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Hairball at the Iowa State Fair 2025

Hairball celebrates their Silver Anniversary Tour at the Iowa State Fair!

Motley Crue at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Motley Crue returns to Central Iowa for a stop at the 2024 Iowa State Fair

Foreigner at the Iowa State Fair

Foreigner says goodbye to Des Moines with one final show at the Iowa State Fair

The Doobie Brothers at Wells Fargo Arena

The Doobie Brothers play 50 years worth of hits at Wells Fargo Arena

The Eagles at Wells Fargo Arena

The Eagles brought their “Hotel California 2022 Tour” to Des Moines for a marathon show of hits

REO Speedwagon & Styx at Wells Fargo Arena

REO Speedwagon and Styx bring the nostalgic rock to Wells Fargo Arena!

Alanis Morissette at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

Alanis Morissette plays a rain-soaked set at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand

PHOTOS: New Kids on the Block & the Mixtape Tour 2022

New Kids on the Block, Salt N Pepa, En Vogue, and Rick Astley perform at Wells Fargo Arena on June 12, 2022

Luke and Jeriney’s Scream It Out

Thank you to everyone who joined Luke and Jeriney to Scream It Out at Lauridsen Amphitheater on March 5 for the chance to release the stress.

James Taylor and Jackson Browne at Wells Fargo Arena

Music legends James Taylor and Jackson Browne perform at Wells Fargo Arena

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