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Iowa State Fair announces first 2022 Grandstand act

Darren Tromblay Iowa State Fair, Keith Urban

The Iowa State Fair Grandstand Concert Series announced today that Keith Urban will bring his ” The Speed of Now World”

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Featured Interviews 

Blue Collar Man: A Conversation With Styx vocalist Lawrence Gowan

Tammy Pearson Iowa State Fair, Styx

Iowa State Fair Grandstand goers will be rocking in paradise this Wednesday night, Aug. 18, thanks to the return of

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Featured Music News 

Keith Urban bows out of slated Iowa State Fair performance

Darren Tromblay Iowa State Fair, Keith Urban

Country music fans were disappointed to learn this morning that Keith Urban has cancelled his Aug. 21 performance at the

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Featured Music News 

Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch added to growing list of 2021 Iowa State Fair Grandstand performers

Darren Tromblay Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Iowa State Fair

It’s all systems go for the The Iowa State Fair grandstand entertainment list in 2021 as organizers announced two more

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Featured Music News 

Toby Keith to play Iowa State Fair Aug. 12

Darren Tromblay Iowa State Fair, Toby Keith

Fresh off his Iowa appearance at the Tree Town Festival (now called Country Thunder) Sunday night, it was announced this

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Interviews 

As Shark As Ever: A Conversation with Great White Drummer Audie Desbrow

Darren Tromblay Audie Desbrow, Great White, Iowa State Fair, Jack Russell, Mitch Malloy

Great White, the Grammy-Award nominated quintet who penned classic rock staples “Rock Me,” “Save All Your Love,” and rode a

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Papa Roach completes 2018 Iowa State Fair Grandstand lineup

Darren Tromblay Iowa State Fair, Papa Roach

The Iowa State Fair Grandstand lineup is now complete with the announcement of the addition of rock group Papa Roach.

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Photos 

In Concert: KISS at Iowa State Fair

Darren Tromblay Gene Simmons, Iowa State Fair, Kiss, Paul Stanley
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Photos 

In Concert: Slaughter at Iowa State Fair, 8.13.17

Darren Tromblay Dana Strum, Iowa State Fair, Mark Slaughter, Slaughter
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REVIEW: Eagles, 11.17.22, Wells Fargo Arena
Concert Reviews Featured Reviews 

REVIEW: Eagles, 11.17.22, Wells Fargo Arena

Darren Tromblay

More than 12,000 people braved the mid-November cold and snow to venture to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Thursday

BOOK REVIEWS

BOOK REVIEW: London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock
Book Reviews Featured 

BOOK REVIEW: London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock

Darren Tromblay

Classic rock. To a younger generation of Americans, those two words mean little in this, a conglomerate corporate media world

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CONCERT DOCKET

Hairball
Saturday, Feb. 4
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines

Winter Jam
Friday, Feb. 10
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines

Winter Blues Fest
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11-12
Des Moines Marriott Downtown

Bruce Cockburn
Monday, Feb. 13
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Thy Art Is Murder
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Wooly’s, Des Moines

Six The Musical
Saturday, Feb. 18
Des Moines Civic Center

Chris Janson
Thursday, Feb. 23
Horizon Events Center, Clive

Three Dog Night
Thursday, March 2
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
Sunday, March 19
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Nothing More
Thursday, April 13
Horizon Events Center, Clive

Amy Grant
Monday, March 20
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Journey/Toto
Tuesday, March 28
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines

Crobot
Thursday, March 30
Lefty’s, Des Moines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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