One of the most successful crossover country artists in music history, with more than 30 million albums sold worldwide, Kenny Chesney brings his eagerly anticipated national tour to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on May 4, the artist's accolades including nominations for 12 Country Music Association Awards (winning Entertainer of the Year four times), 11 Academy of Country Music Awards, and six Grammy Awards.

Held in conjunction with the debut of his full-length concept recording of piano and electronics titled Together We Rise, an album-release concert with St. Ambrose University professor William Campbell will be held in the university's Galvin Fine Arts Center on April 29, the contemporary-classical composer stating of his latest, "This music was created in my belief that we can all work for the common good and justice for everyone within our society.”

Chart-topping rockers whose illustrious career has seen the release of 23 studio albums (including last year's Alternates & Realities), 11 live albums, and 22 compilations, the Grammy Award-winning folk rockers of America enjoys a special engagement at the Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf on April 29, playing from a five-decade-plus repertoire boasting such classic hits as “Tin Man,” “Sister Golden Hair,” and the iconic “A Horse with No Name.”

A night of musical enchantment boasting some of the most beloved and hummable songs of all time will be heard at Davenport's Redstone Room on April 28, when selections from some of Disney’s iconic works – "Circle Of Life," "Cruella DeVille," and the Oscar-winning "A Whole New World" – will be performed by area ensemble the Quad City Singers in their family-themed concert delight Magic Singdom.

Lauded by Music Crowns as a young artist who "reveals the depth of her soulful music with her fiery energy," rock and blues singer/songwriter Erin Coburn headlines an April 30 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the Cincinnati-based musician inspiring Review-Mag to rave, "While she brings the sounds of modern rock front and center, Erin never forgets her heavily blues- and classic-rock-influenced past."

Ngaiire, May 2

With Atwood magazine calling her "expansive and expressive, immersive and wondrous," the Australian-based R&B and future-soul singer/songwriter Ngaiire performs a May 2 headlining concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist's most recent album 3 lauded by The Guardian as a "radiant and rich" recording that "meets the artist on her own terms.”

With the country-pop singer/songwriters lauded by American Songwriter as an artist who "should be one of the biggest names in music ... and she will be with that voice, passion and talent," Caitlyn Smith headlines an April 28 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in support of her April 14 release High & Low, which Atwood magazine called "an incredibly eclectic record" in which its creator "embraces life's messy darkness and euphoric highs."

Praised by Music Review Roulette for possessing "one of the most beautiful female voices we have heard in a long time," folk, country, and Americana singer/songwriter Genevieve Heyward headlines an April 30 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the rising star lauded by Americana-UK for her "lilting vocals, sharply clever lyrics, and a distinctly country hued musicality that should be able to win over both traditional and more modern fans of the genre alike."

Touring in support of his 2023 album BIG TALK, a work that, according to PopMatters, "points the way to a better world over a country-rock soundtrack," acclaimed recording artist Jarrod Dickenson headlines a May 1 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the musician's latest release also lauded by Rock & Blues Muse as "a smooth, defiant roar."

Currently touring in support of their 2022 release ILYSM, a recording that inspired Pitchfork magazine to state that "it shines bright and it soothes an aching soul," the indie rockers of Wild Pink play a May 2 headlining concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their previous album A Billion Little Lights also hailed by Stereogum as “one of the most exquisitely pretty rock albums in recent memory.”

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