80/35 Festival

Iowa’s 80/35 festival, back for its sixth go-round, brings a wealth of live music to Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines on July 5-6. This year’s lineup features headliners David Byrne and St. Vincent and the Wu-Tang Clan, plus dozens of support acts.

Another early spring day, another festival announced. Today (April 3) it was Des Moines, Iowa's turn to get in on all the fun, as the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition announced that Death Cab for Cutie and the Avett Brothers will headline the fifth annual 80/35 Festival. The festival will take place on July 6 and 7 at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines.