Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile at Des Moines Civic Center

Brandi Carlile writes songs that don't look away. Her music addresses grief, love, identity, and the messy beauty of being human with a clarity that makes you feel less alone in whatever you're carrying. She's built a career on emotional honesty, and hearing that honesty live at Des Moines Civic Center on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 8:00 PM means sitting in a room where vulnerability becomes strength and where music does what it's supposed to do: connect us.

Carlile's discography includes recordings like Returning To Myself and Human, work that demonstrates her range and her refusal to deliver easy answers. Her voice can break your heart or lift it, sometimes in the same verse. A live outing offers another setting for your interest in her songwriting, with the performance itself as the focus of your evening.

This is the evening you bring someone who understands why music matters. Someone who knows that certain songs arrive exactly when you need them, and certain voices say what you've been trying to articulate for years. Carlile delivers both without apology.

Explore tickets for Brandi Carlile at Des Moines Civic Center and give yourself a Thursday night that remembers what music is for.