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This week in Des Moines

Sun, Nov 8

7:00 PM

Buffalo Nichols · xBk Live · the act

Tue, Nov 10

7:00 PM

American Hi‐Fi · Hoyt Sherman Place · the act

Tue, Nov 10

7:00 PM

Kurt Vile & The Violators

Wooly’s · the act

Thu, Nov 12

8:00 PM

Des Moines Civic Center · the act

Fri, Nov 13

7:30 PM

Hoyt Sherman Place · the act

Sat, Nov 14

8:00 PM

Alicia Villarreal

Vibrant Music Hall · the act

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The Temptations return to the Des Moines area for the first time since 2018

The Temptations return to the Des Moines area for the first time since 2018

Otis Williams' Motown institution plays Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2027.

By On at 8 Staff · Nov 7, 2026

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