ZZ Top's Raw Whisky Tour is Coming to the 2022 Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (04/06/2022) (readMedia)-- Rock icons ZZ Top with special guest Ann Wilson from Heart are coming to the Iowa State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

Over a career that spans more than 50 years, rock icon ZZ Top has racked up 15 studio albums, 50 million albums worldwide, 3 MTV Video Awards, multiple TV appearances and a Super Bowl performance. In the early 90s, the group was inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk and a decade later, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. First performing at the Fair in 1997, ZZ Top hasn't been on the Iowa State Fair Grandstand since 2005.

ZZ Top's Raw Whisky Tour with special guest Ann Wilson from Heart

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $40-$60

Tickets On Sale: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

at www.iowastatefair.org or 800-514-3849

"Yeah," says Billy, guitarist extraordinaire, "we're the same guys, bashing out the same three chords." With the release of each of their albums, rock icon ZZ Top has explored new ground in terms of approach and the material they've recorded. The elements that keep ZZ Top fresh can be summed up in the three words of the band's internal mantra: Tone, Taste, and Tenacity. After 50 years, ZZ Top is still the same but always changing. They are real and they're surreal and they're ZZ Top.

One of the premier hard rock vocalists of all-time, Ann Wilson smashed boundaries with her band Heart, the 8-times platinum, 35 million-plus selling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trailblazers who formed in 1973. During a decades-long career, Wilson has ridden the roller-coaster of fame, fortune and madness, learning both joyous and hard, hard lessons along the way.

ZZ Top's Raw Whisky Tour with special guest Ann Wilson from Heart is the LAST 2022 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Announcement. The following concert tickets are already on sale: Skillet with special guest Dante Bowe (Thursday, Aug. 11); Brooks & Dunn with special guest Alex Miller (Friday, Aug. 12); Nelly with special guest Ginuwine (Saturday, Aug. 13); Demi Lovato (Sunday, Aug. 14), Alanis Morissette with special guest Morgan Wade (Monday, Aug. 15); Comedians John Crist and friends with special guest Dusty Slay (Wednesday, Aug. 17); Kane Brown with special guest Jessie James Decker (Thursday, Aug. 18); Disturbed with special guest Chevelle (Saturday, Aug. 19), Keith Urban with special guest Ingrid Andress (Saturday, Aug. 20); Carrie Underwood with special guest Adam Sanders (Sunday, Aug. 21). Tickets can be purchased at www.iowastatefair.org; admission to the Fair are also on sale for a discount, convenience fees apply.

BEWARE of THIRD PARTY TICKET SALES: Only iowastatefair.org and etix.com sell official online tickets for the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Unfortunately, we can't guarantee tickets purchased from other sources are valid and we cannot assist with refunds or exchanges from third party ticket sellers. Children under the age of 2 do not need a Grandstand ticket. Please see concert maps for reserved and seated or standing pit area. Convenience charges apply to all tickets. Grandstand tickets do not include Fair admission.

*The Iowa State Fair will follow all CDC recommendation for COVID-19 in August 2022

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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. Find Your Fun at the Iowa State Fair, August 11-21, 2022. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.