The Who announce North American farewell tour, The Song is Over
A tour that will, “be about fond memories, love and laughter,” stated The Who guitarist Pete Townshend. “All good things must come to an end,” he continued as The Who have announced ‘The Song is Over’, North American farewell tour. The 16 date tour kicks off Aug 16 in Sunrise, Fl and concludes Sept 28 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Joe Perry Project announces 2025 Summer Tour
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has assembled an all star line up and is hitting the road this summer! The Joe Perry Project, made up of fellow Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, touring keyboardist/backing vocalist Buck Johnson, Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, the Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson on lead vocals and of course Joe himself. The eight show tour kicks of August 13 in Tampa.
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4:20 Fail of the Day
I don’t think I could have found a more fitting story for your inaugural 4:20 Fail of the Day…we kick things off by heading over to Springfield Township Ohio where during a traffic stop for a vehicle registered to an individual with an outstanding arrest warrant, officers discovered the drivers pet, a raccoon named Chewy. Chewy was sitting in the drivers seat holding onto a pipe for smoking methamphetamine. This gave officers obvious probable cause to search the vehicle, leading to the discover of methamphetamine (obviously) crack cocaine and three other used meth pipes. Not sure if Chewy was trying to tip officers off, or just….well you know.
Full story with video….YES VIDEO of Chewy here.
Steve Miller Band announces 22 new US tour dates for 2025
The Steve Miller Band have added to the six shows they announce back in March by announcing 22 more dates on their 2025 US tour. Kicking off on Aug 15th in Bethel, NY with two dates within reasonable driving distance to those of us in central Iowa. August 28 in St Paul at the Minnesota State Fair and September 26th in Champaign, Il. You can get the full list of tour dates here.
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David Lee Roth Announces Summer Tour
After a successful return to the stage this weekend at the M3 festival in Maryland (see the video below) Diamond Dave has announced his first tour, almost 5 years after his last public performance. “We’ve reached the end of my first retirement,” Roth joked with the audience has he blew them away with his performance. “How many retirements did Rocky have, nine?” Tickets for all twelve of the newly announced David Lee Roth shows will be available for pre-sale on Tuesday, May 6 at 10AM EDT via Ticketmaster. Get the full article here.
First in Line: Thunderbolts
Marvel kicks off the summer movie season with Thunderbolts*! First part of this episode is spoiler free, then we dive into spoilers!
INSIDE IOWA: NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025
Interview with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez
I had the absolute pleasure to talk with Judgement Day Member, Big Mami Cool, one half of the greatest WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL TIME, Raquel Rodriguez. We talked about the crazy week in Vegas that was WrestleMania, what it’s like having to defend her championship on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown and what’s next for Raquel and the Judgement Day!
2025 Iowa State Fair Free Entertainment Line Up!
Big News From the Iowa State Fair!
Just 100 days to go until the gates open, and we’re thrilled to unveil the 2025 Iowa State Fair FREE entertainment lineup! From rock and rising country stars to incredible tribute acts, family fun, and returning Fair favorites, there’s something for everyone at Fair Sweet Fair, August 7–17, 2025. With gate admission, you can enjoy more than half a million dollars’ worth of top-notch entertainment—completely free!!
Susan Knapp Amphitheater
August 7 Ty Myers (Country) 8 p.m.
August 8 Creed Fisher (Country) 8 p.m.
August 9 Waylon Wyatt (Country) 8 p.m.
August 10 The Castellows (Country) 8 p.m.
August 11 Kashus Culpepper (Country) 8 p.m.
August 12 Drew Baldridge (Country) 8 p.m.
August 13 Tanner Adell (Country) 8 p.m.
August 14 William Clark Green (Country) 8 p.m.
August 15 Brent Cobb (Country) 8 p.m.
August 16 Drake White (Country) 8 p.m.
August 17 Redferrin (Country) 7 p.m.
Anne and Bill Riley Stage
August 7-8 The Holy Rocka Rollaz (Rock n’ Roll) 7 & 9 p.m.
August 9 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation presented by Nature Hill 7 p.m.
August 10 Parranderos Latin Combo (Salsa/Cumbia/Afrobeat) 7 p.m.
August 11 Six Appeal (Pop) 7 & 9 p.m.
August 12-13 Herman’s Hermits (Pop/Folk) 7 & 9 p.m.
August 14-16 Ron Diamond (Hypnotist) 7 & 9 p.m.
August 17 Rebecca St. James (Christian) 7 p.m.
MidAmerican Energy Stage
August 7 Taylor Inspired Dance Party (Pop/Electronic/Dance Beat) 8 p.m.
August 8 The Nadas (Folk) 7 & 9 p.m.
August 9 The End (A Tribute To The Beatles) 8 p.m.
August 10 Pecos and the Rooftops (Country) 8 p.m.
August 11 PetRock (Smooth Rock) 8 p.m.
August 12 Electric Avenue (MTV 80s Tribute) 8 p.m.
August 13 Allie Colleen (Country) 8 p.m.
August 14 The Pork Tornadoes (Beard Pop) 8 p.m.
August 15 Not Quite Brothers (Classic Rock/Rock) 8 p.m.
August 16 Jason Brown (Country) 8 p.m.
August 17 Journey from the Heart (Rock) 7 p.m.
Fun Forest Stage
The Chipper Experience! – Where COMEDY & MAGIC Collide!
Brad Weston (Comedy/Juggler)
Grounds Entertainment (August 7-17)
Chainsaw Artists Gary Keenan, T.J. Jenkins and Clint Henik – Expo Hill
The Flying Royals Trapeze Show sponsored by Mountain Valley Spring Water – Jacobson Exhibition Center Lawn
Hot Glass Academy – Heritage Village, Next to First Church
Cowboy Boot Camp – North of Little Hands on the Farm
Kids Can Cook Cooking Show – Variety Theater
The Ice Cream Show with Greg Frisbee – Strolling
Bandaloni – Strolling
Hillbilly Bob – Strolling
All grounds entertainment times to be listed in daily schedules available in mid-July.
FREE entertainment is included with gate admission. Advance discounted admission tickets and Grandstand tickets are on sale now at www.iowastatefair.org.
