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A downtown Cedar Rapids arena that its operator’s site says was originally known as the Five Seasons Center, the Alliant Energy PowerHouse brings the best of live entertainment to Cedar Rapids across nationally touring concerts, family shows and sporting events. The same site says its Club 5 configuration transforms the arena into an intimate club-like setting with a general admission, standing room only set-up.
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The McGrath Amphitheatre is a naturalized, outdoor amphitheatre on the west bank of the Cedar River within walking distance of downtown Cedar Rapids. Its operator’s page describes a room designed to host community programs as well as ticketed nationally touring events.
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A second-floor hall in the 1908 ZCBJ building in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia neighborhood, opened as a venue in 2020, the Olympic’s own site calls it a bold, historic venue with a large stage, a sound system and capacity for up to 500. It books touring and regional rock and country acts alongside tribute nights.
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A century-old Czech and Slovak society hall in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia neighborhood that the nonprofit Legion Arts turned into a multidisciplinary arts center, CSPS Hall’s own site says audiences traveled from throughout Iowa and surrounding states to hear the musicians it presented. It stages touring music, its own World Music Series and theatre runs in a Theater its FAQ sizes at up to 200 chairs for seated shows and up to 300 guests for standing shows, plus a Black Box that seats up to 75.
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A nonprofit market and business incubator in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia district, NewBo City Market’s own site says Rock the Block is its free weekly concert series, where each summer a variety of local and national touring bands take the Bankers Trust Stage in the Market Yard and fill Friday nights with live music.
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A live music venue in Cedar Rapids with an outdoor beer garden and a parking lot pressed into service for bigger shows, Otis’ Tailgators’ own site says it books everything from acoustic acts and cover and tribute bands to original and national touring acts.
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A 1914 silent-film theater in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district restored and reopened in 2022 as a live music venue, cocktail bar and private event space, the Ideal’s own site describes an intimate room for 125 indoors that opens onto a courtyard for up to 250, with a professional PA and stage production setup built for touring and professional artists.