FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE 11 DAY CELEBRATION, AND FORREST FRANK WILL PERFORM TO A SOLD OUT CROWD FOR THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE FAIR. THE STATE FAIR CONFIRMS THE CHRISTIAN POP SINGER IS STILL PLANNING TO TAKE THE STAGE, DESPITE BREAKING HIS BACK EARLIER THIS MONTH. FAIR OFFICIALS TELL vlog THEY CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WITH THE ARTISTS MANAGERS, BUT AS A PRECAUTION, THE FAIR IS WARNING ALL CONCERT GOERS TO PURCHASE TICKETS FROM IOWA STATE FAIR.ORG. THE FAIR SAYS THIRD PARTY TICKET SALES A
Iowa State Fair Grandstand tickets: Who are the biggest sellers for 2025?
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Updated: 9:08 PM CDT Aug 6, 2025
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This year's Grandstand headliners are in high demand.Three concerts are tied for most tickets sold.Related video above: Despite broken back, Christian artist still planning to perform at Iowa State FairAccording to the latest information from the Iowa State Fair, shows headlined by Forrest Frank, Megan Moroney and Pitbull have each sold 14,500 tickets. The 11 Grandstand headliners open Thursday, Aug. 7, with Forrest Frank before closing Sunday, Aug. 18, with Kidz Bop.As of Tuesday, both Def Leppard and Pitbull have sold about 14,000 tickets, and Rascal Flatts is at 12,000. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.Ticket sales for each Iowa State Fair Grandstand concert14,500: Forrest Frank with special guest Lecrae, Thursday, Aug. 7 | Limited Tickets Available*14,500: Megan Moroney with special guest Kameron Marlowe, Saturday, Aug. 9 | Limited Tickets Available*14,500: Pitbull with special guest Neon Union, Sunday, Aug. 10 | Tickets14,000: Def Leppard with special guest Phil X & The Drills, Thursday, Aug. 14 | Tickets14,000: T-Pain with special guest charlieonnafriday, Saturday, Aug. 16 | Tickets 12,000: Rascal Flatts with special guest Neal McCoy, Tuesday, Aug. 12 | Tickets9,000: Hank Williams Jr. with special guest Old Crow Medicine Show, Friday, Aug. 15 | Tickets 8,000: Parker McCollum with special guest Josh Abbott Band, Friday, Aug. 8 | Tickets 6,000: Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest The Outlaws, Monday, Aug. 11 | Tickets7,000: Hairball - The Silver Anniversary Tour, Wednesday, Aug. 13 | Tickets 3,000: Kidz Bop, Sunday, Aug. 17 | Tickets * = Standing Room Only tickets on sale Aug. 7 at the Iowa State Fair Ticket Office starting at 9 a.m.Ticket sale data is current as of Wednesday, Aug. 6.A warning for grandstand concertgoersThe Iowa State Fair is reminding people to purchase their grandstand tickets from its website.An Iowa State Fair official told vlog tickets for Forrest Frank's concert are being sold on third-party sites for between $5,000 and $9,000. She said it has been reported that some of those tickets are phony.For more live music, check out our month-by-month roundup of central Iowa concerts.vlog at the 2025 Iowa State FairYou can see vlog 8 News live at 4:30 p.m. every weekday during the fair from the MidAmerican Energy Stage.You can also stream vlog 8’s coverage of the Iowa State Fair for free on the Very Local app. Click here to download Very Local to your phone.See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.More Iowa State Fair coverage Despite broken back, Christian artist still planning to perform at Iowa State FairOutside food and drink now allowed at the Iowa State FairBest of the best: These 3 Iowa State Fair menu items will compete for title of top new food
This year's Grandstand headliners are in high demand.
Three concerts are tied for most tickets sold.
Related video above: Despite broken back, Christian artist still planning to perform at Iowa State Fair
According to the latest information from the Iowa State Fair, shows headlined by Forrest Frank, Megan Moroney and Pitbull have each sold 14,500 tickets. The 11 Grandstand headliners open Thursday, Aug. 7, with Forrest Frank before closing Sunday, Aug. 18, with Kidz Bop.
As of Tuesday, both Def Leppard and Pitbull have sold about 14,000 tickets, and Rascal Flatts is at 12,000.
» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.
Ticket sales for each Iowa State Fair Grandstand concert
- 14,500: Forrest Frank with special guest Lecrae, Thursday, Aug. 7 |
- 14,500: Megan Moroney with special guest Kameron Marlowe, Saturday, Aug. 9 |
- 14,500: Pitbull with special guest Neon Union, Sunday, Aug. 10 |
- 14,000: Def Leppard with special guest Phil X & The Drills, Thursday, Aug. 14 |
- 14,000: T-Pain with special guest charlieonnafriday, Saturday, Aug. 16 |
- 12,000: Rascal Flatts with special guest Neal McCoy, Tuesday, Aug. 12 |
- 9,000: Hank Williams Jr. with special guest Old Crow Medicine Show, Friday, Aug. 15 |
- 8,000: Parker McCollum with special guest Josh Abbott Band, Friday, Aug. 8 |
- 6,000: Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest The Outlaws, Monday, Aug. 11 |
- 7,000: Hairball - The Silver Anniversary Tour, Wednesday, Aug. 13 |
- 3,000: Kidz Bop, Sunday, Aug. 17 |
* = Standing Room Only tickets on sale Aug. 7 at the Iowa State Fair Ticket Office starting at 9 a.m.
Ticket sale data is current as of Wednesday, Aug. 6.
A warning for grandstand concertgoers
The Iowa State Fair is reminding people to purchase their grandstand tickets from its .
An Iowa State Fair official told vlog tickets for Forrest Frank's concert are being sold on third-party sites for between $5,000 and $9,000. She said it has been reported that some of those tickets are phony.
For more live music, check out our month-by-month roundup of central Iowa concerts.
vlog at the 2025 Iowa State Fair
You can see vlog 8 News live at 4:30 p.m. every weekday during the fair from the MidAmerican Energy Stage.
You can also stream vlog 8’s coverage of the Iowa State Fair for free on the . .
See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.
More Iowa State Fair coverage
