With the lineup currently boasting the heavy-metal talents of bassist Rudy Sarzo, guitarist Alex Grossi, lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl, and drummer Johnny Kelly, the hard rockers of Quiet Riot bring their tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center for a free concert on New Year's Eve, the group that originally debuted in 1973 currently included among VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock."

Performing from the repertoire of a county icon who boasts two Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards, and the RIAA Award for being the U.S.'s best-selling solo-album artist of the century, touring performer Drew Baloh brings his stage spectacular Garth Live! to Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on December 31, this special New Year's Eve event including such Brooks favorites such as "Friends in Low Places," "The Dance," and "The Thunder Rolls."

With the performer reprising his iconic performance from the Tony-winning Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, Branson, Missouri’s favorite piano man David Brooks brings On Fire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story to Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on December 31, the artist and his live band celebrating the country and rockabilly superstar's repertoire through in-your-face talent and unforgettable style.

Lauded for such top-10 Billboard smashes as The Ugly Organ and Happy Hollow, and hailed by Medium for their "innovative sound that blends angular melodies with often searingly emotional lyrics," the Nebraska-based indie rockers of Cursive headline a special December 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their live performances inspiring Spectrum Culture to rave, "At a Cursive show, there is no weak material."

A dazzling tribute show that blends the biggest hits from every era with the joy and sparkle of the holiday season, the yuletide stage spectacular Christmas in Taylorville lands at Davenport's Capitol Theatre on December 19, delivering breathtaking visuals, special effects, and holiday surprises that bring the season to life for families, die-hard Taylor Swift fans, and music lovers of all ages.

Returning to Moline with four performances of three spectacular presentations, the live, multi-sensory musical experience known as the Candlelight Concerts series enjoys its latest Quad Cities engagements at the city's First Congregational Church, the December 19 and 20 events boasting Christmas Special featuring "The Nutcracker" and More on Friday at 6:30 p.m., Tribute to Adele on Friday at 8:30 p.m., and Christmas Classics on Saturday and 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

A thrilling seasonal performance that blends the beauty of traditional carols with high-octane rock anthems, cinematic classical re-imaginings, and heartwarming favorites, the Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza comes to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on December 23, delivering a one-of-a-kind holiday concert experience that's bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever before.

On December 18, guests at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center are gonna party like it's (the year after) 1999 with the eagerly awaited arrival of the POP 2000 TOUR, a night of exhilarating pop hits and familiar faces boasting the talents of *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, and LFO.

Touring in support of their fall release Ready to Roll that inspired Faster & Louder's reviewer to call it "one of the best pop-punk albums I've heard in recent years," the Wyoming-based Teenage Bottlerocket, originated by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, headlines a December 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Punk Rock Theory saying of their latest, "The album has new wave sounds, Ramones-y elements, and a great sound with impeccable pacing."

A thrilling seasonal performance that blends the beauty of traditional carols with high-octane rock anthems, cinematic classical re-imaginings, and heartwarming favorites, the Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza returns to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center for the third straight year, the musician's December 18 engagement delivering a one-of-a-kind holiday concert experience that's bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever before.

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