2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]

Clinton, Iowa
Thursday, June 5th
- Whiskey Myers, Wyatt Flores, Bayker Blankenship, Joe Stamm Band
Friday, June 6th
- Riley Green, Ella Langley, Ole 60, Preston Cooper
Saturday, June 7th
- Jason Aldean, Gavin Adcock, Lily Rose, Dylan Schneider, Graham Barham

Comedian Matt Rife

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Sunday, June 8th at 7 p.m.

Coheed & Cambria

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Sunday, June 8th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Mastodon and Periphery

Alison Krauss & Union Station

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Friday, June 13th at 7 p.m.
With special guest Jerry Douglas

The Wallflowers

Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
Friday, June 13th at 8 p.m.

Comedian/Impractical Jokers Star Joe Gatto

Adler Theatre, Davenport
Saturday, June 14th at 7 p.m.

Chicago

Five Flags Center, Dubuque
Wednesday, June 18th at 8 p.m.

Weird Al

Des Moines Civic Center
Friday, June 27th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Puddles Pity Party
SOLD OUT

Linn County Fair

Linn County Fairgrounds, Central City
Chris Cagle
- Friday, June 27th at 7:30 p.m.
Dylan Scott
- Saturday, June 28th at 7:30 p.m.

Delaware County Fair

Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester
Scotty McCreery
- Friday, July 11th

Buchanan County Fair

Buchanan County Fairgrounds, Independence
Randy Houser
- Friday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Dillon Carmichael

Great Jones County Fair

Great Jones County Fairgrounds, Monticello
Nelly
- Friday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Chingy
Hardy
- Saturday, July 19th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest John Morgan
Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, & Collin Raye
- Sunday, July 20th at 7 p.m.

Jackson County Fair

Jackson County Fairgrounds, Maquoketa
Sawyer Brown
- Friday, July 25th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Confederate Railroad

Mississippi Valley Fair

Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport
All concerts start at 8 p.m.
Kane Brown
- Tuesday, July 29th
Nate Smith
- Wednesday, July 30th
Jon Pardi
- Sunday, August 3rd

Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners and Travis Tritt

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
Saturday, August 2nd at 7 p.m.

Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fairgrounds (Grandstand), Des Moines
Forrest Frank
- Thursday, August 7th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Lecrae
Parker McCollum
- Friday, August 8th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Josh Abbott Band
Megan Moroney
- Saturday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Kameron Marlowe
Hairball
- Wednesday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
Def Leppard
- Thursday, August 14th at 8 p.m.

Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge

Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines
Wednesday, August 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Tim McGraw

Field of Dreams, Dyersville
Saturday, August 30th

Cody Jinks

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
Thursday, September 18th at 6 p.m.
With special guest Tanner Usrey

Eli Young Band

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
Friday, September 19th at 8 p.m.

Where to Eat if You're Going to a Concert at Wells Fargo Arena

Heading to an event at Wells Fargo Arena or the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines? We've got you covered! We put together a list of restaurants within walking distance (15 minutes) of the venues that are open for dinner and have a Google rating of 4-stars or higher. Here are some of your options:

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Where to Eat if You're Going to a Concert in Downtown Cedar Rapids

The next time you're headed to a concert in Downtown Cedar Rapids, leave a little earlier so you can enjoy one of the awesome local restaurants nearby! Here are the places with seating that are within walking distance of the Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena, Theatre Cedar Rapids, and the Paramount Theatre (restaurants near the McGrath Amphitheatre are at the end):

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