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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