Ryan Michaels Band - Elray's Live & Dive - Downtown Iowa City

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 pm UTC-05:00

211 Iowa Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240-3915, United States, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 | Iowa City

Elrays Live&Dive
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Ryan Michaels Band - Elray's Live & Dive - Downtown Iowa City
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Ryan Michaels is a country, rock, vocalist/guitarist based out of Nashville, TN. Ryan’s unique vocal range and ability to capture a crowds attention have led him to a successful and ever-growing career in the music & entertainment industry. Combining his roots in 80’s rock and 90’s-00s country, Ryan brings a big, loud, and in your face show that offers a refreshing and innovative show to country and rock music fans alike.
Michaels plays weekly shows on Nashville’s famous historical Broadway Street as well as tours around the United States. Frequently praised for his consistent high energy and positive attitude; Michaels’ continues to show a driven and consistently improving innovative strategy in the entertainment business. Audiences continuously appreciate the personal feel of Michaels’ friendliness and banter on and off the stage. Off the stage Michaels’ focuses time on networking, running marketing / sales / public relations consulting, and recording.
“I value opportunities to meet as many people as I can before, during, and after shows and creating as personal of an experience as I can. I care about putting on a high energy show that gives people a good time and develops new friendships along the way.”
Ryan Michaels career originally started in Green Bay, WI where from a young age he slowly stopped playing sports to pursue music. Ryans extensive vocal training comes from roots of singing in school musicals and picking up guitar after school by age twelve. In 2020 Ryan graduated from the University of Wisconsin Colleges where he earned university degrees in Business Communications, Entertainment Management, and Music Performance. At this time Ryan was also performing with several local cover bands as a singer and guitar player. Shortly after, Ryan moved to Nashville,TN to pursue a full-time career in music where he quickly picked up residencies on Nashville’s famous historical Broadway Street and built a team around himself of twenty+ employees in positions including players, management, and marketing. Famous Nashville venues include Bridgestone Arena, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, The Stage Jason Aldean’s, Morgan Wallen’s, Luke Bryan’s, Kid Rock’s HonkyTonk, Bon Jovi’s, Tin Roof, and many more. While continuing to perform in Nashville, in 2024 Ryan started entry-level touring; bringing his show to cities around the Untied States including Indianapolis, Chicago, Lexington, Kansas City, Detroit, Birmingham, Louisville, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Madison, Milwaukee, Raleigh, Charlotte, New York, and more.
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