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No Stopping Skid Row at Stir Cove

October 4, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY DEAN BIRKHEIMER | Go Venue Magazine “Rock and Roll has probably given more than it’s taken” – Charlie Watts Been awhile since I’ve been at Stir Cove. I almost forgot how awesome a venue it […]

ZZ Top Wows Crowd at Stir Cove

September 19, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

SHOW REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR and PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine Friday nights are always a great night for a rock show and on Friday, September 17, Texas rockers ZZ Top […]

3 Doors Down and Seether Rock out Harrah’s Stir Cove

August 15, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR and PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine Stir Cove at Harrah’s Council Bluffs Hotel and Casino always puts on great shows. This was my first time back since […]

3 Doors Down Announce “The Better Life 20th Anniversary Tour”

June 1, 2021 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

3 Doors Down will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their debut album “The Better Life” this summer by hitting major markets in amphitheaters across the US for The Better Life 20th Anniversary Tour. “Kryptonite,” which launched their career, has […]

Flogging Molly and Social Distortion Rock the Stir Cove

September 17, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine On Wednesday, September 11, Stir Cove was the place to be as Flogging Molly and Social Distortion brought their brand of rock n’ roll. Everyone of […]

LIVE REVIEW: The Gin Blossoms and Collective Soul Rock Stir Cove

September 2, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JOE DeSANTI | Go Venue Magazine On Friday night, August 30th, two of my favorite rock bands from the 1990’s invaded the Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and I couldn’t have asked for more. Concertgoers […]

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Plays A PACKED Show In Council Bluffs

August 28, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine It’s not everyday that you get a chance to see someone who helped shaped popular music to what it is today. […]

Ben Harper and Friends Electrify Stir Cove

August 22, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JOE DeSANTI | Go Venue Magazine Three-time Grammy Award-Winning artist Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals played to a great crowd at the Stir Cove Summer Concert Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Thursday […]

LIVE REVIEW: Legendary Guitarist Slash and Myles Kennedy Deliver Their Solid Act at the Stir Cove

August 16, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

WORDS BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine On Friday, August 9, Slash made his return to the Stir Cove stage since 2010 to a roaring crowd. Along with the top-hat wearing guitarist, […]

The Wu-Tang Clan Unloads 36 Chambers in Council Bluffs

August 5, 2019 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JOE DeSANTI | Go Venue Magazine If anyone ever tells you that Hip-Hop is dead, have them attend a Wu-Tang Clan concert! The group invaded Stir Cove Summer Concert Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa […]