2025 Iowa State Fair: Two more Grandstand shows announced

Iowa State Fair announces two more Grandstand concerts

SEEING BACK NEAR 30 DEGREES FOR HIGHS COME WEDNESDAY. WELL JOHN, WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS IN JUST THE LAST MINUTE. WE NOW KNOW TWO MORE NEW ACTS THAT ARE GOING TO PERFORM ON THE GRANDSTAND AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR. SO GIVE US SOME WARM AND FUN TO LOOK FORWARD TO. RIGHT. IN THIS WEATHER. COUNTRY SINGER PARKER MCCOLLUM WILL PERFORM ON THE FAIR’S SECOND DAY. THAT’S ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, AND HE’LL BE JOINED ON STAGE BY THE JOSH ABBOTT BAND. AND HERE’S ONE FOR THE HEAVY METAL LOVERS OUT THERE. DEF LEPPARD WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE STAGE THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH. YOUR CLASSIC HITS FROM THE LATE 80S INCLUDE POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME AND LOVE BITES. CLASSIC SONGS THERE. THE IOWA STATE FAIR I

Iowa State Fair announces two more Grandstand concerts

The Iowa State Fair announced two more 2025 Grandstand shows this morning. Fair officials hinted at the acts with Facebook posts on Tuesday showing tightly-cropped photos that led many fair fans to speculate on classic rock band Def Leppard and country artist Parker McCollum being the next acts to be announced. And those fans nailed it. McCollum has booked a Grandstand show on Friday, Aug. 8, with special guest the Josh Abbott Band. Def Leppard will play the Grandstand on Thursday, Aug. 14. Tickets, which range from $45-$85 for McCollum and $60-$125 for Def Leppard, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at iowastatefair.org. See our latest Iowa State Fair news here.Iowa State Fair Grandstand lineup so far: Aug. 7-17, 2025Thursday, Aug. 7: Forrest Frank with special guest Lecrae | TicketsFriday, Aug. 8: Parker McCollum with special guest the Josh Abbott Band | TicketsSaturday, Aug. 9: Megan Moroney with special guest Kameron Marlowe | TicketsSunday, Aug. 10: TBAMonday, Aug. 11: TBATuesday, Aug. 12: TBAWednesday, Aug. 13: Hairball | TicketsThursday, Aug. 14: Def Leppard | TicketsFriday, Aug. 15: TBASaturday, Aug. 16: TBASunday, Aug. 17: TBA » Download the free ��vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from ��vlog

The Iowa State Fair announced two more 2025 Grandstand shows this morning.

Fair officials hinted at the acts with Facebook posts on Tuesday showing tightly-cropped photos that led many fair fans to speculate on classic rock band Def Leppard and country artist Parker McCollum being the next acts to be announced.

And those fans nailed it.

McCollum has booked a Grandstand show on Friday, Aug. 8, with special guest the Josh Abbott Band.

Def Leppard will play the Grandstand on Thursday, Aug. 14.

Tickets, which range from $45-$85 for McCollum and $60-$125 for Def Leppard, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at

See our latest Iowa State Fair news here.