Iowa Concerts & Comedy Shows in 2024 [LIST]

There are a ton of shows on the schedule for 2024! Here are all of the big concerts and comedy shows in Eastern and Central Iowa that we know of as of July 8th:

The Wallflowers

Capitol Theatre, Davenport
Tuesday, July 9th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Silverada

Brantley Gilbert

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
Thursday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m.

Pam Tillis

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Thursday, July 11th at 8 p.m.

Delaware County Fair

Delaware County Fairgrounds, Manchester
Chris Young
- Thursday, July 11th at 8:30 p.m.
Brantley Gilbert
- Friday, July 12th at 8:30 p.m.

The Beach Boys

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Friday, July 12th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Dave Mason

Josh Turner

Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf
Friday, July 12th at 8 p.m.

I Prevail

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Friday, July 12th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Hollywood Undead and Fit for a King

Jeezy

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Friday, July 12th at 8 p.m.

UB40

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Saturday, July 13th at 8 p.m.

Rodney Atkins & Easton Corbin

Cedar County Fair, Tipton
Saturday, July 13th at 7:30 p.m.

Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend

Iowa Speedway, Newton
Luke Combs
- Pre-Race Show on Saturday, July 13th (90 minute set)
Eric Church
- Post-Race Show on Saturday, July 13th (90 minute set)
Kelsea Ballerini
- Headliner 1 for Post-Race Show on Sunday, July 14th (60 minute set)
Post Malone
- Headliner 2 for Post-Race Show on Sunday, July 14th (90 minute set)

Ludacris

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
Sunday, July 14th at 6:30 p.m.

Beartooth

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Thursday, July 18th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Currents, Boundaries, and Nevertel

Buchanan County Fair

Buchanan County Fairgrounds, Independence
Eddie Montgomery
- Thursday, July 18th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest The Kentucky Headhunters
Walker Hayes
- Friday, July 19th at 8 p.m.

Great Jones County Fair

Jones County Fairgrounds, Monticello
Lainey Wilson
- Thursday, July 18th
- With special guest Jackson Dean
Creed
- Friday, July 19th
- With special guests Switchfoot and Finger Eleven
Cody Johnson
- Saturday, July 20th
- With special guest Randall King
Hailey Whitters
- Sunday, July 21st

Little Texas

Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Walford
Friday, July 19th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Zakk Grandahl Band

Sammy Kershaw

Davis County Fair, Bloomfield
- Friday, July 19th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest StumpTown
Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Walford
- Friday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Tori Martin

Gin Blossoms

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Friday, July 19th at 8 p.m.

The Band Camino

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Friday, July 19th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Knox

David Nail

Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa
Friday, July 19th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Matt Jordan

Mark Normand Comedy Show

Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids
Saturday, July 20th at 7 p.m.

Tracy Lawrence

Muscatine County Fair, West Liberty
Saturday, July 20th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Drew Baldridge

Eddie Montgomery & Dillon Carmichael

Southern Iowa Fair, Oskaloosa
Saturday, July 20th

Maddie & Tae

Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake
Saturday, July 20th - doors open at 8 p.m.
With Special Guest Anna Vaus

Thirty Seconds to Mars

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Saturday, July 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Bowling for Soup

Wooly's, Des Moines
Tuesday, July 23rd at 7 p.m.
With special guests Keep Flying and Eternal Boy

Fayette County Fair

Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union
Hairball
- Tuesday, July 23rd at 6:30 p.m.
- With special guest Bar Flyz
Kip Moore
- Friday, July 26th at 6:30 p.m.
- With special guests Niko Moon and Beau Timmerman

Larry the Cable Guy Comedy Show

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Friday, July 26th at 8 p.m.

Maren Morris

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Friday, July 26th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Delacey

Little River Band

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

Skillet & Theory of a Deadman

Dubuque County Fair, Dubuque
Friday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m.

Jackson County Fair

Jackson County Fairgrounds, Maquoketa
Muscadine Bloodline
- Friday, July 26th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Justin Moore
- Saturday, July 27th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Jadynce Jean

Primus & Coheed and Cambria

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Saturday, July 27th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guest Too Many Zooz

Rick Springfield

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Saturday, July 27th at 8 p.m.

Mississippi Valley Fair

Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport
Thomas Rhett
- Tuesday, July 30th
Koe Wetzel & Priscilla Block
- Wednesday, July 31st
T-Pain
- Thursday, August 1st
Bret Michaels
- Friday, August 2nd
Alice Cooper
- Saturday, August 3rd
Scotty McCreery
- Sunday, August 4th

Steve Earle

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Wednesday, July 31st at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Channing Wilson

Barry Manilow

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Thursday, August 1st at 7 p.m.

Clint Black

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Thursday, August 1st at 7 p.m.

Counting Crows

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

Upchurch

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Friday, August 2nd at 8 p.m.
With special guests t2., Brodnax, and JJ Lawhorn

Hinterland Music Festival

Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater, Saint Charles
Friday, August 2nd
- Hozier
- Orville Peck
- Hippo Campus
- Sam Barber
- Josiah and The Bonnevilles
- Odie Leigh
- Debbii Dawson
Saturday, August 3rd
- Vampire Weekend
- Lizzy McAlpine
- Charley Crockett
- Red Clay Strays
- Madison Cunningham
- Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
- Blondshell
- Hans Williams
Sunday, August 4th
- Noah Kahan
- Mt. Joy
- Ethel Cain
- Chappell Roan
- The Japanese House
- flipturn
- The Last Dinner Party
- Katy Kirby
- Palehound

Bush

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Tuesday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox

Joss Stone

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Tuesday, August 6th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Nik West

Iowa State Fair

Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines
Lauren Daigle
- Thursday, August 8th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Blessing Offor
Foreigner
- Friday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Melissa Etheridge
Jelly Roll (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday, August 10th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Dax
Greta Van Fleet
- Sunday, August 11th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest The Beaches
Brett Young
- Monday, August 12th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest NEEDTOBREATHE
Thomas Rhett
- Tuesday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Priscilla Block
Mötley Crüe
- Wednesday, August 14th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Pop Evil
Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias Comedy Show
- Thursday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
Avett Brothers
- Friday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest G. Love & Special Sauce
Ne-Yo
- Saturday, August 17th at 8 p.m.
- With special guest Eric Bellinger
Kidz Bop
- Sunday, August 18th at 6 p.m.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Friday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Shemekia Copeland

Summer Jam '24

Vibrant Arena, Moline
Saturday, August 10th at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Xzibit, and Yung Joc

Ice Nine Kills & In This Moment

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
- Saturday, August 10th at 6:15 p.m.
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
- Saturday, August 17th at 6:15 p.m.
With special guests Avatar and TX2

Pete Davidson Comedy Show

Capitol Theatre, Davenport
Sunday, August 11th at 7 p.m.

Ben Folds

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
- Sunday, August 11th at 7:30 p.m.
Capitol Theatre, Davenport
- Tuesday, August 13th at 7 p.m.
With special guest Lindsey Kraft

Steve-O Comedy Show

Five Flags Center, Dubuque
Wednesday, August 14th at 7 p.m.

Gabby Barrett

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Friday, August 16th at 8 p.m.

Josh Gracin

Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery, Walford
Friday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
With special guest Greenbrier

Niko Moon

Capitol Theatre, Davenport
- Saturday, August 17th at 7 p.m.
Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
- Saturday, October 26th at 7:30 p.m.
- With special guest Sophia Scott

Girl Named Tom

Five Flags Center, Dubuque
Sunday, August 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Five Finger Death Punch

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Monday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail

Smashing Pumpkins

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Tuesday, August 20th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest The Glorious Sons

20 Years of Tears

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Thursday, August 22nd at 5 p.m.
Featuring Hawthorne Heights, Thursday, Anberlin, Armor for Sleep, Emery, and This Wild Life

Jamey Johnson

Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, Des Moines
Friday, August 23rd at 6:30 p.m.
With special guest Whitey Morgan & The 78's

Nate Bargatze Comedy Show

Vibrant Arena, Moline
Friday, August 23rd at 8 p.m.

Luke Bryan

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Saturday, August 24th at 7 p.m.
With special guests George Birge, Larry Fleet, and Chayce Beckham

Disturbed

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Wednesday, August 28th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Plush

Riley Green

Back Waters Stage at Q Casino, Dubuque
Thursday August 29th at 8 p.m.
Special guest TBA

Neal McCoy

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Saturday, August 31st at 8 p.m.

Yung Gravy

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Sunday, September 1st at 8 p.m.

O.A.R.

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
Wednesday, September 4th at 8 p.m.
With special guests Ripe and DJ Logic

Bellamy Brothers

First Avenue Club, Iowa City
Friday, September 6th at 8 p.m.

Kimberly Perry (Of The Band Perry)

Wooly's, Des Moines
Saturday, September 7th at 7 p.m.
With special guest Madeline Merlo

Sum 41

Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee
Thursday, September 12th at 7 p.m.
With special guest The Interrupters

Black Pumas

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Thursday, September 12th at 8 p.m.

Frank Caliendo Comedy Show

Rhythm City Casino, Davenport
Thursday, September 12th at 8 p.m.

Cage the Elephant

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Friday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m.
With special guests Young The Giant and Bakar

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Friday, September 13th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Brit Taylor

Blues Traveler

Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
Saturday, September 14th at 8 p.m.

Barenaked Ladies

McGrath Amphitheatre, Cedar Rapids
- Monday, September 16th at 7:30 p.m.
Stephens Auditorium, Ames
- Tuesday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Toad The Wet Sprocket

Chris Issak

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Wednesday, September 18th at 8 p.m.

Cooper Alan

Five Flags Center, Dubuque
Thursday, September 19th at 8 p.m.

Dierks Bentley

Vibrant Arena, Moline
Friday, September 20th at 7 p.m.
With special guests Chase Rice and Ella Langley

Lauren Alaina

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

Judas Priest

Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena, Cedar Rapids
Saturday, September 21st at 7:30 p.m.
With special guest Sabaton

KC and The Sunshine Band

Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines
Saturday, September 21st at 7:30 p.m.

Knotfest

Water Works Park, Des Moines
Saturday, September 21st at 11 a.m.
Featuring Slipknot, Till Lindemann, Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison the Well, GWAR, Vended, Dying Wish, Zulu, Twin Temple, Holy Wars, Swollen Teeth, Spine, and Dose