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Events at Back Waters Stage

Q Casino + Resort ’ s Back Waters Stage presented by MidwestOne Bank returns with a slate of star-studded entertainment for all ages . Located at 1855 Greyhound Park Rd . on Schmitt Island in Dubuque , all of the shows are rain or shine . Tickets can be purchased at BackWatersStage . com .

Beartooth

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CURRENTS , BOUNDARIES , AND NEVERTEL THURSDAY , JULY 18 @ 6:30 PM BACK WATERS STAGE The fearlessly determined and creative Ohio-based powerhouse Beartooth perfected a sound sought by a generation of bands , equal parts solitary musical confession and celebratory exorcism . It ’ s an outright refusal to suffer in silence , weaponizing radio-ready bombast to deliver raw emotion mixed with noiserock chaos . They combine hard rock and hardcore in a way that ’ s smart , lean , melodic , and irresistible , without apology .

After more than 900 million streams from songs like “ The Past is Dead ,” “ Fed Up ,” and “ In Between ,” in addition to the band ’ s fourth album , Below , topping charts and finding its way into Best Rock / Metal Albums of the Year in 2021 , Rolling Stone introduced Beartooth as one of 10 New Artists You Need To Know .

Their latest single “ Riptide ” is a furiously courageous song of selfempowerment serving as a victory lap to memorialize a struggle with mental health and self-acceptance , which has defined so much of Beartooth since its inception . Beartooth offers no cure , but the recovery comes in the process ; the journey is the destination . So enjoy the ride . Tickets are $ 44.99 for GA and

$ 54.99 for Turpin Tailgate Zone . •

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

WITH SPECIAL GUEST SHEMEKIA COPELAND FRIDAY , AUGUST 9 @ 8 PM BACK WATERS STAGE A Jason Isbell record always lands like a decoder ring in the ears and hearts of his audience , a soundtrack to his world and magically to theirs , too . Weathervanes carries the same revelatory power . This is a storyteller at the peak of his craft , observing his fellow wanderers , looking inside and trying to understand , reducing a universe to four minutes . Also know for his tenure in Drive By Truckers , Isbell has won six Grammy Awards . You may know his acting chops from Deadwood : The Movie and Killers of the Flower Moon , but it ' s amazing songs like “ 24 Frames ,” “ Elephant ,” “ If We Were Vampires ,” and “ Cover Me Up ” from three No . 1 albums that will bring the house down .

Five-time Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland opens . This musical force also won 15 Blues Music Awards from 47 nominations including seven Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year at the Blues Music Awards , most recently in 2020 and 2021 . She ' s legit , folks ! Tickets are $ 59.99 for GA and

$ 79.99 for Turpin Tailgate Zone . •

Upchurch : Tune-In Tour ’ 24

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS T2 ., BRODNAX , AND JJ LAWHORN FRIDAY , AUGUST 2 @ 8 PM BACK WATERS STAGE The more serious alter ego of comic hickhop performer Upchurch the Redneck , Ryan Upchurch established a sideline career as a singer , performing songs significantly warmer and more personable than his purposefully rowdy rap material . After Upchurch started posting the videos online , word about his work began to spread , and as he developed a fan base for his “ hick-hop ” music , he released

an EP , Cheatham County , in May 2015 . The EP rose to No . 29 on the country albums chart , and Upchurch the Redneck ' s recording career was on its way .

Upchurch is joined by special guests special guests t2 ., Brodnax , and JJ Lawhorn .

Tickets are $ 64.99 for GA and $ 84.99 for Turpin Tailgate Zone . •

Ice Nine Kills & In This Moment : Kiss Of Death Part 2

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AVATAR AND TX2 SATURDAY , AUGUST 10 @ 6:15 PM BACK WATERS STAGE Ice Nine Kills makes music both timeless and timely , mixing metal , hardcore , and punk , with accessible power on fan favorites like “ Hell in the Hallways ,” “ Merry Axe-Mas ,” and “ The Nature of the Beast .” New hard-rock-and-horror

anthems like “ Hip to be Scared ” and “ Assault & Batteries ” demonstrate lead vocalist Spencer Charnas ' s fascination with fright , pop culture obsession , and his expertise with inescapably wicked melodic hooks and clever twists of phrase as heard in the Top 10 Mainstream Rock single “ A Grave Mistake ” and Top 20 hit “ Savages .”

In This Moment , a touring juggernaut who ' ve slayed stages worldwide at Ozzfest , Warped Tour , Download , Knotfest , and Rocklahoma , put out Mother in 2020 , earning “ The In-Between ” the band ' s first Grammy nod . Special guests Avatar and TX2 open .