A five-time Grammy Award winner who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned the Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance, blues-rock legend Robert Cray brings his band's national tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on August 9, the artist's ensemble having previously shared stages with the iconic likes of Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, and Eric Clapton.

With their repertoire boasting six studio albums, two live albums (including last year's Live at Riverside), five EPs, 22 singles, and 28 music videos, the heavy-metal artists of Ice Nine Kills play East Moline venue The Rust Belt on August 9, their most recent recording The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood a Billboard smash and the highest-charting album in the band's history.

With her most recent recording Modern Age hailed by Glide magazine as "a deeply nostalgic, sometimes melancholy, but ultimately charmingly sweet album," Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jill Andrews headlines an August 8 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's 2023 release also inspiring Americana Highways to rave, "All of it makes us smile, tear up, and think of days gone by, all at once."

An inventive duo that explores the outer edges of sound through improvisation and experimental music, harpist Stephan Haluska and percussionist Adam Shead will blend their talents in an August 9 concert event at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox, their collaboration drawing on a shared commitment to sonic exploration and contemporary composition, creating performances as meditative as they are unpredictable.

On August 14, 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."

On August 7, the 2022 winner of Graceland’s Ultimate Elvis Competition will bring his stunning impersonation skills to the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse when the Rock Island venue hosts two performances of The King in Concert, with critically lauded stage sensation Victor Trevino Jr. taking audiences on a thrilling trip through the decades and some of the most beloved rock, soul, and gospel tunes of all time.

Two increasingly acclaimed alternative-indie outfits will share the stage at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 5, with the talents of Veaux touring in support of their recent singles and debut EP Still Awake, and the Fox Royale joining them while promoting recent hit songs including "I Don't Speak the Language" and this year's "Almost There."

Praised by Americana UK as musicians who "deliver good-time music with an infectious groove," the touring talents of The Deslondes headline an August 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Tinnitist adding that the band's 2024 recording Roll It Out exudes "a quiet poignancy as they reflect on what it means to devote yourself to others – whether it’s family, friends, audiences, or other guys in the tour van with you."

Touring in support of their album debut We Could Be Brave, which Dork magazine recently hailed as “the first great emo record of 2025,” the indie-punk trio Michael Cera Palin headlines an August 7 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Line of Best Fit adding, “The world might not be so beautiful right now, but in the brave and timely hands of Michael Cera Palin, emo has never been in a better place."

The trademark tenor of Russell Hitchcock's soaring voice and Graham Russell's simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply, and on August 1, the band's co-founders will bring their "50th-Anniversary Celebration Tour" to Bettendorf's Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, their collection of iconic, adored hits including such pop staples as "All Out of Love," "Making Love Out of Nothing at All," and "Every Woman in the World."

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