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2025 Iowa Blues Challenge
Sun, Oct 05
|Lefty's Live Music
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Oct 05, 2025, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Lefty's Live Music, 2307 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311, USA
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Join us for the Iowa Blues Challenge at Lefty’s Live Music in Des Moines, IA. NO COVER – FREE EVENT!!! The participating acts will be announced in early September.
This competition will decide who will represent Iowa in the 2026 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN where hundreds of acts from around the world converge on Beale Street to perform before music industry pros searching for new talent, with the chance to win prizes, notable gigs, and make career-changing contacts!
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