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Iowa State Fair 2025: T-Pain to perform at Grandstand [Video]

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Tickets for the concert go on sale this Friday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa — In the latest inclusion, a Grammy Award-winning artist will perform on the last weekend of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand.

Hip-hop and R&B artist T-Pain will perform on Saturday, Aug. 16.

“T-Pain has not only changed the course of pop, hip-hop and R&B, but has reshaped the fabric of culture itself,” Iowa State Fair said in its announcement.

The artist has sold over 50 million singles worldwide and won two Grammy Awards in his multi-decade career. 

The Florida native is known for songs like “Low,” “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snapping’)” and “Bartender.” The rapper has also collaborated with many famous artists including Flo Rida, Pitbull and Lil Wayne, among others.

Here’s who’s on the Grandstand schedule so far:

  • Thursday, Aug. 7: Forrest Frank with Lecrae
  • Friday, Aug. 8: Parker McCollum with the Josh Abbott Band
  • Saturday, Aug. …

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