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2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]
2025 has arrived! Here are some of the concerts and comedy shows coming to Eastern and Central Iowa this year:
*Updated 2/12/25: The list will continue to be updated as more shows are announced*
Flatland Cavalry
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Thursday, February 13th at 8 p.m.
- Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
- Friday, February 14th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Tyler Halverson
Collective Soul
- Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
- Friday, February 14th at 8 p.m.
Parmalee
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Friday, February 14th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Avery Anna
Comedian George Lopez
- Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
- Saturday, February 15th at 8 p.m.
Comedian Marlon Wayans
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, February 15th at 8 p.m.
Larry Fleet
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Friday, February 21st - doors at 7 p.m.
- With special guest Everette
Parker McCollum
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guests Kameron Marlowe and Laci Kaye Booth
Stephen Pearcy of RATT
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Saturday, February 22nd at 8:45 p.m.
Lee Brice
- Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
- Thursday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Lewis Brice
Rascal Flatts
- Vibrant Arena, Moline
- Saturday, March 1st at 7 p.m.
- With special guests Chris Lane and Lauren Alaina
LANCO
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Saturday, March 1st at 8:45 p.m.
Comedian Chris D'Elia
- Five Flags Center, Dubuque
- Saturday, March 1st at 7 p.m.
Josh Turner
- Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
- Friday, March 7th at 8 p.m.
Trampled by Turtles
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Thursday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest David Huckfelt
The Marshall Tucker Band
- Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
- Friday, March 7th at 8 p.m.
Ian Munsick
- Horizon Events Center, Clive
- Saturday, March 8th at 7 p.m.
- With special guest Hudson Westbrook
Comedian Patton Oswalt
- Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Sunday, March 9th at 8 p.m.
Brantley Gilbert
- Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
- Friday, March 14th at 7 p.m.
- With special guests Black Stone Cherry, Austin Snell, and Colt Ford
Brett Young
- Capitol Theatre, Davenport
- Friday, March 14th at 7 p.m.
- With special guest Kylie Morgan
Comedians/Social Media Stars #IMOMSOHARD
- Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Friday, March 14th at 7:30 p.m.
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, March 15th at 8 p.m.
Hairball
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Saturday, March 15th at 8:45 p.m.
- Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
- Friday, March 28th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest the Crushers
Armor for Sleep
- Wooly's, Des Moines
- Monday, March 17th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guests Boys Night Out and Hellogoodbye
Jackyl
- Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
- Thursday, March 20th at 7:30 p.m.
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Friday, March 21st at 9 p.m.
- With special guest Cody Parks & The Dirty South
Jackson Dean
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Friday, March 21st at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Meg McRee
Carly Pearce
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, March 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Carter Faith
Comedian Charlie Berens
- Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, March 22nd at 8 p.m.
Dwight Yoakam
- Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
- Friday, March 28th at 7 p.m.
- With special guests The Mavericks and 49 Winchester
Comedian Rob Schneider
- Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Saturday, March 29th at 7:30 p.m.
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Thursday, April 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Whose Live Anyway?
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30 p.m.
- Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray
Warren Zeiders
- Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
- Friday, April 4th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Tyler Braden
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Friday, August 1st at 7:30 p.m.
Amy Grant
- Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
- Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Bob Dylan
- Adler Theatre, Davenport
- Tuesday, April 8th at 8 p.m.
Comedian Jeff Dunham
- Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
- Friday, April 11th at 7 p.m.
Warrant
- Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guests BulletBoys and Stretch
- Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
- Saturday, May 10th at 8:45 p.m.
- With special guest BulletBoys
Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m.
G-Eazy
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Tuesday, April 15th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guests Marc E. Bassy and Goody Grace
The Devil Wears Prada
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Friday, April 18th at 7 p.m.
- Capitol Theatre, Davenport
- Saturday, May 3rd at 7 p.m.
- With special guests Erra, Kingdom of Giants and Acres
Brooks & Dunn
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
- Thursday, April 24th at 7 p.m.
- With special guest David Lee Murphy
Night Ranger
- Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
- Thursday, April 24th at 8 p.m.
Comedian Maria Bamford
- Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Friday, April 25th at 7:30 p.m.
Shinedown
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
- Friday, April 25th at 7 p.m.
- With special guests Beartooth and Morgan Wade
Silverstein
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Saturday, May 3rd at 7 p.m.
- With special guests Real Friends, Broadside, and Greyhaven
Comedian Tom Segura
- Vibrant Arena, Moline
- Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Alice Cooper
- Vibrant Arena, Moline
- Tuesday, May 13th at 7 p.m.
- Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
- Tuesday, August 26th at 7:30 p.m.
Comedian Nikki Glaser
- Adler Theatre, Davenport
- Thursday, May 29th at 7 p.m.
Comedian Shane Gillis
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
- Saturday, May 31st at 8 p.m.
Tailgate N' Tallboys Festival
- 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.
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Saturday, August 9th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest the Nadas
- FREE concert
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.
Jake Owen
- Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
- Thursday, June 19th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Uncle Kracker
Dustin Lynch
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Friday, June 20th at 7:30 p.m.
Justin Moore & Joe Nichols
- McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
- Saturday, June 21st at 7 p.m.
Modest Mouse
- Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
- Monday, June 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
Foreigner
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Friday, June 27th at 7:30 p.m.
- McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
- Sunday, August 11th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Cage Willis
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.
Mighty Howard County Fair
- Howard County Fairgrounds, Cresco
- The Frontmen
- Larry Stewart (of Restless Heart), Richie McDonald (of Lonestar), and Tim Rushlow (of Little Texas)
- Saturday, June 28th at 8 p.m.
- With special guests the Feudin' Hillbillys
Blues Traveler & Gin Blossoms
- McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
- Monday, July 7th at 6 p.m.
- With special guest Spin Doctors
Delaware County Fair
- Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester
- Scotty McCreery
- Friday, July 11th at 8:30 p.m.
Cedar County Fair
- Cedar County Fairgrounds, Tipton
- Jo Dee Messina
- Saturday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m.
Kansas & .38 Special
- McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
- Sunday, July 13th at 6:15 p.m.
- With special guests The Outlaws
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
- Sam Hunt
- Thursday, July 17th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Dylan Marlowe
- 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.
Muscatine County Fair
- Muscatine County Fairgrounds, West Liberty
- Clay Walker
- Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Timothy Wayne
Jackson County Fair
- Jackson County Fairgrounds, Maquoketa
- Sawyer Brown
- Friday, July 25th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Confederate Railroad
- Gretchen Wilson
- Saturday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Eddie Montgomery
Fayette County Fair
- Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union
- Chris Janson
- Saturday, July 26th at 6 p.m.
- With special guests Jackson Dean and Steve Schroeder
Gary Alan
- Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
- Saturday, July 26th at 8 p.m.
Maddie & Tae
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Saturday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m.
- FREE concert
Mississippi Valley Fair
- Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport
- All concerts start at 8 p.m.
- Kane Brown
- Tuesday, July 29th
- Nate Smith
- Wednesday, July 30th
- TLC
- Thursday, July 31st
- With special guest 3OH!3
- Third Eye Blind
- Friday, August 1st
- Jon Pardi
- Sunday, August 3rd
Hinterland Music Festival
- Saint Charles, Iowa
- Friday, August 1st
- 'Tyler, The Creator,' Clairo, Remi Wolf, Royel Otis, Rebecca Black, Good Neighbours, INJI, Scowl
- Saturday, August 2nd
- Kacey Musgraves, The Marias, Still Woozy, Role Model, Glass Beams, Gigi Perez, Willow Avalon, 'hey, nothing'
- Sunday, August 3rd
- Lana Del Rey, Bleachers, Sierra Ferrell, Wyatt Flores, Michael Marcagi, Evan Honer, Orla Gartland, Sam Austins
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.
- T-Pain
- Saturday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
Tracy Lawrence
- Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
- Friday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
The Frontmen
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Saturday, August 16th at 7:30 p.m.
- Larry Stewart (of Restless Heart), Richie McDonald (of Lonestar), and Tim Rushlow (of Little Texas)
- FREE show
Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge
- Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines
- Wednesday, August 20th at 7:30 p.m.
Pork Tornadoes
- Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
- Saturday, August 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
- FREE show
Tim McGraw
- Field of Dreams, Dyersville
- Saturday, August 30th at 2 p.m.
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.
Jason Aldean
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
- Friday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guests Nate Smith, RaeLynn, and Dee Jay Silver
Starship ft. Mickey Thomas
- Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
- Friday, November 7th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Head East
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:
Gallery Credit: Courtlin
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):
Gallery Credit: Courtlin