What do Christian musician Forrest Frank, country crooner Megan Moroney, pop superstar Pitbull and rapper T-Pain have in common?
First, that they performed on the Iowa State Fair’s grandstand — and, second, that their huge crowds helped make this year a record-breaker: The 2025 lineup has officially sold the most tickets in fair history.
"2025 started off with standing room only at the Forrest Frank concert, followed by additional great nights of concert attendance," the State Fair said in a news release.
Here's the attendance from this year’s Grandstand acts:
Forrest Frank: 15,804
Parker McCollum: 9,256
Megan Moroney: 16,371
Pitbull: 16,090
Lynyrd Skynyrd: 6,960
Rascal Flatts: 13,322
Hairball: 8,358
Def Leppard: 14,733
Hank Williams Jr.: 11,185
T-Pain: 16,202
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