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The Mixies 2013
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2013 80/35 Music Festival Guide
See new bands and re-live last year's fest through photos, videos, blog posts and more
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- Wooly's Dubstep Invasion
- Samantha Fish at Gaslamp
- Pianopalooza on New Year's Eve at Wooly's 2012
- Carrie Underwood and Hunter Hayes at Wells Fargo Arena
- Andrew Bird at Simon Estes
- Rascal Flatts at the 2012 Iowa State Fair
- Boyz II Men at the Iowa State Fair
- 515 Alive electronic music festival
- Grace Potter rocks Downtown Des Moines
- Maximum Ames at Wooly's
- 2012 80/35 Music Festival Friday
- 2012 80/35 Music Festival Saturday early
- 2012 80/35 Music Festival Saturday late
- Country Blast 2012
- Girl Talk at Wooly's
- Lisa Marie Presley at Wooly's
- Jimmy Cliff at Nitefall on the River
- Christopher the Conquered at the Gas Lamp
- Parlours at Ankeny Unplugged
- Deer Tick plays the Mews
- Grouplove plays Wooly's
- Lazerfest 2012 late
- Lazerfest 2012 early
- Green River Ordinance
- BBU at the Vaudeville Mews
- Young Dro at Val Air Ballroom
- Slaughterhouse at 7 Flags Events Center
- Jimmy Buffett in Des Moines
- Subsonic Social 11
- Gross Domestic Product 2012
- Travis Porter at Val Air
- Metal Alliance Tour
- The 2012 Mixies
- My Darkest Days at Wooly's
- Young the Giant
- The Parlours play Wooly's
- First Look: Wooly's
- Tyga at Val Air
- Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols at Gas Lamp
- Final performance of Cleo's Apartment
- Vanilla Ice rocks Des Moines
- Future Faces 2012
- Winter Blues Fest
- Lady Antebellum at Wells Fargo
- Euforquestra at People's
- Little Big Fest 2011
- Panic! at the Disco
- Big Sean at People's
- William Elliott Whitmore at People's
- Fallapalooza 2011
- Primus at Val Air
- The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
- DJ Bassnectar at Val Air Ballroom
- Blink 182 at Wells Fargo Arena
- Fishboy at the Mews
- The Ying Yang Twins at the Fair
- Josh Groban woos Wells Fargo
- Bright Eyes plays Des Moines
- Snoop Dogg in Des Moines
- O.A.R. at Val Air Ballroom
- Matisyahu at Nitefall on the River
- Gin Blossoms at Nitefall on the River
- Yonder Mountain String Band by the river
- 2011 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday
- Toad the Wet Sprocket at Nitefall on the River
- Fresh View: Organizing the 80/35 Music Festival
- Big Country Bash 2011
- Summer Jam 2011
- Michael Buble at Wells Fargo Arena
- Taylor Swift rocks Des Moines
- Bon Jovi in Des Moines
- A-May-Zing Days
- Here Come the Mummies at Nitefall on the River
- Slightly Stoopid at Nitefall on the River
- House of Pain in Des Moines
- Queens of the Stone Age rock Des Moines
- Kenny Chesney rocks Des Moines
- Country Spring Break 2011
- Dropkick Murphys at Val Air
- George Clinton at Club 504
- Less Than Jake concert at People's Court
- Guster rocks Hoyt Sherman Place
- Future Faces 2011
- Winter Jam 2011 Tour Spectacular
- James Biehn benefit concert
- Music as a Weapon
- Passion Pit at the Val Air Ballroom
- Who's Bad
- The 18 biggest, rockingest 2010 concerts
- Fresh View: Behind the music
- Carrie Underwood at Wells Fargo
- Nadas Silent Night at Hoyt Sherman
- Hairball at 7 Flags Event Center
- Little Big Fest 2010
- Alt rockers Filter play Des Moines
- Band of Horses at Val Air Ballroom
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony in Des Moines
- Vanilla Ice at the Iowa State Fair
- Phoenix at People's Court
- Black Keys at the Val Air Ballroom
- 515 Alive 2010
- Nitefall on the River: Barenaked Ladies
- Devo concert at the Walnut Street bridge
- 311 in Des Moines
- 2010 80/35 Music Festival photos: Sunday, part 1
- 2010 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday, part 1
- 2010 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday, part 2
- 2010 80/35 Music Festival: Saturday early
- 2010 80/35 Music Festival: Best umbrellas
- Cage the Elephant fans
- Dirty Little Rabbits in Ames
- Big Country Bash 2010
- Summer Jam 2010
- Top 10 Big Country Bash mud baths
- First Nitefall on the River of 2010
- CAMPfest Saturday night
- Goo Goo Dolls at 7 Flags Event Center
- Lazerfest 2010 late
- Lazerfest 2010 early
- Tech N9ne in Des Moines
- Taylor Swift in Des Moines
- Poison Control Center album release party
- AC/DC in Des Moines
- Ani DiFranco at Hoyt Sherman Place
- Elton John at Wells Fargo Arena
- Angels and Airwaves at Val Air Ballroom
- George Strait, Reba McEntire and LeAnn Womack
- Gross Domestic Product V 2010
- After party with the Black Eyed Peas
- Black Eyed Peas fill Wells Fargo Arena
- Eric Church at Val Air Ballroom
- Bret Michaels in Des Moines
- Country Spring Break
- Dashboard Confessional at People’s Court
- Hard rockers OTEP packed People's
- Fresh View: A weekend of music
- Nadas at the Mews
- Tim McGraw fills Des Moines arena
- Shinedown at Val Air Ballroom
- Future Faces 2010
- Winter Jam Christian Rock Tour
- Brandi Carlile plays Des Moines
- Brad Paisley plays Des Moines
- People's Court Snow Ball
- Nada Silent Night 2009
- Crossroads Entertainment and Art Experience
- Fresh View: Seven nights, seven bands in Des Moines
- Rob Zombie at the Val Air Ballroom
- Little Big Fest 2009
- Matisyahu in Des Moines
- Daughtry in Ames
- Karaoke at Cattoors on Grand and Jeannie's Bottle
- Joe Bonamassa concert at Hoyt Sherman
- Dethklok, Mastodon and more at Val Air
- Rockin' with Chevelle
- Idol's Brooke White and Michael Johns at People's
- Dave Matthews tailgating
- Dave Matthews Band and fans in Des Moines
- The Boss rocks Des Moines
- Silversun Pickups in Des Moines
- Buckcherry at Val Air Ballroom
- Sugarland in Ames
- Britney Spears fans in Des Moines
- Journey and Heart close 2009 Iowa State Fair
- Bret Michaels at the Iowa State Fair
- Atmosphere at Simon Estes
- Rockstars of the 80s at People's Court
- 'American Idol' David Cook in Des Moines
- 80/35 Music Fest: Late Saturday
- 80/35 Music Fest: More from Saturday
- 80/35 Music Fest: Saturday
- 2009 80/35 Music Fest: Public Enemy
- Big Country Bash 2009
- Summer Jam 2009
- Keith Urban and Taylor Swift in Des Moines
- Coldplay in Des Moines
- Eric Hutchinson at Nitefall on the River
- 80/35 Wild Card concert
- Fridays at the Fountain at West Glen
- Lazerfest 2009
- Santigold at People's Court
- Twista at Val Air
- The Used fans
- The Sounds concert at People's
- Music as a Weapon
- Kenny Chesney's concert in Des Moines
- Simon Lott and Charlie Hunter at Vaudeville Mews
- Young Jeezy
- Leslie and the Lys
- The people of Gross Domestic Product
- The Bands of Gross Domestic Product
- New Kids on the Block in Des Moines
- (Hed) PE at House of Bricks
- Nickelback rocks Des Moines
- Andrew Bird at Hoyt Sherman Place
- Jim Jones and Juelz Santana at Val Air Ballroom
- Toby Keith at Wells Fargo Arena
- Motley Crue's Des Moines concert at Wells Fargo
- Kevin Costner and Johnny's Hall of Fame on Court Avenue
- Slipknot's Des Moines maggots
- Slipknot's Des Moines concert
- Rascal Flatts with Jessica Simpson
- Girl Talk
- Shwayze and The Knux and Krista
- Reverend Horton Heat
- The Nadas "Silent Night VI"
- Little Big Fest 2008
- Soulfly
- Dropkick Murphys
- Rock Girl pageant and Hairball
- Hawthorne Heights at People's Court
- Hanson
- Women in music: the photos and stories
- Metallica rocks Des Moines
- Against Me! with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Future of the Left
- The Old 97's with The Spring Standards
- The Kooks at People's Court
- Relient K, Ludo, The Providence and House of Heroes
- MGMT and Radio Moscow
- Apocalyptica
- Neko Case and Giant Sand at Hoyt Sherman Place
- Paula Nelson Band at the House of Bricks
- Shawn Mayer
- Def Leppard at the fair
- Des Moines Boyz CD Release Party
- EVE6 at the State Fair
- Josh Turner at the State Fair
- Flogging Molly at Val Air
- The Envy Corps and Dick Prall
- 515 Alive Urban Music & Arts Festival
- 2008 80/35: Flaming Lips
- 2008 Big Country Bash
- US Air Guitar Championship at House of Bricks
- Lollapalooza 2008 Metromix Music Lounge: Day 3 and After Party
- Norah Jones in Des Moines
- Owl City at Val Air Ballroom
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