Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Starset and Kami Kehoe

September 20, 2026 – Mid-America Center – Council Bluffs, IA

The Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa was the place to be on Sunday night, September 20, 2026, as Breaking Benjamin came to town for an awesome night of rock.

They didn’t come alone either.

Fans got their money’s worth with three opening acts before Breaking Benjamin ever hit the stage, and every one of them brought something different to the night.

Kicking things off was Kami Kehoe.

Kehoe is a Los Angeles-based, Las Vegas-raised alternative rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and drummer who’s been around music basically her entire life. She started playing drums when she was just three years old, and by six, she was already performing in a rock band with her two older sisters.

As she got older, Kehoe transitioned into a solo career and taught herself even more of the production side of music. Her sound pulls from alternative rock while also dipping into pop, R&B, funk, and soul.

She released her debut album, Drama Queen, in 2023, which follows the emotional stages of a breakup. Songs like “Loaded Gun,” “Sleep When I’m Dead,” and “Emotionally Unavailable” have helped her build a growing fanbase, along with a huge social media following.

One thing I really like about her approach is that she wants listeners to find their own meaning in the music. Her songs come from personal experiences, but she writes them in a way that gives other people room to connect their own stories to them.

Kehoe currently has over 1.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and her set was a great way to kick off the show.

Kami Kehoe Setlist:

Psycho
Something in the Water
Fade Out
Dirty
The End
Love is a Weapon
Sleep When I’m Dead
Dopamine

Up next was Starset, and these guys were easily my favorite opener of the night.

This was my second time seeing them live, and I honestly think this performance was even better than the first.

Starset formed in Columbus, Ohio in 2013 and was created by frontman Dustin Bates. Their debut album, Transmissions, arrived in 2014, followed by Vessels, Divisions, Horizons, and most recently Silos in 2025.

What really makes Starset stand out is the world they’ve built around the music. Bates created an entire fictional backstory surrounding the Starset Society and a mysterious signal from space, and that concept carries into their albums, videos, stage production, and live performances.

Their sound has been described as everything from alternative and electronic rock to hard rock and progressive rock. Bates has called it “cinematic rock,” which honestly feels like the perfect description when you see them live.

Their whole vibe is just cool.

The visuals, the atmosphere, and the music all work together to make their set feel like more than just a band performing songs. There’s a theatrical quality to it without taking away from how good the music actually sounds.

Starset has also had some major songs over the years. “My Demons” became a massive hit for the band, while “Monster” reached number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

They currently have over 3.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and their latest single, “a n n 1 h 1 l a t 1 0 n,” is definitely worth checking out.

What a set!

Starset Setlist:

p a r a d 0 x 1 c
Carnivore
Brave New World
Monster
SILOS
a n n 1 h 1 l a t 1 0 n
TokSik
My Demons

After a brief intermission, it was time for Chevelle, and as soon as they hit the stage, the energy inside the Mid-America Center kicked up another notch.

Chevelle formed in Grayslake, Illinois in 1995, originally built around brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler. Over the years, they’ve grown into one of the more recognizable bands in modern hard rock, selling more than six million records as of 2022.

Their 2002 album, Wonder What’s Next, was a huge breakthrough. It was certified double platinum and included “The Red,” which reached number three on the Mainstream Rock chart, along with “Send the Pain Below,” which went to number one.

Chevelle followed that success with albums like This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), Vena Sera, Sci-Fi Crimes, Hats Off to the Bull, and NIRATIAS. Their tenth studio album, Bright as Blasphemy, was released in 2025.

These guys know how to put on a show.

They looked and sounded great, and the crowd was completely locked in for their entire set. You could feel the anticipation every time another familiar riff started.

For me, hearing “The Red” live again was one of the highlights of the entire night. That song still hits just as hard more than two decades later, and hearing thousands of people reacting to it at once never gets old.

Chevelle Setlist:

Family System
Self Destructor
Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)
Pale Horse
An Island
Face to the Floor
Jim Jones (Cowards, Pt. 2)
The Clincher
Send the Pain Below
Comfortable Liar
The Red
Mars Simula

After another short intermission and a set change, it was finally time for Breaking Benjamin.

Breaking Benjamin formed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1999, with Benjamin Burnley serving as the band’s lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only constant member throughout its history.

The band started gaining serious attention with early releases like Saturate and We Are Not Alone. The latter gave fans songs like “So Cold” and “Sooner or Later,” both of which became major rock radio hits.

Things got even bigger with Phobia in 2006. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 and included “The Diary of Jane,” “Breath,” and “Until the End.” “Breath” spent seven weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

Breaking Benjamin continued that run with Dear Agony, which featured “I Will Not Bow,” before eventually going through a lengthy hiatus. When the band returned with a new lineup, Dark Before Dawn debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

They’ve sold more than 19 million units in the United States alone and earned multiple platinum and gold records along the way.

At the Mid-America Center, Breaking Benjamin showed exactly why they’ve been able to maintain such a loyal following for so long.

Their songs have a heaviness to them, but there’s also a melodic side that makes the hooks stick with you. Live, that combination works incredibly well. When those big choruses hit inside an arena, you feel them.

The entire night had been building toward their set, and they delivered.

I don’t get to the Mid-America Center very often for concerts, but it ended up being the perfect setting for this show. The sound was big, the crowd was loud, and having Kami Kehoe, Starset, Chevelle, and Breaking Benjamin all on the same bill made for one hell of a night.

Every band delivered.

If you ever get the chance to see any of them live, make sure you do.

Breaking Benjamin Setlist: