Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa in 2026 [LIST]

Concerts & Comedy Shows Coming to Iowa in 2026 [LIST]

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The 2026 concert season is heating up! Check out some of the big concerts and comedy shows happening across the state this year:

*This is an ongoing list - last updated on 7/22/26*

The Pork Tornadoes

Aimee Mann

Warren County Fair, Indianola

  • Rhett Walker
    • Wednesday, July 22nd at 7 p.m.
    • With special guests Blake & Jenna Bolerjack
  • Casey Donahew
    • Thursday, July 23rd at 7 p.m.
    • With special guest Jordan Beem Music
  • Rodney Atkins
    • Friday, July 24th at 7 p.m.
    • With special guest TrainWreck

Great Jones County Fair, Monticello

  • Bailey Zimmerman
    • Thursday, July 23rd at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Chandler Walters
  • Megan Moroney
    • Friday, July 24th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Colin Lynch
  • Riley Green
    • Saturday, July 25th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Hannah McFarland
  • Gary Allan
    • Sunday, July 26th at 5 p.m.
    • With special guest Rice Rodeo

Crowder

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, July 24th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Jason Gray

Ashley McBryde

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Friday, July 24th at 8 p.m.

Fayette County Fair, West Union

  • Nate Smith
    • Saturday, July 25th at 6:30 p.m.
    • With special guests Lauren Watkins and Steve Schroeder

David Lee Roth

Death Cab for Cutie

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, July 26th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Nation of Language

Sac County Fair, Sac City

  • Walker Montgomery
    • Tuesday, July 28th
    • With special guest Landslide: Fleetwood Mac Tribute
  • Lonestar
    • Saturday, August 1st at 7 p.m.
    • With special guest Adam Calvert

Dubuque County Fair, Dubuque

  • Dylan Marlowe
    • Thursday, July 30th at 7 p.m.
    • With special guest Atlus
  • Sleep Theory
    • Friday, July 31st at 7 p.m.
    • With special guest Alborn

Hancock County District Fair, Britt

  • Rodney Atkins
    • Thursday, July 30th at 7:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Brandon Wisham
  • 38 Special
    • Friday, July 31st at 7:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Revel in Red

Hinterland Music Festival, St. Charles

  • Thursday, July 30th
    • Katseye
    • beabadoobee
    • Ashnikko
    • Audrey Nuna
    • Jane Remover
    • Frost Children
    • Porch Light
  • Friday, July 31st
    • Lorde
    • MUNA
    • Snow Strippers
    • Paris Paloma
    • Sofia Isella
    • Saint Avangeline
    • Amble
  • Saturday, August 1st
    • Mumford & Sons
    • Jessie Murph
    • The Format
    • Santigold
    • CMAT
    • Waylon Wyatt
    • Julia Wolf
  • Sunday, August 2nd
    • Kali Uchis
    • Young Miko
    • Geese
    • Wet Leg
    • Suki Waterhouse
    • Audrey Hobert
    • Samia
    • Haute & Freddy

Stone Temple Pilots (SOLD OUT)

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, July 31st at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Candlebox and Buckcherry

Whiskey Myers

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, July 31st at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Southall

Warren Zeiders

  • Battery Park at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Friday, July 31st at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Julie Eddy

Howard Jones

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Saturday, August 1st at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Wang Chung, The English Beat, Modern English, and
    Richard Blade

38 Special

Lee Brice

Jackson County Fair, Maquoketa

  • Dylan Scott
    • Saturday, August 1st at 7:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Ashley Cooke

Rodney Atkins

  • Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Walford
  • Sunday, August 2nd at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Cody Hicks Band

YUNGBLUD

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Tuesday, August 4th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Return to Dust

Buckcherry

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Tuesday, August 4th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Evandale

Mississippi Valley Fair, Davenport

311 and Dirty Heads

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Wednesday, August 5th at 5:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Ocean Alley and Rome

Cooper Alan

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Dylan Schneider

Neal McCoy

  • Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Walford
  • Friday, August 7th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Frank Ray

Treaty Oak Revival

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Friday, August 7th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests the Huser Brothers and Andy Buckner

Woodbury County Fair, Moville

  • Dylan Scott
    • Friday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m.
    • With special guest KC Bruner

Saving Abel

Men At Work

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Saturday, August 8th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Toad the Wet Sprocket and Shonen Knife

Lil Jon

  • Battery Park at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Saturday, August 8th at 7 p.m.

Corey Kent

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Saturday, August 8th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Cassidy Daniels

Diamond Rio

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, August 8th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Frank Ray

Tracy Lawrence

Dierks Bentley

  • Iowa Speedway, Newton
  • Sunday, August 9th before the NASCAR Cup Series Iowa Corn 350

Kane Brown

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Julia Cole

Comedian John Mulaney

Iowa State Fair, Des Moines

  • HARDY
    • Thursday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest McCoy Moore
  • Rod Stewart
    • Friday, August 14th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Richard Marx
  • The Red Clay Strays
    • Saturday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest The Bends
  • Lainey Wilson
    • Sunday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Tigirlily Gold
  • Staind
    • Monday, August 17th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Hoobastank
  • TLC & Salt-N-Pepa
    • Tuesday, August 18th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest En Vogue
  • AJR
    • Wednesday, August 19th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Em Beihold
  • Riley Green
    • Thursday, August 20th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Alabama
    • Friday, August 21st at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Exile
  • BigXthaPlug
    • Saturday, August 22nd at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest XOLEX
  • Josiah Queen
    • Sunday, August 23rd at 6 p.m.
    • With special guest Ben Fuller

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Andy Grammer

Cole Swindell

  • Backwaters AMP, Dubuque
  • Friday, August 14th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Highway Home

Clay Walker

Hairball

Sevendust

  • Club 5 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Saturday, August 15th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Return to Dust

Comedian Ms. Pat

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Friday, August 21st at 8 p.m.

Comedian Maria Bamford

Sierra Ferrell

  • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
  • Friday, August 28th at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests DJ Crimson Mask and the Hawkeye Drumline
  • Concert is FREE - RSVP HERE

AJR

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Tuesday, September 1st at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Arden Jones

Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, Mount Pleasant

Midland

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Friday, September 4th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Angel White

Velocity Festival, Dyersville

  • Friday, September 4th
    • Shinedown
    • Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • Kensington
    • Alana Springsteen
    • No Fly List
    • Loess Hills
  • Saturday, September 5th
    • Carrie Underwood
    • Collective Soul
    • Maggie Rose
    • Default
    • Danny Worsnap
    • 10 Years
    • Roseland
  • Sunday, September 6th
    • Creed
    • Skillet
    • Nate Smith
    • Filter
    • Cody Lee
    • Black Stone Cherry
    • 12 Stones

Collin Raye

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Saturday, September 5th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Elizabeth Mary

Comedian Tig Notaro

Tri-State Rodeo, Fort Madison

Blues Traveler

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, September 10th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors

Alison Krauss & Union Station

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Friday, September 11th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Featuring Jerry Douglas
  • With special guest Theo Lawrence

Russell Dickerson

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, September 11th at 8 p.m.

Jefferson Starship

Gin Blossoms

  • Hy-Vee Amphitheater at Centennial Park, North Liberty
  • Sunday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m.

Martina McBride

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Sunday, September 13th at 8 p.m.

Clay County Fair, Spencer

Whose Live Anyway?

Night Ranger

Ted Nugent

  • The Rust Belt, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Friday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Three Dog Night

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Friday, September 18th at 8 p.m.

Mitchell Tenpenny

Afroman

Leslie Odom, Jr. with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

  • Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City
  • Saturday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian John Crist

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Sunday, September 20th at 7 p.m.

Breaking Benjamin

  • Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, September 20th at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Chevelle, STARSET, and Kami Kehoe

Gary Clark Jr.

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Monday, September 21st at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Nat Myers

Bowling For Soup

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Ballywho! and rosecoloredworld

Melissa Etheridge

Bleachers

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, September 25th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest This is Lorelei

Coheed and Cambria

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Saturday, September 26th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest The Home Team

Ella Langley

Chance the Rapper

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, October 2nd at 8 p.m.

David Nail

  • First Avenue Club, Iowa City
  • Friday, October 2nd at 8 p.m.

Clint Black

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m.

Lauren Alaina

Brooks and Dunn

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Saturday, October 3rd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests David Lee Murphy and Angie K

Tucker Wetmore

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Saturday, October 3rd at 6:30 p.m.
  • With special guests George Birge and Jacob Hackworth

Taking Back Sunday

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Saturday, October 3rd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Thrice and Saves The Day

The Temptations

  • Stephens Auditorium, Ames
  • Sunday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m.

Rise Against

Zach Top

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Thursday, October 8th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

Sara Evans

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Friday, October 9th at 8 p.m.

The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short Comedy Show

  • Des Moines Civic Center
  • Sunday, October 11th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Jeff Babko and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian

  • Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City
  • Monday, October 12th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Rosie Flores

The War & Treaty

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Wednesday, October 14th at 7:30 p.m.

gymclassheroes. & Lupe Fiasco

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Wednesday, October 14th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest B.o.B.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Sammy Kershaw

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, October 16th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Mike Epps

  • Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf
  • Friday, October 16th at 8 p.m.

Pam Tillis

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Saturday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian Brad Williams

  • Stephens Auditorium, Ames
  • Sunday, October 18th at 7 p.m.

Wheeler Walker Jr.

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Wednesday, October 21st at 7 p.m.

Thomas Rhett

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Zach John King and Emily Ann Roberts

Comedian Jeff Dunham

  • Xtream Arena, Coralville
  • Friday, October 23rd at 7 p.m.

Kansas

Anne Wilson

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Saturday, October 24th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Peter Burton

Comedian Aries Spears

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m.

Daughtry

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Sunday, November 1st at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Ryan Perdz

Comedian Rodney Carrington

Blue Öyster Cult

Micky Dolenz - 60 Years of The Monkees

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Sunday, November 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian David Cross

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Tuesday, November 10th at 7:30 p.m.

Everclear

Jon Pardi

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Thursday, November 12th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Alexandra Kay and Sadie Bass

Shaun Cassidy

Cheap Trick

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Saturday, November 14th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest The Band Feel

Puddle of Mudd

  • Mississippi Moon Bar at Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque
  • Saturday, November 14th at 8 p.m.

Wilson Phillips

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, November 14th at 8 p.m.

Kenny G

Third Day, Chris Tomlin, and TobyMac

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Thursday, November 19th at 7 p.m.

Zac Brown Band

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Friday, November 20th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Grace Potter

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, November 20th at 8 p.m.

Mark Chesnutt

  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Friday, December 4th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Dusty Slay

Aly & AJ (RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 19TH)

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

Comedian Bert Kreischer

  • Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs
  • Sunday, December 6th at 8 p.m.

Hanson

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

Comedian Steve-O

  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Friday, December 11th at 9 p.m.

Mannheim Steamroller

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