An evening of exhilarating metal and hard rock is promised at Davenport's Redstone Room on September 7, when the downtown venue hosts one spectacular show with four fist-pumping acts, including musicians from here in the Quad Cities: headliners Illusion of Fate, and the guest artists of Empty Graves, Wyvern, and Braver Than I.

With his live show described as a "blues punk guitar dance party," and the artist having enjoyed frequent tours of North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Taiwan, and Iceland, experimental rocker Bob Log III headlines a September 6 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist famed for donning a full-body human-cannonball sui and a helmet wired to a telephone receiver, which allows him to devote his hands and feet to guitar and drums.

A Liberian-born/Tennessee-based artist whose acclaimed style is informed by lyrical pop and traditions of his native West Africa, indie-folk singer/songwriter Mon Rovia headlines a September 12 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his Thursday-evening set sure to demonstrate why Buzz-Music hailed the performer as "an artist like no other."

With the Mississippi Valley Blues Society presenting the concert in partnership with the 2024 Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, a pair of thrilling, Chicago-based blues acts take the outdoor stage of Rock Island's Schwiebert Park in the final presentations of the MVBS's summer season: an afternoon set with the high-energy talents of the Sean McKee Band, and an evening set with the equally gifted artists of the Kilborn Alley Blues Band.

A Grammy Award nominee whose chart-topping singles include "No Doubt About It" and "Wink" from his platinum-certified album No Doubt About It, country singer Neal McCoy brings his national tours to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on August 31, his repertoire also boasting such top-10 Billboard smashes as “The City Put the Country Back in Me,” “For a Change,” “The Shake,” and “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye.”

Celebrating a quintet of years as one of the Quad Cities' most popular FM radio stations with a free Labor Day weekend bash, East Moline venue the Rust Belt will present the I-Rock Fifth-Anniversary Show on August 31, this evening of exhilarating live music featuring sets by three national rock outfits: the Massachusetts-based All That Remains, northern Illinois' Alborn, and the Alabama talents of Shallow Side.

An evening of thunderous, high-powered rock is guaranteed at the Rust Belt on September 5, the East Moline venue proud to host a pair of thrilling co-headlining acts: KK's Priest, featuring original Judas Priest musician K.K. Downing, and Accept, who have been thrilling fans as rock trailblazers for close to 50 years.

With its headliner revered for his famed band that produced top-10 Billboard smashes in "Wait" and "When the Children Cry," both from the double-platinum-selling Pride, Mike Tramp's White Lion brings their national tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 4, its lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and bandleader the sole continuous member of the original White Lion from 1983 until their disbandment in 2013.

With his 2023 album Swing Your Lanterns hailed by Stereo Embers Magazine's Dave Cantrell as "blistering, elegiac, funky, rocking, and reflective," punk and rock legend Ivan Julian headlines a special August 30 event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist lauded, beyond his solo work, for being the guitarist, singer/songwriter, and founding member of Richard Hell & the Voidoids and Lovelies.

On August 30, 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."

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