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Updated Oct 8, 2026 · daily
20 shows are listed in Des Moines, IA at 2 venues, from Oct 9, 2026 to Apr 17, 2027. Busiest venues: Wooly's (17), xBk Live (3). Listings come from venue calendars and are refreshed daily (updated Oct 8, 2026).
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TRAITRS
TRAITRS is a Toronto duo making post-punk and darkwave with a cinematic edge. Possessor (2026) was written through a harsh Toronto winter; one member calls it “the most personal record I have ever written,” circling grief, isolation and ecstatic release. On “I Was Ill, You Were Wrong,” echoing synths meet jagged guitar sweeps and a steady voice. One review hears the early Cure in it, “a strength, not a crutch,” channeled without imitation.
“Toronto post-punk duo on a fall US run behind their 2026 album Possessor, from San Jose to Wilmington.”
Listen: “I Was Ill, You Were Wrong” — BandcampOn the calendar
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| Date | Venue | Artist(s) | Genre | Details |
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| October 2026 | ||||
| Doors 7:00 PMNew, added Oct 4 | xBk LiveDes Moines, IA | Alternative RockAmericana | ||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Alternative RockHard RockGrungeElectronicRockPop Rock | |||
| Doors 7:00 PMNew, added Oct 6 | xBk LiveDes Moines, IA | Indie FolkCountry PopSinger-SongwriterFolk | ||
| Doors 5:00 PM | xBk LiveDes Moines, IA | R&BSoul | ||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Slam Death MetalBrutal Death MetalBeatdown HardcoreRap MetalHardcore PunkDeath Metal | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Nu MetalAlternative MetalHard RockPost-Grunge | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Stoner RockBlues RockPsychedelic RockPost-Rock | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Indie RockSouthern RockGarage Rock | |||
| November 2026 | ||||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Underground Hip-HopPolitical Hip-Hop | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | FunkJam Band | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | CountryAmericanaAlt-Country | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Indie RockFolk RockPsychedelic RockGarage PunkCountry | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Reggae RockFunkReggaeSurf RockIndie PopDub | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Southern RockCountry RockCountryPost-RockExperimental | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Indie Rock | |||
| January 2027 | ||||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | PopRock | |||
| February 2027 | ||||
| New, added Oct 5 | Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | CountryCountry Rock | ||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Indie FolkFolk Rock | |||
| April 2027 | ||||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | Thrash MetalHeavy MetalPower Metal | |||
| Wooly'sDes Moines, IA | PopDance | |||