The Iowa State Fair Grandstand is a large outdoor amphitheatre on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, seating approximately 12,000. During the 11-day Iowa State Fair each August, the grandstand hosts nightly concerts by national touring headliners. The venue also stages events outside of fair season.

The Iowa State Fairgrounds is a 160-acre event complex in Des Moines, Iowa, hosting the annual Iowa State Fair -- one of the oldest and largest agricultural fairs in the United States. The grounds include multiple exhibit halls, livestock barns, a midway, the grandstand amphitheatre, and open-air stages for concerts and community events year-round.

Wooly's is a live music venue in Des Moines, Iowa, known as one of the city's most active concert rooms for independent and touring artists. The venue hosts shows spanning a wide range of genres including indie rock, electronic, hip-hop, country, folk, and punk, with a standing-room format that creates an energetic atmosphere. Des Moines' live music scene has expanded alongside the city's growing population and cultural ambitions, and Wooly's has positioned itself as a go-to room for mid-capacit.....