Iowa City knows how to keep it “indie,” at least according to Billboard.
The University of Iowa’s multidisciplinary performing arts center, Hancher Auditorium, landed a spot on Billboard Magazine’s 2026 list of top music venues. The rankings identified 28 venues that “define the live-music experience today,” using both “editorial insight and hard data from Billboard Boxscore.”
Hancher Auditorium joins internationally known venues such as The Sphere in Las Vegas and the O2 in London, as well as festival locations such as Golden Gate Park in San Francisco…