2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]

2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]

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Concert season is upon us! Here are some of the concerts and comedy shows coming to Eastern and Central Iowa this year:

*Updated 7/11/25: The list will continue to be updated as more shows are announced*

Delaware County Fair

  • Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester
  • Scotty McCreery
    • Friday, July 11th at 8:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Casey Muessigman

Todd Rundgren

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, July 11th at 8 p.m.

Head East

Cedar County Fair

  • Cedar County Fairgrounds, Tipton
  • Jo Dee Messina
    • Saturday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Burton Cummings

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, July 12th at 8 p.m.

Kansas & .38 Special

  • McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, July 13th at 6:15 p.m.
  • With special guests The Outlaws

Sierra Ferrell

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Monday, July 14th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Kaitlin Butts

Lake Street Dive

Hudson Westbrook

Great Jones County Fair

Buchanan County Fair

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

O.A.R.

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Friday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Lee DeWyze

Tyler Hubbard

  • The Rust Belt, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Friday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Roseland

Craig Morgan

  • Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, Tama
  • Friday, July 18th at 8 p.m.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Emery

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Saturday, July 19th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Have Mercy and Good Terms

Muscatine County Fair

  • Muscatine County Fairgrounds, West Liberty
  • Clay Walker
    • Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Timothy Wayne

Air Supply

  • Des Moines Civic Center
  • Sunday, July 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Weezer

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, July 20th at 8 p.m.

Wynonna Judd

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Thursday, July 24th at 7:30 p.m.

Beck with the Des Moines Symphony

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, July 24th at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Molly Lewis

Darius Rucker

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, July 25th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Shane Profitt

Lee Brice

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.

Warren Zeiders

Maddie & Tae

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Saturday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m.
  • FREE concert

In This Moment

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
  • Pop Evil
    • Saturday, August 2nd
    • With special guest Lit
  • Jon Pardi
    • Sunday, August 3rd

Clayton County Fair

Tesla

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, August 1st at 8 p.m.

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

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Saturday, August 2nd at 7 p.m.
  • With Travis Tritt

Jessie Murph

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, August 7th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Jorjiana

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
  • Pitbull
    • Sunday, August 10th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Neon Union
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • Monday, August 11th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest The Outlaws
  • Rascal Flatts
    • Tuesday, August 12th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Neal McCoy
  • Hairball
    • Wednesday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
  • Def Leppard
    • Thursday, August 14th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Phil X & The Drills
  • Hank Williams Jr.
    • Friday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Old Crow Medicine Show
  • T-Pain
    • Saturday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest charlieonnafriday
  • KIDZ BOP LIVE
    • Sunday, August 17th at 6 p.m.

READ MORE: All the Free Concerts & Shows at the 2025 Iowa State Fair

The Wallflowers

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Saturday, August 9th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest The Nadas

Ice Nine Kills

Comedian Rodney Carrington

Foreigner

  • McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, August 11th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Cage Willis

Tracy Lawrence

Kip Moore

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 concert

Black Stone Cherry

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Sunday, August 17th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Tim Montana

Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge

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

Simple Plan

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup, and Lolo

Flatland Cavalry

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, August 21st at 8 p.m.

Old Dominion

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • August 22nd & 23rd at 8 p.m.

Brothers Osborne

Pork Tornadoes

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Saturday, August 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
  • FREE concert

Heart

Gabby Barrett

  • Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls
  • Sunday, August 24th at 7 p.m.

Cypress Hill & Atmosphere

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, August 24th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Lupe Fiasco and The Pharcyde

Alice Cooper

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Tuesday, August 26th at 7:30 p.m.

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Thursday, August 28th at 8 p.m.

Jackyl

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Thursday, August 28th at 7 p.m.

John Morgan

  • Horseshoe Casino, Council Bluffs
  • Saturday, August 30th at 8 p.m.

Tim McGraw

  • Field of Dreams, Dyersville
  • Saturday, August 30th at 2 p.m.
  • With special guests Hailey Whitters, Ty Myers, Timothy Wayne, Cody Lee, and Dani Rose

Velocity Music Festival

  • Field of Dreams, Dyersville
  • Sunday, August 31st
  • Featuring Brantley Gilbert, Nickelback, Default, Buckcherry, Brett Scallions, Lakeview, Wayland, and No Fly List

Tri-State Rodeo

  • 2103 303rd Ave, Fort Madison
  • Nate Smith
    • Wednesday, September 3rd
    • With special guest Triple Threat
  • Ty Myers
    • Thursday, September 4th
    • With special guest Tyler Richton and The High Bank Boys
  • Turnpike Troubadours
    • Friday, September 5th
    • With special guest The Bobby Ford Band
  • Warren Zeiders
    • Saturday, September 6th
    • With special guest StumpTown

Chase Rice

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Thursday, September 4th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Hannah McFarland

Bailey Zimmerman

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Thursday, September 4th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Dylan Marlowe and Drew Baldridge

Ani DiFranco

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Sunday, September 7th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Hurray for the Riff Raff

Bonnie Raitt

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Wednesday, September 10th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band

Mudvayne

Noah Reid

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Friday, September 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Switchfoot

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Wednesday, September 17th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Fox Royale

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

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Friday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Nate Smith, RaeLynn, and Dee Jay Silver

Randy Travis

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Friday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With guest vocalist James Dupré

Hailey Whitters

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, September 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Poppy

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Sunday, September 21st at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest MSPAINT

Jefferson Starship

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Sunday, September 21st at 7:30 p.m.

Jamey Johnson

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, September 21st at 8 p.m.

Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Tuesday, September 23rd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Return to Dust

Halestorm & Lindsey Stirling

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Wednesday, September 24th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Apocalyptica

Sevendust

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, September 26th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Brian Regan

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Friday, September 26th at 8 p.m.

Cole Swindell

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Friday, September 26th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Priscilla Block and Greylan James

Austin Snell

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Friday, September 26th at 7 p.m.

Eric Church

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Saturday, September 27th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Marcus King Band

Cinderella's Tom Keifer Band

  • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
  • Saturday, September 27th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guests LA Guns

Jon Pardi

  • Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Saturday, September 27th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Jake Worthington and Colby Acuff

Toad the Wet Sprocket

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Sunday, September 28th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests KT Tunstall and Vertical Horizon

Comedian Preacher Lawson

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, September 28th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Kimberly & Justin Lawson

Turnstile

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Sunday, September 28th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Mannequin Pussy, SPEED, and Jane Remover

Father John Misty

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Wednesday, October 1st at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Cut Worms

Home Free & The Longest Johns

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Thursday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian Trey Kennedy

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Saturday, October 4th at 7 p.m.

Jonas Brothers

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Sunday, October 5th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Boys Like Girls

Franz Ferdinand

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Monday, October 6th at 7:30 p.m.

Brandon Lake

  • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
  • Thursday, October 9th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Franni Cash and Pat Barrett

Dylan Scott

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, October 10th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests George Birge and Zach John King

John Anderson (Acoustic Show)

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Friday, October 10th at 7:30 p.m.

Shaggy

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, October 11th at 8 p.m.

Paul McCartney

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Tuesday, October 14th at 8 p.m.

Cage the Elephant

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Tuesday, October 14th at 6:50 p.m.
  • With special guests Hey, Nothing and Vlad Holiday

Bret Michaels

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, October 17th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Sunday, October 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Whose Live Anyway? Comedy Show

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
  • Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray

Joe Nichols

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Thursday, October 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

Indigo Girls

  • Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls
  • Thursday, October 23rd at 7 p.m.

Russell Dickerson

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Saturday, October 25th at 8 p.m.

Sebastian Bach and Slaughter

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, October 25th at 7 p.m.

All Time Low

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Wednesday, October 29th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Mayday Parade, The Cab, and The Paradox

Blue October

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Sunday, November 2nd at 8 p.m.

Starship ft. Mickey Thomas

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, November 7th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Head East

Trivium

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Wednesday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests JINJER and Heriot

Comedian Heather McMahan

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Friday, November 21st at 8 p.m.

Hot Mulligan

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Monday, December 1st at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Drug Church, Arm's Length, and Anxious

Comedian Bert Kreischer

  • Casey's Center (Wells Fargo Arena), Des Moines
  • Thursday, December 11th at 7 p.m.

Where to Eat if You're Going to a Concert at Wells Fargo Arena (Updated 3/31/25)

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 (UPDATED 6/20)

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

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