Last Concert Announced for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

DES MOINES, IA (03/26/2025) (readMedia)-- With only 133 days to go until the 2025 Iowa State Fair, the last Grandstand act to be announced is Rascal Flatts on Tuesday, August 12. Hailed as one of the most influential groups in modern country history, Rascal Flatts are a chart-topping trio created by vocalist Gary LeVox, multi-instrumentalist Jay DeMarcus and guitarist Joe Don Rooney. Known for their hits "Prayin' for Daylight," "Bless The Broken Road," "What Hurts the Most" and "Life Is a Highway," the group last performed on the Grandstand in 2012.

Rascal Flatts

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

8 p.m.

Tickets: $54-109

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. at www.iowastatefair.org

The 2025 Iowa State Fair Iowa Lottery Grandstand Concert Series – Krause Group Stage lineup includes: Forrest Frank with special guest Lecrae (Aug. 7), Parker McCollum with special guest Josh Abbott Band (Aug. 8), Megan Moroney with special guest Kameron Marlowe (Aug. 9), Pitbull (Aug. 10), Lynyrd Skynyrd (Aug. 11), Hairball's Silver Anniversary Tour (Aug. 13), Def Leppard (Aug. 14), Hank Williams Jr. (Aug. 15), T-Pain (Aug. 16) and Kidz Bop Live 2025 (Aug. 17). Tickets are on sale at www.iowastatefair.org.

BEWARE of THIRD-PARTY TICKET SALES: Only iowastatefair.org and etix.com sell official online tickets for the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Although other online ticket brokers may imply that they are official sellers, we can't guarantee tickets purchased from other sources are legitimate. We understand the frustration with third-party ticket sellers and have implemented the following procedures: Delayed delivery, bot stoppers, customer/order ticket limits, and technology to look for and block fraudulent behavior. As third-party tactics change, we will continue to evolve our technology and practices to help make sure Iowa State Fair Grandstand tickets go directly to our loyal concertgoers and fans.

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About the Iowa State Fair

Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair, located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines, is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. Fair Sweet Fair, August 7-17, 2025. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.

About Rascal Flatts

Hailed as one of the most influential groups in modern country history, Rascal Flatts are a chart-topping trio created by vocalist Gary LeVox, multi-instrumentalist Jay DeMarcus and guitarist Joe Don Rooney. Since their founding in 2000, they've cemented their place in music history with genre-crossing hits like breakout hit, "Prayin' for Daylight," "Bless The Broken Road," "What Hurts the Most," and "Life Is a Highway." Together the Grand Ole Opry members have racked up 17 No. One hits, over 23.4 million albums sold, 35 million digital downloads, and over 12 billion total lifetime streams, with 4.6 billion streams on Spotify alone, while also selling over 11 million concert tickets and earning more than 40 trophies from the ACA, ACM, AMA, CMA, People's Choice and more, making them one of the most awarded country groups of the past two decades. Now emerging from hiatus with renewed passion, the trio is reuniting to take care of unfinished business with their LIFE IS A HIGHWAY TOUR and their forthcoming collaboration album LIFE IS A HIGHWAY: REFUELED DUETS releasing June 6th, celebrating 25 years of hits and the impact of one of the most influential groups in country music. For more information visit rascalflatts.com.