debut at the Adler Theatre on October 14, showcasing the legacy of one off the best-selling and most beloved rock bands in history through unforgettable hits including “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody to Love,” and “We Are the Champions."

Performing an eagerly anticipated concert return at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the Midwestern pop-rockers of the Pork Tornadoes will deliver an eclectic assortment of hits on October 14, their energetic repertoire ranging from Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and One Direction all the way to Kings of Leon, The Killers, Coolio, and Third Eye Blind.

With the outfit praised by Broadway World for music that is "quiet, understated, but so incredibly impactful," the indie-folk and pop musicians of The Arcadian Wild headline an October 18 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the group's most recent recording Welcome lauded by The American Root as "a momentary refuge from the stress and turmoil that plague today's everyday existence."

On October 19, fans of classic pop hits and iconic ballads are invited to the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse for the Rock Island venue's eagerly awaited return of Salute to the Rat Pack & Friends, a thrilling concert event that will take audiences back to the showroom of the Sands Hotel circa 1960 through beloved standards including “Fly Me To The Moon,” “Volare,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and many more.

As the organization continues to mourn the loss of its founder Nate Lawrence, who passed away on August 15, staffers with the Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series are delighted to host an October 15 concert featuring Polyrhythms favorites The Mike Conrad Trio, with the team of pianist Conrad, bass player Katie Ernst, and drummer Cassius Goens III delivering an enthralling blend of improvisation, interaction, and expression at Davenport's Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities.

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