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 41st incarnation on September 18 and 19, the LeClaire Park event – hosted by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society – featuring seven thrilling Main Stage concert sets, eight additionally incendiary events on the neighboring Pedigo-Jones Stage, and music lovers ages 25 and under admitted free.

A genuine rock and heavy-metal legend brings his national tour to East Moline on September 18 when The Rust Belt holds an evening with Tud Nugent, his self-titled album debut a double-platinum hit released more than a half-century ago, and subsequent Billboard smashes including such additional platinum sellers as Free-for-All, Cat Scratch Fever, and Weekend Warriors.

Performing from a beloved repertoire that includes “Brandy,” “Maneater,” “Break My Stride,” “Somebody's Baby,” and other easy-listening classics, the California-based musicians of Yachtley Crew headline a September 9 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their shows a salute to Yacht Rock greats such as Toto, Hall & Oates, Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, and many others.