How Many of the 20 Highest-Grossing Tours Had Iowa Stops?

There's nothing like going to see your favorite artist live in concert, especially when that artist comes to your home state!

I was curious about how many of the top 20 highest-grossing tours have had Iowa dates. After doing a little research, I'm bummed that the answer is only four. Unfortunately, a lot of major tours skip right over us! I'm guessing it's because of the sizes of our concert venues. According to Wikipedia, here are details on all the top tours and if/when they had an Iowa date:

The Eras Tour - Taylor Swift (2023-2024)
- Grossed $1,039,263,762
- No Iowa stops
Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour - Elton John (2018-2023)
- Grossed $939,100,000
- Stopped at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on March 26th, 2022
Music of the Spheres World Tour - Coldplay (2022-2024)
- Grossed $810,966,041
- No Iowa stops
÷ Tour - Ed Sheeran (2017-2019)
- Grossed $776,200,000
- Stopped at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on June 30th, 2017
U2 360° Tour (2009-2011)
- Grossed $736,421,586
- No Iowa stops
Love On Tour - Harry Styles (2021-2023)
- Grossed $617,325,000
- No Iowa stops
Not in This Lifetime... Tour - Guns N' Roses (2016-2019)
- Grossed $584,200,000
- No Iowa stops
Renaissance World Tour - Beyoncé (2023)
- Grossed $579,800,000
- No Iowa stops
A Bigger Bang Tour - The Rolling Stones (2005-2007)
- Grossed $558,255,524
- No Iowa stops
No Filter Tour - The Rolling Stones (2017-2021)
- Grossed $546,500,000
- No Iowa stops
+–=÷× Tour - Ed Sheeran (2022-2024)
- Grossed $556,400,000
- No Iowa stops
A Head Full of Dreams Tour - Coldplay (2016-2017)
- Grossed $523,033,675
- No Iowa stops
The Wall Live - Roger Waters (2010-2013)
- Grossed $459,000,000
- No Iowa stops
Black Ice World Tour - AC/DC (2008-2010)
- Grossed $441,900,000
- Stopped at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on April 17th, 2010
WorldWired Tour - Metallica (2016-2019)
- Grossed $430,000,000
- Stopped at the Iowa Speedway in Newton on June 9th, 2017
Sticky & Sweet Tour - Madonna (2008-2009)
- Grossed $411,000,000
- No Iowa stops
Beautiful Trauma World Tour - Pink (2018-2019)
- Grossed $397,300,000
- No Iowa stops
The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 & 2019 - U2
- Grossed $390,778,581
- No Iowa stops
Vertigo Tour - U2 (2005-2006)
- Grossed $389,000,000
- No Iowa stops
2023 Tour - Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band
- Grossed $379,496,085
- No Iowa stops

Even though a lot of these big tours don't stop in Iowa, they do typically have other Midwest dates in places like Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago, and St. Louis, which aren't too bad of a drive. The furthest I've traveled specifically for a concert is about 8 hours back to my home state of Michigan. How far have you gone to see one of your favorite musical acts? Let us know by sending us a message on our station app!