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

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

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2026 is HERE! Check out some of the big concerts and comedy shows happening across the state this year:

*This is an ongoing list - last updated on 2/10/26*

Comedian Steven Michael Quezada

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, February 12th at 7:30 p.m.

49 Winchester

Comedian Dane Cook

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, February 13th at 8 p.m.

Warrant

Pop 2000's

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, February 14th at 8 p.m.
  • Featuring Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, and LFO

Dylan Gossett

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Thursday, February 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Toto

Comedian George Lopez (RESCHEDULED FROM 6/14/25)

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Friday, February 20th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Nate Jackson (RESCHEDULED FROM 10/3/25)

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, February 20th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Ages 16+

Turnpike Troubadours

  • Horizon Events Center, Clive
  • Friday, February 20th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest The Randy Rogers Band

Comedian Rodney Carrington

  • Diamond Jo Casino & Hotel, Northwood
  • Friday, February 20th at 7 p.m.& 9:30 p.m.

Brett Young

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Saturday, February 21st at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Jenna Davis

Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners

  • Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
  • Saturday, February 21th at 7:30 p.m.

NEEDTOBREATHE

  • Capitol Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, February 26th at 7:30 p.m.

Sawyer Brown

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Friday, February 27th at 8 p.m.

Dropkick Murphys

Pork Tornadoes

Three Dog Night

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, February 28th at 8 p.m.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

  • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
  • Wednesday, March 4th at 7:30 p.m.

Chase Matthew

Tyler Farr

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Thursday, March 5th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Aiden Mack Flathers

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld

  • Des Moines Civic Center
  • Saturday, March 7th at 8 p.m.

Carly Pearce

Grand Funk Railroad

  • Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf
  • Saturday, March 7th at 8 p.m.

George Birge

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

Gary Allan

  • Stephens Auditorium, Ames
  • Saturday, March 7th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Charlie Berens

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Sunday, March 8th at 7 p.m.

Hawthorne Heights

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests letlive. and Creeper

Comedian Chris Kattan

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, March 12th at 7:30 p.m.

Trisha Yearwood

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Friday, March 13th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Leslie Satcher and Bridgette Tatum

Bailey Zimmerman

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Friday, March 13th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Hudson Westbrook and Blake Whiten

Comedian Billy Gardell

Ian Munsick

  • Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
  • Saturday, March 14th at 8 p.m.

Foghat & Head East

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, March 14th at 7 p.m.

Sam Barber

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Saturday, March 14th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Clover Country

Comedian Jo Koy

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Saturday, March 14th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Bert Kreischer

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, March 15th at 7 p.m.

LANCO

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Sunday, March 15th at 7 p.m.

Steel Panther

HARDY

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Friday, March 20th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Cameron Whitcomb and McCoy Moore

Jake Owen

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, March 21st at 8 p.m.

Comedian Jessica Kirson

Comedian John Crist

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, March 22nd at 7 p.m.

Trampled By Turtles

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Tuesday, March 24th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Wild Horses

Bob Dylan

  • Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
  • Wednesday, March 25th at 8 p.m.
  • SOLD OUT

Comedian Daniel Tosh

Wheatus

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Thursday, March 26th at 7 p.m.

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

Tracy Lawrence

Skillet

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, March 27th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Margaret Cho

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Friday, March 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian Whitney Cummings

  • Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
  • Saturday, March 28th at 7 p.m.

Journey

Luke Combs

  • Jack Trice Stadium, Ames
  • Saturday, April 11th
  • With special guests Dierks Bentley, Ty Myers, Jake Worthington, and Thelma & James

WAR

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, April 11th at 9 p.m.

Girl Named Tom

  • Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  • Saturday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m.

Soulja Boy

  • Wooly's, Des Moines
  • Tuesday, April 14th at 7 p.m.

Clint Black

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Wednesday, April 15th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Gunnar Latham

Nate Smith

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Thursday, April 16th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guests Brandon Wisham and Josh Ross

Niko Moon

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Friday, April 17th at 7:30 p.m.

ERNEST

  • Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf
  • Friday, April 17th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Rhys Rutherford

Sevendust

Clutch

  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Saturday, April 18th at 7 p.m.

Alice Cooper

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Saturday, April 18th at 7 p.m.

Alabama

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse Arena, Cedar Rapids
  • Sunday, April 19th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Exile

Aly & AJ

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Sunday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Comedian Fortune Feimster (RESCHEDULED FROM JAN/FEB)

CeCe Winans

  • Stephens Auditorium, Ames
  • Thursday, April 23rd at 7 p.m.

Comedian Nate Bargatze

Comedian Ron White

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, April 25th at 9 p.m.

America

  • Des Moines Civic Center
  • Saturday, April 25th at 7 p.m.

Brandon Lake

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline (Quad Cities)
  • Saturday, April 25th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Pat Barrett

Comedian Trey Kennedy

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, April 25th at 8 p.m.

Tommy James & The Shondells (RESCHEDULED FROM 11/15/25)

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, May 2nd at 8 p.m.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Geoff Tate (of Queensryche)

  • First Avenue Club, Iowa City
  • Sunday, May 3rd at 7 p.m.

Bush

  • Vibrant Arena, Moline
  • Tuesday, May 5th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests Mammoth and James & The Cold Gun

Comedian Jeff Dunham

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Thursday, May 7th at 8 p.m.

Dwight Yoakam and ZZ Top

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, May 7th at 7 p.m.

Stephen Pearcy of RATT

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

Comedian Kevin James

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Saturday, May 9th at 8 p.m.

Cody Johnson

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Saturday, May 9th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Clint Black

Jo Dee Messina

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Saturday, May 9th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Alexandra Kay

ZZ Top

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Thursday, May 14th at 8 p.m.

Hairball

Lorrie Morgan & T. Graham Brown

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Saturday, May 16th at 8 p.m.

Yellowcard

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Tuesday, May 19th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guests New Found Glory and Plain White T's

George Thorogood & the Destroyers

  • Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
  • Tuesday, May 19th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest the Marshall Tucker Band

Comedian Steve Hytner

  • Adler Theatre, Davenport
  • Thursday, May 21st at 7:30 p.m.

Styx

Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood

  • Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
  • Thursday, May 28th at 7 p.m.

Great White & Slaughter

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Friday, May 29th at 8 p.m.

Billy Currington

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Friday, May 29th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest Marlon Funaki

Dustin Lynch

  • Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort, Larchwood
  • Saturday, June 6th at 6:15 p.m.
  • With special guests Mitchell Tenpenny and Rowan Grace

The Bellamy Brothers

  • First Avenue Club, Iowa City
  • Friday, June 12th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guest The Palomino Band

Drew Baldridge

  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sioux City
  • Friday, June 12th at 8 p.m.

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Saturday, June 13th at 8 p.m.

The Wallflowers

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Post Malone & Jelly Roll

  • Jack Trice Stadium, Ames
  • Friday, July 17th at 7 p.m.
  • With special guest Carter Faith

Muscatine County Fair, West Liberty

Carly Pearce & Sara Evans

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, June 19th at 7:30 p.m.

Luke Bryan

Comedian Matt Mathews

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, June 20th at 9 p.m.

Kathy Mattea

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Saturday, June 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Edwin McCain

  • Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
  • Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Five For Fighting

Linn County Fair, Central City

“Weird Al” Yankovic

  • Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids
  • Wednesday, July 1st at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Puddles Pity Party

Jordan Davis

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Friday, July 10th at 8 p.m.

Buchanan County Fair, Independence

  • Eli Young Band
    • Friday, July 10th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Chayce Beckham

Russell Dickerson

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, July 10th at 7:30 p.m.

Tyler Childers

  • Casey's Center, Des Moines
  • Wednesday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Wednesday

KALEO

  • Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel, Council Bluffs
  • Thursday, July 16th at 7:30 p.m.
  • With special guest Dawes

Delaware County Fair, Manchester

Allamakee County Fair, Waukon

  • Tracy Byrd
    • Friday, July 17th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys

Switchfoot

  • Rhythm City Casino Resort, Davenport
  • Saturday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
  • With special guests Fuel and Lit

Great Jones County Fair, Monticello

Crowder

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, July 24th at 7:30 p.m.

Fayette County Fair, West Union

  • Nate Smith
    • Saturday, July 25th at 6:30 p.m.
    • With special guest Steve Schroeder

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

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

Lee Brice

  • Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Riverside
  • Saturday, August 1st at 6 p.m.
  • With special guests Ashley McBryde and George Birge

Jackson County Fair, Maquoketa

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

Mississippi Valley Fair, Davenport

Cooper Alan

  • Preservation Plaza, Arnolds Park
  • Friday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m.

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

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
  • Lainey Wilson
    • Sunday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Tigirlily Gold
  • Riley Green
    • Thursday, August 20th at 8 p.m.
    • With special guest Mackenzie Carpenter
  • Josiah Queen
    • Sunday, August 23rd at 6 p.m.
    • With special guest Ben Fuller

Clay Walker

Comedian Ms. Pat

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

Velocity Festival, Dyersville

  • Shinedown
    • Friday, September 4th
  • Carrie Underwood
    • Saturday, September 5th
  • Creed
    • Sunday, September 6th

Collin Raye

  • Five Flags Center, Dubuque
  • Saturday, September 5th at 7:30 p.m.

Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, & Spin Doctors

  • Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
  • Thursday, September 10th at 6 p.m.

Clay County Fair, Spencer

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.

Zac Brown Band

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

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