Iowa Concerts & Comedy Shows to Look Forward to in 2023 [LIST]

There is a LOT to look forward to this year! Here are some of the big concerts and comedy shows here in Iowa that have been announced for 2023 (as of 5/17/23):

Willie Nelson & Family

• Wednesday, May 17th at 8 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Austin Snell

Whose Live Anyway?

• Wednesday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m.
• Five Flags Center in Dubuque
• Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, & Joel Murray

Hanson

• Friday, May 19th at 8 p.m.
• Riverside Casino

Micky Dolenz - The Voice of the Monkees

• Saturday, May 20th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Davenport

DenimFest

• Friday, May 26th
  • Smash Mouth and Big & Rich
• Saturday, May 27th
  • Dierks Bentley
• Sunday, May 28th
  • Jelly Roll
• Forest City, Iowa
• Purchase tickets HERE

Dwight Yoakam

• Saturday, May 27th at 7 p.m.
• Five Flags Center in Dubuque
• With special guest Aaron Lewis

Flo Rida

• Saturday, May 27th at 7:30 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Too Hype Crew

Gary Allan & Tracy Lawrence

• Sunday, May 28th at 7 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids

Chris Stapleton

• Thursday, June 1st at 7:30 p.m.
  • Vibrant Arena in Moline
  • With special guests Marcus King & The War & Treaty
• Thursday, June 22nd at 7 p.m.
  • Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
  • With special guests Marty Stuart & Allen Stone

Night Ranger

• Saturday, June 3rd at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Davenport

The Pork Tornadoes: 80’s, 90’s and 00’s Dance Party

• Saturday, June 3rd at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest ViceBox

Marcus King

• Saturday, June 3rd at 8 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Myron Elkins

Tailgate N' Tallboys Festival

• Thursday, June 8th
  • Mitchell Tenpenny, Gabby Barrett, Jackson Dean, & Cooper Alan
• Friday, June 9th
  • Tim McGraw, Jake Owen, Jo Dee Messina, & Alexandria Kay
• Saturday, June 10th
  • Jelly Roll, Chase Rice, Warren Zeiders, & Chase Matthew
• Clinton Riverfront

My Waterloo Days Festival

• Friday, June 9th
  • Ginuwine at 9:30 p.m.
  • Ying Yang Twins at 10:30 p.m.
• Saturday, June 10th
  • Blessid Union of Souls at 9:30 p.m.
• Lincoln Park in Waterloo

Cody Johnson

• Thursday, June 15th at 7:30 p.m.
• Vibrant Arena in Moline
• With special guest Randy Houser

Impractical Jokers

• Friday, June 16th at 7:30 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines

Matchbox 20

• Saturday, June 17th at 7:30 p.m.
• Vibrant Arena in Moline
• Special guests TBD

Nick Swardson Comedy Show

• Saturday, June 17th at 8 p.m.
• Riverside Casino

The Doobie Brothers

• Sunday, June 18th at 7:30 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines

The Avett Brothers

• Thursday, June 22nd at 7 p.m.
  • Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids
  • With special guest Gov’t Mule
• Friday, August 25th at 7 p.m.
  • Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

• Thursday, June 22nd at 7 p.m.
• Five Flags Center in Dubuque
• With special guest King Solomon Hicks

Billy Currington

• Friday, June 23rd at 7 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guests Morgan Evans & Haley Mae Campbell

3 Doors Down

• Friday, June 23rd at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Candlebox

Young the Giant

• Wednesday, June 28th at 6 p.m.
• Water Works Park in Des Moines
• With special guests Milky Chance & Talk

Linn County Fair

• Thursday, June 29th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Niko Moon with special guest Adam Doleac
• Friday, June 30th
  • Jo Dee Messina with special guest Drew Parker
• Linn County Fairgrounds in Central City

Brett Young

• Friday, June 30th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Davenport

Koe Wetzel

• Friday, June 30th at 6 p.m.
  • Water Works Park in Des Moines
• Saturday, July 1st at 8 p.m.
  • Five Flags Center in Dubuque
• With special guests Pecos and the Rooftops & Dylan Wheeler

The Guess Who

• Sunday, July 2nd - doors at 8 p.m.
• Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake

The Revivalists & The Head and the Heart

• Monday, July 3rd at 6:30 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Jaime Wyatt

Buchanan County Fair

• Thursday, July 6th
  • Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, & Sammy Kershaw
• Friday, July 7th
  • Trace Adkins
• Buchanan County Fair in Independence

Deana Carter

• Thursday, July 6th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Dubuque

Fortune Feimster Comedy Show

• Saturday, July 8th at 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
• Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines

Falling in Reverse

• Saturday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m.
• Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids
• With special guests Ice Nine Kills, Underoath, & Catch Your Breath

Collective Soul

• Thursday, July 13th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Davenport

Darius Rucker

• Thursday, July 13th at 7:30 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Drew Green

Delaware County Fair

• Thursday, July 13th
  • REO Speedwagon
• Friday, July 14th
  • Carly Pearce
  • With special guest Aaron Watson
• Delaware County Fairgrounds in Manchester

Jerry Seinfeld Comedy Show

• Friday, July 14th at 7 p.m.
• Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids

Winneshiek County Fair

• Friday, July 14th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Easton Corbin
• Saturday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m.
  • John Michael Montgomery
• Winneshiek County Fairgrounds in Decorah

Walker Hayes

• Saturday, July 15th at 7 p.m.
• Community Choice Convention Center Ballroom in Des Moines

Lonestar & Eddie Montgomery

• Saturday, July 15th
• Cedar County Fair in Tipton
• With special guest Drew Green

Volbeat

• Saturday, July 15th at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Bad Wolves

George Thorogood and the Destroyers

• Tuesday, July 18th - doors at 7 p.m.
• Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake

Little Feat

• Tuesday, July 18th at 7 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Leftover Salmon

Motionless in White & In This Moment

• Tuesday, July 18th at 7 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
• With special guests Fit for a King & Ashes to New

A Flock of Seagulls

• Wednesday, July 19th at 7 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest STRANGELOVE-The Depeche Mode Experience

Ann Wilson & Tripsitter

• Wednesday, July 19th at 7:30 p.m.
• Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines

Great Jones County Fair

• Thursday, July 20th
  • Shinedown
• Friday, July 21st
  • Pitbull
• Saturday, July 22nd
  • Jon Pardi with special guest Russell Dickerson
• Sunday, July 23rd
  • We the Kingdom with special guest Anne Wilson
• Jones County Fairgrounds in Monticello

Brothers Osborne

• Friday, July 21st - doors at 8 p.m.
• Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake

Granger Smith

• Friday, July 21st at 7:30 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Earl Dibbles Jr.

Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend

• Saturday, July 22nd
  • Carrie Underwood - Pre-Race Concert
  • Kenny Chesney - Post-Race Concert
• Sunday, July 23rd
  • Zac Brown Band - Pre-Race Concert
  • Ed Sheeran - Post-Race Concert
• Iowa Speedway in Newton

Dubuque County Fair

• Thursday, July 17th
  • Lauren Alaina with special guests David J & Natascha Meyers
• Friday, July 18th
  • Skillet & Theory of a Deadman
• Dubuque County Fairgrounds

Jackson County Fair

• Friday, July 28th at 7:30 p.m.
  • LOCASH & Little Texas
• Saturday, July 29th at 7:30 p.m.
  • Clint Black & Chris Janson
• Jackson County Fairgrounds in Maquoketa

Incubus

• Saturday, July 29th at 7:15 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guests BADFLOWER & paris jackson

Mississippi Valley Fair

• Monday, July 31st
  • Jimmie Allen
• Tuesday, August 1st
  • Sam Hunt
• Wednesday, August 2nd
  • Jordan Davis
• Thursday, August 3rd
  • Ludacris & Lil Jon
• Friday, August 4th
  • Three Days Grace
• Saturday, August 5th
  • Limp Bizkit
• • Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport

KANSAS

• Friday, August 4th at 7:30 p.m.
• Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines

Hinterland Music Festival

• Friday, August 4th through Sunday, August 6th
• St. Charles, Iowa
• Headliners
  • Friday - Bon Iver
  • Saturday - Zach Bryan
  • Sunday - Maggie Rogers

Ben Folds

• Wednesday, August 9th at 8 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids

Iowa State Fair

• Thursday, August 10th at 8 p.m.
  • For King + Country with special guest We the Kingdom
• Friday, August 11th at 8 p.m.
  • Tyler Hubbard with special guest Parmalee
• Saturday, August 12th at 8 p.m.
  • New Kids on the Block
• Sunday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
  • Eric Church with special guest Jackson Dean
• Wednesday, August 16th at 8 p.m.
  • Lindsey Stirling with special guest Walk Off the Earth
• Thursday, August 17th at 8 p.m.
  • Maren Morris with special guest Lindsay Ell
• Saturday, August 19th at 8 p.m.
  • The Chicks with special guest Ben Harper

Elle King

• Friday, August 11th at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Megan Moroney

Blues Traveler

• Friday, August 11th at 7:30 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Big Head Todd and The Monsters

Halestorm

• Saturday, August 12th at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Black Stone Cherry

Benefit the Vets Concert Featuring Sawyer Brown

• Sunday, August 13th at 3 p.m.
• Worthington Memorial Hall
• With special guest Rafe Carlson

Tesla

• Sunday, August 13th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Dubuque

The Wallflowers

• Tuesday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
• Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines

Trampled by Turtles

• Friday, August 15th at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest Charles Wesley Godwin

Extreme

• Saturday, August 19th at 8 p.m.
• Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guests Living Color

Tracy Byrd

• Saturday, August 19th at 8 p.m.
• Rhythm City Casino in Dubuque

Gin Blossoms & Sugar Ray

• Friday, September 1st at 6 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guests Tonic & Fastball

Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper

• Saturday, September 2nd at 6 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
• With special guests Ministry & Filter

Jim Gaffigan Comedy Show

• Friday, September 8th at 7 p.m.
• Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids

Morgan Wallen

• Friday, September 8th at 7 p.m.
• Vibrant Arena in Moline

Third Eye Blind

• Saturday, September 9th at 8 p.m.
• Q Casino in Dubuque
• With special guest 10 Years

Train

• Tuesday, September 12th at 7:30 p.m.
• McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Parmalee

Flogging Molly

• Wednesday, September 13th - doors at 7 p.m.
• Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake

Matt Mathews Comedy Show

• Saturday, September 23rd at 8 p.m.
• Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids

LeAnn Rimes

• Friday, September 29th at 9 p.m. (rescheduled from 12/9)
• Riverside Casino

Lauren Daigle

• Friday, September 29th at 7 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines

Drew Lynch Comedy Show

• Friday, September 29th at 8 p.m.
• Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids

Cole Swindell

• Friday, October 13th at 7 p.m.
• Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids
• With special guest Nate Smith & Greylan James

Foreigner

• Wednesday, October 18th at 6:30 p.m.
• Xtream Arena in Coralville

Howie Mandel Comedy Show

• Friday, October 20th at 8 p.m.
• Riverside Casino

John Crist Comedy Show

• Friday, October 20th at 7 p.m.
• Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids

Switchfoot

• Friday, October 27th at 7 p.m.
• Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake

Shania Twain

• Friday, November 3rd at 7:30 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines

Little River Band

• Friday, November 17th at 7:30 p.m.
• Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines

38 Special

• Friday, November 17th at 8 p.m.
• Riverside Casino

Old Dominion

• Thursday, December 7th at 7:30 p.m.
• Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
• With special guests Chase Rice & Kylie Morgan