2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]

2025 Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa [LIST]

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2025 has arrived! Here are some of the concerts and comedy shows coming to Eastern and Central Iowa this year:

*Updated 3/20/25: The list will continue to be updated as more shows are announced*

Jackyl

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.

Lee Brice

Dwight Yoakam

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Friday, March 28th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests The Mavericks and 49 Winchester

Hairball

Great White & Slaughter

  • Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, Tama
  • Saturday, March 29th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Rob Schneider

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

Midland

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, April 5th at 8 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

Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m.

Night Ranger

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

Wild N Out Iowa Takeover - Comedy Show

  • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
  • Friday, April 18th at 8 p.m.
  • "Hosted by entertainment mogul Nick Cannon, features a star-studded lineup of comedians, cast members, and special guests, delivering the same unpredictable fun that has captivated millions on MTV."

The Devil Wears Prada

Tigirlily Gold

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, April 19th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Emily Elgin

Pork Tornadoes

Brooks & Dunn

  • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
  • Thursday, April 24th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest David Lee Murphy

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

Bright Eyes

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, April 26th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Cursive

Hollywood Undead and Tech N9ne

  • Horizon Events Center, Clive
  • Tuesday, April 29th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Set it Off and Zero 9:63

Charley Crockett

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, May 2nd at 8 p.m.

Asking Alexandria

Silverstein

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, May 3rd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Real Friends, Broadside, and Greyhaven

Seether

  • McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Wednesday, May 7th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests MAMMOTH WVH and Nonpoint

Comedian Tom Segura

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Dying Fetus & Cradle of Filth

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, May 10th at 4:30 p.m.

Alice Cooper

The Fray

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Thursday, May 22nd at 8 p.m.

Comedian Nikki Glaser

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, May 29th at 7 p.m.

Comedian David Spade

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Friday, May 30th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Shane Gillis

  • Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
  • Saturday, May 31st at 8 p.m.

Georgette Jones

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, 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

Whiskey Myers

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Friday, June 6th at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Bayker Blankenship and Pony Bradshaw

The Marshall Tucker Band (Rescheduled)

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, June 7th at 8 p.m.

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

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.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Saturday, June 21st at 8 p.m.

Modest Mouse

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

Foreigner

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.

Butler County Fair

  • Butler County Fairgrounds, Allison
  • Tyler Farr
    • 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

Styx & The Kevin Cronin Band

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Thursday, July 3rd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Don Felder

311

  • Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
    • Saturday, July 5th at 7 p.m.
  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
    • Wednesday, July 9th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Badflower and Sitting on Saturn

Blues Traveler & Gin Blossoms

  • McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Monday, July 7th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guest Spin Doctors

Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners

Delaware County Fair

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

Lake Street Dive

Great Jones County Fair

Tyler Hubbard

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

Buchanan County Fair

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

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.

Wynonna Judd

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

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

Clayton County Fair

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

Iowa State Fair

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

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.

Tim McGraw

  • Field of Dreams, Dyersville
  • Saturday, August 30th at 2 p.m.

Velocity Music Festival

  • Field of Dreams, Dyersville
  • Sunday, August 31st
  • Featuring Brantley Gilbert and Nickelback - more artists TBA

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

Randy Travis

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

Bret Michaels

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, October 17th 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

Comedian Heather McMahan

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

Comedian Bert Kreischer

  • 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

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

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