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CONCERT REVIEW: An Evening with DEEP PURPLE & JUDAS PRIEST Live at Stir Cove

September 25, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine On Friday, September 21, Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa was the place to be as two legendary […]

Stone Sour Bring Spirit Of Rock ‘N’ Roll to home State of Iowa

August 29, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY SARA ALEXANDER and PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine We are back in one of the best fuckin’ places to play rock ‘n’ roll in the goddamn world. – Corey […]

CONCERT REVIEW: Being Flogged and Dropped Kicked Never Felt So Good

June 10, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

“Irish music is guts, balls and feet music, yeah? It’s frenetic dance music, yeah?” – Shane MacGowan Remember this date “June 9th, 2018”. That was the day the Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, IA had […]

BARENAKED LADIES, BETTER THAN EZRA AND KT TUNSTALL DEFINED ENTERTAINMENT AT THE STIR

June 7, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June” – Al Bernstein Let’s imagine all the “important” people sitting around a conference room table at Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs. Topic up for discussion: […]

Deep Purple + Judas Priest Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour

April 23, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Legends will collide late this summer when Deep Purple and Judas Priest embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, OH and visit 25 cities across the […]

CONCERT REVIEW: Glam Bands With Shorter Hair at Mid-America Center In Council Bluffs

April 5, 2018 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

CONTRIBUTING WRITER BY PENNY PEPPERSTEIN AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine Five bands, people! Count ‘em. Firehouse, Lita Ford, Warrant, Dokken and Mr. Bret Michaels. This was a night of first […]

Lynyrd Skynyrd | Concert Review | Harrah’s Stir Cove Council Bluffs, Iowa

September 5, 2017 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine September 3rd, 2017, was a clear, hot night in Council Bluffs. The Stir was filled with fans from various locations. I spoke to a group of people who drove […]

Blondie | Concert Review | Stir Cove, Council Bluffs, IA | July 19, 2017

July 22, 2017 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

Bad Ass Blonde | By Penny Pepperstein I have two favorite songs that will get me dancing with no-tequila-shot required. One is Madonna’s, Vogue. The words, “What are you lookin’ at?” still get my ass wiggling and […]

Vince Neil, Queensrÿche and Sebastian Bach Rocked the Stir Cove

June 15, 2017 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

I hadn’t been gone to the Harrah’s Stir Cove Concert Series since mid-July of last year, until tonight I was there to see an awesome heavy metal lineup of the summer of 2017 featured Vince […]