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 isn't over yet! Check out some of the big concerts and comedy shows happening across the state this year:

*This is an ongoing list - last updated on 8/19/26*

Iowa State Fair, Des Moines

  • 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

Comedian Ms. Pat

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

Comedian Maria Bamford

Clay Walker

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, August 27th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Blackhawk

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

The Pork Tornadoes

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

38 Special

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Saturday, September 5th at 7:30 p.m.

Hatebreed

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Saturday, September 5th at 4:45 p.m.
  • With special guests Terror, Incantation, First Blood, Gates To Hell, Torture, and Creeping Death

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.

Three Dog Night

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?

Abbie Callahan

  • Elray's Live & Dive, Iowa City
  • Thursday, September 17th at 7 p.m.

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.
  • With special guest La Reezy

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.

Atlus

  • Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City
  • Friday, October 2nd at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Loess Hills

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

Tracy Lawrence

  • Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City
  • Saturday, October 3rd at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Chandler Walters

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.

Rick Springfield

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.

T.G. Sheppard and David Frizzell

  • Adler 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

Sugarland

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse Arena, Cedar Rapids
  • Thursday, October 22nd at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Payton Sullivan

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

Ben Folds

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Tuesday, October 27th at 7:30 p.m.

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

Little River Band

  • Five Flags Arena, Dubuque
  • Friday, November 6th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Seals & Crofts 2

Blue Öyster Cult

Great White

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Saturday, November 7th at 8 p.m.

Saving Abel (RESCHEDULED FROM JULY)

  • First Avenue Club, Iowa City
  • Saturday, November 7th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Massasauga

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

Larry Fleet

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Friday, November 13th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Dasher The Band

Cheap Trick

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

Puddle of Mudd

  • 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.

Andy Grammer

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

Old Dominion

  • Cedar Crossing Casino & Event Center, Cedar Rapids
  • Saturday, December 5th at 8 p.m.

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.

Comedian Brooks Wheelan

  • Cedar Crossing Casino & Event Center, Cedar Rapids
  • Thursday, December 10th, 2026 at 8 p.m.

Hanson

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

Moonshine Bandits

  • Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City
  • Friday, December 11th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Loess Hills

Comedian Steve-O

Mannheim Steamroller

Lorrie Morgan & T. Graham Brown

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, December 19th at 8 p.m.
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