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Stir Cove put on an amazing night of classic rock, featuring the legendary Bachman-Turner Overdrive as the headliners

July 19, 2025 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine “To sing is to pray twice” ~ St. Augustine There are rarely nights when everything just clicks, the music, the crowd, the atmosphere. Fortunately, the evening of July 18th, 2025 […]

89.7 The River’s 30th Anniversary Festival, featuring 311

July 15, 2025 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DUANE VOSIKA | Go Venue Magazine On a scorching day at River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa—though functionally Omaha for anyone attending—89.7 The River celebrated its 30th anniversary with a music festival that felt […]

Breaking Benjamin and Staind Sell Out the Stir Cove

June 1, 2025 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

PAM WHISENHUNT | Go Venue Magazine On one of the hottest days this year, Breaking Benjamin and Staind arrived in Council Bluffs, Iowa, bringing the Awaken the Fallen tour to the Stir Cove on May 31st, 2025. The sold-out show […]

CONCERT REVIEW: Dorothy Rocks the Whiskey Roadhouse

April 30, 2025 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

PAM WHISENHUNT | Go Venue Magazine Dorothy, along with tour mate Cory Marks, brought the Redemption Tour to the only casino on this leg. Dorothy sold out another show, this time at the Whiskey Roadhouse […]

Breaking Benjamin & Staind Announce Co-Headlining ‘Awaken The Fallen Tour’

December 3, 2024 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Today, rock powerhouses Breaking Benjamin and Staind announce their co-headlining Awaken The Fallen Tour. They will be joined by special guests Wage War and Lakeview. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city tour kicks off on April 26 at Brandon Amphitheater in […]

Creed Bring the ‘Summer of ’99’ To A Sold-Out Stir Cove

July 21, 2024 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine Earlier this year, Creed announced that they were reuniting to go out on tour to celebrate the Summer of 1999. Before July, a tour […]

Co-Headliners Asking Alexandria and The Hu’s Psycho Thunder Tour Brings Solid Heavy Metal to Stir

October 2, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY BOB DeHART | Go Venue Magazine Sunday, October 1 marked the end of Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel’s 2023 concert season, and they ended it off with a heavy […]

BABYMETAL and Dethklok Bring their High-Octane Show to Steelhouse Omaha

September 30, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine Steelhouse Omaha brought the Babyklok tour to Omaha. Babymetal and Dethklok had never played Omaha, so this had been a long time coming for the fans […]

Staind Returns to Harrah’s Stir Cove

September 11, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

PAM WHISENHUNT | Go Venue Magazine Staind strolled through Council Bluffs, Iowa, performing at Harrah’s Stir Cove, September 10th, 2023. Staind coming off their co-headlining tour with Godsmack, has performed a few random shows (including […]

Alter Bridge Brings Their Pawns & Kings Tour to Council Bluffs’ Stir

September 1, 2023 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK On Thursday, August 31, the mighty Alter Bridge made their long-awaited return to the Stir Cove stage at Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs with the […]