GRAMMY-award winning duo For King + Country will bring their “For King + Country Live: The Unsung Hero 2024 Tour” to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. exclusively via Hy-VeeTix.com Performing brand new music from the “UNSUNG HERO Inspired B”’ soundtrack, brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone are hitting the road to 31 cities across the US to give concert goers an innovative new production unlike any other ..read more

KNOTFEST Iowa is upon us. Today the globally renowned event has revealed its 2024 lineup including the hometown return of Slipknot, the festival’s headliner and founders.  With a unique set drawing heavily from their 1999 debut, Slipknot will celebrate 25 years of the self-titled album along with their fans, in the band’s birthplace of Iowa. Slipknot are bigger than ever.  Those who witnessed those early days could justifiably have thought the band would never last this long – most artists that debut with such a burning intensity and a complete disregard for the existing paradigm, ca ..read more

Joe Bonamassa has announced his U.S. Fall 2024 Tour, which will include a date  at the Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines on Saturday, Nov. 30. For ticket information, visit https://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/. Dubbed “the world’s biggest blues guitarist” by Guitar World Magazine, Bonamassa continues to redefine blues-rock, bringing it into the mainstream with electrifying live shows that captivate music aficionados across the world. The tour is set to showcase an array of new songs alongside fan-favorite hits, performed with the support of a legendary backing band.  This tour not ..read more

Legendary rock band HEART have announced the extension of their highly-anticipated return to the road after a five-year hiatus with 30 additional dates their “The Royal Flush Tour 2024” across North America this fall, including one at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Nov. 19. Special guest will be Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. exclusively via Hy-VeeTix.com With a career spanning nearly five decades, the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide, with 20 Top 40 singles to th ..read more

P!NK will be making a stop in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena on Oct. 24 as part of her North American tour, “P!NK LIVE 2024.” The show will feature special guests The Script and KidCutUp. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets go on sale Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. exclusively at Hy-VeeTix.com In addition, P!NK and Wells Fargo Arena will be donating a portion of proceeds from the show to support Girls Rock! Des Moines ..read more

Stephens Auditorium in Ames will welcome Barenaked Ladies to the stage on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.  Toad the Wet Sprocket will be the opening act. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. CDT  at the Stephens Ticket Office or online athttps://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0600606D46588382. The band last played Ames in 2004 when they opened for the Dave Matthews Band at Hilton Coliseum. The upcoming BNL tour stretches across 30 shows throughout the United States, kicking off Sept. 16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Information for all shows is available h ..read more

Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) announced today the engagements for the very popular Free Outdoor Programming. These productions are designed to bring the arts to people in their neighborhoods. This year DMPA is bringing seven programs to audiences for free. They include: The Secret Agency ANTS El Circo Squonk Brouhaha Storytime Under the Green Umbrella Yoga on Cowles Commons Dancing on Cowles Commons For a complete list of show descriptions as well as dates and park locations, visit DMPA.org ..read more

Metal merchants Five Finger Death Punch will return to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Aug. 19 with special guests Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail in tow. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. exclusively at Hy-VeeTix.com. Five Finger Death Punch is a multi-platinum, chart-topping hard rock band from Las Vegas, NV known for their high-energy performances and impactful music (over 9 billion streams). The band has held firmly to a top 3 position on the Billboard Hard Rock charts for the last 5 years and amassed a record-setting 10 billboard mainstream Rock Airplay #1s in a ro ..read more

Greta Van Fleet will make a stop at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 11 as part of their Starcatcher World Tour. Special guest The Beaches will open the show, which will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45-90 and can be purchased at https://www.iowastatefair.org/entertainment/grandstand. Tickets are also on sale now for the remainder of the Grandstand shows, including Lauren Daigle with special guest Blessing Offor (Aug. 8), Foreigner with special guest Melissa Etheridge (Aug. 9), Jelly Roll with special guest DAX (Aug. 10), Thomas Rhett (Aug. 13), Mötley Crüe with special guest Pop Evil ..read more

Multi-platinum country artist Luke Bryan will bring his “Mind of a Country Boy Tour” to Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 7 p..m. Special guests George Birge, Larry Fleet, and Chayce Beckham will open the show. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. exclusively at Hy-VeeTix.com ..read more